Disaster payments in Spartanburg County, South Carolina totaled $13.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 33% | 3 | $4,383,395 | $1,461,132 |
| Top 2% | 46% | 7 | $6,189,757 | $884,251 |
| Top 3% | 52% | 11 | $7,037,458 | $639,769 |
| Top 4% | 56% | 14 | $7,503,860 | $535,990 |
| Top 5% | 60% | 18 | $8,050,946 | $447,275 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 22 | $8,527,781 | $387,626 |
| Top 7% | 66% | 26 | $8,931,890 | $343,534 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 29 | $9,218,328 | $317,873 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 33 | $9,563,130 | $289,792 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 37 | $9,862,347 | $266,550 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 41 | $10,135,473 | $247,207 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 44 | $10,325,350 | $234,667 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 48 | $10,560,070 | $220,001 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 52 | $10,769,362 | $207,103 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 55 | $10,922,309 | $198,587 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 59 | $11,115,397 | $188,397 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 63 | $11,285,573 | $179,136 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 67 | $11,442,685 | $170,786 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 70 | $11,549,419 | $164,992 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 74 | $11,684,757 | $157,902 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 299 | $1,784,931 | $5,970 |
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