Disaster payments in Pickens County, South Carolina totaled $2.3 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 73 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 1 | $446,506 | $446,506 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 3 | $815,429 | $271,810 |
| Top 3% | 42% | 4 | $973,655 | $243,414 |
| Top 4% | 51% | 6 | $1,181,320 | $196,887 |
| Top 5% | 55% | 7 | $1,254,057 | $179,151 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 9 | $1,395,171 | $155,019 |
| Top 7% | 63% | 10 | $1,455,893 | $145,589 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 12 | $1,570,064 | $130,839 |
| Top 9% | 72% | 14 | $1,652,778 | $118,056 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 15 | $1,689,452 | $112,630 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 17 | $1,754,286 | $103,193 |
| Top 12% | 78% | 18 | $1,783,010 | $99,056 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 20 | $1,823,527 | $91,176 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 21 | $1,841,517 | $87,691 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 23 | $1,875,514 | $81,544 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 25 | $1,907,256 | $76,290 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 26 | $1,921,811 | $73,916 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 28 | $1,950,213 | $69,650 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 29 | $1,963,816 | $67,718 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 31 | $1,988,212 | $64,136 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 126 | $310,904 | $2,467 |
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