Disaster payments in Montezuma County, Colorado totaled $30.7 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 80 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 46% | 6 | $14,218,578 | $2,369,763 |
| Top 2% | 54% | 13 | $16,522,247 | $1,270,942 |
| Top 3% | 60% | 20 | $18,457,206 | $922,860 |
| Top 4% | 64% | 26 | $19,734,097 | $759,004 |
| Top 5% | 68% | 33 | $20,945,701 | $634,718 |
| Top 6% | 71% | 40 | $21,904,823 | $547,621 |
| Top 7% | 74% | 46 | $22,639,784 | $492,169 |
| Top 8% | 76% | 53 | $23,417,092 | $441,832 |
| Top 9% | 78% | 60 | $24,114,922 | $401,915 |
| Top 10% | 80% | 66 | $24,640,538 | $373,341 |
| Top 11% | 82% | 73 | $25,170,553 | $344,802 |
| Top 12% | 84% | 80 | $25,661,350 | $320,767 |
| Top 13% | 85% | 86 | $26,043,330 | $302,829 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 93 | $26,405,200 | $283,927 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 100 | $26,734,337 | $267,343 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 106 | $26,986,524 | $254,590 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 113 | $27,247,570 | $241,129 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 120 | $27,483,932 | $229,033 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 126 | $27,667,741 | $219,585 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 133 | $27,869,491 | $209,545 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 535 | $2,855,907 | $5,338 |
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