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Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Oversees agriculture, food safety, nutrition programs, and rural development.
Total Obligations
$153.3B
Oct 16, 2025 through Oct 15, 2026
Federal Data
Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026
Headquarters
Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250
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What This Agency Does
Oversees agriculture, food safety, nutrition programs, and rural development.
Why It Matters
Manages SNAP benefits, farm subsidies, conservation programs, and rural investments.
Federal Data
Spending Over Time
$234.7BFY 2022
$207.1BFY 2023
$173.2BFY 2024
$186.4BFY 2025
$164.6BFY 2026
$115.1MFY 2027
Federal Data
Spending By Award Type
| Rank | Award Type | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct payments | $89,148,433,901 | 58.2% |
| 2 | Grants | $48,007,025,302 | 31.3% |
| 3 | Contracts | $10,908,608,802 | 7.1% |
| 4 | Other assistance | $4,873,925,579 | 3.2% |
| 5 | Loans | $342,304,066 | 0.2% |
Federal Data
Top Recipients
| Rank | Recipient | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REDACTED DUE TO PII | $16,655,280,711 | 10.9% |
| 2 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CALIFORNIAUEI LDJ1MM9L56K7 | $12,328,350,703 | 8.0% |
| 3 | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY & DISABILITY ASSISTANCEUEI F52HV648QBH6 | $6,448,012,490 | 4.2% |
| 4 | HEALTH & HUMAN SVC COMMN TXUEI G6JLG3FANUA9 | $6,322,806,059 | 4.1% |
| 5 | FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIESUEI GKB5R3B9JGE4 | $4,306,640,333 | 2.8% |
| 6 | PA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICESUEI FYVAZVJGDFA4 | $3,647,112,643 | 2.4% |
| 7 | ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICEUEI EK7ENJE97829 | $3,624,108,030 | 2.4% |
| 8 | AGRICULTURE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OFUEI NT4XL1YGLGC5 | $3,323,512,269 | 2.2% |
| 9 | NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESUEI DKT3LLBWFVL3 | $2,843,600,967 | 1.9% |
| 10 | MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESUEI C2AQVDYYUAS7 | $2,839,709,729 | 1.9% |
| 11 | ADMINISTRACION DE DESARROLLO SOCIOECONOMICO DE LA FAMILIAUEI K1YTP5WAJ5L5 | $2,739,944,839 | 1.8% |
| 12 | DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICESUEI SVU8DHL27WG1 | $2,699,248,435 | 1.8% |
| 13 | OHIO DEPARTMENT OF JOB & FAMILY SERVICESUEI RB26D41EWY11 | $2,659,510,619 | 1.7% |
| 14 | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CALIFORNIAUEI HWECY7CDW9Y7 | $2,441,894,808 | 1.6% |
| 15 | DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANUEI F55NGLBRX7B5 | $1,895,280,572 | 1.2% |
| 16 | HUMAN SERVICES, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OFUEI MLGMLZ76EMC3 | $1,810,215,588 | 1.2% |
| 17 | DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVICESUEI SEYQXMXJLUP5 | $1,750,217,108 | 1.1% |
| 18 | NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENTUEI M8LLWFW17445 | $1,627,546,336 | 1.1% |
| 19 | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & CONSUMER SERVICES FLORIDAUEI J73TRBXFJKK5 | $1,614,306,518 | 1.1% |
| 20 | HEALTH, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OFUEI L2GPNJZBM283 | $1,560,053,056 | 1.0% |
Federal Data
Top Subagencies And Offices
| Rank | Subagency / Office | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Food and Nutrition ServiceFNS | $115,643,879,976 | 75.4% |
| 2 | Farm Service AgencyFSA | $14,128,288,219 | 9.2% |
| 3 | Forest ServiceFS | $6,363,624,803 | 4.2% |
| 4 | Natural Resources Conservation ServiceNRCS | $4,093,759,137 | 2.7% |
| 5 | Agricultural Marketing ServiceAMS | $3,658,627,710 | 2.4% |
| 6 | Rural Housing ServiceRHS | $2,095,580,240 | 1.4% |
| 7 | Office of the Chief Financial OfficerOCFO | $1,651,402,865 | 1.1% |
| 8 | National Institute of Food and AgricultureNIFA | $1,453,708,386 | 0.9% |
| 9 | Rural Utilities ServiceRUS | $1,263,887,910 | 0.8% |
| 10 | Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceAPHIS | $747,530,557 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Foreign Agricultural ServiceFAS | $733,840,708 | 0.5% |
| 12 | Agricultural Research ServiceARS | $609,743,523 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Immediate Office of the Secretary of Agriculture | $238,508,671 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Risk Management AgencyRMA | $178,264,048 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Commodity Credit CorporationCCC | $172,927,194 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Rural Business Cooperative ServiceRBS | $101,111,647 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services | $66,379,291 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Food Safety and Inspection ServiceFSIS | $52,405,434 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Office of the Inspector GeneralOIG | $13,942,547 | 0.0% |
