Commodity subsidies in Livingston County, Illinois totaled $568 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 65 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 84 | $93,643,748 | $1,114,807 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 169 | $152,850,145 | $904,439 |
| Top 3% | 35% | 253 | $197,145,082 | $779,230 |
| Top 4% | 41% | 338 | $234,589,948 | $694,053 |
| Top 5% | 47% | 422 | $265,406,132 | $628,924 |
| Top 6% | 51% | 507 | $291,957,064 | $575,852 |
| Top 7% | 55% | 591 | $314,843,517 | $532,730 |
| Top 8% | 59% | 676 | $335,199,828 | $495,858 |
| Top 9% | 62% | 760 | $352,988,284 | $464,458 |
| Top 10% | 65% | 845 | $368,858,385 | $436,519 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 929 | $382,542,569 | $411,779 |
| Top 12% | 70% | 1,014 | $394,871,868 | $389,420 |
| Top 13% | 72% | 1,099 | $406,119,643 | $369,536 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 1,183 | $416,272,903 | $351,879 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 1,268 | $425,535,128 | $335,596 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 1,352 | $434,012,385 | $321,015 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 1,437 | $441,909,546 | $307,522 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 1,521 | $449,009,779 | $295,207 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 1,606 | $455,612,773 | $283,694 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 1,690 | $461,713,969 | $273,204 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 6,764 | $106,258,129 | $15,709 |
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