Disaster payments in Transylvania County, North Carolina totaled $2.4 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 56 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 3 | $496,714 | $165,571 |
| Top 3% | 24% | 4 | $587,516 | $146,879 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 6 | $761,890 | $126,982 |
| Top 5% | 35% | 7 | $847,930 | $121,133 |
| Top 6% | 42% | 9 | $1,012,539 | $112,504 |
| Top 7% | 45% | 10 | $1,074,971 | $107,497 |
| Top 8% | 50% | 12 | $1,193,383 | $99,449 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 13 | $1,244,464 | $95,728 |
| Top 10% | 56% | 15 | $1,341,894 | $89,460 |
| Top 11% | 59% | 17 | $1,416,025 | $83,296 |
| Top 12% | 61% | 18 | $1,452,231 | $80,680 |
| Top 13% | 63% | 20 | $1,521,581 | $76,079 |
| Top 14% | 65% | 21 | $1,554,170 | $74,008 |
| Top 15% | 67% | 23 | $1,616,369 | $70,277 |
| Top 16% | 68% | 24 | $1,643,277 | $68,470 |
| Top 17% | 71% | 26 | $1,694,364 | $65,168 |
| Top 18% | 72% | 27 | $1,719,758 | $63,695 |
| Top 19% | 74% | 29 | $1,768,865 | $60,995 |
| Top 20% | 76% | 31 | $1,816,621 | $58,601 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 24% | 124 | $582,542 | $4,698 |
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