Total Subsidies payments in Monroe County, Illinois totaled $16.2 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 74 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 11 | $3,427,225 | $311,566 |
| Top 2% | 37% | 22 | $4,749,113 | $215,869 |
| Top 3% | 45% | 34 | $5,761,181 | $169,446 |
| Top 4% | 51% | 45 | $6,500,836 | $144,463 |
| Top 5% | 56% | 56 | $7,142,745 | $127,549 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 68 | $7,763,002 | $114,162 |
| Top 7% | 65% | 79 | $8,266,354 | $104,637 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 90 | $8,722,791 | $96,920 |
| Top 9% | 72% | 102 | $9,163,159 | $89,835 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 113 | $9,505,603 | $84,120 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 124 | $9,787,756 | $78,934 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 136 | $10,050,739 | $73,902 |
| Top 13% | 80% | 147 | $10,264,093 | $69,824 |
| Top 14% | 82% | 159 | $10,471,508 | $65,859 |
| Top 15% | 83% | 170 | $10,642,936 | $62,606 |
| Top 16% | 85% | 181 | $10,799,248 | $59,664 |
| Top 17% | 86% | 193 | $10,952,668 | $56,750 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 204 | $11,080,004 | $54,314 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 215 | $11,192,405 | $52,058 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 227 | $11,304,761 | $49,801 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 909 | $1,473,481 | $1,621 |
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