Commodity Certificates payments in Illinois totaled $33.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 50 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 9 | $5,619,609 | $624,401 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 19 | $7,939,469 | $417,867 |
| Top 3% | 28% | 28 | $9,524,083 | $340,146 |
| Top 4% | 33% | 38 | $10,952,360 | $288,220 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 48 | $12,222,768 | $254,641 |
| Top 6% | 40% | 57 | $13,249,485 | $232,447 |
| Top 7% | 43% | 67 | $14,279,168 | $213,122 |
| Top 8% | 46% | 77 | $15,257,145 | $198,145 |
| Top 9% | 48% | 86 | $16,022,970 | $186,314 |
| Top 10% | 50% | 96 | $16,818,530 | $175,193 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 105 | $17,484,355 | $166,518 |
| Top 12% | 54% | 115 | $18,188,810 | $158,164 |
| Top 13% | 56% | 125 | $18,855,945 | $150,848 |
| Top 14% | 58% | 134 | $19,438,666 | $145,065 |
| Top 15% | 60% | 144 | $20,047,065 | $139,216 |
| Top 16% | 62% | 154 | $20,620,937 | $133,902 |
| Top 17% | 63% | 163 | $21,108,996 | $129,503 |
| Top 18% | 65% | 173 | $21,631,748 | $125,039 |
| Top 19% | 66% | 182 | $22,066,080 | $121,242 |
| Top 20% | 67% | 192 | $22,528,100 | $117,334 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 33% | 771 | $10,954,358 | $14,208 |
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