Total Subsidies payments in Union County, Illinois totaled $7.3 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 62 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 14% | 4 | $738,629 | $184,657 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 9 | $1,394,314 | $154,924 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 14 | $1,903,002 | $135,929 |
| Top 4% | 42% | 18 | $2,216,803 | $123,156 |
| Top 5% | 47% | 23 | $2,491,780 | $108,338 |
| Top 6% | 51% | 28 | $2,704,529 | $96,590 |
| Top 7% | 54% | 33 | $2,894,747 | $87,720 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 37 | $3,019,568 | $81,610 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 42 | $3,156,360 | $75,151 |
| Top 10% | 62% | 47 | $3,277,803 | $69,740 |
| Top 11% | 64% | 52 | $3,385,469 | $65,105 |
| Top 12% | 65% | 56 | $3,468,916 | $61,945 |
| Top 13% | 67% | 61 | $3,565,339 | $58,448 |
| Top 14% | 69% | 66 | $3,654,044 | $55,364 |
| Top 15% | 70% | 70 | $3,721,746 | $53,168 |
| Top 16% | 71% | 75 | $3,802,568 | $50,701 |
| Top 17% | 73% | 80 | $3,878,352 | $48,479 |
| Top 18% | 74% | 85 | $3,948,259 | $46,450 |
| Top 19% | 75% | 89 | $3,999,885 | $44,943 |
| Top 20% | 76% | 94 | $4,061,099 | $43,203 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 24% | 379 | $1,259,930 | $3,324 |
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