Commodity subsidies in Brown County, Illinois totaled $4.7 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 60 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 14% | 3 | $658,298 | $219,433 |
| Top 2% | 23% | 6 | $1,067,206 | $177,868 |
| Top 3% | 30% | 10 | $1,407,236 | $140,724 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 13 | $1,633,051 | $125,619 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 17 | $1,913,283 | $112,546 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 20 | $2,110,656 | $105,533 |
| Top 7% | 50% | 24 | $2,340,131 | $97,505 |
| Top 8% | 54% | 27 | $2,490,385 | $92,236 |
| Top 9% | 57% | 31 | $2,661,157 | $85,844 |
| Top 10% | 60% | 34 | $2,781,321 | $81,804 |
| Top 11% | 63% | 38 | $2,925,817 | $76,995 |
| Top 12% | 65% | 41 | $3,025,518 | $73,793 |
| Top 13% | 67% | 44 | $3,118,382 | $70,872 |
| Top 14% | 69% | 48 | $3,229,372 | $67,279 |
| Top 15% | 71% | 51 | $3,306,926 | $64,842 |
| Top 16% | 73% | 55 | $3,404,325 | $61,897 |
| Top 17% | 75% | 58 | $3,475,114 | $59,916 |
| Top 18% | 77% | 62 | $3,560,620 | $57,429 |
| Top 19% | 78% | 65 | $3,620,785 | $55,704 |
| Top 20% | 79% | 69 | $3,695,949 | $53,564 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 21% | 277 | $956,232 | $3,452 |
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