Disaster payments in Black Hawk County, Iowa totaled $14.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 57 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 8 | $1,923,383 | $240,423 |
| Top 2% | 22% | 17 | $3,264,034 | $192,002 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 26 | $4,258,237 | $163,778 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 35 | $5,129,507 | $146,557 |
| Top 5% | 40% | 44 | $5,845,852 | $132,860 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 53 | $6,456,989 | $121,830 |
| Top 7% | 48% | 62 | $6,991,644 | $112,768 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 71 | $7,483,520 | $105,402 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 80 | $7,926,656 | $99,083 |
| Top 10% | 57% | 89 | $8,327,394 | $93,566 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 98 | $8,684,547 | $88,618 |
| Top 12% | 62% | 106 | $8,971,889 | $84,640 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 115 | $9,272,623 | $80,632 |
| Top 14% | 66% | 124 | $9,537,390 | $76,914 |
| Top 15% | 67% | 133 | $9,777,267 | $73,513 |
| Top 16% | 69% | 142 | $10,000,516 | $70,426 |
| Top 17% | 70% | 151 | $10,210,410 | $67,619 |
| Top 18% | 72% | 160 | $10,412,782 | $65,080 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 169 | $10,609,032 | $62,775 |
| Top 20% | 74% | 178 | $10,796,138 | $60,652 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 26% | 713 | $3,730,210 | $5,232 |
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