Commodity subsidies in Illinois totaled $19.6 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 | $3,764,936,201 | $1,392,873 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 5,406 | $6,039,452,616 | $1,117,176 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 8,109 | $7,784,930,108 | $960,036 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 10,812 | $9,205,096,549 | $851,378 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 13,515 | $10,382,578,289 | $768,226 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 16,218 | $11,376,899,386 | $701,498 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 18,921 | $12,228,027,564 | $646,268 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 21,624 | $12,960,132,990 | $599,340 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 24,327 | $13,594,165,818 | $558,810 |
| Top 10% | 72% | 27,030 | $14,146,072,135 | $523,347 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 29,733 | $14,627,169,834 | $491,951 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 32,436 | $15,049,175,461 | $463,965 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 35,139 | $15,422,245,204 | $438,893 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 37,842 | $15,753,277,237 | $416,291 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 40,545 | $16,049,155,884 | $395,836 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 43,248 | $16,314,645,917 | $377,235 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 45,951 | $16,554,781,199 | $360,270 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 48,654 | $16,772,833,295 | $344,737 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 51,357 | $16,972,052,988 | $330,472 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 54,060 | $17,154,598,492 | $317,325 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 216,241 | $2,479,129,576 | $11,465 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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