Commodity subsidies in Menard County, Illinois totaled $154 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 69 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 21 | $31,590,488 | $1,504,309 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 43 | $49,364,647 | $1,148,015 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 65 | $61,717,765 | $949,504 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 87 | $71,928,922 | $826,769 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 109 | $80,494,559 | $738,482 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 131 | $87,607,331 | $668,758 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 153 | $93,620,497 | $611,899 |
| Top 8% | 64% | 175 | $98,670,923 | $563,834 |
| Top 9% | 67% | 197 | $103,025,882 | $522,974 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 219 | $106,926,360 | $488,248 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 241 | $110,388,805 | $458,045 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 263 | $113,518,957 | $431,631 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 285 | $116,345,933 | $408,231 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 307 | $118,917,086 | $387,352 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 329 | $121,279,020 | $368,629 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 351 | $123,430,479 | $351,654 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 373 | $125,348,045 | $336,054 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 395 | $127,126,284 | $321,839 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 417 | $128,768,540 | $308,797 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 439 | $130,284,388 | $296,775 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 1,758 | $24,004,647 | $13,655 |
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