Total Subsidies payments in Wayne County, Illinois totaled $518 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 73 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 54 | $68,189,224 | $1,262,763 |
| Top 2% | 36% | 109 | $107,945,633 | $990,327 |
| Top 3% | 45% | 163 | $135,758,740 | $832,876 |
| Top 4% | 52% | 218 | $156,921,651 | $719,824 |
| Top 5% | 57% | 273 | $173,772,538 | $636,529 |
| Top 6% | 62% | 327 | $186,925,887 | $571,639 |
| Top 7% | 65% | 382 | $197,662,137 | $517,440 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 437 | $206,698,851 | $472,995 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 491 | $214,112,811 | $436,075 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 546 | $220,771,371 | $404,343 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 601 | $226,691,064 | $377,190 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 655 | $231,913,544 | $354,066 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 710 | $236,710,713 | $333,395 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 765 | $241,031,119 | $315,073 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 819 | $244,876,597 | $298,995 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 874 | $248,581,291 | $284,418 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 929 | $252,033,852 | $271,296 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 983 | $255,150,426 | $259,563 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 1,038 | $258,116,588 | $248,667 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 1,093 | $260,866,810 | $238,670 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 4,372 | $42,035,302 | $9,615 |
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