Year

Annual Cost to Government (Input) (B)

Use first Digit (@ Left)

Digits (1 - 9)

Actual Frequency (Count if)

Actual %

Benford's Law % (Log10 (1/D1 + 1)

Difference (Actual % minus Benford’s Law) %

2012

2,020,355.00

2

1

1

12.50%

30.10%

−17.60%

2013

2,839,490.00

2

2

2

5.00%

17.61%

7.39%

2014

4,449,914.00

4

3

0

0.00%

12.49%

−12.49%

2015

4,306,354.00

4

4

2

25.00%

9.69%

15.31%

2016

5,887,686.00

5

5

1

12.50%

7.92%

4.58%

2017

8,545,922.00

8

6

0

0.00%

6.69%

−6.69%

2018

10,562,373.00

1

7

1

12.50%

5.80%

6.70%

2019

7,698,693.00

7

8

1

12.50%

5.12%

7.38%

2020

0.00

0

9

0

0.00%

4.58%

−4.58%

Total

8