Commodity subsidies in 2nd District of Illinois (Rep. Robin Kelly) totaled $351 million from 1995-2019‡.

From 1995 to 2019, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 32 percent of commodity payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2019‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%9%14$297,959$21,283
Top 1%9%14$297,855$21,275
Top 2%12%29$386,188$13,317
Top 2%12%29$385,266$13,285
Top 3%15%44$471,552$10,717
Top 3%15%44$470,191$10,686
Top 4%17%59$555,579$9,417
Top 4%17%59$553,892$9,388
Top 5%20%74$637,580$8,616
Top 5%20%74$635,195$8,584
Top 6%22%89$717,064$8,057
Top 6%22%89$714,337$8,026
Top 7%25%104$794,441$7,639
Top 7%25%104$791,247$7,608
Top 8%27%119$869,949$7,311
Top 8%27%119$866,592$7,282
Top 9%29%134$943,196$7,039
Top 9%29%134$939,942$7,014
Top 10%32%149$1,014,846$6,811
Top 10%31%149$1,011,690$6,790
Top 11%34%164$1,084,753$6,614
Top 11%34%164$1,081,904$6,597
Top 12%36%179$1,152,578$6,439
Top 12%36%178$1,145,839$6,437
Top 13%38%194$1,218,402$6,280
Top 13%38%193$1,212,243$6,281
Top 14%40%209$1,282,334$6,136
Top 14%40%208$1,276,580$6,137
Top 15%42%224$1,345,089$6,005
Top 15%42%223$1,339,541$6,007
Top 16%44%239$1,406,869$5,886
Top 16%44%238$1,401,538$5,889
Top 17%46%254$1,467,239$5,777
Top 17%45%253$1,462,370$5,780
Top 18%47%269$1,526,434$5,674
Top 18%47%268$1,521,971$5,679
Top 19%49%284$1,584,172$5,578
Top 19%49%283$1,580,105$5,583
Top 20%51%299$1,640,547$5,487
Top 20%51%298$1,636,972$5,493
Remaining 80% of recips.49%1,200$1,578,544$1,315
Remaining 80% of recips.49%1,193$1,581,538$1,326

‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.

 

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