Commodity subsidies in Mercer County, Illinois totaled $262 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 65 percent of commodity payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%14%23$37,145,536$1,615,023
Top 2%24%46$63,674,600$1,384,230
Top 3%32%69$84,706,380$1,227,629
Top 4%39%92$102,026,831$1,108,987
Top 5%45%115$117,255,145$1,019,610
Top 6%50%139$131,197,204$943,865
Top 7%54%162$142,880,038$881,976
Top 8%58%185$153,317,425$828,743
Top 9%62%208$162,654,194$781,991
Top 10%65%231$171,196,331$741,110
Top 11%68%254$178,676,191$703,450
Top 12%71%278$185,503,483$667,279
Top 13%73%301$191,353,355$635,725
Top 14%75%324$196,673,046$607,016
Top 15%77%347$201,485,157$580,649
Top 16%78%370$205,811,424$556,247
Top 17%80%394$209,818,761$532,535
Top 18%81%417$213,366,388$511,670
Top 19%83%440$216,667,990$492,427
Top 20%84%463$219,722,205$474,562
Remaining 80% of recips.16%1,855$42,545,633$22,936
 

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