Disaster payments in Bent County, Colorado totaled $35.7 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 5 | $5,391,006 | $1,078,201 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 10 | $9,135,974 | $913,597 |
| Top 3% | 34% | 15 | $12,020,160 | $801,344 |
| Top 4% | 41% | 21 | $14,576,505 | $694,119 |
| Top 5% | 46% | 26 | $16,355,880 | $629,072 |
| Top 6% | 50% | 31 | $17,948,205 | $578,974 |
| Top 7% | 54% | 36 | $19,313,372 | $536,483 |
| Top 8% | 58% | 42 | $20,735,197 | $493,695 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 47 | $21,803,719 | $463,909 |
| Top 10% | 64% | 52 | $22,786,785 | $438,207 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 58 | $23,874,429 | $411,628 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 63 | $24,648,059 | $391,239 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 68 | $25,327,818 | $372,468 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 73 | $25,971,198 | $355,770 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 79 | $26,680,395 | $337,727 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 84 | $27,223,917 | $324,094 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 89 | $27,732,937 | $311,606 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 95 | $28,299,925 | $297,894 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 100 | $28,743,546 | $287,435 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 105 | $29,162,400 | $277,737 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 423 | $6,511,320 | $15,393 |
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