Direct Payment Program payments in Illinois totaled $628,877 in 2017
Counties in Illinois Receiving Direct Payment Program payments, 2017
| Rank |
County |
Direct Payment Program
2017 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Champaign County, Illinois | $60,730 | 9.7% | 9.7% |
| 2 | Christian County, Illinois | $54,696 | 8.7% | 18.4% |
| 3 | DeKalb County, Illinois | $42,674 | 6.8% | 25.1% |
| 4 | Will County, Illinois | $38,216 | 6.1% | 31.2% |
| 5 | Moultrie County, Illinois | $31,186 | 5.0% | 36.2% |
| 6 | Grundy County, Illinois | $29,907 | 4.8% | 40.9% |
| 7 | Ogle County, Illinois | $29,479 | 4.7% | 45.6% |
| 8 | Kane County, Illinois | $27,278 | 4.3% | 50.0% |
| 9 | Winnebago County, Illinois | $25,596 | 4.1% | 54.0% |
| 10 | Williamson County, Illinois | $20,426 | 3.2% | 57.3% |
| 11 | La Salle County, Illinois | $20,166 | 3.2% | 60.5% |
| 12 | Livingston County, Illinois | $18,729 | 3.0% | 63.5% |
| 13 | Madison County, Illinois | $18,277 | 2.9% | 66.4% |
| 14 | Warren County, Illinois | $16,446 | 2.6% | 69.0% |
| 15 | Lee County, Illinois | $15,578 | 2.5% | 71.5% |
| 16 | Iroquois County, Illinois | $14,546 | 2.3% | 73.8% |
| 17 | McHenry County, Illinois | $14,103 | 2.2% | 76.0% |
| 18 | Washington County, Illinois | $13,860 | 2.2% | 78.2% |
| 19 | Piatt County, Illinois | $13,676 | 2.2% | 80.4% |
| 20 | Kankakee County, Illinois | $13,607 | 2.2% | 82.6% |
| 21 | Stephenson County, Illinois | $12,564 | 2.0% | 84.6% |
| 22 | Fayette County, Illinois | $9,547 | 1.5% | 86.1% |
| 23 | Fulton County, Illinois | $8,731 | 1.4% | 87.5% |
| 24 | McLean County, Illinois | $8,390 | 1.3% | 88.8% |
| 25 | Sangamon County, Illinois | $6,546 | 1.0% | 89.8% |
| 26 | Franklin County, Illinois | $6,000 | 1.0% | 90.8% |
| 27 | Saline County, Illinois | $5,862 | 0.9% | 91.7% |
| 28 | Hardin County, Illinois | $5,590 | 0.9% | 92.6% |
| 29 | Gallatin County, Illinois | $5,518 | 0.9% | 93.5% |
| 30 | Effingham County, Illinois | $5,306 | 0.8% | 94.3% |
| 31 | Jersey County, Illinois | $5,188 | 0.8% | 95.2% |
| 32 | Cook County, Illinois | $4,302 | 0.7% | 95.8% |
| 33 | Peoria County, Illinois | $3,680 | 0.6% | 96.4% |
| 34 | Jasper County, Illinois | $3,507 | 0.6% | 97.0% |
| 35 | De Witt County, Illinois | $3,323 | 0.5% | 97.5% |
| 36 | Richland County, Illinois | $3,211 | 0.5% | 98.0% |
| 37 | Douglas County, Illinois | $3,148 | 0.5% | 98.5% |
| 38 | Vermilion County, Illinois | $3,084 | 0.5% | 99.0% |
| 39 | Massac County, Illinois | $2,899 | 0.5% | 99.5% |
| 40 | Pike County, Illinois | $2,817 | 0.4% | 99.9% |
| 41 | Putnam County, Illinois | $2,723 | 0.4% | 100.4% |
| 42 | White County, Illinois | $2,661 | 0.4% | 100.8% |
| 43 | Macoupin County, Illinois | $2,475 | 0.4% | 101.2% |
| 44 | Ford County, Illinois | $2,234 | 0.4% | 101.5% |
| 45 | Montgomery County, Illinois | $1,846 | 0.3% | 101.8% |
| 46 | Greene County, Illinois | $942 | 0.1% | 102.0% |
| 47 | Shelby County, Illinois | $840 | 0.1% | 102.1% |
| 48 | Marshall County, Illinois | $644 | 0.1% | 102.2% |
| 49 | Macon County, Illinois | $626 | 0.1% | 102.3% |
| 50 | Pope County, Illinois | $546 | 0.1% | 102.4% |
| 51 | Perry County, Illinois | $6 | 0.0% | 102.4% |
| 52 | Cumberland County, Illinois | $5 | 0.0% | 102.4% |
| 53 | Morgan County, Illinois | $-15,061 | -2.4% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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