Disaster payments in De Witt County, Illinois totaled $580,640 from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 62 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 1 | $74,300 | $74,300 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 3 | $141,768 | $47,256 |
| Top 3% | 34% | 5 | $197,376 | $39,475 |
| Top 4% | 40% | 7 | $232,708 | $33,244 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 8 | $247,842 | $30,980 |
| Top 6% | 48% | 10 | $276,109 | $27,611 |
| Top 7% | 52% | 12 | $301,903 | $25,159 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 14 | $326,082 | $23,292 |
| Top 9% | 60% | 16 | $349,189 | $21,824 |
| Top 10% | 62% | 17 | $360,081 | $21,181 |
| Top 11% | 66% | 19 | $380,676 | $20,036 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 21 | $399,395 | $19,019 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 23 | $414,021 | $18,001 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 24 | $421,041 | $17,543 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 26 | $434,846 | $16,725 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 28 | $446,991 | $15,964 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 30 | $456,615 | $15,220 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 32 | $465,958 | $14,561 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 33 | $469,825 | $14,237 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 35 | $477,103 | $13,632 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 143 | $103,537 | $724 |
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