Disaster payments in Beaverhead County, Montana totaled $15.8 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 69 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 3 | $2,466,646 | $822,215 |
| Top 2% | 29% | 7 | $4,499,996 | $642,857 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 10 | $5,689,895 | $568,989 |
| Top 4% | 44% | 14 | $6,924,185 | $494,585 |
| Top 5% | 49% | 17 | $7,700,007 | $452,942 |
| Top 6% | 55% | 21 | $8,646,290 | $411,728 |
| Top 7% | 59% | 24 | $9,242,820 | $385,118 |
| Top 8% | 63% | 28 | $9,992,601 | $356,879 |
| Top 9% | 67% | 32 | $10,560,347 | $330,011 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 35 | $10,945,000 | $312,714 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 39 | $11,391,666 | $292,094 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 42 | $11,658,103 | $277,574 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 46 | $11,978,564 | $260,404 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 49 | $12,200,564 | $248,991 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 53 | $12,467,815 | $235,242 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 57 | $12,702,082 | $222,844 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 60 | $12,854,035 | $214,234 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 64 | $13,035,063 | $203,673 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 67 | $13,166,822 | $196,520 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 71 | $13,330,347 | $187,751 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 286 | $2,422,458 | $8,470 |
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