Subtotal, Disaster Payments in the United States totaled $31.0 billion from 1995-2016.
From 1995 to 2016, 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 1995-2016 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 14,905 | $6,695,774,263 | $449,230 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 29,811 | $10,051,218,940 | $337,165 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 44,717 | $12,523,195,645 | $280,054 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 59,623 | $14,482,708,694 | $242,905 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 74,529 | $16,097,391,428 | $215,988 |
| Top 6% | 56% | 89,434 | $17,466,792,412 | $195,304 |
| Top 7% | 60% | 104,340 | $18,646,140,253 | $178,706 |
| Top 8% | 63% | 119,246 | $19,674,851,755 | $164,994 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 134,152 | $20,578,447,804 | $153,397 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 149,058 | $21,378,932,236 | $143,427 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 163,963 | $22,094,191,208 | $134,751 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 178,869 | $22,736,224,988 | $127,111 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 193,775 | $23,316,885,463 | $120,330 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 208,681 | $23,843,971,538 | $114,260 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 223,587 | $24,323,994,767 | $108,790 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 238,492 | $24,763,005,709 | $103,832 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 253,398 | $25,165,514,679 | $99,312 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 268,304 | $25,535,929,649 | $95,175 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 283,210 | $25,877,758,198 | $91,373 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 298,116 | $26,193,725,623 | $87,864 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 1,192,464 | $4,804,886,977 | $4,029 |
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