Disaster payments in Kentucky totaled $597 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 73 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 31% | 719 | $188,107,513 | $261,624 |
| Top 2% | 43% | 1,439 | $257,295,077 | $178,801 |
| Top 3% | 51% | 2,159 | $301,973,492 | $139,867 |
| Top 4% | 56% | 2,879 | $335,322,164 | $116,472 |
| Top 5% | 60% | 3,599 | $361,264,761 | $100,379 |
| Top 6% | 64% | 4,319 | $382,095,784 | $88,469 |
| Top 7% | 67% | 5,039 | $399,381,326 | $79,258 |
| Top 8% | 69% | 5,759 | $414,147,403 | $71,913 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 6,479 | $426,985,394 | $65,903 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 7,199 | $438,338,514 | $60,889 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 7,919 | $448,427,638 | $56,627 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 8,638 | $457,459,608 | $52,959 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 9,358 | $465,615,180 | $49,756 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 10,078 | $473,090,460 | $46,943 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 10,798 | $479,986,120 | $44,451 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 11,518 | $486,337,863 | $42,224 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 12,238 | $492,222,728 | $40,221 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 12,958 | $497,672,744 | $38,407 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 13,678 | $502,752,272 | $36,756 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 14,398 | $507,494,233 | $35,248 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 57,593 | $89,801,760 | $1,559 |
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