Commodity subsidies in Union County, Illinois totaled $30.4 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 81 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 32% | 10 | $9,700,445 | $970,045 |
| Top 2% | 45% | 20 | $13,774,737 | $688,737 |
| Top 3% | 55% | 30 | $16,785,063 | $559,502 |
| Top 4% | 63% | 41 | $19,027,240 | $464,079 |
| Top 5% | 68% | 51 | $20,506,369 | $402,086 |
| Top 6% | 71% | 61 | $21,666,628 | $355,191 |
| Top 7% | 75% | 71 | $22,627,177 | $318,693 |
| Top 8% | 77% | 82 | $23,473,843 | $286,266 |
| Top 9% | 79% | 92 | $24,122,140 | $262,197 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 102 | $24,681,053 | $241,971 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 112 | $25,197,185 | $224,975 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 123 | $25,684,537 | $208,817 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 133 | $26,071,780 | $196,028 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 143 | $26,410,345 | $184,688 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 153 | $26,721,279 | $174,649 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 164 | $27,012,182 | $164,708 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 174 | $27,243,564 | $156,572 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 184 | $27,457,128 | $149,224 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 194 | $27,653,574 | $142,544 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 205 | $27,854,478 | $135,876 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 821 | $2,498,254 | $3,043 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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