Disaster payments in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana totaled $8.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 68 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 8 | $1,667,206 | $208,401 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 17 | $2,651,045 | $155,944 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 26 | $3,355,716 | $129,066 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 35 | $3,923,425 | $112,098 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 44 | $4,369,625 | $99,310 |
| Top 6% | 56% | 53 | $4,739,753 | $89,429 |
| Top 7% | 60% | 61 | $5,023,747 | $82,357 |
| Top 8% | 63% | 70 | $5,303,436 | $75,763 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 79 | $5,546,416 | $70,208 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 88 | $5,755,231 | $65,400 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 97 | $5,940,660 | $61,244 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 106 | $6,100,245 | $57,549 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 115 | $6,241,988 | $54,278 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 123 | $6,356,137 | $51,676 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 132 | $6,474,825 | $49,052 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 141 | $6,583,959 | $46,695 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 150 | $6,687,019 | $44,580 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 159 | $6,781,164 | $42,649 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 168 | $6,865,638 | $40,867 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 177 | $6,942,625 | $39,224 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 708 | $1,485,983 | $2,099 |
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