Disaster payments in Kern County, California totaled $23.4 million in 2022
In 2022, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 42 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2022 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 2 | $1,663,103 | $831,551 |
| Top 2% | 14% | 5 | $3,215,038 | $643,008 |
| Top 3% | 19% | 8 | $4,407,252 | $550,906 |
| Top 4% | 24% | 11 | $5,539,904 | $503,628 |
| Top 5% | 27% | 14 | $6,415,929 | $458,281 |
| Top 6% | 31% | 17 | $7,243,372 | $426,081 |
| Top 7% | 33% | 19 | $7,770,235 | $408,960 |
| Top 8% | 36% | 22 | $8,520,235 | $387,283 |
| Top 9% | 39% | 25 | $9,244,072 | $369,763 |
| Top 10% | 42% | 28 | $9,878,552 | $352,805 |
| Top 11% | 45% | 31 | $10,474,496 | $337,887 |
| Top 12% | 47% | 34 | $11,045,108 | $324,856 |
| Top 13% | 50% | 37 | $11,609,032 | $313,758 |
| Top 14% | 51% | 39 | $11,962,978 | $306,743 |
| Top 15% | 53% | 42 | $12,477,608 | $297,086 |
| Top 16% | 55% | 45 | $12,922,175 | $287,159 |
| Top 17% | 57% | 48 | $13,361,255 | $278,359 |
| Top 18% | 59% | 51 | $13,791,001 | $270,412 |
| Top 19% | 61% | 54 | $14,206,051 | $263,075 |
| Top 20% | 62% | 57 | $14,606,281 | $256,251 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 38% | 228 | $8,841,879 | $38,780 |
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