In North Carolina's Hardest-Hit rural counties, the Highest-Income Homeowners Typically Received the Most FEMA Housing Assistance

Applicant income is self-reported to FEMA. Charts depict the median amount of housing assistance. The hardest-hit counties are the 10 counties with the highest per-capita rates of homeowners receiving housing assistance. The rural counties include Ashe, Avery, Haywood, Henderson, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Watauga and Yancey. The chart does not include Buncombe County, which is classified as urban, is the area's most densely populated county, and is home to many regional and local nonprofits that assisted with FEMA applications and appeals.
Chart: Ren Larson, The AssemblySource: Federal Emergency Management Agency Individuals and Households Program, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural ClassificationsCreated with Datawrapper