Commodity subsidies in Wayne County, Illinois totaled $182 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 80 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 43 | $48,475,669 | $1,127,341 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 86 | $74,277,481 | $863,692 |
| Top 3% | 51% | 129 | $92,124,433 | $714,143 |
| Top 4% | 58% | 173 | $106,172,607 | $613,714 |
| Top 5% | 64% | 216 | $117,159,189 | $542,404 |
| Top 6% | 69% | 259 | $125,615,113 | $485,000 |
| Top 7% | 73% | 302 | $132,231,856 | $437,854 |
| Top 8% | 75% | 346 | $137,524,557 | $397,470 |
| Top 9% | 78% | 389 | $141,812,148 | $364,556 |
| Top 10% | 80% | 432 | $145,434,222 | $336,653 |
| Top 11% | 82% | 475 | $148,546,528 | $312,730 |
| Top 12% | 83% | 519 | $151,394,675 | $291,705 |
| Top 13% | 84% | 562 | $153,842,873 | $273,742 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 605 | $156,034,952 | $257,909 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 649 | $158,042,751 | $243,517 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 692 | $159,810,593 | $230,940 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 735 | $161,387,787 | $219,575 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 778 | $162,795,611 | $209,249 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 822 | $164,112,905 | $199,651 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 865 | $165,296,682 | $191,094 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 3,462 | $16,922,826 | $4,888 |
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