Disaster payments in Mississippi totaled $776 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 70 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 26% | 389 | $201,379,530 | $517,685 |
| Top 2% | 37% | 778 | $287,558,845 | $369,613 |
| Top 3% | 45% | 1,167 | $347,224,395 | $297,536 |
| Top 4% | 51% | 1,556 | $392,949,698 | $252,538 |
| Top 5% | 55% | 1,945 | $429,214,638 | $220,676 |
| Top 6% | 59% | 2,334 | $458,909,485 | $196,619 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 2,723 | $483,878,574 | $177,701 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 3,113 | $505,335,062 | $162,331 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 3,502 | $525,291,521 | $149,998 |
| Top 10% | 70% | 3,891 | $543,040,902 | $139,563 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 4,280 | $558,891,473 | $130,582 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 4,669 | $573,228,569 | $122,773 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 5,058 | $586,238,803 | $115,903 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 5,447 | $598,029,533 | $109,791 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 5,836 | $608,727,388 | $104,306 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 6,226 | $618,612,329 | $99,360 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 6,615 | $627,732,389 | $94,895 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 7,004 | $636,168,096 | $90,829 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 7,393 | $643,987,541 | $87,108 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 7,782 | $651,259,431 | $83,688 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 31,131 | $124,471,136 | $3,998 |
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