Disaster payments in Day County, South Dakota totaled $30.0 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 60 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 13 | $3,700,844 | $284,680 |
| Top 2% | 22% | 26 | $6,484,962 | $249,422 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 40 | $8,807,842 | $220,196 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 53 | $10,537,927 | $198,829 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 67 | $12,164,732 | $181,563 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 80 | $13,536,901 | $169,211 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 93 | $14,751,351 | $158,617 |
| Top 8% | 53% | 107 | $15,914,137 | $148,730 |
| Top 9% | 56% | 120 | $16,892,708 | $140,773 |
| Top 10% | 60% | 134 | $17,856,893 | $133,260 |
| Top 11% | 62% | 147 | $18,682,478 | $127,092 |
| Top 12% | 65% | 160 | $19,441,861 | $121,512 |
| Top 13% | 67% | 174 | $20,190,470 | $116,037 |
| Top 14% | 69% | 187 | $20,835,637 | $111,421 |
| Top 15% | 72% | 201 | $21,476,875 | $106,850 |
| Top 16% | 73% | 214 | $22,008,572 | $102,844 |
| Top 17% | 75% | 227 | $22,503,196 | $99,133 |
| Top 18% | 77% | 241 | $22,995,319 | $95,416 |
| Top 19% | 78% | 254 | $23,418,628 | $92,199 |
| Top 20% | 79% | 268 | $23,835,019 | $88,937 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 21% | 1,072 | $6,150,440 | $5,737 |
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