Total Subsidies payments in Lake County, Illinois totaled $28.1 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 1 | $1,307,497 | $1,307,497 |
| Top 2% | 16% | 3 | $3,221,863 | $1,073,954 |
| Top 3% | 24% | 5 | $4,740,230 | $948,046 |
| Top 4% | 31% | 7 | $6,205,665 | $886,524 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 9 | $7,637,880 | $848,653 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 11 | $8,987,747 | $817,068 |
| Top 7% | 51% | 13 | $10,077,068 | $775,159 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 15 | $11,072,226 | $738,148 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 17 | $12,038,767 | $708,163 |
| Top 10% | 65% | 19 | $12,836,449 | $675,603 |
| Top 11% | 68% | 21 | $13,539,112 | $644,720 |
| Top 12% | 71% | 23 | $14,114,945 | $613,693 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 24 | $14,349,019 | $597,876 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 26 | $14,814,313 | $569,781 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 28 | $15,241,019 | $544,322 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 30 | $15,636,075 | $521,202 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 32 | $16,004,298 | $500,134 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 34 | $16,340,201 | $480,594 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 36 | $16,648,637 | $462,462 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 38 | $16,936,707 | $445,703 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 154 | $2,837,194 | $18,423 |
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