Disaster payments in Spink County, South Dakota totaled $4.2 million in 2021
In 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 47 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 2 | $375,000 | $187,500 |
| Top 2% | 16% | 5 | $667,737 | $133,548 |
| Top 3% | 22% | 8 | $927,777 | $115,972 |
| Top 4% | 26% | 10 | $1,073,401 | $107,340 |
| Top 5% | 30% | 13 | $1,275,981 | $98,152 |
| Top 6% | 35% | 16 | $1,447,838 | $90,490 |
| Top 7% | 38% | 19 | $1,609,752 | $84,724 |
| Top 8% | 41% | 21 | $1,709,273 | $81,394 |
| Top 9% | 44% | 24 | $1,851,284 | $77,137 |
| Top 10% | 47% | 27 | $1,979,421 | $73,312 |
| Top 11% | 50% | 30 | $2,095,417 | $69,847 |
| Top 12% | 52% | 32 | $2,169,915 | $67,810 |
| Top 13% | 54% | 35 | $2,272,526 | $64,929 |
| Top 14% | 56% | 38 | $2,367,548 | $62,304 |
| Top 15% | 58% | 40 | $2,426,448 | $60,661 |
| Top 16% | 60% | 43 | $2,509,465 | $58,360 |
| Top 17% | 62% | 46 | $2,588,364 | $56,269 |
| Top 18% | 64% | 49 | $2,663,126 | $54,350 |
| Top 19% | 65% | 51 | $2,711,524 | $53,167 |
| Top 20% | 66% | 54 | $2,776,753 | $51,421 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 34% | 219 | $1,415,184 | $6,462 |
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