Disaster payments in Tennessee totaled $415 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 71 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 28% | 568 | $115,666,971 | $203,639 |
| Top 2% | 39% | 1,136 | $162,431,857 | $142,986 |
| Top 3% | 47% | 1,704 | $194,057,880 | $113,884 |
| Top 4% | 53% | 2,272 | $217,982,972 | $95,943 |
| Top 5% | 57% | 2,840 | $236,444,256 | $83,255 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 3,408 | $251,531,885 | $73,806 |
| Top 7% | 64% | 3,976 | $264,222,205 | $66,454 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 4,544 | $275,109,264 | $60,543 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 5,112 | $284,620,711 | $55,677 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 5,681 | $293,112,755 | $51,595 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 6,249 | $300,712,602 | $48,122 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 6,817 | $307,558,040 | $45,116 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 7,385 | $313,805,974 | $42,492 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 7,953 | $319,527,274 | $40,177 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 8,521 | $324,781,454 | $38,115 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 9,089 | $329,630,314 | $36,267 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 9,657 | $334,130,043 | $34,600 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 10,225 | $338,316,126 | $33,087 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 10,793 | $342,228,395 | $31,708 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 11,362 | $345,894,125 | $30,443 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 45,448 | $69,139,992 | $1,521 |
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