Utah (UT) received $619.2M across 101,269 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.
Total Subsidies
$619.2M
Payments
101,269
Counties
47
Avg Payment
$6K
32% above national avg
How Utah Compares
National Rank
#37 of 59 states
Subsidy Per Capita
$181
Share of National Total
0.4%
💡 Key Insight
Utah's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $209.7M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($209.7M) was 20.6× the 2017 baseline.
Yearly Trends
Top Programs in Utah
| # | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livestock Forage Program | $145.7M |
| 2 | CFAP Round 2 | $72.6M |
| 3 | CRP Annual Rental | $62.8M |
| 4 | CFAP CCC Payments (A) | $39.4M |
| 5 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $35.6M |
| 6 | CFAP CARES Act | $31.1M |
| 7 | Emergency Livestock Relief Program | $27.7M |
| 8 | Dairy Margin Coverage | $24.9M |
| 9 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program (Cof) | $16.3M |
| 10 | Emerg Assist Livestock Bees Fish (Elap) | $15.3M |
Top Recipients in Utah
| # | Recipient | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castle Rock Land & Livestock | $5.5M |
| 2 | Obr Joint Venture | $4.1M |
| 3 | Holt Farms Llc | $2.2M |
Counties in Utah
| # | County | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Box Elder | 14,233 | $90.0M |
| 2 | Cache | 12,626 | $51.1M |
| 3 | Sanpete | 5,370 | $46.8M |
| 4 | Millard | 6,263 | $46.7M |
| 5 | Utah | 4,589 | $35.8M |
| 6 | San Juan | 5,533 | $23.5M |
| 7 | Emery | 4,208 | $23.1M |
| 8 | Sevier | 3,031 | $20.7M |
| 9 | Duchesne | 3,603 | $20.3M |
| 10 | Juab | 3,436 | $20.0M |
| 11 | Beaver | 2,457 | $18.2M |
| 12 | Iron | 1,796 | $17.5M |
| 13 | Uintah | 2,799 | $17.0M |
| 14 | Rich | 1,483 | $14.7M |
| 15 | Wayne | 2,982 | $14.6M |
| 16 | Weber | 1,954 | $12.3M |
| 17 | Washington | 1,642 | $11.6M |
| 18 | Tooele | 1,252 | $10.7M |
| 19 | Summit | 1,255 | $9.7M |
| 20 | Garfield | 1,797 | $9.5M |
| 21 | Carbon | 1,205 | $8.3M |
| 22 | Oneida | 1,411 | $7.9M |
| 23 | Piute | 1,152 | $7.2M |
| 24 | Franklin | 1,086 | $6.7M |
| 25 | Kane | 999 | $5.7M |
| 26 | Lincoln | 434 | $5.6M |
| 27 | Morgan | 896 | $5.3M |
| 28 | Wasatch | 506 | $5.2M |
| 29 | Cassia | 261 | $4.2M |
| 30 | Caribou | 634 | $3.7M |
| 31 | Bannock | 521 | $3.3M |
| 32 | Bear Lake | 611 | $3.2M |
| 33 | White Pine | 87 | $2.9M |
| 34 | Elko | 100 | $2.7M |
| 35 | Davis | 531 | $2.1M |
| 36 | Sweetwater | 118 | $2.1M |
| 37 | Bonneville | 178 | $2.0M |
| 38 | Uinta | 131 | $2.0M |
| 39 | Power | 219 | $1.8M |
| 40 | Salt Lake | 220 | $1.6M |
| 41 | Daggett | 261 | $1.6M |
| 42 | Grand | 92 | $1.3M |
| 43 | Big Horn | 3 | $878K |
| 44 | Fremont | 222 | $842K |
| 45 | Moffat | 91 | $810K |
| 46 | Dolores | 225 | $709K |
| 47 | Southeast Nye | 27 | $565K |
📊 Understanding Utah's Farm Subsidies
From 2017 to 2025, Utah received $619.2M in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #37 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was Livestock Forage Program at $145.7M, followed by CFAP Round 2 at $72.6M. Payments flowed to recipients across 47 counties.
The average payment in Utah ($6K) is close to the national average of $5K.
This data comes from USDA FSA payment files covering 2017–2025. Compare Utah with other states using our comparison tool, see state rankings, or explore why some states get more.