Disaster payments in North Carolina totaled $997 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 75 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 384 | $252,006,488 | $656,267 |
| Top 2% | 37% | 769 | $369,282,405 | $480,211 |
| Top 3% | 46% | 1,153 | $454,504,248 | $394,193 |
| Top 4% | 52% | 1,538 | $522,316,738 | $339,608 |
| Top 5% | 58% | 1,922 | $577,385,557 | $300,409 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 2,307 | $623,362,118 | $270,205 |
| Top 7% | 66% | 2,691 | $662,231,127 | $246,091 |
| Top 8% | 70% | 3,076 | $695,328,727 | $226,050 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 3,460 | $723,777,470 | $209,184 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 3,845 | $748,665,378 | $194,711 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 4,229 | $770,327,713 | $182,154 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 4,614 | $790,027,605 | $171,224 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 4,998 | $807,540,174 | $161,573 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 5,383 | $823,183,226 | $152,923 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 5,767 | $837,140,995 | $145,161 |
| Top 16% | 85% | 6,152 | $849,715,731 | $138,120 |
| Top 17% | 86% | 6,537 | $861,093,775 | $131,726 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 6,921 | $871,370,190 | $125,902 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 7,306 | $880,740,269 | $120,550 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 7,690 | $889,289,055 | $115,642 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 30,763 | $107,771,065 | $3,503 |
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