Total Subsidies payments in 17th District of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos) totaled $761 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 66 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 18% | 75 | $133,770,934 | $1,783,612 |
| Top 2% | 28% | 151 | $214,201,517 | $1,418,553 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 227 | $275,624,237 | $1,214,204 |
| Top 4% | 43% | 302 | $324,531,180 | $1,074,607 |
| Top 5% | 48% | 378 | $365,440,333 | $966,773 |
| Top 6% | 53% | 454 | $400,179,359 | $881,452 |
| Top 7% | 57% | 529 | $430,066,765 | $812,981 |
| Top 8% | 60% | 605 | $456,808,861 | $755,056 |
| Top 9% | 63% | 681 | $480,804,287 | $706,027 |
| Top 10% | 66% | 757 | $502,349,010 | $663,605 |
| Top 11% | 68% | 832 | $521,093,073 | $626,314 |
| Top 12% | 71% | 908 | $537,920,548 | $592,424 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 984 | $553,248,384 | $562,244 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 1,059 | $567,000,525 | $535,411 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 1,135 | $579,975,792 | $510,992 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 1,211 | $591,986,961 | $488,841 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 1,286 | $602,723,298 | $468,681 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 1,362 | $612,709,355 | $449,860 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 1,438 | $621,937,765 | $432,502 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 1,514 | $630,465,508 | $416,424 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 6,056 | $130,374,867 | $21,528 |
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