Disaster payments in Torrance County, New Mexico totaled $2.2 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 42 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 1 | $204,370 | $204,370 |
| Top 2% | 14% | 2 | $301,890 | $150,945 |
| Top 3% | 17% | 3 | $381,317 | $127,106 |
| Top 4% | 24% | 5 | $519,603 | $103,921 |
| Top 5% | 27% | 6 | $583,738 | $97,290 |
| Top 6% | 29% | 7 | $646,715 | $92,388 |
| Top 7% | 34% | 9 | $743,387 | $82,599 |
| Top 8% | 36% | 10 | $790,800 | $79,080 |
| Top 9% | 38% | 11 | $836,530 | $76,048 |
| Top 10% | 42% | 13 | $920,645 | $70,819 |
| Top 11% | 44% | 14 | $958,075 | $68,434 |
| Top 12% | 45% | 15 | $994,950 | $66,330 |
| Top 13% | 48% | 17 | $1,065,553 | $62,680 |
| Top 14% | 50% | 18 | $1,099,482 | $61,082 |
| Top 15% | 51% | 19 | $1,131,803 | $59,569 |
| Top 16% | 53% | 20 | $1,163,521 | $58,176 |
| Top 17% | 55% | 22 | $1,221,730 | $55,533 |
| Top 18% | 57% | 23 | $1,248,733 | $54,293 |
| Top 19% | 58% | 24 | $1,274,920 | $53,122 |
| Top 20% | 60% | 26 | $1,326,707 | $51,027 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 40% | 105 | $875,756 | $8,341 |
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