Commodity subsidies in Ford County, Illinois totaled $255 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 66 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 40 | $47,230,660 | $1,180,767 |
| Top 2% | 29% | 80 | $74,377,168 | $929,715 |
| Top 3% | 37% | 120 | $95,056,113 | $792,134 |
| Top 4% | 44% | 160 | $111,227,516 | $695,172 |
| Top 5% | 49% | 200 | $124,332,000 | $621,660 |
| Top 6% | 53% | 240 | $135,407,316 | $564,197 |
| Top 7% | 57% | 280 | $145,066,589 | $518,095 |
| Top 8% | 60% | 320 | $153,734,157 | $480,419 |
| Top 9% | 63% | 360 | $161,433,233 | $448,426 |
| Top 10% | 66% | 400 | $168,113,197 | $420,283 |
| Top 11% | 68% | 440 | $173,984,122 | $395,418 |
| Top 12% | 70% | 480 | $179,157,603 | $373,245 |
| Top 13% | 72% | 520 | $183,905,799 | $353,665 |
| Top 14% | 74% | 560 | $188,255,137 | $336,170 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 600 | $192,257,908 | $320,430 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 640 | $195,880,634 | $306,063 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 680 | $199,228,633 | $292,983 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 720 | $202,367,553 | $281,066 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 760 | $205,278,389 | $270,103 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 800 | $208,026,050 | $260,033 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 3,203 | $47,132,329 | $14,715 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
