Total Emergency Relief Program payments in the United States totaled $9.1 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Total Emergency Relief Program payment recipients were paid 57 percent of Total Emergency Relief Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 2,576 | $1,491,872,466 | $579,143 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 5,153 | $2,224,151,569 | $431,623 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 7,729 | $2,811,736,534 | $363,790 |
| Top 4% | 36% | 10,306 | $3,297,857,577 | $319,994 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 12,883 | $3,714,082,870 | $288,293 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 15,459 | $4,078,843,656 | $263,849 |
| Top 7% | 48% | 18,036 | $4,408,023,647 | $244,401 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 20,613 | $4,712,975,421 | $228,641 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 23,189 | $4,988,054,978 | $215,104 |
| Top 10% | 57% | 25,766 | $5,238,654,734 | $203,317 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 28,342 | $5,467,636,572 | $192,916 |
| Top 12% | 62% | 30,919 | $5,677,683,066 | $183,631 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 33,496 | $5,871,119,793 | $175,278 |
| Top 14% | 66% | 36,072 | $6,050,048,901 | $167,721 |
| Top 15% | 68% | 38,649 | $6,216,327,184 | $160,841 |
| Top 16% | 70% | 41,226 | $6,371,325,075 | $154,546 |
| Top 17% | 71% | 43,802 | $6,515,811,031 | $148,756 |
| Top 18% | 73% | 46,379 | $6,650,875,287 | $143,403 |
| Top 19% | 74% | 48,955 | $6,777,307,756 | $138,440 |
| Top 20% | 75% | 51,532 | $6,895,878,010 | $133,817 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 206,131 | $2,247,635,812 | $10,904 |
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