Commodity subsidies in Marion County, Illinois totaled $11.5 million in 2019
Congressional Districts in Marion County, Illinois Receiving Commodity Payments, 2019
| Rank |
District |
Subtotal, Farming Subsidies
2019 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) | $402,656,791 | 27.5% | 27.5% |
| 2 | 18th District of Illinois (Rep. Darin LaHood) | $306,093,782 | 20.9% | 48.4% |
| 3 | 16th District of Illinois (Rep. Adam Kinzinger) | $217,675,731 | 14.9% | 63.3% |
| 4 | 13th District of Illinois (Rep. Rodney Davis) | $165,335,096 | 11.3% | 74.6% |
| 5 | 17th District of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos) | $164,928,744 | 11.3% | 85.8% |
| 6 | 12th District of Illinois (Rep. Mike Bost) | $90,021,565 | 6.1% | 92.0% |
| 7 | 14th District of Illinois (Rep. Lauren Underwood) | $33,869,710 | 2.3% | 94.3% |
| 8 | 2nd District of Illinois (Rep. Robin Kelly) | $22,855,869 | 1.6% | 95.8% |
| 9 | 1st District of Illinois (Rep. Bobby Rush) | $4,297,153 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 10 | 11th District of Illinois (Rep. Bill Foster) | $776,136 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 11 | 3rd District of Illinois (Rep. Dan Lipinski) | $330,853 | 0.0% | 96.2% |
| 12 | 10th District of Illinois (Rep. Brad Schneider) | $180,656 | 0.0% | 96.2% |
| 13 | 6th District of Illinois (Rep. Sean Casten) | $148,286 | 0.0% | 96.2% |
| 14 | 8th District of Illinois (Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi) | $82,184 | 0.0% | 96.2% |
| 15 | 4th District of Illinois (Rep. Jesus Garcia) | $750 | 0.0% | 96.2% |
NOTE: Not all recipients were able to be placed into Congressional Districts
so the District total may not total 100%. Nationally 96% of all program monies were designated into a Congressional District
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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