Maryland Farm Subsidies by County
All 163 Maryland counties ranked by total USDA farm subsidy payments. Baltimore (city) County leads with $11,963M.
Which county in Maryland receives the most farm subsidies?
Baltimore (city) County leads Maryland with $11,963M in total USDA farm subsidy payments. View Baltimore (city) County details →
How are county subsidy totals calculated?
County totals are aggregated from individual payment records in USASpending.gov where a county is listed on the transaction. Totals include all USDA financial assistance award types — direct payments, conservation, commodity support, and disaster programs.
Does the per-capita figure reflect farm population only?
No. Per-capita figures divide total subsidy dollars by the county's total Census Bureau population, not just farm households. This provides a consistent basis for comparison across counties regardless of farm density.
| Rank | County | Total Payments | Avg $/Capita/Year | Records | Recipients | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore (city) County | $11,963M | $1,390.45 | 446 | 102 | 2010–2025 |
| 2 | Prince George's County | $1,118M | $73.33 | 3,967 | 174 | 2010–2025 |
| 3 | Caroline County | $81M | $151.71 | 14,485 | 394 | 2010–2025 |
| 4 | Queen Anne's County | $80M | $99.48 | 17,078 | 498 | 2010–2025 |
| 5 | Kent County | $79M | $251.75 | 13,312 | 704 | 2010–2025 |
| 6 | Frederick County | $76M | $17.89 | 13,758 | 595 | 2010–2025 |
| 7 | Worcester County | $69M | $82.29 | 10,513 | 496 | 2010–2025 |
| 8 | Dorchester County | $68M | $129.98 | 11,973 | 437 | 2010–2025 |
| 9 | Talbot County | $62M | $103.58 | 12,019 | 493 | 2010–2025 |
| 10 | Carroll County | $59M | $21.60 | 15,289 | 513 | 2010–2025 |
| 11 | Sussex County | $52M | — | 339 | 299 | 2010–2025 |
| 12 | Cecil County | $50M | $30.55 | 6,838 | 363 | 2010–2025 |
| 13 | Wicomico County | $47M | $28.68 | 8,803 | 380 | 2010–2025 |
| 14 | Washington County | $44M | $17.93 | 7,883 | 324 | 2010–2025 |
| 15 | Somerset County | $35M | $86.20 | 6,757 | 299 | 2010–2025 |
| 16 | Garrett County | $33M | $70.01 | 3,328 | 251 | 2010–2025 |
| 17 | St. Mary's County | $29M | $15.99 | 5,482 | 216 | 2010–2025 |
| 18 | Harford County | $27M | $6.66 | 8,042 | 332 | 2010–2025 |
| 19 | Montgomery County | $25M | $1.54 | 5,458 | 552 | 2010–2025 |
| 20 | Baltimore County | $21M | $2.24 | 7,853 | 349 | 2010–2025 |
| 21 | Allegany County | $18M | $16.24 | 980 | 111 | 2010–2025 |
| 22 | Charles County | $18M | $7.06 | 3,216 | 183 | 2010–2025 |
| 23 | Berkeley County | $16M | — | 102 | 91 | 2010–2025 |
| 24 | Calvert County | $11M | $7.63 | 550 | 128 | 2010–2025 |
| 25 | Nottoway County | $10M | — | 59 | 50 | 2010–2025 |
| 26 | Southampton County | $8M | — | 58 | 44 | 2010–2025 |
| 27 | James City County | $7M | — | 42 | 37 | 2010–2025 |
| 28 | Isle Of Wight County | $7M | — | 53 | 41 | 2010–2025 |
| 29 | Mercer County | $7M | — | 47 | 33 | 2010–2025 |
| 30 | Westmoreland County | $7M | — | 50 | 45 | 2010–2025 |
| 31 | Franklin County | $6M | — | 56 | 49 | 2010–2025 |
| 32 | Anne Arundel County | $6M | $1.03 | 1,807 | 201 | 2010–2025 |
| 33 | Giles County | $5M | — | 34 | 23 | 2010–2025 |
| 34 | Shenandoah County | $5M | — | 70 | 52 | 2010–2025 |
| 35 | Jefferson County | $5M | — | 65 | 52 | 2010–2025 |
| 36 | Orange County | $5M | — | 31 | 27 | 2010–2025 |
| 37 | Crawford County | $5M | — | 26 | 22 | 2010–2025 |
| 38 | Page County | $5M | — | 49 | 41 | 2010–2025 |
| 39 | Greensville County | $4M | — | 27 | 25 | 2010–2025 |
| 40 | Howard County | $4M | $1.27 | 996 | 182 | 2010–2025 |
| 41 | Raleigh County | $4M | — | 41 | 35 | 2010–2025 |
| 42 | Surry County | $4M | — | 34 | 29 | 2010–2025 |
| 43 | Steuben County | $4M | — | 27 | 16 | 2010–2025 |
| 44 | Henrico County | $4M | — | 16 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 45 | Lee County | $3M | — | 15 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 46 | Amherst County | $3M | — | 16 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 47 | Spotsylvania County | $3M | — | 16 | 15 | 2010–2024 |
| 48 | Warren County | $3M | — | 32 | 28 | 2011–2025 |
| 49 | Lancaster County | $3M | — | 29 | 24 | 2010–2025 |
| 50 | Rockbridge County | $3M | — | 19 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 51 | Rockingham County | $3M | — | 15 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 52 | Erie County | $3M | — | 8 | 8 | 2020–2025 |
| 53 | Halifax County | $3M | — | 19 | 14 | 2010–2024 |
| 54 | Kanawha County | $3M | — | 30 | 27 | 2010–2025 |
| 55 | Johnson County | $2M | — | 30 | 12 | 2013–2025 |
| 56 | Schuylkill County | $2M | — | 14 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 57 | Yates County | $2M | — | 15 | 14 | 2010–2024 |
| 58 | Charlotte County | $2M | — | 16 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 59 | Wyoming County | $2M | — | 20 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 60 | Wayne County | $2M | — | 15 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 61 | Adams County | $2M | — | 37 | 30 | 2010–2025 |
| 62 | Mathews County | $2M | — | 14 | 12 | 2010–2025 |
| 63 | Accomack County | $2M | — | 30 | 25 | 2010–2025 |
| 64 | King William County | $2M | — | 11 | 10 | 2016–2025 |
| 65 | Northampton County | $2M | — | 8 | 6 | 2016–2021 |
| 66 | Ashtabula County | $2M | — | 20 | 11 | 2020–2025 |
| 67 | Brunswick County | $2M | — | 12 | 12 | 2010–2025 |
| 68 | Fauquier County | $2M | — | 7 | 7 | 2016–2024 |
| 69 | Indiana County | $2M | — | 6 | 5 | 2020–2025 |
| 70 | Potter County | $1M | — | 11 | 11 | 2011–2025 |
| 71 | Armstrong County | $1M | — | 9 | 9 | 2020–2025 |
| 72 | Randolph County | $1M | — | 13 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 73 | Van Buren County | $1M | — | 7 | 6 | 2023–2025 |
| 74 | Venango County | $1M | — | 8 | 8 | 2021–2025 |
| 75 | Wolfe County | $1M | — | 6 | 6 | 2019–2024 |
| 76 | Martin County | $1M | — | 7 | 6 | 2012–2025 |
| 77 | Marion County | $1M | — | 13 | 11 | 2010–2023 |
| 78 | Suffolk (city) County | $1M | — | 17 | 13 | 2012–2025 |
| 79 | Prince Edward County | $1M | — | 17 | 13 | 2010–2025 |
| 80 | Grand Traverse County | $1M | — | 5 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| 81 | Fayette County | $1M | — | 7 | 6 | 2011–2025 |
