Total Subsidies payments in the United States totaled $16.1 billion in 2006
Total Subsidies by state, 2006
| Rank | State | Total Subsidies 2006 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | $1,647,243,129 | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 2 | Iowa | $1,407,360,257 | 8.7% | 19.0% |
| 3 | Illinois | $1,240,755,627 | 7.7% | 26.7% |
| 4 | Nebraska | $933,978,074 | 5.8% | 32.5% |
| 5 | Minnesota | $917,691,138 | 5.7% | 38.2% |
| 6 | Kansas | $784,781,950 | 4.9% | 43.1% |
| 7 | North Dakota | $658,414,481 | 4.1% | 47.2% |
| 8 | Indiana | $619,331,351 | 3.8% | 51.0% |
| 9 | Mississippi | $595,987,108 | 3.7% | 54.7% |
| 10 | California | $588,338,352 | 3.7% | 58.4% |
| 11 | South Dakota | $550,709,188 | 3.4% | 61.8% |
| 12 | Missouri | $529,669,583 | 3.3% | 65.1% |
| 13 | Arkansas | $493,878,415 | 3.1% | 68.2% |
| 14 | Ohio | $466,776,728 | 2.9% | 71.1% |
| 15 | Wisconsin | $439,025,474 | 2.7% | 73.8% |
| 16 | Georgia | $436,582,786 | 2.7% | 76.5% |
| 17 | Louisiana | $340,908,862 | 2.1% | 78.6% |
| 18 | Montana | $303,706,157 | 1.9% | 80.5% |
| 19 | North Carolina | $297,380,666 | 1.8% | 82.4% |
| 20 | Michigan | $267,584,647 | 1.7% | 84.0% |
| 21 | Colorado | $265,732,023 | 1.7% | 85.7% |
| 22 | Oklahoma | $260,887,868 | 1.6% | 87.3% |
| 23 | Alabama | $221,936,371 | 1.4% | 88.7% |
| 24 | Tennessee | $217,515,827 | 1.4% | 90.0% |
| 25 | Washington | $210,231,978 | 1.3% | 91.4% |
| 26 | Florida | $166,534,626 | 1.0% | 92.4% |
| 27 | Kentucky | $165,632,477 | 1.0% | 93.4% |
| 28 | Idaho | $141,037,988 | 0.9% | 94.3% |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | $139,370,152 | 0.9% | 95.2% |
| 30 | New York | $122,632,217 | 0.8% | 95.9% |
| 31 | Arizona | $106,111,633 | 0.7% | 96.6% |
| 32 | South Carolina | $104,624,472 | 0.7% | 97.2% |
| 33 | Virginia | $95,849,543 | 0.6% | 97.8% |
| 34 | Oregon | $84,788,119 | 0.5% | 98.4% |
| 35 | New Mexico | $70,300,164 | 0.4% | 98.8% |
| 36 | Maryland | $62,486,652 | 0.4% | 99.2% |
| 37 | Wyoming | $29,036,693 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 38 | Utah | $21,519,420 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 39 | Vermont | $17,274,328 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 40 | Delaware | $16,751,489 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 41 | New Jersey | $10,160,165 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 42 | Maine | $9,526,775 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 43 | West Virginia | $6,829,217 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 44 | Connecticut | $5,844,434 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 45 | Massachusetts | $5,371,700 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 46 | Nevada | $2,956,549 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | New Hampshire | $2,526,912 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Hawaii | $1,826,631 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Alaska | $1,258,110 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Rhode Island | $472,892 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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