Highest Disaster Spending Per Capita

Top 25 U.S. cities with the highest and lowest federal disaster public assistance spending per capita. Only cities with populations above 20,000.

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Top 25 — Most Spending

Source: FEMA
#CityPopulationFederal PA $/Capita
1East Massapequa, NY20,142$231,626
2Lynbrook, NY20,251$230,379
3West Hempstead, NY20,762$224,709
4North Bellmore, NY20,776$224,557
5Mineola, NY21,082$221,298
6Merrick, NY21,816$213,852
7Massapequa, NY21,822$213,794
8Garden City, NY22,866$204,032
9Rockville Centre, NY25,770$181,040
10Plainview, NY26,251$177,723
11Glen Cove, NY28,101$166,023
12Franklin Square, NY30,559$152,669
13Oceanside, NY31,907$146,219
14Baldwin, NY33,595$138,872
15Uniondale, NY33,637$138,699
16Long Beach, NY34,741$134,291
17East Meadow, NY35,806$130,297
18Elmont, NY36,436$128,044
19Valley Stream, NY40,278$115,830
20La Cañada Flintridge, CA20,094$113,057
21Lennox, CA20,289$111,970
22Lomita, CA20,409$111,312
23Stevenson Ranch, CA21,317$106,571
24Hicksville, NY43,868$106,351
25Freeport, NY44,102$105,787

Bottom 25 — Least Spending

Source: FEMA
#CityPopulationFederal PA $/Capita
1Midland, TX133,998$0
2Erie, PA94,156$0
3Amarillo, TX200,945$0
4Pocatello, ID57,152$1
5Clovis, NM38,153$1
6Rexburg, ID39,589$2
7Idaho Falls, ID66,672$2
8Pahrump, NV45,811$3
9East Lansing, MI45,394$3
10Pueblo, CO111,514$3
11Jackson, MI31,206$4
12Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA126,987$5
13El Paso, TX678,147$5
14Rock Springs, WY23,229$6
15Marion, OH35,771$6
16Manitowoc, WI34,553$6
17Eau Claire, WI69,274$6
18Nampa, ID106,289$7
19Lansing, MI112,546$8
20Monroe, MI20,330$8
21Tooele, UT37,265$8
22Adrian, MI20,493$9
23Sandusky, OH24,748$9
24Rockford, IL147,649$9
25Rockwall, TX49,605$9

East Massapequa, NY ranks #1 for most spending among U.S. cities with populations over 20,000, with a value of $231,626. Rounding out the top cities are Lynbrook, NY, West Hempstead, NY, North Bellmore, NY. On the other end, Midland, TX has the least spending value at $0. This ranking includes only cities with populations above 20,000. Data sourced from FEMA.

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