Commodity subsidies in Alexander County, Illinois totaled $29.4 million from 1995-2020‡.
Congressional Districts in Alexander County, Illinois Receiving Commodity Payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
District |
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) | $4,666,220,651 | 23.8% | 23.8% |
| 2 | 18th District of Illinois (Rep. Darin LaHood) | $3,922,416,156 | 20.0% | 43.7% |
| 3 | 16th District of Illinois (Rep. Adam Kinzinger) | $3,418,093,711 | 17.4% | 61.2% |
| 4 | 17th District of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos) | $2,659,795,354 | 13.5% | 74.7% |
| 5 | 13th District of Illinois (Rep. Rodney Davis) | $2,143,292,246 | 10.9% | 85.6% |
| 6 | 12th District of Illinois (Rep. Mike Bost) | $849,248,793 | 4.3% | 89.9% |
| 7 | 14th District of Illinois (Rep. Lauren Underwood) | $536,484,263 | 2.7% | 92.7% |
| 8 | 2nd District of Illinois (Rep. Robin Kelly) | $369,110,257 | 1.9% | 94.6% |
| 9 | 1st District of Illinois (Rep. Bobby Rush) | $49,590,251 | 0.3% | 94.8% |
| 10 | 11th District of Illinois (Rep. Bill Foster) | $13,237,236 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| 11 | 6th District of Illinois (Rep. Sean Casten) | $6,514,861 | 0.0% | 94.9% |
| 12 | 3rd District of Illinois (Rep. Dan Lipinski) | $5,833,140 | 0.0% | 94.9% |
| 13 | 10th District of Illinois (Rep. Brad Schneider) | $5,700,959 | 0.0% | 95.0% |
| 14 | 8th District of Illinois (Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi) | $1,851,460 | 0.0% | 95.0% |
| 15 | 4th District of Illinois (Rep. Jesus Garcia) | $2,792 | 0.0% | 95.0% |
| 16 | 7th District of Illinois (Rep. Danny Davis) | $1,405 | 0.0% | 95.0% |
| 17 | 5th District of Illinois (Rep. Mike Quigley) | $1,185 | 0.0% | 95.0% |
| 18 | 9th District of Illinois (Rep. Janice Schakowsky) | $750 | 0.0% | 95.0% |
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 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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