Idaho (ID) received $1.80B across 227,001 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.
Total Subsidies
$1.80B
Payments
227,001
Counties
70
Avg Payment
$8K
71% above national avg
How Idaho Compares
National Rank
#25 of 59 states
Subsidy Per Capita
$915
Share of National Total
1.2%
💡 Key Insight
Idaho's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $675.7M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($675.7M) was 7.1× the 2017 baseline.
Yearly Trends
Top Programs in Idaho
| # | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $310.8M |
| 2 | CFAP Round 2 | $279.8M |
| 3 | CRP Annual Rental | $193.9M |
| 4 | CFAP CARES Act | $158.8M |
| 5 | CFAP CCC Payments (A) | $87.9M |
| 6 | Marketing Assistance For Specialty Crops | $78.7M |
| 7 | Livestock Forage Program | $66.2M |
| 8 | Emergency Relief Program | $65.4M |
| 9 | Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $65.0M |
| 10 | Dairy Margin Coverage | $60.0M |
Top Recipients in Idaho
| # | Recipient | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoshone Bannock Tribe | $11.6M |
| 2 | Driscoll Brothers | $9.4M |
| 3 | Cranney Brothers | $8.6M |
| 4 | Gehring Agri-Business | $7.8M |
| 5 | Idaho Agcredit, Pca | $5.7M |
| 6 | Jentzsch-Kearl Farms | $5.6M |
| 7 | Usa Dry Pea And Lentil Council | $5.5M |
| 8 | Kim Wahlen Farms Gp | $5.1M |
| 9 | Golden Ridge Farms | $4.6M |
| 10 | Skyline Farms | $3.8M |
| 11 | Brammer-Meacham Farms | $3.7M |
| 12 | Vo Enterprises Partnership | $3.6M |
| 13 | Cedar Ridge Dairy Llc | $3.3M |
| 14 | Snake River Sugar Company | $3.2M |
| 15 | Bj Christensen & Sons | $3.2M |
| 16 | Wtr Martin Farms Partnership | $3.1M |
| 17 | Van Es Dairy Farm Llc | $3.1M |
| 18 | Koompin Farms | $3.1M |
| 19 | Taylor & Sons Farms | $2.6M |
| 20 | Moss Farms Operations Llc | $2.5M |
| 21 | Eagle View Farms Llc | $2.4M |
| 22 | Lance & Lisa Funk Partnership Dba | $2.4M |
| 23 | Symms Fruit Ranch Inc | $2.3M |
| 24 | Ida Gold Farms Llc | $2.3M |
| 25 | Boyer Land And Cattle Gp | $2.2M |
Counties in Idaho
| # | County | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cassia | 8,309 | $139.3M |
| 2 | Power | 8,463 | $130.2M |
| 3 | Bingham | 9,070 | $127.1M |
| 4 | Twin Falls | 12,947 | $91.5M |
| 5 | Bonneville | 8,113 | $80.7M |
| 6 | Canyon | 7,084 | $78.4M |
| 7 | Nez Perce | 12,991 | $76.1M |
| 8 | Minidoka | 7,332 | $71.9M |
| 9 | Jerome | 4,561 | $66.9M |
| 10 | Lewis | 10,398 | $63.4M |
| 11 | Gooding | 3,761 | $62.4M |
| 12 | Fremont | 6,988 | $61.9M |
| 13 | Idaho | 13,839 | $59.6M |
| 14 | Madison | 6,006 | $57.0M |
| 15 | Jefferson | 6,052 | $56.2M |
| 16 | Latah | 11,609 | $52.8M |
| 17 | Caribou | 5,586 | $49.8M |
| 18 | Bannock | 6,281 | $39.7M |
| 19 | Franklin | 8,358 | $36.9M |
| 20 | Owyhee | 2,761 | $32.8M |
| 21 | Elmore | 2,399 | $31.3M |
| 22 | Oneida | 6,358 | $30.7M |
| 23 | Ada | 2,126 | $22.9M |
| 24 | Lemhi, North Custer | 2,425 | $20.1M |
| 25 | Payette | 2,147 | $19.6M |
| 26 | Washington | 3,775 | $19.1M |
| 27 | Bear Lake | 4,284 | $15.9M |
| 28 | Butte | 2,335 | $15.2M |
| 29 | Benewah, South Shoshone | 3,393 | $15.1M |
| 30 | Lincoln | 2,480 | $14.7M |
| 31 | Teton | 2,632 | $13.9M |
| 32 | Clark | 849 | $9.8M |
| 33 | Boundary | 2,129 | $9.2M |
| 34 | Gem | 2,483 | $9.0M |
| 35 | Blaine | 957 | $8.7M |
| 36 | District of Columbia | 144 | $8.7M |
| 37 | Camas | 1,938 | $7.9M |
| 38 | Kootenai, North Shoshone | 2,499 | $7.8M |
| 39 | Box Elder | 756 | $7.5M |
| 40 | Malheur | 690 | $7.2M |
| 41 | South Custer | 910 | $7.1M |
| 42 | Whitman | 2,257 | $6.5M |
| 43 | Clearwater | 1,342 | $4.9M |
| 44 | Adams | 989 | $3.8M |
| 45 | Elko | 166 | $3.0M |
| 46 | Asotin | 407 | $1.9M |
| 47 | Lake | 104 | $1.9M |
| 48 | Spokane | 433 | $1.8M |
| 49 | Bonner | 420 | $1.7M |
| 50 | Valley | 292 | $1.6M |
| 51 | Baker | 103 | $1.4M |
| 52 | Columbia | 148 | $1.1M |
| 53 | Boise | 280 | $1.1M |
| 54 | Walla Walla | 156 | $901K |
| 55 | Garfield | 388 | $898K |
| 56 | Morrow | 103 | $850K |
| 57 | Lassen | 28 | $834K |
| 58 | Wallowa | 184 | $824K |
| 59 | Sweetwater | 27 | $791K |
| 60 | Gaines | 80 | $707K |
| 61 | Douglas | 193 | $707K |
| 62 | Union | 143 | $643K |
| 63 | Sanpete | 37 | $624K |
| 64 | Carbon | 8 | $561K |
| 65 | Umatilla | 333 | $553K |
| 66 | Weld | 125 | $538K |
| 67 | Baca | 68 | $537K |
| 68 | Cache | 198 | $495K |
| 69 | Grant | 254 | $468K |
| 70 | Beaverhead | 24 | $450K |
📊 Understanding Idaho's Farm Subsidies
From 2017 to 2025, Idaho received $1.80B in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #25 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was Price Loss Coverage Program at $310.8M, followed by CFAP Round 2 at $279.8M. Payments flowed to recipients across 70 counties.
The average payment in Idaho ($8K) is 1.7× 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 Idaho with other states using our comparison tool, see state rankings, or explore why some states get more.