Commodity subsidies in the United States totaled $7.2 billion in 2017
States Receiving Commodity Payments, 2017
| Rank | State | Subtotal, Farming Subsidies 2017 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | $705,025,039 | 9.8% | 9.8% |
| 2 | Nebraska | $666,266,323 | 9.3% | 19.1% |
| 3 | Kansas | $517,499,903 | 7.2% | 26.3% |
| 4 | Arkansas | $492,900,758 | 6.9% | 33.1% |
| 5 | Illinois | $387,950,231 | 5.4% | 38.5% |
| 6 | North Dakota | $370,625,101 | 5.2% | 43.7% |
| 7 | Indiana | $294,877,053 | 4.1% | 47.8% |
| 8 | Ohio | $286,609,952 | 4.0% | 51.7% |
| 9 | Georgia | $270,968,231 | 3.8% | 55.5% |
| 10 | South Dakota | $265,617,542 | 3.7% | 59.2% |
| 11 | Missouri | $250,760,551 | 3.5% | 62.7% |
| 12 | Montana | $242,217,188 | 3.4% | 66.1% |
| 13 | Iowa | $233,679,304 | 3.2% | 69.3% |
| 14 | Minnesota | $225,328,392 | 3.1% | 72.4% |
| 15 | Louisiana | $204,343,325 | 2.8% | 75.3% |
| 16 | Oklahoma | $198,927,254 | 2.8% | 78.0% |
| 17 | Colorado | $168,371,261 | 2.3% | 80.4% |
| 18 | Mississippi | $162,310,416 | 2.3% | 82.6% |
| 19 | Michigan | $159,823,052 | 2.2% | 84.9% |
| 20 | Idaho | $110,575,119 | 1.5% | 86.4% |
| 21 | North Carolina | $106,725,119 | 1.5% | 87.9% |
| 22 | Washington | $103,575,602 | 1.4% | 89.3% |
| 23 | Kentucky | $96,541,286 | 1.3% | 90.7% |
| 24 | Alabama | $86,599,713 | 1.2% | 91.9% |
| 25 | Tennessee | $71,006,146 | 1.0% | 92.9% |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $61,188,604 | 0.9% | 93.7% |
| 27 | California | $56,638,875 | 0.8% | 94.5% |
| 28 | Virginia | $49,834,842 | 0.7% | 95.2% |
| 29 | New York | $47,462,877 | 0.7% | 95.8% |
| 30 | Oregon | $42,823,241 | 0.6% | 96.4% |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | $40,479,354 | 0.6% | 97.0% |
| 32 | South Carolina | $40,244,096 | 0.6% | 97.6% |
| 33 | New Mexico | $35,810,632 | 0.5% | 98.1% |
| 34 | Maryland | $33,709,158 | 0.5% | 98.5% |
| 35 | Florida | $32,106,085 | 0.4% | 99.0% |
| 36 | Arizona | $18,747,691 | 0.3% | 99.2% |
| 37 | Utah | $14,545,642 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 38 | Wyoming | $14,330,262 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 39 | Delaware | $12,166,831 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 40 | New Jersey | $4,971,932 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 41 | West Virginia | $2,860,354 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 42 | Maine | $1,858,048 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 43 | Nevada | $1,174,322 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 44 | Vermont | $980,478 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 45 | Massachusetts | $838,168 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 46 | New Hampshire | $586,951 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | Connecticut | $492,047 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Rhode Island | $49,116 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Alaska | $18,159 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Hawaii | $5,979 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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