Disaster payments in Albany County, New York totaled $1.2 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 70 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 1 | $247,272 | $247,272 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 3 | $419,376 | $139,792 |
| Top 3% | 46% | 5 | $570,650 | $114,130 |
| Top 4% | 50% | 6 | $620,161 | $103,360 |
| Top 5% | 56% | 8 | $700,495 | $87,562 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 10 | $757,125 | $75,712 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 11 | $779,518 | $70,865 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 13 | $822,826 | $63,294 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 15 | $861,151 | $57,410 |
| Top 10% | 70% | 16 | $877,201 | $54,825 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 18 | $907,417 | $50,412 |
| Top 12% | 75% | 20 | $935,085 | $46,754 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 21 | $948,260 | $45,155 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 23 | $969,472 | $42,151 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 25 | $988,783 | $39,551 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 26 | $997,961 | $38,383 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 28 | $1,013,958 | $36,213 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 30 | $1,029,151 | $34,305 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 31 | $1,036,341 | $33,430 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 33 | $1,050,124 | $31,822 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 135 | $199,575 | $1,478 |
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