Commodity Certificates payments in 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) totaled $4.0 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 40 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 1 | $353,398 | $353,398 |
| Top 2% | 13% | 2 | $513,005 | $256,503 |
| Top 3% | 16% | 3 | $653,125 | $217,708 |
| Top 4% | 23% | 5 | $918,310 | $183,662 |
| Top 5% | 26% | 6 | $1,027,065 | $171,178 |
| Top 6% | 29% | 7 | $1,130,545 | $161,506 |
| Top 7% | 31% | 8 | $1,228,760 | $153,595 |
| Top 8% | 36% | 10 | $1,406,966 | $140,697 |
| Top 9% | 38% | 11 | $1,487,407 | $135,219 |
| Top 10% | 40% | 12 | $1,567,847 | $130,654 |
| Top 11% | 42% | 13 | $1,648,286 | $126,791 |
| Top 12% | 46% | 15 | $1,804,689 | $120,313 |
| Top 13% | 47% | 16 | $1,877,632 | $117,352 |
| Top 14% | 49% | 17 | $1,945,657 | $114,450 |
| Top 15% | 51% | 18 | $2,010,817 | $111,712 |
| Top 16% | 54% | 20 | $2,130,419 | $106,521 |
| Top 17% | 55% | 21 | $2,181,195 | $103,866 |
| Top 18% | 56% | 22 | $2,230,625 | $101,392 |
| Top 19% | 58% | 23 | $2,279,534 | $99,110 |
| Top 20% | 60% | 25 | $2,374,891 | $94,996 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 40% | 101 | $1,587,511 | $15,718 |
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