Disaster payments in 27th District of Texas (Rep. Michael Cloud) totaled $134 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of disaster payment recipients were paid 77 percent of disaster payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 37% | 27 | $49,131,811 | $1,819,697 |
| Top 2% | 46% | 55 | $61,479,792 | $1,117,814 |
| Top 3% | 53% | 83 | $70,410,071 | $848,314 |
| Top 4% | 58% | 111 | $77,573,472 | $698,860 |
| Top 5% | 62% | 139 | $83,484,621 | $600,609 |
| Top 6% | 66% | 167 | $88,552,655 | $530,255 |
| Top 7% | 70% | 195 | $92,917,064 | $476,498 |
| Top 8% | 72% | 223 | $96,676,413 | $433,527 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 251 | $100,028,047 | $398,518 |
| Top 10% | 77% | 279 | $102,831,879 | $368,573 |
| Top 11% | 79% | 307 | $105,274,623 | $342,914 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 335 | $107,445,610 | $320,733 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 363 | $109,399,645 | $301,376 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 391 | $111,177,019 | $284,340 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 419 | $112,789,758 | $269,188 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 447 | $114,287,901 | $255,678 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 475 | $115,654,991 | $243,484 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 503 | $116,887,886 | $232,381 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 531 | $118,026,048 | $222,271 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 559 | $119,081,478 | $213,026 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 2,236 | $14,587,452 | $6,524 |
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