Commodity subsidies in Alexander County, Illinois totaled $28.1 million from 1995-2019‡.
Congressional Districts in Alexander County, Illinois Receiving Commodity Payments, 1995-2019‡
| Rank |
District |
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
1995-2019‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) | $4,178,972,781 | 23.4% | 23.4% |
| 2 | 18th District of Illinois (Rep. Darin LaHood) | $3,551,363,203 | 19.8% | 43.2% |
| 3 | 16th District of Illinois (Rep. Adam Kinzinger) | $3,148,845,773 | 17.6% | 60.8% |
| 4 | 17th District of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos) | $2,442,243,294 | 13.6% | 74.4% |
| 5 | 13th District of Illinois (Rep. Rodney Davis) | $1,945,493,371 | 10.9% | 85.3% |
| 6 | 12th District of Illinois (Rep. Mike Bost) | $753,741,348 | 4.2% | 89.5% |
| 7 | 14th District of Illinois (Rep. Lauren Underwood) | $495,091,903 | 2.8% | 92.3% |
| 8 | 2nd District of Illinois (Rep. Robin Kelly) | $343,142,365 | 1.9% | 94.2% |
| 9 | 1st District of Illinois (Rep. Bobby Rush) | $45,844,441 | 0.3% | 94.5% |
| 10 | 11th District of Illinois (Rep. Bill Foster) | $13,043,052 | 0.1% | 94.5% |
| 11 | 10th District of Illinois (Rep. Brad Schneider) | $6,718,930 | 0.0% | 94.6% |
| 12 | 6th District of Illinois (Rep. Sean Casten) | $6,627,747 | 0.0% | 94.6% |
| 13 | 3rd District of Illinois (Rep. Dan Lipinski) | $5,568,427 | 0.0% | 94.6% |
| 14 | 8th District of Illinois (Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi) | $1,751,378 | 0.0% | 94.6% |
| 15 | 7th District of Illinois (Rep. Danny Davis) | $1,405 | 0.0% | 94.6% |
NOTE: Not all recipients were able to be placed into Congressional Districts
so the District total may not total 100%. Nationally 96% of all program monies were designated into a Congressional District
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ 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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