Total Subsidies payments in Illinois totaled $34.7 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 71 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 3,228 | $5,221,199,311 | $1,617,472 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 6,457 | $8,262,010,772 | $1,279,543 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 9,686 | $10,553,524,488 | $1,089,565 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 12,914 | $12,396,279,059 | $959,910 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 16,143 | $13,910,280,478 | $861,691 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 19,372 | $15,178,203,560 | $783,512 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 22,600 | $16,253,844,554 | $719,197 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 25,829 | $17,176,834,954 | $665,021 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 29,058 | $17,973,776,595 | $618,548 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 32,286 | $18,666,669,977 | $578,166 |
| Top 11% | 74% | 35,515 | $19,275,207,728 | $542,734 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 38,744 | $19,812,640,618 | $511,373 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 41,972 | $20,291,772,786 | $483,460 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 45,201 | $20,720,325,870 | $458,404 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 48,430 | $21,106,427,293 | $435,813 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 51,658 | $21,456,293,796 | $415,353 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 54,887 | $21,774,853,520 | $396,722 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 58,116 | $22,066,225,217 | $379,693 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 61,344 | $22,334,046,150 | $364,079 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 64,573 | $22,581,155,806 | $349,700 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 258,294 | $3,589,092,277 | $13,895 |
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