Wisconsin (WI) received $3.76B across 1,097,135 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.
Total Subsidies
$3.76B
Payments
1,097,135
Counties
100
Avg Payment
$3K
26% below national avg
How Wisconsin Compares
National Rank
#15 of 59 states
Subsidy Per Capita
$636
Share of National Total
2.6%
💡 Key Insight
Wisconsin's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $1.36B. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($1.36B) was 23.5× the 2017 baseline.
Yearly Trends
Top Programs in Wisconsin
| # | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Margin Coverage | $581.8M |
| 2 | CFAP Round 2 | $539.8M |
| 3 | CFAP CARES Act | $352.3M |
| 4 | CRP Annual Rental | $314.9M |
| 5 | Market Facilitation Program 2019 | $287.4M |
| 6 | Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $237.1M |
| 7 | Agriculture Risk Coverage (County) | $186.1M |
| 8 | CFAP CCC Payments (A) | $181.9M |
| 9 | Market Facilitation Program (Crops) | $175.5M |
| 10 | CFAP3 Top-Up Payments | $139.8M |
Top Recipients in Wisconsin
| # | Recipient | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Service Commission Of Wi | $3.6M |
| 2 | Jacobs Brothers | $3.2M |
| 3 | Wiese Brothers Farms | $2.9M |
| 4 | Sowinski Farms Inc | $2.8M |
| 5 | Schweigert Family Farms | $2.7M |
| 6 | Blue Star Dairy Farms Partnership | $2.6M |
| 7 | Hamlin Valley Farms Inc | $2.5M |
| 8 | Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle Inc | $2.5M |
| 9 | Woldt Farms Llc | $2.4M |
| 10 | Larson Acres Inc | $2.4M |
| 11 | Ginseng Board Of Wisconsin | $2.4M |
| 12 | Quantum Dairy Llc | $2.4M |
| 13 | Majestic Crossings Dairy Llc | $2.3M |
| 14 | Verhasselt Farms Ltd | $2.3M |
| 15 | Maple Leaf Dairy Inc | $2.3M |
| 16 | Flyte Family Farms Llc | $2.3M |
| 17 | Nehls Bros Farms Ltd | $2.3M |
| 18 | El-Na Farms Llc | $2.2M |
| 19 | Cross Farms Llc | $2.2M |
| 20 | Kingdom Haven Farm Inc | $2.2M |
| 21 | Siemers Holstein Farm Inc | $2.2M |
| 22 | Maple Ridge Dairy Business Llc | $2.2M |
| 23 | Zahn Farms Cropping | $2.2M |
| 24 | Kieler Farms Inc | $2.1M |
| 25 | Vir-Clar Farms Llc | $2.1M |
Counties in Wisconsin
| # | County | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant | 47,190 | $188.3M |
| 2 | Dane | 46,166 | $180.4M |
| 3 | Marathon | 32,865 | $129.0M |
| 4 | Dodge | 33,813 | $121.0M |
| 5 | Fond du Lac | 29,571 | $120.6M |
| 6 | Lafayette | 27,143 | $120.4M |
| 7 | Manitowoc | 25,351 | $106.4M |
| 8 | Iowa | 30,300 | $103.9M |
| 9 | Rock | 31,233 | $98.6M |
| 10 | Green | 28,166 | $95.9M |
| 11 | Outagamie | 22,370 | $85.7M |
| 12 | Shawano | 22,520 | $81.6M |
| 13 | Brown | 19,171 | $79.2M |
| 14 | Trempealeau | 27,761 | $75.6M |
| 15 | Clark | 22,741 | $75.2M |
| 16 | Chippewa | 21,588 | $74.3M |
| 17 | Sauk | 23,905 | $74.2M |
| 18 | Walworth | 19,466 | $71.6M |
| 19 | Columbia | 19,671 | $71.3M |
| 20 | Dunn | 23,399 | $69.6M |
| 21 | Sheboygan | 17,201 | $69.0M |
| 22 | Barron | 21,233 | $66.0M |
| 23 | St. Croix | 19,141 | $64.8M |
| 24 | Kewaunee | 17,792 | $64.7M |
| 25 | Jefferson | 20,610 | $61.6M |
