Virginia Farm Subsidies

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Virginia (VA) received $1.10B across 334,661 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.

Total Subsidies

$1.10B

Payments

334,661

Counties

100

Avg Payment

$3K

29% below national avg

How Virginia Compares

National Rank

#33 of 59 states

Subsidy Per Capita

$128

Share of National Total

0.7%

💡 Key Insight

Virginia's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $390.7M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($390.7M) was 8.0× the 2017 baseline.

Yearly Trends

Top Programs in Virginia

Top Recipients in Virginia

Counties in Virginia

#CountyPaymentsAmount
1District of Columbia762$92.0M
2Augusta11,212$44.8M
3Southampton, Franklin Cit11,303$42.0M
4Isle of Wight8,216$31.8M
5Pittsylvania9,007$31.4M
6Rockingham, Harrisonburg City6,616$31.0M
7Accomack10,063$29.2M
8Suffolk9,153$27.4M
9Rockingham, Harrisonburg6,168$25.6M
10Franklin7,375$25.0M
11Hanover4,356$22.2M
12Sussex8,308$22.2M
13Bedford7,328$21.6M
14Northampton6,689$21.5M
15Carroll, East Galax City4,546$21.3M
16Southampton, Franklin City6,532$20.7M
17Grayson, West Galax City3,547$18.3M
18Essex5,540$17.5M
19Wythe6,940$16.6M
20Surry4,510$16.2M
21Mecklenburg4,715$15.9M
22Shenandoah4,327$15.5M
23Greensville, Emporia City6,030$14.3M
24Caroline4,672$13.6M
25Orange2,227$13.5M
26Fauquier3,841$12.7M
27Washington, Bristol City4,949$12.4M
28Northumberland5,163$12.3M
29Westmoreland4,807$11.6M
30Halifax6,705$10.6M
31Brunswick5,112$10.5M
32Madison2,454$10.1M
33Richmond5,015$10.1M
34Campbell, Lynchburg City3,389$10.0M
35Culpeper2,465$9.9M
36Amelia4,177$9.6M
37King and Queen4,327$9.5M
38Dinwiddie, Petersburg Cit4,038$9.1M
39Russell4,049$8.7M
40King William2,708$8.5M
41Smyth2,576$8.4M
42Charlotte3,287$8.0M
43Charles City1,630$7.9M
44Page2,166$7.8M
45Patrick3,476$7.6M
46Pulaski1,455$7.5M
47Botetourt1,964$7.5M
48Virginia Beach1,619$7.2M
49Chesapeake2,201$6.9M
50Albemarle, Charlottesville City601$6.8M
51Floyd1,849$6.6M
52Montgomery, Radford City2,127$6.1M
53Dinwiddie, Petersburg City2,166$5.9M
54Nelson666$5.3M
55Rockbridge, Buena Vista C1,687$5.2M
56Louisa2,752$5.1M
57Prince George2,137$5.1M
58Loudoun994$5.0M
59Lunenburg1,547$4.8M
60Middlesex1,870$4.7M
61Lancaster2,866$4.7M
62Appomattox1,652$4.7M
63Goochland1,375$4.6M
64Cumberland1,341$4.3M
65Prince Edward3,225$4.3M
66Gloucester1,779$4.2M
67Scott2,915$4.1M
68Bland2,031$4.0M
69Nottoway2,115$3.9M
70Frederick, Winchester City591$3.9M
71New Kent1,121$3.8M
72Highland1,090$3.7M
73King George1,341$3.6M
74Tazewell1,627$3.6M
75Amherst1,102$3.6M
76Buckingham1,598$3.5M
77Hampshire85$3.5M
78Lee2,436$3.5M
79Henry, Martinsville City691$3.4M
80Craig1,086$3.2M
81Clarke992$3.2M
82Rockbridge, Buena Vista City, Lexington City954$3.2M
83Frederick, Winchester Cit597$2.6M
84Albemarle, Charlottesvill689$2.6M
85Greene867$2.1M
86Stafford709$2.0M
87Prince William532$1.9M
88Jefferson475$1.8M
89Phillips416$1.8M
90Worcester288$1.7M
91Powhatan888$1.7M
92Giles674$1.7M
93Knox302$1.7M
94Spotsylvania, Fredericksb683$1.3M
95Bath262$1.2M
96Alleghany, Covington City270$1.1M
97Greer97$1.1M
98Kiowa179$1.1M
99Greenbrier28$1.1M
100Henrico, Richmond City628$1.1M

📊 Understanding Virginia's Farm Subsidies

From 2017 to 2025, Virginia received $1.10B in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #33 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was CFAP Round 2 at $130.6M, followed by Price Loss Coverage Program at $102.6M. Payments flowed to recipients across 100 counties.

The average payment in Virginia ($3K) is close to the national average of $5K.

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