Disaster payments in 8th District of Texas (Rep. Kevin Brady) totaled $15.3 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 75 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 30% | 8 | $4,671,644 | $583,956 |
| Top 2% | 44% | 17 | $6,747,442 | $396,908 |
| Top 3% | 51% | 26 | $7,781,846 | $299,302 |
| Top 4% | 56% | 35 | $8,605,235 | $245,864 |
| Top 5% | 61% | 44 | $9,285,989 | $211,045 |
| Top 6% | 64% | 53 | $9,861,214 | $186,061 |
| Top 7% | 68% | 62 | $10,358,154 | $167,067 |
| Top 8% | 70% | 71 | $10,765,891 | $151,632 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 80 | $11,128,458 | $139,106 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 89 | $11,443,577 | $128,580 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 98 | $11,722,327 | $119,616 |
| Top 12% | 78% | 107 | $11,959,428 | $111,770 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 116 | $12,173,943 | $104,948 |
| Top 14% | 81% | 125 | $12,367,297 | $98,938 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 133 | $12,526,609 | $94,185 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 142 | $12,697,216 | $89,417 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 151 | $12,858,696 | $85,157 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 160 | $13,010,857 | $81,318 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 169 | $13,149,786 | $77,809 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 178 | $13,276,242 | $74,586 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 715 | $2,053,410 | $2,872 |
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