New Jersey Farm Subsidies

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New Jersey (NJ) received $209.0M across 31,087 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.

Total Subsidies

$209.0M

Payments

31,087

Counties

Avg Payment

$7K

45% above national avg

How New Jersey Compares

National Rank

#42 of 59 states

Subsidy Per Capita

$22

Share of National Total

0.1%

💰 Per Capita Analysis →📈 State Disparities →

💡 Key Insight

New Jersey's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $88.9M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($88.9M) was 26.5× the 2017 baseline.

Yearly Trends

Top Programs in New Jersey

#	Program	Amount
1	CFAP Round 2	$61.6M
2	Marketing Assistance For Specialty Crops	$34.4M
3	Market Facilitation Program 2019	$9.0M
4	Agriculture Risk Coverage (County)	$9.0M
5	Emergency Relief Program-Speciality Crops	$8.5M
6	Emergency Commodity Assistance Program	$6.9M
7	Market Facilitation Program (Crops)	$6.8M
8	CRP Annual Rental	$6.7M
9	Emerg Assist Livestock Bees Fish (Elap)	$5.9M
10	Nap Regular Web-Based	$5.6M

Top Recipients in New Jersey

#	Recipient	City	Total
1	Zrh Farms Llc	Pedricktown	$2.9M
2	Parsons Mariculture Llc	Tuckerton	$2.2M

Counties in New Jersey

#	County	Payments	Amount
1	Salem	6,717	$37.4M
2	Gloucester	2,867	$22.7M
3	Atlantic	576	$19.5M
4	Cumberland	2,142	$17.5M
5	Burlington	2,555	$15.6M
6	Monmouth	1,011	$13.9M
7	Warren	2,693	$13.4M
8	Hunterdon	2,759	$10.7M
9	Middlesex	622	$6.6M
10	Sussex	1,169	$5.4M
11	Mercer	729	$5.3M
12	Morris, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic	222	$5.0M
13	Morris, Bergen, Essex, Hu	151	$4.7M
14	Camden	119	$3.8M
15	Ocean	184	$3.7M
16	Somerset, Union	735	$3.6M
17	Cape May	97	$2.3M
18	Collier	7	$2.3M
19	Tulare	19	$2.0M
20	Sampson	11	$1.6M
21	Manatee	13	$1.3M
22	District of Columbia	7	$581K

📊 Understanding New Jersey's Farm Subsidies

From 2017 to 2025, New Jersey received $209.0M in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #42 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was CFAP Round 2 at $61.6M, followed by Marketing Assistance For Specialty Crops at $34.4M. Payments flowed to recipients across 22 counties.

The average payment in New Jersey ($7K) is close to the national average of $5K.

This data comes from USDA FSA payment files covering 2017–2025. Compare New Jersey with other states using our comparison tool, see state rankings, or explore why some states get more.