Commodity subsidies in Lake County, Illinois totaled $18.5 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | 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 | $7,908,968 | $790,897 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 12 | $9,072,090 | $756,007 |
| Top 8% | 54% | 14 | $10,028,588 | $716,328 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 16 | $10,945,794 | $684,112 |
| Top 10% | 63% | 18 | $11,718,360 | $651,020 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 20 | $12,438,951 | $621,948 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 21 | $12,737,801 | $606,562 |
| Top 13% | 72% | 23 | $13,272,160 | $577,050 |
| Top 14% | 74% | 25 | $13,734,842 | $549,394 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 27 | $14,162,414 | $524,534 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 29 | $14,569,163 | $502,385 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 30 | $14,765,503 | $492,183 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 32 | $15,087,474 | $471,484 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 34 | $15,386,105 | $452,532 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 36 | $15,661,113 | $435,031 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 146 | $2,852,083 | $19,535 |
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