Disaster payments in Spink County, South Dakota totaled $77.1 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 58 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 18 | $9,289,016 | $516,056 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 36 | $15,942,203 | $442,839 |
| Top 3% | 28% | 54 | $21,232,806 | $393,200 |
| Top 4% | 33% | 72 | $25,750,232 | $357,642 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 90 | $29,870,173 | $331,891 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 108 | $33,532,020 | $310,482 |
| Top 7% | 48% | 126 | $36,781,702 | $291,918 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 145 | $39,847,005 | $274,807 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 163 | $42,479,912 | $260,613 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 181 | $44,932,636 | $248,247 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 199 | $47,160,646 | $236,988 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 217 | $49,160,046 | $226,544 |
| Top 13% | 66% | 235 | $50,994,087 | $216,996 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 253 | $52,679,429 | $208,219 |
| Top 15% | 71% | 272 | $54,341,443 | $199,785 |
| Top 16% | 72% | 290 | $55,819,131 | $192,480 |
| Top 17% | 74% | 308 | $57,186,053 | $185,669 |
| Top 18% | 76% | 326 | $58,440,441 | $179,265 |
| Top 19% | 77% | 344 | $59,620,068 | $173,314 |
| Top 20% | 79% | 362 | $60,732,840 | $167,770 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 21% | 1,452 | $16,327,840 | $11,245 |
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