Disaster payments in Montgomery County, North Carolina totaled $1.2 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 66 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 1 | $251,879 | $251,879 |
| Top 2% | 30% | 2 | $366,695 | $183,347 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 3 | $480,155 | $160,052 |
| Top 4% | 50% | 5 | $615,982 | $123,196 |
| Top 5% | 55% | 6 | $668,857 | $111,476 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 7 | $695,037 | $99,291 |
| Top 7% | 59% | 8 | $720,293 | $90,037 |
| Top 8% | 62% | 10 | $765,268 | $76,527 |
| Top 9% | 64% | 11 | $784,864 | $71,351 |
| Top 10% | 66% | 12 | $803,961 | $66,997 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 13 | $822,929 | $63,302 |
| Top 12% | 70% | 15 | $858,873 | $57,258 |
| Top 13% | 72% | 16 | $876,057 | $54,754 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 17 | $892,794 | $52,517 |
| Top 15% | 74% | 18 | $909,467 | $50,526 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 20 | $940,216 | $47,011 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 21 | $954,068 | $45,432 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 22 | $967,494 | $43,977 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 23 | $979,684 | $42,595 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 25 | $1,002,889 | $40,116 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 100 | $222,420 | $2,224 |
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