Commodity subsidies in Illinois totaled $16.7 billion from 1995-2017.
From 1995 to 2017, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 71 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2017 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 18% | 2,528 | $3,054,762,119 | $1,208,371 |
| Top 2% | 30% | 5,056 | $4,943,517,001 | $977,753 |
| Top 3% | 38% | 7,584 | $6,399,085,120 | $843,761 |
| Top 4% | 45% | 10,112 | $7,592,635,584 | $750,854 |
| Top 5% | 51% | 12,640 | $8,591,385,096 | $679,698 |
| Top 6% | 56% | 15,168 | $9,442,123,537 | $622,503 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 17,696 | $10,174,548,123 | $574,963 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 20,224 | $10,808,505,506 | $534,440 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 22,752 | $11,360,509,475 | $499,319 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 25,280 | $11,843,120,923 | $468,478 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 27,808 | $12,266,032,251 | $441,097 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 30,336 | $12,638,897,908 | $416,630 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 32,864 | $12,969,319,345 | $394,636 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 35,392 | $13,264,550,225 | $374,790 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 37,920 | $13,528,665,557 | $356,769 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 40,448 | $13,766,422,535 | $340,349 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 42,976 | $13,981,860,771 | $325,341 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 45,504 | $14,177,748,740 | $311,571 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 48,032 | $14,356,401,191 | $298,892 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 50,560 | $14,520,043,486 | $287,184 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 202,240 | $2,207,540,321 | $10,915 |
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