Disaster payments in Dewey County, South Dakota totaled $79.7 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 52 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 9 | $9,540,896 | $1,060,100 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 19 | $15,270,709 | $803,722 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 29 | $19,791,678 | $682,472 |
| Top 4% | 30% | 39 | $23,863,754 | $611,891 |
| Top 5% | 35% | 49 | $27,552,883 | $562,304 |
| Top 6% | 39% | 59 | $30,868,557 | $523,196 |
| Top 7% | 42% | 69 | $33,787,968 | $489,681 |
| Top 8% | 46% | 79 | $36,483,277 | $461,814 |
| Top 9% | 49% | 89 | $38,987,947 | $438,067 |
| Top 10% | 52% | 99 | $41,338,975 | $417,565 |
| Top 11% | 55% | 109 | $43,512,615 | $399,198 |
| Top 12% | 57% | 119 | $45,587,270 | $383,086 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 129 | $47,585,146 | $368,877 |
| Top 14% | 62% | 139 | $49,463,953 | $355,856 |
| Top 15% | 64% | 149 | $51,225,663 | $343,796 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 159 | $52,902,655 | $332,721 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 169 | $54,453,246 | $322,209 |
| Top 18% | 70% | 179 | $55,872,535 | $312,137 |
| Top 19% | 72% | 189 | $57,171,564 | $302,495 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 199 | $58,421,992 | $293,578 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 798 | $21,278,688 | $26,665 |
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