Disaster payments in the United States totaled $40.2 billion from 1995-2021.
Programs included in Total Disaster Programs payments
| Program | Total Payments 1995-2021 |
|---|---|
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | $12,258,625,910 |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | $8,517,302,842 |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | $5,024,855,965 |
| Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments | $3,632,411,311 |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | $3,137,720,995 |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | $3,099,512,125 |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | $1,904,743,053 |
| Emergency Conservation Program | $1,345,861,942 |
| Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | $614,641,916 |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | $376,934,535 |
| Tree Assistance Program | $135,775,420 |
| Programmatic Environmental Assistance Program | $65,341,647 |
| Karnal Bunt Fungus Eradication Program | $36,469,298 |
| Specialty Crop Hurricane Disaster Program | $21,955,905 |
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