Disaster payments in Wheeler County, Texas totaled $40.8 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 69 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 24% | 9 | $9,734,861 | $1,081,651 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 19 | $14,438,271 | $759,909 |
| Top 3% | 43% | 29 | $17,529,041 | $604,450 |
| Top 4% | 48% | 38 | $19,598,113 | $515,740 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 48 | $21,481,442 | $447,530 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 58 | $23,130,812 | $398,807 |
| Top 7% | 60% | 67 | $24,481,343 | $365,393 |
| Top 8% | 63% | 77 | $25,866,137 | $335,924 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 87 | $27,112,757 | $311,641 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 96 | $28,074,367 | $292,441 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 106 | $29,023,303 | $273,805 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 116 | $29,857,883 | $257,396 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 125 | $30,540,500 | $244,324 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 135 | $31,252,180 | $231,498 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 145 | $31,910,380 | $220,072 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 154 | $32,448,524 | $210,705 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 164 | $32,993,943 | $201,183 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 174 | $33,496,497 | $192,509 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 183 | $33,919,729 | $185,354 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 193 | $34,363,635 | $178,050 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 775 | $6,439,218 | $8,309 |
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