Disaster payments in the United States totaled $2.0 billion in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 58 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 1,559 | $380,986,712 | $244,379 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 3,119 | $549,626,209 | $176,219 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 4,679 | $672,281,153 | $143,681 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 6,239 | $771,572,919 | $123,669 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 7,799 | $857,473,893 | $109,947 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 9,358 | $932,464,042 | $99,644 |
| Top 7% | 50% | 10,918 | $999,391,897 | $91,536 |
| Top 8% | 53% | 12,478 | $1,059,644,337 | $84,921 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 14,038 | $1,114,246,959 | $79,374 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 15,598 | $1,164,262,920 | $74,642 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 17,157 | $1,210,325,707 | $70,544 |
| Top 12% | 62% | 18,717 | $1,252,796,946 | $66,934 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 20,277 | $1,292,155,378 | $63,725 |
| Top 14% | 66% | 21,837 | $1,328,893,603 | $60,855 |
| Top 15% | 68% | 23,397 | $1,363,261,004 | $58,266 |
| Top 16% | 69% | 24,956 | $1,395,481,008 | $55,918 |
| Top 17% | 71% | 26,516 | $1,425,789,268 | $53,771 |
| Top 18% | 72% | 28,076 | $1,454,333,996 | $51,800 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 29,636 | $1,481,272,123 | $49,982 |
| Top 20% | 75% | 31,196 | $1,506,705,799 | $48,298 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 124,785 | $509,461,780 | $4,083 |
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