Florida (FL) received $2.33B across 207,337 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.
Total Subsidies
$2.33B
Payments
207,337
Counties
100
Avg Payment
$11K
143% above national avg
How Florida Compares
National Rank
#22 of 59 states
Subsidy Per Capita
$103
Share of National Total
1.6%
💡 Key Insight
Florida's peak subsidy year was 2017 at $609.1M.
Yearly Trends
Top Programs in Florida
| # | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wildfires & Hurricanes Indemnity Program | $340.0M |
| 2 | CFAP Round 2 | $270.2M |
| 3 | Emerg Assist Livestock Bees Fish (Elap) | $182.2M |
| 4 | Wildfires And Hurricanes Indemnity Program | $172.5M |
| 5 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $143.9M |
| 6 | Marketing Assistance For Specialty Crops | $134.4M |
| 7 | CFAP CCC Payments (A) | $99.9M |
| 8 | CRP Annual Rental | $98.1M |
| 9 | CFAP CARES Act | $89.8M |
| 10 | Livestock Forage Program | $74.8M |
Top Recipients in Florida
| # | Recipient | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Dept Of Emergency Management | $346.6M |
| 2 | Florida Department Of Citrus | $17.6M |
| 3 | Dewar Nurseries Inc | $9.3M |
| 4 | Florida Dept Of Agriculture | $8.8M |
| 5 | Rickie Simmons & Son Tropical Fis | $8.6M |
| 6 | Oakridge Fish Hatchery Inc %David Drawdy | $7.2M |
| 7 | Urban Tropical Inc | $6.5M |
| 8 | Imperial Tropicals | $4.4M |
| 9 | Mv Aquatics Inc | $4.3M |
| 10 | B & H Farms Llc | $4.1M |
| 11 | Sunrise Tropicals Inc | $3.8M |
| 12 | Pratima Jester D/B/A Jester Bee C | $3.7M |
| 13 | Floral Acres Llc | $3.7M |
| 14 | Liles Tropical Fish Inc | $3.5M |
| 15 | V-W Tropical Fish Hatcheries Inc | $3.5M |
| 16 | Corbitt Family Farms Llc | $3.4M |
| 17 | United Nursery Llc | $3.3M |
| 18 | Bedner Growers Inc | $3.1M |
| 19 | Pratima Jester D/B/A Jester Bee Company | $3.1M |
| 20 | Cedar Key Aquaculture Farms Inc | $2.9M |
| 21 | Liner Source Inc | $2.9M |
| 22 | Nucs & Singles Apiary, Inc | $2.8M |
| 23 | High Hope Farms Llc | $2.6M |
| 24 | Estrada & Sons Inc | $2.6M |
| 25 | Kevin D Jester D/B/A Jester Bee Company | $2.6M |
Counties in Florida
| # | County | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 91 | $375.0M |
| 2 | Dade, Monroe | 4,116 | $177.6M |
| 3 | Polk | 6,943 | $135.6M |
| 4 | Hillsborough | 2,308 | $122.8M |
| 5 | Jackson | 15,398 | $111.6M |
| 6 | Levy | 2,642 | $86.6M |
| 7 | Hardee | 4,116 | $78.9M |
| 8 | Hendry | 1,644 | $71.6M |
| 9 | Highlands | 2,414 | $50.4M |
| 10 | Santa Rosa | 9,037 | $49.6M |
| 11 | Lake | 2,010 | $48.0M |
| 12 | Palm Beach | 601 | $47.4M |
| 13 | DeSoto | 2,050 | $47.0M |
| 14 | Gilchrist | 2,182 | $45.1M |
| 15 | Collier | 553 | $42.0M |
| 16 | Okeechobee | 1,612 | $32.3M |
| 17 | Suwannee | 3,225 | $31.8M |
| 18 | Manatee | 1,159 | $30.0M |
| 19 | Calhoun | 3,426 | $29.9M |
| 20 | Lee | 1,006 | $28.5M |
| 21 | St. Lucie | 776 | $28.1M |
| 22 | Sumter | 3,708 | $25.7M |
| 23 | Alachua | 2,388 | $25.3M |
| 24 | Escambia | 5,147 | $24.7M |
| 25 | Indian River | 547 | $23.1M |
| 26 | Volusia | 1,263 | $20.6M |
