Commodity subsidies in Bureau County, Illinois totaled $22.5 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 49 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 11 | $2,479,936 | $225,449 |
| Top 2% | 18% | 22 | $4,000,948 | $181,861 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 33 | $5,245,066 | $158,941 |
| Top 4% | 29% | 45 | $6,420,252 | $142,672 |
| Top 5% | 33% | 56 | $7,368,330 | $131,577 |
| Top 6% | 37% | 67 | $8,243,557 | $123,038 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 79 | $9,123,764 | $115,491 |
| Top 8% | 44% | 90 | $9,816,723 | $109,075 |
| Top 9% | 47% | 101 | $10,451,226 | $103,477 |
| Top 10% | 49% | 113 | $11,086,130 | $98,107 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 124 | $11,634,032 | $93,823 |
| Top 12% | 54% | 135 | $12,165,295 | $90,113 |
| Top 13% | 56% | 146 | $12,672,628 | $86,799 |
| Top 14% | 59% | 158 | $13,193,432 | $83,503 |
| Top 15% | 61% | 169 | $13,640,698 | $80,714 |
| Top 16% | 63% | 180 | $14,063,458 | $78,130 |
| Top 17% | 65% | 192 | $14,496,554 | $75,503 |
| Top 18% | 66% | 203 | $14,875,596 | $73,279 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 214 | $15,238,808 | $71,209 |
| Top 20% | 69% | 226 | $15,611,775 | $69,079 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 31% | 904 | $6,856,601 | $7,585 |
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