USDA subsidies in Illinois totaled $27.1 billion from 1995-2019‡.
Total USDA - Subsidies in Illinois by Congressional District, 1995-2019‡
| Rank |
District |
Total USDA - Subsidies
1995-2019‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) | $5,110,909,053 | 18.9% | 18.9% |
| 2 | 18th District of Illinois (Rep. Darin LaHood) | $4,202,153,751 | 15.5% | 34.4% |
| 3 | 16th District of Illinois (Rep. Adam Kinzinger) | $3,474,767,323 | 12.8% | 47.2% |
| 4 | 17th District of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos) | $2,870,746,978 | 10.6% | 57.8% |
| 5 | 13th District of Illinois (Rep. Rodney Davis) | $2,239,647,823 | 8.3% | 66.0% |
| 6 | 12th District of Illinois (Rep. Mike Bost) | $1,006,051,444 | 3.7% | 69.8% |
| 7 | 14th District of Illinois (Rep. Lauren Underwood) | $520,178,441 | 1.9% | 71.7% |
| 8 | 2nd District of Illinois (Rep. Robin Kelly) | $364,843,459 | 1.3% | 73.0% |
| 9 | 1st District of Illinois (Rep. Bobby Rush) | $47,090,320 | 0.2% | 73.2% |
| 10 | 11th District of Illinois (Rep. Bill Foster) | $13,377,455 | 0.0% | 73.2% |
| 11 | 10th District of Illinois (Rep. Brad Schneider) | $7,098,257 | 0.0% | 73.3% |
| 12 | 6th District of Illinois (Rep. Sean Casten) | $7,007,353 | 0.0% | 73.3% |
| 13 | 3rd District of Illinois (Rep. Dan Lipinski) | $5,915,587 | 0.0% | 73.3% |
| 14 | 8th District of Illinois (Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi) | $2,062,889 | 0.0% | 73.3% |
| 15 | 7th District of Illinois (Rep. Danny Davis) | $1,405 | 0.0% | 73.3% |
NOTE: Not all recipients were able to be placed into Congressional Districts
so the District total may not total 100%. Nationally 96% of all program monies were designated into a Congressional District
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and April 30, 2019.
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