Disaster payments in Chaves County, New Mexico totaled $2.4 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 39 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 5% | 1 | $110,430 | $110,430 |
| Top 2% | 9% | 2 | $211,735 | $105,868 |
| Top 3% | 13% | 3 | $311,058 | $103,686 |
| Top 4% | 21% | 5 | $492,228 | $98,446 |
| Top 5% | 24% | 6 | $564,343 | $94,057 |
| Top 6% | 26% | 7 | $630,196 | $90,028 |
| Top 7% | 31% | 9 | $738,455 | $82,051 |
| Top 8% | 33% | 10 | $789,049 | $78,905 |
| Top 9% | 35% | 11 | $836,650 | $76,059 |
| Top 10% | 39% | 13 | $929,346 | $71,488 |
| Top 11% | 41% | 14 | $974,416 | $69,601 |
| Top 12% | 43% | 15 | $1,018,082 | $67,872 |
| Top 13% | 46% | 17 | $1,097,605 | $64,565 |
| Top 14% | 48% | 18 | $1,133,134 | $62,952 |
| Top 15% | 49% | 19 | $1,165,116 | $61,322 |
| Top 16% | 51% | 21 | $1,226,568 | $58,408 |
| Top 17% | 53% | 22 | $1,256,517 | $57,114 |
| Top 18% | 54% | 23 | $1,286,135 | $55,919 |
| Top 19% | 56% | 25 | $1,343,419 | $53,737 |
| Top 20% | 57% | 26 | $1,370,540 | $52,713 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 43% | 106 | $1,014,626 | $9,572 |
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