Disaster payments in South Dakota totaled $3.2 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 596 | $502,310,623 | $842,803 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 1,192 | $790,173,885 | $662,898 |
| Top 3% | 32% | 1,788 | $1,015,475,952 | $567,940 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 2,384 | $1,203,586,279 | $504,860 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 2,980 | $1,365,987,084 | $458,385 |
| Top 6% | 47% | 3,576 | $1,509,202,624 | $422,037 |
| Top 7% | 51% | 4,172 | $1,636,111,776 | $392,165 |
| Top 8% | 55% | 4,768 | $1,749,478,446 | $366,921 |
| Top 9% | 58% | 5,365 | $1,851,868,421 | $345,176 |
| Top 10% | 61% | 5,961 | $1,944,750,664 | $326,246 |
| Top 11% | 63% | 6,557 | $2,030,154,027 | $309,616 |
| Top 12% | 66% | 7,153 | $2,108,828,835 | $294,817 |
| Top 13% | 68% | 7,749 | $2,181,606,668 | $281,534 |
| Top 14% | 70% | 8,345 | $2,249,015,087 | $269,505 |
| Top 15% | 72% | 8,941 | $2,311,466,312 | $258,524 |
| Top 16% | 74% | 9,537 | $2,369,512,277 | $248,455 |
| Top 17% | 76% | 10,134 | $2,423,578,608 | $239,153 |
| Top 18% | 77% | 10,730 | $2,473,861,734 | $230,556 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 11,326 | $2,520,789,243 | $222,567 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 11,922 | $2,564,508,743 | $215,107 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 47,690 | $633,526,349 | $13,284 |
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