USDA Farm Subsidies by State
Total USDA direct payment subsidies by state, sourced from USASpending.gov. California leads with $127.8B in total payments.
Which state receives the most USDA farm subsidies?
California leads all states with $127.8 billion in total USDA farm subsidy payments. View California details →
What types of USDA payments are included?
SubsidyLookup tracks USDA financial assistance awards including direct payments, conservation programs (CRP, EQIP), commodity support programs (ARC, PLC), dairy margin coverage, and disaster assistance payments sourced from USASpending.gov.
Why are individual recipient names not shown for recent years?
Starting around FY2020, USDA began redacting individual recipient names in USASpending.gov data to protect personally identifiable information (PII). Post-2020 data is available as county, state, and program-level aggregates only. Pre-2020 named recipients are searchable via recipient search →
How current is the farm subsidy data?
Data is sourced from USASpending.gov bulk downloads and covers fiscal years FY2010 through FY2025. A USDA fiscal year runs October 1 through September 30.
| Rank | State | Total Payments | Avg $/Capita/Year | Records | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $127,786M | $204.46 | 359,094 | 2010–2025 |
| 2 | Texas | $106,636M | $229.57 | 2,479,221 | 2010–2025 |
| 3 | New York | $78,096M | $248.24 | 282,347 | 2010–2025 |
| 4 | Florida | $73,829M | $214.13 | 158,459 | 2010–2025 |
| 5 | Illinois | $60,091M | $296.01 | 2,786,671 | 2010–2025 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | $48,602M | $235.22 | 381,383 | 2010–2025 |
| 7 | Ohio | $43,043M | $229.52 | 1,320,987 | 2010–2025 |
| 8 | Georgia | $42,718M | $250.53 | 626,195 | 2010–2025 |
| 9 | North Carolina | $41,473M | $247.69 | 824,023 | 2010–2025 |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | $39,010M | — | 35,301 | 2010–2025 |
| 11 | Michigan | $36,572M | $228.41 | 641,612 | 2010–2025 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $27,152M | $302.33 | 1,741,948 | 2010–2025 |
| 13 | Washington | $26,009M | $214.69 | 504,038 | 2010–2025 |
| 14 | Louisiana | $24,963M | $337.71 | 443,659 | 2010–2025 |
| 15 | Missouri | $24,905M | $253.55 | 1,684,056 | 2010–2025 |
| 16 | Iowa | $23,856M | $472.26 | 2,714,815 | 2010–2025 |
| 17 | Tennessee | $23,614M | $215.09 | 627,153 | 2010–2025 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $23,195M | $208.76 | 24,739 | 2010–2025 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | $21,925M | $344.74 | 1,038,166 | 2010–2025 |
| 20 | Alabama | $21,660M | $270.99 | 417,988 | 2010–2025 |
| 21 | Arizona | $21,502M | $186.96 | 90,926 | 2010–2025 |
| 22 | Indiana | $21,201M | $196.49 | 1,451,638 | 2010–2025 |
| 23 | Virginia | $21,030M | $153.22 | 349,297 | 2010–2025 |
| 24 | New Jersey | $20,423M | $139.60 | 33,075 | 2010–2025 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $20,209M | $215.89 | 1,017,725 | 2010–2025 |
| 26 | Oregon | $19,679M | $294.52 | 225,960 | 2010–2025 |
| 27 | Maryland | $19,292M | $197.19 | 182,901 | 2010–2025 |
| 28 | Kentucky | $17,866M | $249.46 | 661,320 | 2010–2025 |
| 29 | South Carolina | $17,561M | $213.70 | 265,531 | 2010–2025 |
| 30 | Colorado | $16,681M | $182.89 | 494,630 | 2010–2025 |
| 31 | Kansas | $16,223M | $347.27 | 2,515,436 | 2010–2025 |
| 32 | Mississippi | $14,534M | $306.56 | 557,452 | 2010–2025 |
| 33 | Nebraska | $14,067M | $455.65 | 1,484,916 | 2010–2025 |
| 34 | Arkansas | $13,330M | $276.52 | 902,884 | 2010–2025 |
| 35 | New Mexico | $13,214M | $391.99 | 149,815 | 2010–2025 |
| 36 | North Dakota | $11,413M | $944.43 | 1,151,864 | 2010–2025 |
| 37 | Nevada | $10,884M | $219.90 | 21,432 | 2010–2025 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $10,684M | $754.42 | 1,168,066 | 2010–2025 |
| 39 | Connecticut | $10,202M | $177.28 | 15,293 | 2010–2025 |
| 40 | Hawaii | $7,756M | $338.34 | 14,403 | 2010–2025 |
| 41 | West Virginia | $7,282M | $253.56 | 54,377 | 2010–2025 |
| 42 | Montana | $6,953M | $404.03 | 559,900 | 2010–2025 |
| 43 | Idaho | $5,685M | $197.68 | 261,921 | 2010–2025 |
| 44 | District of Columbia | $5,121M | $470.92 | 10,662 | 2010–2025 |
| 45 | Utah | $5,000M | $96.95 | 94,210 | 2010–2025 |
| 46 | Maine | $4,646M | $212.64 | 42,803 | 2010–2025 |
| 47 | Rhode Island | $3,818M | $220.93 | 3,620 | 2010–2025 |
| 48 | Delaware | $3,354M | $212.20 | 43,067 | 2010–2025 |
| 49 | Alaska | $2,899M | $246.55 | 8,476 | 2010–2025 |
| 50 | Vermont | $2,380M | $233.67 | 55,650 | 2010–2025 |
| 51 | New Hampshire | $2,007M | $91.34 | 13,453 | 2010–2025 |
| 52 | Wyoming | $1,758M | $189.18 | 100,890 | 2010–2025 |
| 53 | Guam | $1,456M | — | 2,053 | 2010–2025 |
| 54 | Virgin Islands | $808M | — | 1,667 | 2010–2025 |
| 55 | American Samoa | $170M | — | 373 | 2010–2025 |
| 56 | NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS | $7M | — | 59 | 2010–2022 |
| 57 | 00 | $2M | — | 524 | 2010–2012 |
| 58 | Northern Mariana Islands | $1M | — | 161 | 2010–2025 |