Total Subsidies payments in Illinois totaled $32.7 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 3,151 | $5,045,707,320 | $1,601,304 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 6,302 | $7,998,535,942 | $1,269,206 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 9,453 | $10,229,218,647 | $1,082,113 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 12,604 | $12,025,085,117 | $954,069 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 15,755 | $13,504,517,014 | $857,158 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 18,906 | $14,745,000,938 | $779,911 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 22,057 | $15,799,541,481 | $716,305 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 25,208 | $16,704,297,961 | $662,659 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 28,359 | $17,486,855,060 | $616,625 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 31,510 | $18,167,341,429 | $576,558 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 34,661 | $18,764,689,745 | $541,378 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 37,812 | $19,291,969,868 | $510,208 |
| Top 13% | 77% | 40,963 | $19,762,236,205 | $482,441 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 44,114 | $20,183,810,199 | $457,538 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 47,266 | $20,563,192,333 | $435,053 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 50,417 | $20,906,933,845 | $414,680 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 53,568 | $21,219,761,884 | $396,128 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 56,719 | $21,505,984,877 | $379,167 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 59,870 | $21,768,961,860 | $363,604 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 63,021 | $22,011,529,180 | $349,273 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 252,086 | $3,533,211,215 | $14,016 |
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