Disaster payments in Thomas County, Nebraska totaled $8.2 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 51 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 5% | 1 | $394,076 | $394,076 |
| Top 2% | 12% | 3 | $1,008,616 | $336,205 |
| Top 3% | 20% | 5 | $1,604,989 | $320,998 |
| Top 4% | 27% | 7 | $2,180,848 | $311,550 |
| Top 5% | 30% | 8 | $2,445,045 | $305,631 |
| Top 6% | 36% | 10 | $2,953,547 | $295,355 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 12 | $3,381,662 | $281,805 |
| Top 8% | 46% | 14 | $3,737,198 | $266,943 |
| Top 9% | 48% | 15 | $3,907,956 | $260,530 |
| Top 10% | 51% | 17 | $4,187,477 | $246,322 |
| Top 11% | 55% | 19 | $4,457,603 | $234,611 |
| Top 12% | 57% | 21 | $4,694,397 | $223,543 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 23 | $4,910,286 | $213,491 |
| Top 14% | 61% | 24 | $5,017,619 | $209,067 |
| Top 15% | 64% | 26 | $5,221,235 | $200,817 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 28 | $5,421,163 | $193,613 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 30 | $5,614,892 | $187,163 |
| Top 18% | 70% | 31 | $5,705,360 | $184,044 |
| Top 19% | 72% | 33 | $5,859,278 | $177,554 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 35 | $5,999,268 | $171,408 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 142 | $2,173,181 | $15,304 |
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