Disaster payments in Petroleum County, Montana totaled $10.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 47 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 8% | 2 | $848,004 | $424,002 |
| Top 2% | 15% | 4 | $1,549,501 | $387,375 |
| Top 3% | 21% | 6 | $2,222,415 | $370,402 |
| Top 4% | 27% | 8 | $2,783,444 | $347,931 |
| Top 5% | 32% | 10 | $3,290,766 | $329,077 |
| Top 6% | 36% | 12 | $3,715,649 | $309,637 |
| Top 7% | 39% | 14 | $4,054,234 | $289,588 |
| Top 8% | 42% | 16 | $4,364,159 | $272,760 |
| Top 9% | 45% | 18 | $4,659,979 | $258,888 |
| Top 10% | 47% | 20 | $4,946,337 | $247,317 |
| Top 11% | 50% | 22 | $5,227,274 | $237,603 |
| Top 12% | 54% | 25 | $5,632,097 | $225,284 |
| Top 13% | 56% | 27 | $5,885,109 | $217,967 |
| Top 14% | 59% | 29 | $6,120,456 | $211,050 |
| Top 15% | 61% | 31 | $6,350,708 | $204,862 |
| Top 16% | 63% | 33 | $6,553,400 | $198,588 |
| Top 17% | 65% | 35 | $6,748,142 | $192,804 |
| Top 18% | 67% | 37 | $6,937,404 | $187,497 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 39 | $7,123,265 | $182,648 |
| Top 20% | 70% | 41 | $7,306,887 | $178,217 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 30% | 168 | $3,114,015 | $18,536 |
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