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

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.