Total Subsidies payments in Lake County, Illinois totaled $26.8 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 65 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 6% | 1 | $1,246,302 | $1,246,302 |
| Top 2% | 16% | 3 | $3,160,667 | $1,053,556 |
| Top 3% | 24% | 5 | $4,672,001 | $934,400 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 7 | $6,137,437 | $876,777 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 9 | $7,569,652 | $841,072 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 11 | $8,874,280 | $806,753 |
| Top 7% | 51% | 13 | $9,963,601 | $766,431 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 15 | $10,958,759 | $730,584 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 17 | $11,894,541 | $699,679 |
| Top 10% | 65% | 19 | $12,692,224 | $668,012 |
| Top 11% | 69% | 21 | $13,374,453 | $636,879 |
| Top 12% | 70% | 22 | $13,671,874 | $621,449 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 24 | $14,144,924 | $589,372 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 26 | $14,607,605 | $561,831 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 28 | $15,027,333 | $536,690 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 30 | $15,422,389 | $514,080 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 32 | $15,779,709 | $493,116 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 34 | $16,101,523 | $473,574 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 36 | $16,400,154 | $455,560 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 38 | $16,680,009 | $438,948 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 153 | $2,787,197 | $18,217 |
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