| 26 | Waupaca | 19,830 | $60.9M |
| 27 | Portage | 11,715 | $59.4M |
| 28 | Pierce | 17,647 | $58.3M |
| 29 | Monroe | 21,846 | $57.8M |
| 30 | Wood | 14,142 | $57.7M |
| 31 | Calumet | 14,296 | $57.3M |
| 32 | Taylor | 16,165 | $57.1M |
| 33 | Oconto | 17,743 | $56.7M |
| 34 | Winnebago | 16,822 | $55.3M |
| 35 | Vernon | 22,277 | $54.5M |
| 36 | Buffalo | 16,383 | $50.5M |
| 37 | Jackson | 16,039 | $49.8M |
| 38 | Polk | 17,737 | $48.1M |
| 39 | Richland | 17,739 | $43.1M |
| 40 | Washington | 12,097 | $42.6M |
| 41 | Juneau | 12,660 | $37.5M |
| 42 | Crawford | 14,466 | $35.8M |
| 43 | Marinette | 9,238 | $35.2M |
| 44 | Eau Claire | 14,360 | $34.2M |
| 45 | Green Lake | 9,753 | $34.0M |
| 46 | Racine | 10,726 | $33.1M |
| 47 | Door | 11,274 | $29.5M |
| 48 | La Crosse | 11,396 | $27.5M |
| 49 | Pepin | 8,534 | $27.1M |
| 50 | Langlade | 3,952 | $25.0M |
| 51 | Kenosha | 6,665 | $22.4M |
| 52 | Marquette | 4,848 | $21.0M |
| 53 | Adams | 3,571 | $20.1M |
| 54 | Ozaukee | 5,660 | $19.9M |
| 55 | Rusk | 6,898 | $18.1M |
| 56 | Waukesha | 6,296 | $16.6M |
| 57 | Waushara | 2,510 | $12.1M |
| 58 | Burnett | 4,330 | $10.8M |
| 59 | Lincoln | 3,109 | $9.9M |
| 60 | Washburn | 3,095 | $9.8M |
| 61 | Ashland | 1,385 | $7.3M |
| 62 | District of Columbia | 49 | $6.7M |
| 63 | Oneida | 298 | $6.1M |
| 64 | Price | 2,256 | $6.0M |
| 65 | Sawyer | 852 | $5.6M |
| 66 | Bayfield | 1,735 | $3.4M |
| 67 | McHenry | 644 | $2.8M |
| 68 | Menominee | 387 | $2.4M |
| 69 | Wabasha | 85 | $2.2M |
| 70 | Jo Daviess | 919 | $2.2M |
| 71 | Clayton | 288 | $1.8M |
| 72 | Harrison | 342 | $1.8M |
| 73 | Stephenson | 244 | $1.7M |
| 74 | Allamakee | 566 | $1.6M |
| 75 | Forest | 265 | $1.6M |
| 76 | Douglas | 668 | $1.5M |
| 77 | Custer | 64 | $1.1M |
| 78 | Fayette | 495 | $1.1M |
| 79 | Vilas | 60 | $1.0M |
| 80 | Knox | 193 | $968K |
| 81 | Iron | 257 | $924K |
| 82 | Meade | 93 | $895K |
| 83 | Hamilton | 208 | $840K |
| 84 | Worth | 244 | $839K |
| 85 | Guthrie | 137 | $800K |
| 86 | Kossuth | 211 | $789K |
| 87 | Putnam | 296 | $733K |
| 88 | Winneshiek | 144 | $726K |
| 89 | Mercer | 214 | $698K |
| 90 | Henry | 302 | $663K |
| 91 | Day | 108 | $628K |
| 92 | Carroll | 295 | $616K |
| 93 | Boone | 369 | $612K |
| 94 | Lake | 325 | $608K |
| 95 | Whiteside | 116 | $607K |
| 96 | Wright | 213 | $598K |
| 97 | Ringgold | 49 | $597K |
| 98 | Woodbury | 36 | $595K |
| 99 | Warren | 162 | $594K |
| 100 | Bremer | 179 | $587K |
📊 Understanding Wisconsin's Farm Subsidies
From 2017 to 2025, Wisconsin received $3.76B in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #15 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was Dairy Margin Coverage at $581.8M, followed by CFAP Round 2 at $539.8M. Payments flowed to recipients across 100 counties.
The average payment in Wisconsin ($3K) is close to the national average of $5K.
This data comes from USDA FSA payment files covering 2017–2025. Compare Wisconsin with other states using our comparison tool, see state rankings, or explore why some states get more.