Total Subsidies payments in Ford County, Illinois totaled $36.6 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 64 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 14 | $6,928,561 | $494,897 |
| Top 2% | 30% | 29 | $9,754,073 | $336,347 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 44 | $11,915,391 | $270,804 |
| Top 4% | 42% | 59 | $13,718,611 | $232,519 |
| Top 5% | 47% | 74 | $15,256,228 | $206,165 |
| Top 6% | 51% | 89 | $16,650,874 | $187,088 |
| Top 7% | 55% | 104 | $17,915,227 | $172,262 |
| Top 8% | 58% | 119 | $19,008,827 | $159,738 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 134 | $19,965,844 | $148,999 |
| Top 10% | 64% | 149 | $20,811,695 | $139,676 |
| Top 11% | 66% | 163 | $21,531,408 | $132,095 |
| Top 12% | 68% | 178 | $22,244,547 | $124,969 |
| Top 13% | 70% | 193 | $22,887,693 | $118,589 |
| Top 14% | 72% | 208 | $23,466,733 | $112,821 |
| Top 15% | 73% | 223 | $24,009,055 | $107,664 |
| Top 16% | 75% | 238 | $24,511,320 | $102,989 |
| Top 17% | 76% | 253 | $24,978,325 | $98,729 |
| Top 18% | 78% | 268 | $25,418,229 | $94,844 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 283 | $25,830,632 | $91,274 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 298 | $26,211,436 | $87,958 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 1,192 | $6,546,805 | $5,492 |
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