Wheat Subsidies in Illinois totaled $945 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of wheat subsidy recipients were paid 72 percent of wheat subsidies.
Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
---|---|---|---|---|
Top 1% | 25% | 1,287 | $196,696,794 | $152,834 |
Top 2% | 37% | 2,574 | $287,826,195 | $111,821 |
Top 3% | 45% | 3,862 | $351,409,147 | $90,991 |
Top 4% | 51% | 5,149 | $400,083,682 | $77,701 |
Top 5% | 56% | 6,436 | $439,427,294 | $68,276 |
Top 6% | 61% | 7,724 | $471,980,098 | $61,106 |
Top 7% | 64% | 9,011 | $499,565,679 | $55,440 |
Top 8% | 67% | 10,298 | $523,346,431 | $50,820 |
Top 9% | 70% | 11,586 | $544,142,757 | $46,966 |
Top 10% | 72% | 12,873 | $562,386,143 | $43,687 |
Top 11% | 74% | 14,160 | $578,618,826 | $40,863 |
Top 12% | 76% | 15,448 | $593,078,040 | $38,392 |
Top 13% | 78% | 16,735 | $606,129,958 | $36,219 |
Top 14% | 79% | 18,022 | $617,953,259 | $34,289 |
Top 15% | 81% | 19,310 | $628,704,455 | $32,558 |
Top 16% | 82% | 20,597 | $638,486,636 | $30,999 |
Top 17% | 83% | 21,884 | $647,469,201 | $29,586 |
Top 18% | 84% | 23,172 | $655,756,932 | $28,300 |
Top 19% | 85% | 24,459 | $663,426,626 | $27,124 |
Top 20% | 86% | 25,746 | $670,543,012 | $26,045 |
Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 102,988 | $108,677,183 | $1,055 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.