Disaster payments in 4th District of Colorado (Rep. Ken Buck) totaled $750 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 64 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 18% | 165 | $136,304,871 | $826,090 |
| Top 2% | 28% | 331 | $208,000,636 | $628,401 |
| Top 3% | 35% | 497 | $263,458,877 | $530,098 |
| Top 4% | 41% | 663 | $308,945,215 | $465,981 |
| Top 5% | 46% | 828 | $347,034,093 | $419,123 |
| Top 6% | 51% | 994 | $380,270,769 | $382,566 |
| Top 7% | 55% | 1,160 | $409,052,227 | $352,631 |
| Top 8% | 58% | 1,326 | $434,652,327 | $327,792 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 1,491 | $457,585,248 | $306,898 |
| Top 10% | 64% | 1,657 | $478,626,801 | $288,851 |
| Top 11% | 66% | 1,823 | $497,779,325 | $273,055 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 1,989 | $515,260,533 | $259,055 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 2,154 | $531,317,205 | $246,665 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 2,320 | $546,168,729 | $235,418 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 2,486 | $559,910,987 | $225,226 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 2,652 | $572,545,612 | $215,892 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 2,817 | $584,069,098 | $207,337 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 2,983 | $594,723,970 | $199,371 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 3,149 | $604,576,942 | $191,990 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 3,315 | $613,705,501 | $185,130 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 13,260 | $136,457,282 | $10,291 |
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