Disaster payments in Laurens County, South Carolina totaled $8.2 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 61 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 14% | 3 | $1,120,406 | $373,469 |
| Top 2% | 23% | 7 | $1,911,858 | $273,123 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 11 | $2,543,185 | $231,199 |
| Top 4% | 36% | 14 | $2,938,676 | $209,905 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 18 | $3,439,990 | $191,111 |
| Top 6% | 47% | 22 | $3,894,444 | $177,020 |
| Top 7% | 51% | 25 | $4,164,936 | $166,597 |
| Top 8% | 55% | 29 | $4,491,144 | $154,867 |
| Top 9% | 58% | 33 | $4,781,123 | $144,883 |
| Top 10% | 61% | 36 | $4,981,174 | $138,366 |
| Top 11% | 64% | 40 | $5,231,576 | $130,789 |
| Top 12% | 66% | 44 | $5,461,814 | $124,132 |
| Top 13% | 68% | 47 | $5,622,300 | $119,623 |
| Top 14% | 71% | 51 | $5,827,035 | $114,256 |
| Top 15% | 73% | 55 | $6,022,351 | $109,497 |
| Top 16% | 75% | 58 | $6,157,996 | $106,172 |
| Top 17% | 77% | 62 | $6,322,324 | $101,973 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 66 | $6,471,104 | $98,047 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 69 | $6,576,626 | $95,313 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 73 | $6,710,290 | $91,922 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 295 | $1,519,919 | $5,152 |
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