Agriculture — FY2020 spending
In fiscal year 2020, Agriculture paid out $184B — 2.8% of the federal government’s $6.55T in total outlays — and obligated $291B.
That is $557/person and 0.87% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Agriculture in FY2020. Hover an account name for its full official title. Shares are of this agency’s outlays, not of the federal total.
| Federal account | Outlays | Obligations | Share of agency outlays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program | $86B | $95B | 46.5% |
| Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service | $23B | $28B | 12.3% |
| Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund, Liquidating Account | $16B | $16B | 8.4% |
| Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund | $14B | $12B | 7.5% |
| Commodity Credit Corporation Fund | $11B | $11B | 5.9% |
| Rental Assistance Program | $8.8B | $23B | 4.8% |
| Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account | $5.7B | $7.1B | 3.1% |
| Processing, Research and Marketing | $5.1B | $6.5B | 2.7% |
| Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Food and Nutrition Service | $5.0B | $6.0B | 2.7% |
| Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account | $4.1B | $33B | 2.2% |
| Farm Security and Rural Investment Programs | $3.2B | $4.8B | 1.8% |
| Wildland Fire Management | $3.1B | $3.3B | 1.7% |
| National Forest System | $2.0B | $2.1B | 1.1% |
| Food for Peace Title II Grants | $1.5B | $1.3B | 0.8% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | $1.5B | $1.6B | 0.8% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Farm Service Agency | $1.5B | $1.5B | 0.8% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Agricultural Research Service | $1.4B | $1.6B | 0.8% |
| Food Safety and Inspection Service | $1.3B | $1.3B | 0.7% |
| Working Capital Fund | $1.1B | $1.1B | 0.6% |
| Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (Section 32) | $0.9B | $1.3B | 0.5% |
| Conservation Operations | $0.8B | $0.9B | 0.5% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Rural Development | $0.7B | $0.7B | 0.4% |
| Research and Education Activities | $0.7B | $1.0B | 0.4% |
| Biorefinery Assistance Program Account | $0.0B | $1.4B | 0.0% |
Notes
- Top-level spending is net outlays (MTS). Drilled levels are USAspending gross figures and may exceed the agency total.
Program-activity and object-class detail below these accounts is available in the interactive explorer and as JSON.