Commodity subsidies in Ford County, Illinois totaled $19.1 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 53 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 8 | $2,551,148 | $318,893 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 17 | $3,997,780 | $235,164 |
| Top 3% | 26% | 25 | $5,044,762 | $201,790 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 34 | $6,096,675 | $179,314 |
| Top 5% | 36% | 42 | $6,897,995 | $164,238 |
| Top 6% | 40% | 51 | $7,696,975 | $150,921 |
| Top 7% | 44% | 60 | $8,423,434 | $140,391 |
| Top 8% | 47% | 68 | $8,990,661 | $132,216 |
| Top 9% | 50% | 77 | $9,567,548 | $124,254 |
| Top 10% | 53% | 85 | $10,053,573 | $118,277 |
| Top 11% | 55% | 94 | $10,566,052 | $112,405 |
| Top 12% | 58% | 103 | $11,042,168 | $107,206 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 111 | $11,433,968 | $103,009 |
| Top 14% | 62% | 120 | $11,856,147 | $98,801 |
| Top 15% | 64% | 128 | $12,205,252 | $95,354 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 137 | $12,568,474 | $91,741 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 146 | $12,911,400 | $88,434 |
| Top 18% | 69% | 154 | $13,201,626 | $85,725 |
| Top 19% | 71% | 163 | $13,513,385 | $82,904 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 171 | $13,771,688 | $80,536 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 28% | 688 | $5,306,198 | $7,713 |
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