Disaster payments in Nebraska totaled $2.4 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 63 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 878 | $418,002,076 | $476,084 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 1,756 | $651,452,756 | $370,987 |
| Top 3% | 35% | 2,634 | $827,365,056 | $314,110 |
| Top 4% | 41% | 3,512 | $969,817,650 | $276,144 |
| Top 5% | 46% | 4,391 | $1,090,082,834 | $248,254 |
| Top 6% | 50% | 5,269 | $1,192,811,289 | $226,383 |
| Top 7% | 54% | 6,147 | $1,282,897,275 | $208,703 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 7,025 | $1,362,656,581 | $193,972 |
| Top 9% | 60% | 7,903 | $1,434,000,889 | $181,450 |
| Top 10% | 63% | 8,782 | $1,498,476,685 | $170,630 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 9,660 | $1,557,013,246 | $161,182 |
| Top 12% | 67% | 10,538 | $1,610,303,754 | $152,809 |
| Top 13% | 69% | 11,416 | $1,659,026,569 | $145,325 |
| Top 14% | 71% | 12,294 | $1,703,686,898 | $138,579 |
| Top 15% | 73% | 13,173 | $1,744,997,293 | $132,468 |
| Top 16% | 75% | 14,051 | $1,783,327,740 | $126,918 |
| Top 17% | 76% | 14,929 | $1,818,949,366 | $121,840 |
| Top 18% | 77% | 15,807 | $1,852,208,230 | $117,176 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 16,685 | $1,883,317,414 | $112,875 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 17,564 | $1,912,352,089 | $108,879 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 70,257 | $481,081,473 | $6,847 |
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