Commodity subsidies in Illinois totaled $19.7 billion from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 72 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 2,703 | $3,769,997,754 | $1,394,746 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 5,406 | $6,046,563,390 | $1,118,491 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 8,109 | $7,794,048,533 | $961,160 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 10,813 | $9,215,757,865 | $852,285 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 13,516 | $10,394,425,371 | $769,046 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 16,219 | $11,389,589,068 | $702,237 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 18,923 | $12,241,620,678 | $646,918 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 21,626 | $12,974,202,996 | $599,935 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 24,329 | $13,608,805,973 | $559,366 |
| Top 10% | 72% | 27,033 | $14,161,171,027 | $523,848 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 29,736 | $14,642,460,616 | $492,415 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 32,439 | $15,064,729,432 | $464,402 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 35,143 | $15,438,149,412 | $439,295 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 37,846 | $15,769,398,629 | $416,673 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 40,549 | $16,065,550,132 | $396,201 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 43,253 | $16,331,317,972 | $377,577 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 45,956 | $16,571,562,587 | $360,596 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 48,659 | $16,789,677,239 | $345,048 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 51,363 | $16,989,036,919 | $330,764 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 54,066 | $17,171,656,408 | $317,605 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 216,267 | $2,479,851,550 | $11,467 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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