Disaster payments in Illinois totaled $887 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 67 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 736 | $190,235,399 | $258,472 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 1,473 | $280,828,954 | $190,651 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 2,210 | $348,715,112 | $157,790 |
| Top 4% | 45% | 2,947 | $403,122,410 | $136,791 |
| Top 5% | 51% | 3,683 | $447,976,173 | $121,634 |
| Top 6% | 55% | 4,420 | $486,263,420 | $110,014 |
| Top 7% | 59% | 5,157 | $519,316,781 | $100,701 |
| Top 8% | 62% | 5,894 | $548,484,978 | $93,058 |
| Top 9% | 65% | 6,631 | $574,466,167 | $86,633 |
| Top 10% | 67% | 7,367 | $597,728,110 | $81,136 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 8,104 | $618,713,913 | $76,347 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 8,841 | $637,654,067 | $72,125 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 9,578 | $654,874,817 | $68,373 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 10,314 | $670,575,928 | $65,016 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 11,051 | $685,050,855 | $61,990 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 11,788 | $698,310,691 | $59,239 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 12,525 | $710,494,060 | $56,726 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 13,262 | $721,702,163 | $54,419 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 13,998 | $732,019,684 | $52,295 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 14,735 | $741,554,041 | $50,326 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 58,943 | $145,300,247 | $2,465 |
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