Disaster payments in South Dakota totaled $2.1 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 61 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 538 | $339,291,057 | $630,653 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 1,077 | $534,180,202 | $495,989 |
| Top 3% | 32% | 1,616 | $684,271,441 | $423,435 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 2,155 | $808,533,940 | $375,190 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 2,694 | $915,261,010 | $339,741 |
| Top 6% | 48% | 3,233 | $1,008,713,767 | $312,006 |
| Top 7% | 51% | 3,772 | $1,091,886,318 | $289,471 |
| Top 8% | 55% | 4,311 | $1,166,927,221 | $270,686 |
| Top 9% | 58% | 4,850 | $1,235,110,322 | $254,662 |
| Top 10% | 61% | 5,389 | $1,297,165,151 | $240,706 |
| Top 11% | 64% | 5,928 | $1,353,862,540 | $228,384 |
| Top 12% | 66% | 6,466 | $1,405,753,069 | $217,407 |
| Top 13% | 69% | 7,005 | $1,453,329,377 | $207,470 |
| Top 14% | 71% | 7,544 | $1,497,188,905 | $198,461 |
| Top 15% | 72% | 8,083 | $1,537,753,347 | $190,245 |
| Top 16% | 74% | 8,622 | $1,575,280,917 | $182,705 |
| Top 17% | 76% | 9,161 | $1,610,009,974 | $175,746 |
| Top 18% | 77% | 9,700 | $1,642,305,026 | $169,310 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 10,239 | $1,672,373,609 | $163,334 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 10,778 | $1,700,404,864 | $157,766 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 43,113 | $421,086,043 | $9,767 |
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