Disaster payments in Cherokee County, Kansas totaled $32.0 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 66 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 14 | $6,028,346 | $430,596 |
| Top 2% | 30% | 28 | $9,446,468 | $337,374 |
| Top 3% | 37% | 42 | $11,761,796 | $280,043 |
| Top 4% | 43% | 56 | $13,723,614 | $245,065 |
| Top 5% | 48% | 71 | $15,523,516 | $218,641 |
| Top 6% | 53% | 85 | $16,963,728 | $199,573 |
| Top 7% | 57% | 99 | $18,246,562 | $184,309 |
| Top 8% | 61% | 113 | $19,385,939 | $171,557 |
| Top 9% | 64% | 127 | $20,337,364 | $160,137 |
| Top 10% | 66% | 142 | $21,270,452 | $149,792 |
| Top 11% | 69% | 156 | $22,055,759 | $141,383 |
| Top 12% | 71% | 170 | $22,760,394 | $133,885 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 184 | $23,369,591 | $127,009 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 198 | $23,923,438 | $120,825 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 213 | $24,462,983 | $114,850 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 227 | $24,930,054 | $109,824 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 241 | $25,370,374 | $105,271 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 255 | $25,772,760 | $101,070 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 269 | $26,147,790 | $97,204 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 284 | $26,520,863 | $93,383 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 1,136 | $5,497,112 | $4,839 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
