Disaster payments in Polk County, Oregon totaled $2.0 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 58 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 1 | $178,922 | $178,922 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 3 | $426,058 | $142,019 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 5 | $623,421 | $124,684 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 6 | $699,662 | $116,610 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 8 | $827,803 | $103,475 |
| Top 6% | 47% | 10 | $933,300 | $93,330 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 11 | $978,340 | $88,940 |
| Top 8% | 53% | 13 | $1,058,138 | $81,395 |
| Top 9% | 57% | 15 | $1,125,944 | $75,063 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 16 | $1,157,459 | $72,341 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 18 | $1,213,961 | $67,442 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 20 | $1,265,592 | $63,280 |
| Top 13% | 65% | 21 | $1,290,550 | $61,455 |
| Top 14% | 67% | 23 | $1,336,955 | $58,128 |
| Top 15% | 70% | 25 | $1,382,863 | $55,315 |
| Top 16% | 71% | 26 | $1,405,509 | $54,058 |
| Top 17% | 73% | 28 | $1,448,336 | $51,726 |
| Top 18% | 75% | 30 | $1,487,616 | $49,587 |
| Top 19% | 76% | 31 | $1,505,966 | $48,580 |
| Top 20% | 78% | 33 | $1,542,180 | $46,733 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 22% | 135 | $441,114 | $3,268 |
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