Disaster payments in Kershaw County, South Carolina totaled $1.2 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 58 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 1 | $128,226 | $128,226 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 2 | $217,813 | $108,907 |
| Top 3% | 30% | 4 | $355,391 | $88,848 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 5 | $405,716 | $81,143 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 7 | $484,498 | $69,214 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 8 | $517,385 | $64,673 |
| Top 7% | 47% | 9 | $548,553 | $60,950 |
| Top 8% | 51% | 11 | $603,911 | $54,901 |
| Top 9% | 54% | 12 | $629,135 | $52,428 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 14 | $678,573 | $48,469 |
| Top 11% | 59% | 15 | $698,994 | $46,600 |
| Top 12% | 61% | 16 | $718,988 | $44,937 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 18 | $757,365 | $42,076 |
| Top 14% | 66% | 19 | $775,854 | $40,834 |
| Top 15% | 69% | 21 | $809,524 | $38,549 |
| Top 16% | 70% | 22 | $824,856 | $37,493 |
| Top 17% | 71% | 23 | $839,983 | $36,521 |
| Top 18% | 74% | 25 | $866,869 | $34,675 |
| Top 19% | 75% | 26 | $879,393 | $33,823 |
| Top 20% | 77% | 28 | $902,828 | $32,244 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 23% | 113 | $272,473 | $2,411 |
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