Total Subsidies payments in 17th District of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos) totaled $36.7 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 54 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 22 | $4,900,862 | $222,766 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 45 | $7,856,012 | $174,578 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 67 | $10,065,118 | $150,226 |
| Top 4% | 33% | 90 | $11,992,415 | $133,249 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 112 | $13,592,453 | $121,361 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 135 | $15,064,170 | $111,586 |
| Top 7% | 45% | 157 | $16,346,893 | $104,120 |
| Top 8% | 48% | 180 | $17,606,481 | $97,814 |
| Top 9% | 51% | 203 | $18,755,623 | $92,392 |
| Top 10% | 54% | 225 | $19,771,897 | $87,875 |
| Top 11% | 57% | 248 | $20,733,464 | $83,603 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 270 | $21,585,445 | $79,946 |
| Top 13% | 61% | 293 | $22,416,832 | $76,508 |
| Top 14% | 63% | 315 | $23,134,780 | $73,444 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 338 | $23,835,421 | $70,519 |
| Top 16% | 67% | 361 | $24,496,060 | $67,856 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 383 | $25,092,031 | $65,514 |
| Top 18% | 70% | 406 | $25,667,315 | $63,220 |
| Top 19% | 71% | 428 | $26,181,393 | $61,171 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 451 | $26,689,461 | $59,178 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 1,806 | $9,966,589 | $5,519 |
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