Commodity subsidies in Lake County, Illinois totaled $18.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 63 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 1 | $1,232,933 | $1,232,933 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 3 | $3,125,768 | $1,041,923 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 5 | $4,589,812 | $917,962 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 7 | $5,984,468 | $854,924 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 9 | $7,298,987 | $810,999 |
| Top 6% | 43% | 10 | $7,914,238 | $791,424 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 12 | $9,077,360 | $756,447 |
| Top 8% | 54% | 14 | $10,033,859 | $716,704 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 16 | $10,951,064 | $684,442 |
| Top 10% | 63% | 18 | $11,723,630 | $651,313 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 20 | $12,444,221 | $622,211 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 21 | $12,743,072 | $606,813 |
| Top 13% | 72% | 23 | $13,277,431 | $577,280 |
| Top 14% | 74% | 25 | $13,740,112 | $549,604 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 27 | $14,167,684 | $524,729 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 29 | $14,574,433 | $502,567 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 31 | $14,934,675 | $481,764 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 32 | $15,092,745 | $471,648 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 34 | $15,391,375 | $452,688 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 36 | $15,666,383 | $435,177 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 147 | $2,857,783 | $19,441 |
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