Disaster payments in Sterling County, Texas totaled $10.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 1 | $713,752 | $713,752 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 3 | $1,740,223 | $580,074 |
| Top 3% | 26% | 5 | $2,681,878 | $536,376 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 7 | $3,515,248 | $502,178 |
| Top 5% | 40% | 9 | $4,131,790 | $459,088 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 11 | $4,678,431 | $425,312 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 13 | $5,139,859 | $395,374 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 14 | $5,354,649 | $382,475 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 16 | $5,732,719 | $358,295 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 18 | $6,032,334 | $335,130 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 20 | $6,318,090 | $315,904 |
| Top 12% | 63% | 22 | $6,593,062 | $299,685 |
| Top 13% | 66% | 24 | $6,858,651 | $285,777 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 26 | $7,088,969 | $272,653 |
| Top 15% | 70% | 28 | $7,309,339 | $261,048 |
| Top 16% | 71% | 29 | $7,416,098 | $255,728 |
| Top 17% | 73% | 31 | $7,623,976 | $245,935 |
| Top 18% | 75% | 33 | $7,821,869 | $237,026 |
| Top 19% | 77% | 35 | $8,010,322 | $228,866 |
| Top 20% | 79% | 37 | $8,190,385 | $221,362 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 21% | 150 | $2,204,277 | $14,695 |
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