Total Subsidies payments in 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) totaled $2.9 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 76 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 494 | $729,664,082 | $1,477,053 |
| Top 2% | 38% | 989 | $1,111,965,494 | $1,124,333 |
| Top 3% | 47% | 1,484 | $1,389,042,840 | $936,013 |
| Top 4% | 54% | 1,979 | $1,602,880,657 | $809,945 |
| Top 5% | 60% | 2,474 | $1,769,248,746 | $715,137 |
| Top 6% | 65% | 2,969 | $1,904,818,221 | $641,569 |
| Top 7% | 68% | 3,464 | $2,015,991,925 | $581,984 |
| Top 8% | 71% | 3,959 | $2,107,350,316 | $532,294 |
| Top 9% | 74% | 4,454 | $2,184,466,734 | $490,451 |
| Top 10% | 76% | 4,949 | $2,250,339,651 | $454,706 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 5,444 | $2,307,398,260 | $423,842 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 5,939 | $2,358,023,657 | $397,041 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 6,434 | $2,403,081,811 | $373,497 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 6,929 | $2,443,342,952 | $352,626 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 7,424 | $2,479,587,186 | $333,996 |
| Top 16% | 85% | 7,919 | $2,512,382,315 | $317,260 |
| Top 17% | 86% | 8,413 | $2,542,208,337 | $302,176 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 8,908 | $2,569,494,983 | $288,448 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 9,403 | $2,594,556,444 | $275,929 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 9,898 | $2,617,589,819 | $264,456 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 39,596 | $331,957,889 | $8,384 |
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