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Total USDA - Subsidies in United States

USDA subsidies in United States totaled $177.6 billion from 1995-2006.


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Total USDA - Subsidies by state, 1995-2006

Rank State Total USDA - Subsidies
1995-2006
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Texas$16,229,168,7819.1%9.1%
2Iowa$15,990,898,1289.0%18.1%
3Illinois$13,426,108,1737.6%25.7%
4Nebraska$10,432,876,3775.9%31.6%
5Minnesota$10,269,255,8335.8%37.4%
6Kansas$9,670,243,9495.4%42.8%
7Arkansas$7,668,462,0594.3%47.1%
8North Dakota$7,481,309,0054.2%51.3%
9Indiana$6,600,636,4333.7%55.1%
10California$6,235,138,2303.5%58.6%
11Missouri$6,160,005,4103.5%62.0%
12South Dakota$5,960,563,3653.4%65.4%
13Mississippi$5,615,796,2293.2%68.6%
14Ohio$4,816,100,0792.7%71.3%
15Wisconsin$4,313,477,5882.4%73.7%
16Georgia$4,044,624,3142.3%76.0%
17Montana$3,972,132,3032.2%78.2%
18Louisiana$3,707,336,0262.1%80.3%
19Oklahoma$3,673,330,2102.1%82.4%
20Colorado$3,139,091,6761.8%84.1%
21North Carolina$3,027,473,1481.7%85.8%
22Michigan$2,977,340,4321.7%87.5%
23Washington$2,669,695,9801.5%89.0%
24Tennessee$2,236,672,5341.3%90.3%
25Kentucky$2,124,829,4611.2%91.5%
26Alabama$1,997,009,8021.1%92.6%
27Idaho$1,976,796,7201.1%93.7%
28Florida$1,264,529,7770.7%94.4%
29New York$1,224,672,5590.7%95.1%
30Pennsylvania$1,155,270,6740.7%95.8%
31Virginia$1,121,264,1090.6%96.4%
32Oregon$1,056,651,3010.6%97.0%
33South Carolina$1,052,299,6780.6%97.6%
34Arizona$1,013,548,9680.6%98.2%
35New Mexico$884,587,4590.5%98.6%
36Maryland$623,800,8380.4%99.0%
37Wyoming$405,362,6490.2%99.2%
38Utah$400,441,0370.2%99.5%
39Vermont$175,527,3860.1%99.6%
40Delaware$173,911,2410.1%99.7%
41Maine$120,153,8960.1%99.7%
42New Jersey$116,861,3830.1%99.8%
43West Virginia$104,128,1400.1%99.8%
44Massachusetts$71,215,9540.0%99.9%
45Nevada$64,497,7880.0%99.9%
46Connecticut$62,768,3150.0%100.0%
47New Hampshire$32,293,0100.0%100.0%
48Alaska$25,495,2890.0%100.0%
49Hawaii$17,432,4520.0%100.0%
50Rhode Island$6,256,8250.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.