Disaster payments in Caldwell County, North Carolina totaled $4.8 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 78 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 1 | $1,170,771 | $1,170,771 |
| Top 2% | 39% | 2 | $1,847,371 | $923,685 |
| Top 3% | 53% | 4 | $2,505,194 | $626,298 |
| Top 4% | 57% | 5 | $2,732,081 | $546,416 |
| Top 5% | 65% | 7 | $3,082,338 | $440,334 |
| Top 6% | 67% | 8 | $3,207,338 | $400,917 |
| Top 7% | 69% | 9 | $3,297,135 | $366,348 |
| Top 8% | 73% | 11 | $3,466,762 | $315,160 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 12 | $3,546,762 | $295,564 |
| Top 10% | 78% | 14 | $3,702,096 | $264,435 |
| Top 11% | 79% | 15 | $3,771,657 | $251,444 |
| Top 12% | 81% | 17 | $3,878,888 | $228,170 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 18 | $3,927,407 | $218,189 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 19 | $3,974,291 | $209,173 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 21 | $4,057,440 | $193,211 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 22 | $4,097,440 | $186,247 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 24 | $4,166,159 | $173,590 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 25 | $4,197,930 | $167,917 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 26 | $4,223,817 | $162,454 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 28 | $4,271,794 | $152,564 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 114 | $488,394 | $4,284 |
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