USDA subsidies in the United States totaled $16.3 billion in 2009
Total USDA - Subsidies by state, 2009
| Rank | State | Total USDA - Subsidies 2009 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | $1,531,976,372 | 9.4% | 9.4% |
| 2 | Iowa | $1,199,419,927 | 7.3% | 16.7% |
| 3 | Illinois | $953,154,328 | 5.8% | 22.6% |
| 4 | Minnesota | $913,307,556 | 5.6% | 28.2% |
| 5 | Kansas | $911,010,197 | 5.6% | 33.8% |
| 6 | North Dakota | $882,579,489 | 5.4% | 39.2% |
| 7 | Nebraska | $767,273,188 | 4.7% | 43.9% |
| 8 | California | $660,707,034 | 4.0% | 47.9% |
| 9 | South Dakota | $620,936,028 | 3.8% | 51.7% |
| 10 | Missouri | $560,118,575 | 3.4% | 55.1% |
| 11 | Wisconsin | $536,745,769 | 3.3% | 58.4% |
| 12 | Indiana | $506,331,815 | 3.1% | 61.5% |
| 13 | Arkansas | $501,702,642 | 3.1% | 64.6% |
| 14 | Ohio | $440,340,986 | 2.7% | 67.3% |
| 15 | Georgia | $403,709,639 | 2.5% | 69.8% |
| 16 | Mississippi | $399,184,379 | 2.4% | 72.2% |
| 17 | Montana | $380,138,687 | 2.3% | 74.6% |
| 18 | North Carolina | $366,140,436 | 2.2% | 76.8% |
| 19 | Oklahoma | $328,224,392 | 2.0% | 78.8% |
| 20 | Colorado | $315,014,103 | 1.9% | 80.7% |
| 21 | Louisiana | $300,179,410 | 1.8% | 82.6% |
| 22 | Michigan | $279,980,924 | 1.7% | 84.3% |
| 23 | Kentucky | $260,694,313 | 1.6% | 85.9% |
| 24 | Washington | $259,712,514 | 1.6% | 87.5% |
| 25 | Tennessee | $238,040,008 | 1.5% | 88.9% |
| 26 | Idaho | $191,271,725 | 1.2% | 90.1% |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | $191,143,262 | 1.2% | 91.3% |
| 28 | Alabama | $177,670,236 | 1.1% | 92.4% |
| 29 | New York | $168,009,598 | 1.0% | 93.4% |
| 30 | Florida | $142,956,703 | 0.9% | 94.3% |
| 31 | South Carolina | $137,031,388 | 0.8% | 95.1% |
| 32 | Oregon | $126,920,411 | 0.8% | 95.9% |
| 33 | Arizona | $116,701,362 | 0.7% | 96.6% |
| 34 | Virginia | $116,510,217 | 0.7% | 97.3% |
| 35 | New Mexico | $94,938,979 | 0.6% | 97.9% |
| 36 | Maryland | $67,182,915 | 0.4% | 98.3% |
| 37 | Utah | $46,729,368 | 0.3% | 98.6% |
| 38 | Wyoming | $44,274,629 | 0.3% | 98.9% |
| 39 | Vermont | $42,473,661 | 0.3% | 99.1% |
| 40 | Maine | $24,212,943 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 41 | Delaware | $19,526,566 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 42 | West Virginia | $16,915,579 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 43 | New Jersey | $15,823,775 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 44 | Connecticut | $13,153,634 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 45 | Nevada | $12,675,241 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 46 | Hawaii | $12,251,811 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 47 | Massachusetts | $12,208,608 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 48 | New Hampshire | $8,191,712 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Alaska | $4,034,525 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Rhode Island | $2,656,097 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and April 30, 2019.
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