| 27 | Holmes | 5,933 | $20.2M |
| 28 | Orange | 472 | $19.3M |
| 29 | Madison | 3,844 | $18.8M |
| 30 | Brevard | 427 | $18.5M |
| 31 | Osceola | 797 | $16.7M |
| 32 | Lafayette | 1,367 | $15.6M |
| 33 | Washington | 3,715 | $15.5M |
| 34 | Glades | 928 | $14.9M |
| 35 | Martin | 551 | $14.7M |
| 36 | Marion | 2,161 | $14.7M |
| 37 | Columbia | 2,091 | $14.0M |
| 38 | Charlotte | 415 | $13.2M |
| 39 | Pasco | 1,584 | $13.1M |
| 40 | Jefferson | 1,758 | $11.7M |
| 41 | Hamilton | 1,954 | $11.4M |
| 42 | Dixie | 566 | $11.0M |
| 43 | St. Johns | 168 | $10.2M |
| 44 | Decatur | 724 | $9.6M |
| 45 | Putnam | 1,244 | $9.5M |
| 46 | Walton | 2,319 | $8.6M |
| 47 | Liberty | 475 | $7.9M |
| 48 | Broward | 486 | $7.7M |
| 49 | Hernando | 850 | $7.7M |
| 50 | Okaloosa | 1,493 | $6.9M |
| 51 | Sarasota | 289 | $6.2M |
| 52 | Flagler | 213 | $6.2M |
| 53 | Citrus | 677 | $6.0M |
| 54 | Gadsden | 472 | $5.3M |
| 55 | Wakulla | 360 | $4.0M |
| 56 | Leon | 146 | $3.4M |
| 57 | Baker | 378 | $3.3M |
| 58 | Bay | 82 | $3.1M |
| 59 | Taylor | 569 | $3.0M |
| 60 | Knox | 545 | $3.0M |
| 61 | Union | 1,034 | $2.9M |
| 62 | Franklin | 1,020 | $2.8M |
| 63 | Houston | 471 | $2.7M |
| 64 | Bradford | 442 | $2.7M |
| 65 | Seminole | 217 | $2.4M |
| 66 | Brooks | 301 | $2.3M |
| 67 | Clay | 1,203 | $2.2M |
| 68 | Geneva | 725 | $1.9M |
| 69 | Christian | 807 | $1.9M |
| 70 | Wheeler | 55 | $1.8M |
| 71 | Lowndes | 186 | $1.8M |
| 72 | Gulf | 100 | $1.6M |
| 73 | Shelby | 1,152 | $1.6M |
| 74 | Pierce | 137 | $1.5M |
| 75 | Hale | 101 | $1.5M |
| 76 | Ringgold | 127 | $1.4M |
| 77 | Marshall | 708 | $1.4M |
| 78 | Duval | 182 | $1.4M |
| 79 | Greene | 583 | $1.4M |
| 80 | Vermilion | 666 | $1.3M |
| 81 | Fayette | 821 | $1.3M |
| 82 | Brown | 400 | $1.3M |
| 83 | Seward | 702 | $1.3M |
| 84 | Mitchell | 503 | $1.3M |
| 85 | Mercer | 309 | $1.3M |
| 86 | Whitman | 172 | $1.3M |
| 87 | Carroll | 536 | $1.2M |
| 88 | Telfair | 79 | $1.2M |
| 89 | Webster | 589 | $1.2M |
| 90 | Henry | 898 | $1.2M |
| 91 | Clark | 722 | $1.2M |
| 92 | Iroquois | 664 | $1.2M |
| 93 | Hancock | 671 | $1.1M |
| 94 | Logan | 471 | $1.1M |
| 95 | Baldwin | 108 | $1.1M |
| 96 | Randolph | 637 | $1.1M |
| 97 | McLean | 691 | $1.1M |
| 98 | Harrison | 191 | $1.0M |
| 99 | Livingston | 638 | $1.0M |
| 100 | Montgomery | 787 | $1.0M |
📊 Understanding Florida's Farm Subsidies
From 2017 to 2025, Florida received $2.33B in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #22 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was Wildfires & Hurricanes Indemnity Program at $340.0M, followed by CFAP Round 2 at $270.2M. Payments flowed to recipients across 100 counties.
The average payment in Florida ($11K) is 2.4× the national average of $5K — suggesting larger farming operations or heavier emergency spending than typical states.
This data comes from USDA FSA payment files covering 2017–2025. Compare Florida with other states using our comparison tool, see state rankings, or explore why some states get more.