Disaster payments in the United States totaled $1.0 billion in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 68 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 734 | $254,070,758 | $346,145 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 1,469 | $353,542,393 | $240,669 |
| Top 3% | 42% | 2,203 | $430,929,615 | $195,610 |
| Top 4% | 48% | 2,938 | $491,543,644 | $167,306 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 3,673 | $540,480,256 | $147,150 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 4,407 | $581,528,113 | $131,956 |
| Top 7% | 60% | 5,142 | $616,692,080 | $119,932 |
| Top 8% | 63% | 5,876 | $647,228,874 | $110,148 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 6,611 | $674,112,709 | $101,968 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 7,346 | $697,906,843 | $95,005 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 8,080 | $719,123,814 | $89,000 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 8,815 | $738,243,069 | $83,749 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 9,550 | $755,568,730 | $79,117 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 10,284 | $771,355,983 | $75,005 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 11,019 | $785,844,520 | $71,317 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 11,753 | $799,111,076 | $67,992 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 12,488 | $811,324,281 | $64,968 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 13,223 | $822,645,743 | $62,213 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 13,957 | $833,129,873 | $59,693 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 14,692 | $842,873,993 | $57,370 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 58,770 | $182,727,620 | $3,109 |
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