Disaster payments in Brookings County, South Dakota totaled $16.2 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 56 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 12 | $2,140,101 | $178,342 |
| Top 2% | 22% | 25 | $3,556,465 | $142,259 |
| Top 3% | 28% | 38 | $4,616,452 | $121,486 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 51 | $5,500,453 | $107,852 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 64 | $6,289,348 | $98,271 |
| Top 6% | 43% | 77 | $6,987,827 | $90,751 |
| Top 7% | 47% | 90 | $7,609,928 | $84,555 |
| Top 8% | 50% | 103 | $8,164,368 | $79,266 |
| Top 9% | 54% | 116 | $8,671,402 | $74,753 |
| Top 10% | 56% | 129 | $9,139,630 | $70,850 |
| Top 11% | 59% | 142 | $9,574,833 | $67,428 |
| Top 12% | 62% | 155 | $9,976,288 | $64,363 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 168 | $10,348,607 | $61,599 |
| Top 14% | 66% | 181 | $10,684,224 | $59,029 |
| Top 15% | 68% | 194 | $11,000,408 | $56,703 |
| Top 16% | 70% | 207 | $11,297,337 | $54,577 |
| Top 17% | 71% | 220 | $11,575,602 | $52,616 |
| Top 18% | 73% | 233 | $11,831,690 | $50,780 |
| Top 19% | 75% | 246 | $12,071,364 | $49,071 |
| Top 20% | 76% | 259 | $12,295,587 | $47,473 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 24% | 1,037 | $3,906,028 | $3,767 |
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