Commodity subsidies in Illinois totaled $2.1 billion in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 62 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 882 | $381,920,991 | $433,017 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 1,765 | $558,632,469 | $316,506 |
| Top 3% | 34% | 2,648 | $696,286,690 | $262,948 |
| Top 4% | 40% | 3,530 | $811,722,259 | $229,950 |
| Top 5% | 44% | 4,413 | $911,820,412 | $206,621 |
| Top 6% | 49% | 5,296 | $1,000,329,387 | $188,884 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 6,179 | $1,079,912,749 | $174,771 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 7,061 | $1,151,396,276 | $163,064 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 7,944 | $1,216,166,155 | $153,092 |
| Top 10% | 62% | 8,827 | $1,274,986,031 | $144,442 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 9,710 | $1,328,849,985 | $136,854 |
| Top 12% | 67% | 10,592 | $1,378,342,508 | $130,131 |
| Top 13% | 69% | 11,475 | $1,423,760,757 | $124,075 |
| Top 14% | 71% | 12,358 | $1,465,606,650 | $118,596 |
| Top 15% | 73% | 13,240 | $1,504,163,077 | $113,607 |
| Top 16% | 75% | 14,123 | $1,539,808,350 | $109,028 |
| Top 17% | 77% | 15,006 | $1,572,806,920 | $104,812 |
| Top 18% | 78% | 15,889 | $1,603,282,715 | $100,905 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 16,771 | $1,631,389,264 | $97,274 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 17,654 | $1,657,496,490 | $93,888 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 70,619 | $395,181,600 | $5,596 |
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