Commodity subsidies in Illinois totaled $21.6 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 73 percent of commodity payments.
Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
---|---|---|---|---|
Top 1% | 20% | 2,791 | $4,295,459,865 | $1,539,040 |
Top 2% | 32% | 5,582 | $6,838,686,582 | $1,225,132 |
Top 3% | 41% | 8,373 | $8,779,243,462 | $1,048,518 |
Top 4% | 48% | 11,165 | $10,349,078,030 | $926,921 |
Top 5% | 54% | 13,956 | $11,647,557,444 | $834,591 |
Top 6% | 59% | 16,747 | $12,738,496,509 | $760,643 |
Top 7% | 63% | 19,538 | $13,667,338,434 | $699,526 |
Top 8% | 67% | 22,330 | $14,463,277,524 | $647,706 |
Top 9% | 70% | 25,121 | $15,149,488,947 | $603,061 |
Top 10% | 73% | 27,912 | $15,743,234,242 | $564,031 |
Top 11% | 75% | 30,703 | $16,260,632,566 | $529,611 |
Top 12% | 77% | 33,495 | $16,712,967,302 | $498,969 |
Top 13% | 79% | 36,286 | $17,112,130,427 | $471,590 |
Top 14% | 81% | 39,077 | $17,466,557,762 | $446,978 |
Top 15% | 82% | 41,869 | $17,782,954,323 | $424,728 |
Top 16% | 84% | 44,660 | $18,066,329,263 | $404,530 |
Top 17% | 85% | 47,451 | $18,321,893,636 | $386,122 |
Top 18% | 86% | 50,242 | $18,554,150,673 | $369,296 |
Top 19% | 87% | 53,034 | $18,766,134,059 | $353,851 |
Top 20% | 88% | 55,825 | $18,960,048,024 | $339,634 |
Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 223,302 | $2,622,621,090 | $11,745 |