Disaster payments in Transylvania County, North Carolina totaled $2.3 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 56 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 |
| Top 2% | 22% | 3 | $496,714 | $165,571 |
| Top 3% | 26% | 4 | $584,849 | $146,212 |
| Top 4% | 33% | 6 | $757,128 | $126,188 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 7 | $842,287 | $120,327 |
| Top 6% | 43% | 9 | $984,169 | $109,352 |
| Top 7% | 46% | 10 | $1,043,866 | $104,387 |
| Top 8% | 51% | 12 | $1,153,662 | $96,138 |
| Top 9% | 53% | 13 | $1,202,555 | $92,504 |
| Top 10% | 56% | 15 | $1,288,876 | $85,925 |
| Top 11% | 58% | 16 | $1,325,223 | $82,826 |
| Top 12% | 61% | 18 | $1,397,317 | $77,629 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 20 | $1,463,368 | $73,168 |
| Top 14% | 65% | 21 | $1,494,475 | $71,165 |
| Top 15% | 68% | 23 | $1,552,475 | $67,499 |
| Top 16% | 69% | 24 | $1,578,105 | $65,754 |
| Top 17% | 71% | 26 | $1,628,956 | $62,652 |
| Top 18% | 72% | 27 | $1,653,142 | $61,227 |
| Top 19% | 74% | 29 | $1,696,215 | $58,490 |
| Top 20% | 75% | 30 | $1,714,856 | $57,162 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 124 | $567,909 | $4,580 |
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