Commodity subsidies in Mercer County, Illinois totaled $262 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%14%23$37,145,536$1,615,023
Top 2%24%46$63,652,882$1,383,758
Top 3%32%69$84,672,166$1,227,133
Top 4%39%92$101,976,343$1,108,439
Top 5%45%115$117,184,810$1,018,998
Top 6%50%138$130,583,340$946,256
Top 7%54%161$142,308,941$883,906
Top 8%58%184$152,803,074$830,451
Top 9%62%207$162,175,330$783,456
Top 10%65%230$170,756,381$742,419
Top 11%68%253$178,284,225$704,681
Top 12%71%276$184,880,553$669,857
Top 13%73%299$190,778,133$638,054
Top 14%75%322$196,139,703$609,130
Top 15%77%345$200,989,303$582,578
Top 16%78%368$205,365,653$558,059
Top 17%80%391$209,234,121$535,126
Top 18%81%414$212,824,687$514,069
Top 19%82%437$216,150,685$494,624
Top 20%84%461$219,362,338$475,840
Remaining 80% of recips.16%1,844$42,692,675$23,152
 

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