Commodity subsidies in 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) totaled $2.4 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 80 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 26% | 445 | $621,940,962 | $1,397,620 |
| Top 2% | 40% | 890 | $949,035,511 | $1,066,332 |
| Top 3% | 49% | 1,336 | $1,185,946,193 | $887,684 |
| Top 4% | 57% | 1,781 | $1,369,752,814 | $769,092 |
| Top 5% | 63% | 2,227 | $1,513,754,109 | $679,728 |
| Top 6% | 68% | 2,672 | $1,629,016,956 | $609,662 |
| Top 7% | 72% | 3,117 | $1,721,523,803 | $552,302 |
| Top 8% | 75% | 3,563 | $1,796,657,833 | $504,254 |
| Top 9% | 77% | 4,008 | $1,858,459,103 | $463,687 |
| Top 10% | 80% | 4,454 | $1,910,517,678 | $428,944 |
| Top 11% | 81% | 4,899 | $1,955,032,279 | $399,068 |
| Top 12% | 83% | 5,344 | $1,993,772,400 | $373,086 |
| Top 13% | 84% | 5,790 | $2,027,830,476 | $350,230 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 6,235 | $2,057,721,137 | $330,027 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 6,681 | $2,084,367,355 | $311,984 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 7,126 | $2,108,160,977 | $295,841 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 7,571 | $2,129,614,273 | $281,286 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 8,017 | $2,149,063,312 | $268,063 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 8,462 | $2,166,649,339 | $256,045 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 8,908 | $2,182,685,708 | $245,025 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 35,632 | $219,882,869 | $6,171 |
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