Wheat Subsidies in Illinois totaled $907 million from 1995-2017.
From 1995 to 2017, 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 1995-2017 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 1,275 | $189,409,542 | $148,557 |
| Top 2% | 36% | 2,550 | $278,247,081 | $109,117 |
| Top 3% | 45% | 3,825 | $340,506,167 | $89,021 |
| Top 4% | 51% | 5,100 | $388,285,277 | $76,134 |
| Top 5% | 56% | 6,376 | $426,994,622 | $66,969 |
| Top 6% | 60% | 7,651 | $459,033,499 | $59,997 |
| Top 7% | 64% | 8,926 | $486,211,221 | $54,471 |
| Top 8% | 67% | 10,201 | $509,665,101 | $49,962 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 11,476 | $530,178,795 | $46,199 |
| Top 10% | 72% | 12,752 | $548,216,202 | $42,991 |
| Top 11% | 74% | 14,027 | $564,247,609 | $40,226 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 15,302 | $578,534,604 | $37,808 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 16,577 | $591,428,911 | $35,678 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 17,853 | $603,126,635 | $33,783 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 19,128 | $613,756,959 | $32,087 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 20,403 | $623,437,016 | $30,556 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 21,678 | $632,328,626 | $29,169 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 22,953 | $640,519,805 | $27,906 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 24,229 | $648,114,636 | $26,750 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 25,504 | $655,158,586 | $25,688 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 102,018 | $107,860,662 | $1,057 |
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