Disaster payments in Iowa totaled $1.1 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 60 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 788 | $177,568,379 | $225,341 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 1,577 | $269,250,315 | $170,736 |
| Top 3% | 32% | 2,365 | $340,546,521 | $143,994 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 3,154 | $399,455,161 | $126,650 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 3,942 | $449,536,273 | $114,038 |
| Top 6% | 47% | 4,731 | $493,463,428 | $104,304 |
| Top 7% | 51% | 5,519 | $532,266,144 | $96,443 |
| Top 8% | 54% | 6,308 | $567,050,495 | $89,894 |
| Top 9% | 57% | 7,097 | $598,277,265 | $84,300 |
| Top 10% | 60% | 7,885 | $626,480,951 | $79,452 |
| Top 11% | 62% | 8,674 | $652,265,947 | $75,198 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 9,462 | $675,931,091 | $71,436 |
| Top 13% | 66% | 10,251 | $697,742,590 | $68,066 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 11,039 | $717,866,146 | $65,030 |
| Top 15% | 70% | 11,828 | $736,593,454 | $62,275 |
| Top 16% | 72% | 12,616 | $754,017,709 | $59,767 |
| Top 17% | 73% | 13,405 | $770,304,662 | $57,464 |
| Top 18% | 75% | 14,194 | $785,509,681 | $55,341 |
| Top 19% | 76% | 14,982 | $799,756,954 | $53,381 |
| Top 20% | 77% | 15,771 | $813,125,524 | $51,558 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 23% | 63,085 | $239,321,226 | $3,794 |
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