Disaster payments in Texas totaled $6.3 billion from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 70 percent of disaster payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%21%1,994$1,305,017,920$654,472
Top 2%32%3,988$1,986,827,560$498,201
Top 3%40%5,982$2,501,473,406$418,167
Top 4%46%7,977$2,917,967,998$365,798
Top 5%52%9,971$3,265,007,663$327,450
Top 6%57%11,965$3,558,563,218$297,414
Top 7%61%13,960$3,810,585,284$272,965
Top 8%64%15,954$4,029,450,302$252,567
Top 9%67%17,948$4,221,922,348$235,231
Top 10%70%19,943$4,391,701,281$220,213
Top 11%72%21,937$4,542,194,816$207,056
Top 12%74%23,931$4,676,012,331$195,396
Top 13%76%25,926$4,795,937,029$184,986
Top 14%78%27,920$4,903,679,387$175,633
Top 15%80%29,914$5,001,116,124$167,183
Top 16%81%31,909$5,089,549,108$159,502
Top 17%82%33,903$5,170,210,158$152,500
Top 18%83%35,897$5,243,927,464$146,083
Top 19%85%37,892$5,311,476,031$140,174
Top 20%86%39,886$5,373,431,493$134,720
Remaining 80% of recips.14%159,547$910,383,760$5,706
 

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