Total Subsidies payments in 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) totaled $3.0 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 506 | $751,623,401 | $1,485,422 |
| Top 2% | 38% | 1,013 | $1,144,418,879 | $1,129,732 |
| Top 3% | 47% | 1,520 | $1,428,881,815 | $940,054 |
| Top 4% | 54% | 2,026 | $1,646,337,551 | $812,605 |
| Top 5% | 60% | 2,533 | $1,816,250,958 | $717,036 |
| Top 6% | 65% | 3,040 | $1,954,863,515 | $643,047 |
| Top 7% | 68% | 3,546 | $2,068,105,684 | $583,222 |
| Top 8% | 72% | 4,053 | $2,161,663,392 | $533,349 |
| Top 9% | 74% | 4,560 | $2,240,391,409 | $491,314 |
| Top 10% | 76% | 5,066 | $2,307,446,682 | $455,477 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 5,573 | $2,365,725,611 | $424,498 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 6,080 | $2,417,497,634 | $397,615 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 6,586 | $2,463,513,809 | $374,053 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 7,093 | $2,504,788,116 | $353,135 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 7,600 | $2,541,945,679 | $334,467 |
| Top 16% | 85% | 8,107 | $2,575,475,279 | $317,685 |
| Top 17% | 86% | 8,613 | $2,605,955,729 | $302,561 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 9,120 | $2,633,929,062 | $288,808 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 9,627 | $2,659,618,300 | $276,267 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 10,133 | $2,683,148,335 | $264,793 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 40,536 | $339,421,043 | $8,373 |
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