Total Subsidies payments in Pope County, Illinois totaled $43.8 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 63 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 10 | $5,961,780 | $596,178 |
| Top 2% | 28% | 20 | $9,576,491 | $478,825 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 30 | $12,168,393 | $405,613 |
| Top 4% | 41% | 40 | $14,110,055 | $352,751 |
| Top 5% | 46% | 50 | $15,743,039 | $314,861 |
| Top 6% | 50% | 61 | $17,234,396 | $282,531 |
| Top 7% | 54% | 71 | $18,400,692 | $259,165 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 81 | $19,461,010 | $240,259 |
| Top 9% | 60% | 91 | $20,453,660 | $224,766 |
| Top 10% | 63% | 101 | $21,376,108 | $211,645 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 112 | $22,318,738 | $199,274 |
| Top 12% | 68% | 122 | $23,076,911 | $189,155 |
| Top 13% | 70% | 132 | $23,743,899 | $179,878 |
| Top 14% | 71% | 142 | $24,344,357 | $171,439 |
| Top 15% | 73% | 152 | $24,905,617 | $163,853 |
| Top 16% | 75% | 163 | $25,488,022 | $156,368 |
| Top 17% | 76% | 173 | $25,980,545 | $150,177 |
| Top 18% | 77% | 183 | $26,447,355 | $144,521 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 193 | $26,881,812 | $139,284 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 203 | $27,298,174 | $134,474 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 816 | $6,848,574 | $8,393 |
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