Commodity subsidies in Union County, Illinois totaled $24.3 million from 1995-2017.
From 1995 to 2017, 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 1995-2017 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 30% | 9 | $7,263,656 | $807,073 |
| Top 2% | 43% | 18 | $10,419,036 | $578,835 |
| Top 3% | 54% | 28 | $13,161,103 | $470,039 |
| Top 4% | 61% | 37 | $14,773,017 | $399,271 |
| Top 5% | 66% | 46 | $16,027,312 | $348,420 |
| Top 6% | 70% | 56 | $17,135,346 | $305,988 |
| Top 7% | 74% | 65 | $17,989,737 | $276,765 |
| Top 8% | 77% | 74 | $18,676,247 | $252,382 |
| Top 9% | 79% | 84 | $19,282,603 | $229,555 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 93 | $19,753,354 | $212,402 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 102 | $20,182,515 | $197,868 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 112 | $20,578,395 | $183,736 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 121 | $20,902,065 | $172,744 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 130 | $21,190,815 | $163,006 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 140 | $21,467,973 | $153,343 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 149 | $21,672,683 | $145,454 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 158 | $21,851,712 | $138,302 |
| Top 18% | 91% | 168 | $22,036,939 | $131,172 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 177 | $22,192,014 | $125,379 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 186 | $22,337,953 | $120,097 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 748 | $1,999,821 | $2,674 |
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