Ohio Farm Subsidies

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Ohio (OH) received $3.76B across 1,351,365 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.

Total Subsidies

$3.76B

Payments

1,351,365

Counties

100

Avg Payment

$3K

40% below national avg

How Ohio Compares

National Rank

#14 of 59 states

Subsidy Per Capita

$320

Share of National Total

2.6%

💡 Key Insight

Ohio's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $877.5M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($877.5M) was 8.6× the 2017 baseline.

Yearly Trends

Top Programs in Ohio

Top Recipients in Ohio

#RecipientTotal
1Bryant Agricultural Enterprise$6.6M
2Heintz Farms Enterprise$4.4M
3Hendren Farms Partnership$4.3M
4Ag-Credit Aca$4.2M
5Niese Farms$3.6M
6Miller Farms General Partnership$3.4M
7Ohio Family Farms$3.1M
8Marc And Amie Palmer Partnership$3.1M
9Drewes Farms Partnership$2.8M
10Evans Farms Partnership$2.8M
11Agri Business Finance Inc$2.7M
12Wen-Mar Farms Inc$2.6M
13Green Circle Growers Inc$2.4M
14Rohrs Farms$2.4M
15Seger Farms Inc$2.4M
16State Line Farms$2.3M
17Groco Family Farms$2.3M
18Clifton Family Farms Partnership$2.3M
19Watkins Farm$2.3M
20Cronkleton Farms$2.2M
21Ohio Secretary Of State$2.2M
22Carraher Ag Co$2.2M
23Rothert Farm Inc$2.1M
24Islercrest Farms Inc$2.1M
25Shoup Brothers Limited$2.0M

Counties in Ohio

#CountyPaymentsAmount
1Mercer45,481$130.9M
2Darke45,794$124.0M
3Pickaway28,639$123.5M
4Fayette19,713$102.7M
5Wood51,392$102.6M
6Ross23,277$96.6M
7Putnam41,528$92.2M
8Madison18,581$91.9M
9Highland29,238$86.2M
10Shelby32,087$83.0M
11Crawford30,242$82.5M
12Marion24,267$81.0M
13Wyandot29,307$80.7M
14Champaign23,234$80.5M
15Auglaize35,672$79.4M
16Logan20,957$77.2M
17Union19,888$76.9M
18Seneca34,543$75.6M
19Hardin23,948$75.3M
20Hancock33,646$73.1M
21Henry40,040$70.8M
22Wayne17,952$69.9M
23Defiance37,694$67.6M
24Van Wert37,968$66.2M
25Fulton20,186$65.1M
26Clinton17,960$65.0M
27Paulding30,756$63.7M
28Preble22,443$63.3M
29Huron18,512$62.5M
30Allen28,456$58.8M
31Sandusky24,294$58.7M
32Williams20,751$56.3M
33Licking12,503$55.1M
34Clark13,437$53.6M
35Fairfield18,924$53.3M
36Miami21,674$53.2M
37Ottawa18,174$47.1M
38Greene16,248$44.9M
39Morrow15,735$43.1M
40Brown18,762$41.0M
41Knox14,303$40.3M
42Delaware11,580$39.2M
43Ashland12,259$33.1M
44Lorain10,450$32.7M
45Columbiana11,560$31.1M
46Stark8,233$28.1M
47Holmes7,349$27.1M
48Richland9,314$26.9M
49Adams13,670$26.3M
50Montgomery11,747$25.6M
51Tuscarawas7,182$24.9M
52Erie6,861$24.5M
53Butler9,346$24.3M
54Warren8,424$23.7M
55Coshocton8,699$22.3M
56Muskingum6,887$21.4M
57Clermont7,068$20.1M
58Ashtabula5,380$18.6M
59Medina6,798$18.3M
60Trumbull6,583$15.6M
61Mahoning5,852$14.7M
62Pike4,289$14.4M
63Washington6,160$14.4M
64West Lucas4,415$13.7M
65Franklin4,650$13.1M
66Perry4,599$12.6M
67Portage3,822$11.5M
68Scioto3,973$10.7M
69Carroll4,220$9.8M
70Jay4,365$9.2M
71Jackson4,186$8.5M
72Morgan2,710$7.8M
73East Lucas2,871$7.6M
74Gallia3,868$7.6M
75Lake366$6.8M
76Belmont1,531$6.6M
77Harrison1,679$6.0M
78Guernsey2,372$5.6M
79Geauga1,483$5.6M
80Athens2,854$5.2M
81Meigs1,664$5.1M
82Monroe1,546$4.5M
83Jefferson1,988$4.0M
84Randolph1,566$3.8M
85Noble1,197$3.8M
86Hamilton1,069$3.4M
87Lawrence1,676$2.6M
88Vinton1,508$2.5M
89Hocking1,434$2.5M
90District of Columbia2$2.2M
91DeKalb441$1.8M
92Hillsdale867$1.7M
93Lenawee742$1.4M
94Clarke41$1.2M
95Summit518$1.2M
96Cuyahoga94$1.1M
97Steuben374$767K
98Noxubee113$747K
99Mason211$615K
100Natchitoches77$516K

📊 Understanding Ohio's Farm Subsidies

From 2017 to 2025, Ohio received $3.76B in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #14 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was Agriculture Risk Coverage (County) at $531.6M, followed by Market Facilitation Program 2019 at $504.8M. Payments flowed to recipients across 100 counties.

The average payment in Ohio ($3K) is below the national average of $5K, reflecting a pattern of smaller, more numerous payments typical of states with many small farms or diversified agriculture.

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