Disaster payments in Jackson County, North Carolina totaled $1.9 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 80 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 1 | $359,431 | $359,431 |
| Top 2% | 44% | 3 | $817,163 | $272,388 |
| Top 3% | 55% | 5 | $1,032,093 | $206,419 |
| Top 4% | 62% | 7 | $1,154,344 | $164,906 |
| Top 5% | 65% | 8 | $1,205,329 | $150,666 |
| Top 6% | 70% | 10 | $1,299,860 | $129,986 |
| Top 7% | 74% | 12 | $1,380,437 | $115,036 |
| Top 8% | 77% | 14 | $1,431,770 | $102,269 |
| Top 9% | 78% | 15 | $1,450,889 | $96,726 |
| Top 10% | 80% | 17 | $1,484,123 | $87,301 |
| Top 11% | 81% | 19 | $1,513,001 | $79,632 |
| Top 12% | 83% | 21 | $1,539,081 | $73,290 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 22 | $1,550,854 | $70,493 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 24 | $1,573,350 | $65,556 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 26 | $1,594,597 | $61,331 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 28 | $1,613,264 | $57,617 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 29 | $1,622,187 | $55,937 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 31 | $1,638,200 | $52,845 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 33 | $1,652,715 | $50,082 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 35 | $1,665,977 | $47,599 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 140 | $197,303 | $1,409 |
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