District of Columbia County in District of Columbia received $1.56B in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 8,121 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.
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Total Subsidies
$1.56B
Payments
8,121
Peak Year
2018
$551.3M
Avg Payment
$192K
4043% above national avg
💡 Key Insight
District of Columbia County's peak subsidy year was 2018 at $551.3M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($452.6M) was 2.2× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $192K is 4043% above the national average.
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About Farm Subsidies in District of Columbia County
District of Columbia County, District of Columbia is one of 3,087 U.S. counties receiving USDA farm subsidy payments. Over the nine-year period from 2017 to 2025, the county received $1.56B across 8,121 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.
District of Columbia County's peak in 2018 coincided with the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments designed to offset losses from trade tensions.
Data on this page comes from USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, which are public records available under the Freedom of Information Act. All payment data is aggregated at the county level — individual recipient details are available on our top recipients page.