Disaster payments in 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff) totaled $104 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% | 23% | 69 | $24,247,157 | $351,408 |
| Top 2% | 33% | 139 | $34,493,981 | $248,158 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 209 | $42,077,172 | $201,326 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 279 | $48,377,798 | $173,397 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 349 | $53,677,556 | $153,804 |
| Top 6% | 56% | 419 | $58,271,517 | $139,073 |
| Top 7% | 60% | 489 | $62,133,342 | $127,062 |
| Top 8% | 63% | 559 | $65,536,791 | $117,239 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 628 | $68,481,427 | $109,047 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 698 | $71,127,536 | $101,902 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 768 | $73,471,617 | $95,666 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 838 | $75,563,080 | $90,171 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 908 | $77,459,808 | $85,308 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 978 | $79,182,315 | $80,964 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 1,048 | $80,757,922 | $77,059 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 1,118 | $82,210,338 | $73,533 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 1,187 | $83,532,446 | $70,373 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 1,257 | $84,783,021 | $67,449 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 1,327 | $85,951,446 | $64,771 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 1,397 | $87,045,401 | $62,309 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 5,591 | $16,662,061 | $2,980 |
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