Disaster payments in Pennington County, South Dakota totaled $16.2 million in 2022
In 2022, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 48 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2022 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 3 | $2,015,914 | $671,971 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 7 | $3,174,382 | $453,483 |
| Top 3% | 26% | 11 | $4,139,243 | $376,295 |
| Top 4% | 29% | 14 | $4,750,300 | $339,307 |
| Top 5% | 33% | 18 | $5,412,192 | $300,677 |
| Top 6% | 37% | 22 | $6,007,904 | $273,087 |
| Top 7% | 40% | 25 | $6,398,865 | $255,955 |
| Top 8% | 43% | 29 | $6,889,172 | $237,558 |
| Top 9% | 45% | 33 | $7,356,317 | $222,919 |
| Top 10% | 48% | 37 | $7,794,339 | $210,658 |
| Top 11% | 50% | 40 | $8,105,889 | $202,647 |
| Top 12% | 53% | 44 | $8,512,859 | $193,474 |
| Top 13% | 55% | 48 | $8,900,277 | $185,422 |
| Top 14% | 57% | 51 | $9,172,651 | $179,856 |
| Top 15% | 59% | 55 | $9,515,573 | $173,010 |
| Top 16% | 61% | 59 | $9,832,192 | $166,647 |
| Top 17% | 62% | 62 | $10,062,764 | $162,303 |
| Top 18% | 64% | 66 | $10,362,529 | $157,008 |
| Top 19% | 66% | 70 | $10,648,832 | $152,126 |
| Top 20% | 67% | 74 | $10,919,871 | $147,566 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 33% | 296 | $5,276,272 | $17,825 |
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