Disaster payments in the United States totaled $55.7 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 24% | 18,602 | $13,199,300,050 | $709,563 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 37,205 | $19,339,709,395 | $519,815 |
| Top 3% | 43% | 55,807 | $23,770,751,325 | $425,946 |
| Top 4% | 49% | 74,410 | $27,240,560,379 | $366,087 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 93,013 | $30,072,823,498 | $323,319 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 111,615 | $32,455,307,784 | $290,779 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 130,218 | $34,502,287,130 | $264,958 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 148,820 | $36,281,037,718 | $243,791 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 167,423 | $37,842,711,493 | $226,031 |
| Top 10% | 70% | 186,026 | $39,227,508,897 | $210,871 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 204,628 | $40,460,292,180 | $197,726 |
| Top 12% | 75% | 223,231 | $41,563,016,074 | $186,188 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 241,833 | $42,561,735,589 | $175,996 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 260,436 | $43,474,724,521 | $166,931 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 279,039 | $44,305,440,665 | $158,779 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 297,641 | $45,064,335,178 | $151,405 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 316,244 | $45,760,643,929 | $144,700 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 334,846 | $46,400,394,401 | $138,572 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 353,449 | $46,989,920,528 | $132,947 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 372,052 | $47,534,254,372 | $127,762 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 1,488,208 | $8,158,341,790 | $5,482 |
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