Subtotal, Disaster Payments in Maine totaled $37.9 million from 1995-2019‡.

From 1995 to 2019, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 65 percent of disaster payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2019‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%14%23$5,395,675$234,595
Top 1%14%23$5,395,675$234,595
Top 2%24%47$9,047,405$192,498
Top 2%24%47$9,047,405$192,498
Top 3%32%70$11,971,983$171,028
Top 3%32%70$11,971,983$171,028
Top 4%38%94$14,503,193$154,289
Top 4%38%94$14,503,193$154,289
Top 5%44%118$16,676,862$141,329
Top 5%44%118$16,676,862$141,329
Top 6%49%141$18,540,189$131,491
Top 6%49%141$18,540,189$131,491
Top 7%54%165$20,306,890$123,072
Top 7%54%165$20,306,890$123,072
Top 8%58%189$21,859,361$115,658
Top 8%58%189$21,859,361$115,658
Top 9%61%212$23,226,075$109,557
Top 9%61%212$23,226,075$109,557
Top 10%65%236$24,481,680$103,736
Top 10%65%236$24,481,680$103,736
Top 11%68%260$25,574,384$98,363
Top 11%68%260$25,574,384$98,363
Top 12%70%283$26,514,982$93,693
Top 12%70%283$26,514,982$93,693
Top 13%72%307$27,417,380$89,307
Top 13%72%307$27,417,380$89,307
Top 14%75%331$28,236,484$85,307
Top 14%75%331$28,236,484$85,307
Top 15%76%354$28,952,596$81,787
Top 15%76%354$28,952,596$81,787
Top 16%78%378$29,650,960$78,442
Top 16%78%378$29,650,960$78,442
Top 17%80%402$30,289,195$75,346
Top 17%80%402$30,289,195$75,346
Top 18%81%425$30,843,460$72,573
Top 18%81%425$30,843,460$72,573
Top 19%83%449$31,367,322$69,860
Top 19%83%449$31,367,322$69,860
Top 20%84%473$31,839,697$67,314
Top 20%84%473$31,839,697$67,314
Remaining 80% of recips.16%1,893$6,035,782$3,188
Remaining 80% of recips.16%1,893$6,035,782$3,188

‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.

 

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