| 82 | Lawrence County | $1M | — | 4 | 4 | 2021–2024 |
| 83 | Morgan County | $1M | — | 9 | 8 | 2012–2025 |
| 84 | Sonoma County | $1M | — | 10 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| 85 | Forest County | $1M | — | 6 | 6 | 2020–2025 |
| 86 | Cambria County | $1M | — | 5 | 5 | 2020–2025 |
| 87 | Culpeper County | $1M | — | 7 | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| 88 | Harrison County | $1M | — | 17 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 89 | Hanover County | $1M | — | 14 | 10 | 2013–2025 |
| 90 | Allegan County | $1M | — | 5 | 4 | 2024–2025 |
| 91 | Louisa County | $1M | — | 22 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 92 | St. Joseph County | $1M | — | 3 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| 93 | Mackinac County | $1M | — | 4 | 3 | 2024–2025 |
| 94 | Manistee County | $1M | — | 3 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| 95 | Clarke County | $1M | — | 7 | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| 96 | Iron County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| 97 | Elk County | $0M | — | 10 | 6 | 2020–2024 |
| 98 | Daviess County | $0M | — | 6 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| 99 | Wexford County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| 100 | Chowan County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| 101 | Chippewa County | $0M | — | 3 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| 102 | Livingston County | $0M | — | 3 | 2 | 2023–2025 |
| 103 | Walton County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| 104 | Bureau County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| 105 | Pasco County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| 106 | Alger County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| 107 | Cheboygan County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2023–2025 |
| 108 | Dekalb County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| 109 | Macoupin County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| 110 | Butler County | $0M | — | 8 | 3 | 2021–2024 |
| 111 | Loudoun County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| 112 | Ogle County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| 113 | Palm Beach County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| 114 | Benzie County | $0M | — | 5 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| 115 | Mcdonough County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| 116 | Cass County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| 117 | Hale County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 118 | Knox County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2013–2013 |
| 119 | Mineral County | $0M | — | 5 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 120 | Mason County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 121 | Bedford County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 122 | Hancock County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 123 | New Castle County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 124 | Gilmer County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 125 | Park County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2010–2010 |
| 126 | Fountain County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 127 | Clear Creek County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 128 | San Miguel County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 129 | Cortland County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2010–2010 |
| 130 | Preston County | $0M | — | 3 | 3 | 2011–2012 |
| 131 | Litchfield County | $0M | — | 3 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 132 | Lowndes County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 133 | Clay County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 134 | Barbour County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2012–2012 |
| 135 | Columbia County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 136 | Hampshire County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 137 | Calhoun County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 138 | Tucker County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 139 | Lake County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| 140 | Manatee County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 141 | Hardy County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 142 | Attala County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 143 | Buckingham County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 144 | Campbell County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2010–2010 |
| 145 | Oxford County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 146 | Okanogan County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 147 | King George County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 148 | Chase County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 149 | Mifflin County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 150 | Sumner County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 151 | Hertford County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 152 | Perry County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 153 | Anderson County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 154 | Yolo County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 155 | Northumberland County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 156 | Putnam County | $0M | — | 4 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 157 | Mckean County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 158 | Jones County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 159 | Grant County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 160 | Beltrami County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 161 | Doddridge County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 162 | Itasca County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 163 | Fulton County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |