Commodity subsidies in Illinois totaled $17.9 billion from 1995-2019‡.
From 1995 to 2019, 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 1995-2019‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 2,605 | $3,322,858,720 | $1,275,570 |
| Top 2% | 30% | 5,210 | $5,367,048,628 | $1,030,144 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 7,815 | $6,940,449,572 | $888,093 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 10,420 | $8,226,539,775 | $789,495 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 13,025 | $9,298,154,022 | $713,870 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 15,630 | $10,207,839,077 | $653,093 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 18,235 | $10,989,124,346 | $602,639 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 20,841 | $11,662,525,163 | $559,595 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 23,446 | $12,247,387,444 | $522,366 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 26,051 | $12,757,882,807 | $489,727 |
| Top 11% | 74% | 28,656 | $13,204,401,426 | $460,790 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 31,261 | $13,597,411,625 | $434,964 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 33,866 | $13,945,605,458 | $411,788 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 36,471 | $14,256,523,683 | $390,900 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 39,077 | $14,534,248,011 | $371,939 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 41,682 | $14,783,679,230 | $354,678 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 44,287 | $15,009,384,233 | $338,912 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 46,892 | $15,214,420,025 | $324,457 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 49,497 | $15,401,365,919 | $311,158 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 52,102 | $15,572,666,442 | $298,888 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 208,412 | $2,324,247,447 | $11,152 |
‡ 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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