Total Subsidies payments in Illinois totaled $1.4 billion in 2021
In 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 58 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 993 | $131,315,564 | $132,241 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 1,986 | $199,083,448 | $100,243 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 2,979 | $251,200,217 | $84,324 |
| Top 4% | 36% | 3,972 | $295,241,151 | $74,331 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 4,965 | $333,593,104 | $67,189 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 5,958 | $367,492,332 | $61,680 |
| Top 7% | 48% | 6,951 | $397,657,425 | $57,209 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 7,944 | $424,977,151 | $53,497 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 8,938 | $449,900,766 | $50,336 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 9,931 | $472,659,992 | $47,594 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 10,924 | $493,602,547 | $45,185 |
| Top 12% | 63% | 11,917 | $512,934,546 | $43,042 |
| Top 13% | 65% | 12,910 | $530,760,513 | $41,112 |
| Top 14% | 67% | 13,903 | $547,236,262 | $39,361 |
| Top 15% | 69% | 14,896 | $562,545,490 | $37,765 |
| Top 16% | 70% | 15,889 | $576,816,031 | $36,303 |
| Top 17% | 72% | 16,883 | $590,181,344 | $34,957 |
| Top 18% | 73% | 17,876 | $602,661,340 | $33,713 |
| Top 19% | 75% | 18,869 | $614,323,165 | $32,557 |
| Top 20% | 76% | 19,862 | $625,213,576 | $31,478 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 24% | 79,450 | $195,226,260 | $2,457 |
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