Total Subsidies payments in Illinois totaled $2.7 billion in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 64 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 1,085 | $445,351,617 | $410,462 |
| Top 2% | 29% | 2,170 | $655,269,201 | $301,967 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 3,255 | $817,520,669 | $251,158 |
| Top 4% | 41% | 4,340 | $951,906,782 | $219,333 |
| Top 5% | 47% | 5,425 | $1,067,794,986 | $196,829 |
| Top 6% | 51% | 6,510 | $1,169,172,771 | $179,596 |
| Top 7% | 55% | 7,595 | $1,258,806,449 | $165,741 |
| Top 8% | 58% | 8,680 | $1,338,317,503 | $154,184 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 9,765 | $1,409,402,866 | $144,332 |
| Top 10% | 64% | 10,850 | $1,473,635,105 | $135,819 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 11,935 | $1,531,805,799 | $128,346 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 13,021 | $1,584,627,765 | $121,698 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 14,106 | $1,632,794,756 | $115,752 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 15,191 | $1,676,926,841 | $110,390 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 16,276 | $1,717,278,023 | $105,510 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 17,361 | $1,754,186,099 | $101,042 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 18,446 | $1,788,004,101 | $96,932 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 19,531 | $1,819,130,497 | $93,141 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 20,616 | $1,847,884,855 | $89,634 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 21,701 | $1,874,478,922 | $86,378 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 86,808 | $420,644,640 | $4,846 |
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