Disaster payments in Nebraska totaled $1.6 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 61 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 762 | $265,147,820 | $347,963 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 1,525 | $419,016,049 | $274,765 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 2,288 | $536,556,283 | $234,509 |
| Top 4% | 39% | 3,050 | $631,768,438 | $207,137 |
| Top 5% | 44% | 3,813 | $711,891,743 | $186,701 |
| Top 6% | 48% | 4,576 | $781,044,099 | $170,683 |
| Top 7% | 52% | 5,338 | $841,858,806 | $157,711 |
| Top 8% | 55% | 6,101 | $896,231,546 | $146,899 |
| Top 9% | 58% | 6,864 | $945,252,710 | $137,712 |
| Top 10% | 61% | 7,626 | $989,565,416 | $129,762 |
| Top 11% | 64% | 8,389 | $1,029,884,178 | $122,766 |
| Top 12% | 66% | 9,152 | $1,066,958,180 | $116,582 |
| Top 13% | 68% | 9,914 | $1,100,997,175 | $111,055 |
| Top 14% | 70% | 10,677 | $1,132,352,811 | $106,055 |
| Top 15% | 72% | 11,440 | $1,161,454,019 | $101,526 |
| Top 16% | 73% | 12,203 | $1,188,501,197 | $97,394 |
| Top 17% | 75% | 12,965 | $1,213,588,280 | $93,605 |
| Top 18% | 76% | 13,728 | $1,236,926,994 | $90,102 |
| Top 19% | 78% | 14,491 | $1,258,709,904 | $86,861 |
| Top 20% | 79% | 15,253 | $1,279,075,086 | $83,857 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 21% | 61,016 | $338,383,003 | $5,546 |
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