Farm Subsidy Dashboard
Interactive overview of $147.29B in USDA farm subsidy payments from 2017 to 2025.
Total Payments
$147.29B
Payment Count
31,759,593
States & Territories
59
Programs
157
💡 9-Year Overview
Farm subsidy spending peaked in 2020 at $38.73B — 6.1× the 2017 baseline of $6.35B. Emergency programs (CFAP, MFP, disaster relief) now regularly exceed traditional commodity support.
Yearly Trends
* 2025 is partial year data
Top 10 States
Top Programs
📈 Key Trends in the Data
- 1.Emergency spending now dwarfs traditional subsidies. Programs like CFAP, MFP, and disaster relief routinely exceed baseline commodity support — the “safety net” has become the main event.
- 2.Concentration is increasing. The top 10% of recipients collect the majority of subsidy dollars, and the gap between large and small operations continues to widen.
- 3.Geographic inequality persists. A handful of states (TX, IA, IL, KS, MN) capture a disproportionate share of payments, while many states receive relatively little.
- 4.Post-COVID spending hasn't fully retreated. While pandemic-era peaks have passed, annual spending remains elevated above pre-2018 levels, suggesting a structural shift in farm support.
Understanding the Dashboard
This dashboard provides a high-level view of U.S. farm subsidy spending based on 31,759,593 USDA Farm Service Agency payment records. The yearly trends show how spending has shifted over time, with emergency programs increasingly dominating the landscape. The state and program breakdowns reveal where money concentrates.
Drill into any state on the States page, or explore individual programs for detailed breakdowns.
See how subsidies break down by entity type (individuals vs. corporations vs. partnerships), or explore the payment distribution analysis to understand how concentrated farm subsidy payments really are.