Total Subsidies payments in Lee County, Illinois totaled $26.0 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 51 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 10 | $2,568,632 | $256,863 |
| Top 2% | 18% | 20 | $3,981,328 | $199,066 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 31 | $5,350,726 | $172,604 |
| Top 4% | 29% | 41 | $6,408,385 | $156,302 |
| Top 5% | 34% | 51 | $7,374,812 | $144,604 |
| Top 6% | 38% | 62 | $8,331,886 | $134,385 |
| Top 7% | 42% | 72 | $9,121,554 | $126,688 |
| Top 8% | 45% | 83 | $9,911,074 | $119,411 |
| Top 9% | 48% | 93 | $10,563,182 | $113,583 |
| Top 10% | 51% | 103 | $11,160,640 | $108,356 |
| Top 11% | 54% | 114 | $11,781,690 | $103,348 |
| Top 12% | 57% | 124 | $12,308,816 | $99,265 |
| Top 13% | 59% | 135 | $12,861,377 | $95,269 |
| Top 14% | 61% | 145 | $13,331,593 | $91,942 |
| Top 15% | 63% | 155 | $13,782,562 | $88,920 |
| Top 16% | 65% | 166 | $14,259,052 | $85,898 |
| Top 17% | 67% | 176 | $14,659,773 | $83,294 |
| Top 18% | 69% | 187 | $15,068,626 | $80,581 |
| Top 19% | 71% | 197 | $15,418,820 | $78,268 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 207 | $15,755,381 | $76,113 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 28% | 832 | $6,029,904 | $7,247 |
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