Washington (WA) received $2.81B across 415,053 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.
Total Subsidies
$2.81B
Payments
415,053
Counties
87
Avg Payment
$7K
46% above national avg
How Washington Compares
National Rank
#19 of 59 states
Subsidy Per Capita
$359
Share of National Total
1.9%
💡 Key Insight
Washington's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $787.7M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($787.7M) was 5.1× the 2017 baseline.
Yearly Trends
Top Programs in Washington
| # | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRP Annual Rental | $569.6M |
| 2 | CFAP Round 2 | $324.4M |
| 3 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $237.4M |
| 4 | Marketing Assistance For Specialty Crops | $183.2M |
| 5 | Emergency Relief Program | $164.8M |
| 6 | Agriculture Risk Coverage (County) | $156.9M |
| 7 | CFAP CARES Act | $126.0M |
| 8 | Supp Disaster Relief (Non-Specialty Crops) | $109.3M |
| 9 | Emergency Relief Program-Speciality Crops | $97.3M |
| 10 | Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $85.0M |
Top Recipients in Washington
| # | Recipient | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Us Agriculture | $37.0M |
| 2 | Washington State Apple Commission | $26.5M |
| 3 | Washington State Fruit Commission | $8.2M |
| 4 | Andrews & Rowell | $7.6M |
| 5 | Wheatlife Farms Gp | $7.3M |
| 6 | Broughton Land Co | $6.9M |
| 7 | Northwest Wine Promotion Coalition | $5.3M |
| 8 | Klaveano Brothers Jv | $5.1M |
| 9 | Norm Druffel & Sons Gp | $4.6M |
| 10 | Three Bowe Farms | $3.7M |
| 11 | O'Neal Farms Joint Venture | $3.2M |
| 12 | Wyckoff Farms Inc | $3.1M |
| 13 | Isaak Brothers | $3.1M |
| 14 | Wick Cherries Gp | $2.9M |
| 15 | Mercer Ranches Inc | $2.9M |
| 16 | Monson Ranches Burbank Orchards, Llc | $2.8M |
| 17 | Glade Creek Ranch | $2.8M |
| 18 | Repo Gp | $2.6M |
| 19 | Northco Gp | $2.6M |
| 20 | S Martinez Livestock Inc | $2.6M |
| 21 | Weyns Farms Llc | $2.6M |
| 22 | H-4 Farms Partnership | $2.5M |
| 23 | Eastco Gp | $2.5M |
| 24 | Monson Ranches Snake River Orchar | $2.5M |
| 25 | Olsen Brothers Ranches Inc | $2.4M |
Counties in Washington
| # | County | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitman | 61,856 | $325.0M |
| 2 | Grant | 21,598 | $273.2M |
| 3 | Yakima | 10,067 | $261.4M |
| 4 | Adams | 39,899 | $216.3M |
| 5 | Lincoln | 50,874 | $213.7M |
| 6 | Franklin | 17,948 | $154.5M |
| 7 | Douglas | 38,706 | $149.0M |
| 8 | Walla Walla | 20,309 | $142.4M |
| 9 | Benton | 10,092 | $105.5M |
| 10 | Okanogan | 5,061 | $98.8M |
| 11 | Whatcom | 9,279 | $90.0M |
| 12 | District of Columbia | 1,405 | $83.0M |
| 13 | Spokane | 20,546 | $80.6M |
| 14 | Chelan | 3,276 | $79.5M |
| 15 | Klickitat | 10,038 | $70.8M |
| 16 | Columbia | 10,836 | $65.4M |
| 17 | Garfield | 12,658 | $58.9M |
| 18 | Skagit | 2,782 | $44.8M |
| 19 | Snohomish, North King | 1,880 | $29.2M |
| 20 | Asotin | 4,278 | $25.2M |
| 21 | Latah | 3,229 | $15.7M |
| 22 | Lewis | 2,616 | $15.3M |
| 23 | Umatilla | 3,493 | $15.2M |
| 24 | Benewah, South Shoshone | 2,899 | $11.7M |
| 25 | South King | 749 | $11.1M |
| 26 | Pierce | 399 | $9.5M |
| 27 | Stevens | 2,497 | $7.6M |
| 28 | Morrow | 967 | $7.6M |
| 29 | Kittitas | 1,396 | $7.3M |
| 30 | Thurston | 605 | $6.9M |
| 31 | Pacific | 723 | $6.9M |
| 32 | Kootenai, North Shoshone | 1,276 | $6.1M |
| 33 | Clark | 807 | $5.1M |
| 34 | Mason | 283 | $4.7M |
| 35 | Grays Harbor | 469 | $4.5M |
| 36 | Snohomish | 397 | $3.7M |
| 37 | Nez Perce | 1,504 | $3.6M |
| 38 | Kitsap | 182 | $3.5M |
| 39 | Island | 310 | $3.2M |
| 40 | Sherman | 1,291 | $3.1M |
| 41 | Gilliam | 448 | $2.8M |
| 42 | Clallam | 509 | $2.7M |
| 43 | King | 242 | $2.6M |
| 44 | Bowman | 42 | $2.5M |
| 45 | Cowlitz | 140 | $2.1M |
| 46 | Wahkiakum | 312 | $1.6M |
| 47 | Jefferson | 459 | $1.6M |
| 48 | Elmore | 48 | $1.4M |
| 49 | Ferry | 298 | $1.4M |
| 50 | San Juan | 81 | $1.4M |
| 51 | Wheatland | 12 | $1.3M |
| 52 | Fallon | 32 | $1.3M |
| 53 | Minidoka | 15 | $1.1M |
| 54 | Idaho | 524 | $947K |
| 55 | Hood River | 32 | $930K |
| 56 | Deuel | 72 | $811K |
| 57 | Toole | 551 | $772K |
| 58 | Wasco | 233 | $769K |
| 59 | Power | 61 | $766K |
| 60 | Aurora | 34 | $766K |
| 61 | Wallowa | 217 | $758K |
| 62 | Liberty | 344 | $739K |
| 63 | Chouteau | 513 | $738K |
| 64 | Union | 210 | $705K |
| 65 | Santa Cruz | 3 | $676K |
| 66 | Kiowa | 218 | $664K |
| 67 | Brown | 196 | $660K |
| 68 | Teton | 299 | $654K |
| 69 | Hill | 462 | $651K |
| 70 | Greeley | 311 | $640K |
| 71 | Cheyenne | 403 | $624K |
| 72 | Richland | 367 | $624K |
| 73 | Palo Alto | 133 | $618K |
| 74 | Lyon | 96 | $618K |
| 75 | Grand Forks | 98 | $556K |
| 76 | Kimball | 244 | $519K |
| 77 | Valley | 258 | $517K |
| 78 | McLean | 411 | $515K |
| 79 | Daniels | 145 | $512K |
| 80 | Washington | 197 | $494K |
| 81 | Pend Oreille | 75 | $491K |
| 82 | Marshall | 189 | $490K |
| 83 | Sheridan | 390 | $475K |
| 84 | Clackamas | 9 | $472K |
| 85 | Cascade | 215 | $460K |
| 86 | Audubon | 142 | $449K |
| 87 | Coos | 14 | $446K |
📊 Understanding Washington's Farm Subsidies
From 2017 to 2025, Washington received $2.81B in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #19 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was CRP Annual Rental at $569.6M, followed by CFAP Round 2 at $324.4M. Payments flowed to recipients across 87 counties.
The average payment in Washington ($7K) is close to the national average of $5K.
This data comes from USDA FSA payment files covering 2017–2025. Compare Washington with other states using our comparison tool, see state rankings, or explore why some states get more.