Disaster payments in Clay County, Iowa totaled $2.1 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 37 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 6% | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| Top 2% | 11% | 2 | $238,881 | $119,441 |
| Top 3% | 15% | 3 | $321,582 | $107,194 |
| Top 4% | 19% | 4 | $404,283 | $101,071 |
| Top 5% | 22% | 5 | $464,841 | $92,968 |
| Top 6% | 25% | 6 | $523,956 | $87,326 |
| Top 7% | 28% | 7 | $578,469 | $82,638 |
| Top 8% | 30% | 8 | $632,982 | $79,123 |
| Top 9% | 35% | 10 | $725,580 | $72,558 |
| Top 10% | 37% | 11 | $767,965 | $69,815 |
| Top 11% | 39% | 12 | $810,014 | $67,501 |
| Top 12% | 41% | 13 | $852,062 | $65,543 |
| Top 13% | 43% | 14 | $893,091 | $63,792 |
| Top 14% | 45% | 15 | $933,928 | $62,262 |
| Top 15% | 47% | 16 | $973,527 | $60,845 |
| Top 16% | 48% | 17 | $1,010,943 | $59,467 |
| Top 17% | 52% | 19 | $1,079,768 | $56,830 |
| Top 18% | 53% | 20 | $1,111,179 | $55,559 |
| Top 19% | 55% | 21 | $1,141,895 | $54,376 |
| Top 20% | 56% | 22 | $1,171,707 | $53,259 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 44% | 90 | $915,243 | $10,169 |
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