| 20 | National Agricultural Statistics ServiceNASS | $12,311,969 | 0.0% |
Federal Data
Top Spending Categories
| Rank | Category | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramAssistance Listing · 10.551 | $70,082,445,061 | 45.7% |
| 2 | National School Lunch ProgramAssistance Listing · 10.555 | $25,967,742,415 | 16.9% |
| 3 | WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Assistance Listing · 10.557 | $7,861,983,432 | 5.1% |
| 4 | Supplemental Disaster Relief ProgramAssistance Listing · 10.988 | $7,320,126,943 | 4.8% |
| 5 | State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramAssistance Listing · 10.561 | $5,687,240,496 | 3.7% |
| 6 | Farmer Bridge Assistance ProgramAssistance Listing · 10.990 | $3,977,842,971 | 2.6% |
| 7 | Nutrition Assistance For Puerto RicoAssistance Listing · 10.566 | $2,684,782,575 | 1.8% |
| 8 | NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- FOREST-RANGE FIRE SUPPRESSION/PRESUPPRESSIONPSC · F003 | $2,136,502,167 | 1.4% |
| 9 | Environmental Quality Incentives ProgramAssistance Listing · 10.912 | $2,022,861,168 | 1.3% |
| 10 | Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for ChildrenAssistance Listing · 10.646 | $1,961,926,083 | 1.3% |
| 11 | Rural Rental Assistance PaymentsAssistance Listing · 10.427 | $1,613,050,354 | 1.1% |
| 12 | MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISHPSC · 8905 | $1,282,726,127 | 0.8% |
| 13 | FRUITS AND VEGETABLESPSC · 8915 | $1,210,338,891 | 0.8% |
| 14 | Conservation Stewardship ProgramAssistance Listing · 10.924 | $962,542,577 | 0.6% |
| 15 | Assistance for Specialty Crop FarmersAssistance Listing · 10.991 | $738,853,279 | 0.5% |
| 16 | Cooperative Fire Protection AgreementAssistance Listing · 10.703 | $622,728,890 | 0.4% |
| 17 | Emergency Watershed Protection ProgramAssistance Listing · 10.923 | $610,550,075 | 0.4% |
| 18 | Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023 and 2024 Flood and WildfireAssistance Listing · 10.987 | $604,742,463 | 0.4% |
| 19 | IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICEPSC · DA10 | $590,113,113 | 0.4% |
| 20 | DAIRY FOODS AND EGGSPSC · 8910 | $553,437,556 | 0.4% |
| 21 | REPAIR OR ALTERATION OF HIGHWAYS/ROADS/STREETS/BRIDGES/RAILWAYSPSC · Z2LB | $325,949,671 | 0.2% |
| 22 | SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHERPSC · R499 | $285,704,693 | 0.2% |
| 23 | BAKERY AND CEREAL PRODUCTSPSC · 8920 | $232,889,140 | 0.2% |
| 24 | FOOD, OILS AND FATSPSC · 8945 | $227,718,241 | 0.1% |
| 25 | IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7A21 | $227,520,603 | 0.1% |
| 26 | MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL SPECIALTIESPSC · 6850 | $227,240,010 | 0.1% |
| 27 | NATURAL RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- OTHERPSC · F099 | $216,114,168 | 0.1% |
| 28 | CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS, ROADS, STREETS, BRIDGES, AND RAILWAYSPSC · Y1LB | $178,998,606 | 0.1% |
| 29 | IT AND TELECOM - IT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DF01 | $156,820,171 | 0.1% |
| 30 | IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DA01 | $152,549,341 | 0.1% |
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Spending By State
| Rank | State | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CaliforniaCA | $18,934,904,038 | 12.4% |
| 2 | TexasTX | $11,966,098,029 | 7.8% |
| 3 | New YorkNY | $9,412,293,809 | 6.1% |
| 4 | FloridaFL | $7,468,009,277 | 4.9% |
| 5 | IllinoisIL | $5,688,656,317 | 3.7% |
| 6 | GeorgiaGA | $5,570,166,170 | 3.6% |
| 7 | PennsylvaniaPA | $5,380,351,180 | 3.5% |
| 8 | North CarolinaNC | $4,690,622,126 | 3.1% |
| 9 | MichiganMI | $4,210,563,825 | 2.7% |
| 10 | OhioOH | $4,127,346,140 | 2.7% |
| 11 | VirginiaVA | $3,641,877,587 | 2.4% |
| 12 | WashingtonWA | $3,433,114,162 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Puerto RicoPR | $3,231,622,589 | 2.1% |
| 14 | MinnesotaMN | $2,938,519,936 | 1.9% |
| 15 | New JerseyNJ | $2,894,085,176 | 1.9% |
| 16 | OregonOR | $2,848,615,454 | 1.9% |
| 17 | ColoradoCO | $2,839,493,847 | 1.9% |
| 18 | MissouriMO | $2,828,763,399 | 1.8% |
| 19 | LouisianaLA | $2,741,529,207 | 1.8% |
| 20 | TennesseeTN | $2,682,771,934 | 1.8% |
| 21 | MassachusettsMA | $2,495,661,788 | 1.6% |
| 22 | AlabamaAL | $2,487,304,469 | 1.6% |
| 23 | OklahomaOK | $2,455,559,424 | 1.6% |
| 24 | WisconsinWI | $2,405,121,772 | 1.6% |
| 25 | MarylandMD | $2,372,885,706 | 1.5% |
| 26 | IndianaIN | $2,347,784,510 | 1.5% |
| 27 | KentuckyKY | $2,245,893,121 | 1.5% |
| 28 | IowaIA | $2,154,834,960 | 1.4% |
| 29 | ArizonaAZ | $2,046,341,880 | 1.3% |
| 30 | KansasKS | $1,987,744,478 | 1.3% |
| 31 | South CarolinaSC | $1,955,653,723 | 1.3% |
| 32 | New MexicoNM | $1,834,890,244 | 1.2% |
| 33 | NebraskaNE | $1,539,516,959 | 1.0% |
| 34 | MississippiMS | $1,493,050,419 | 1.0% |
| 35 | IdahoID | $1,397,995,982 | 0.9% |
| 36 | ArkansasAR | $1,250,146,465 | 0.8% |
| 37 | NevadaNV | $1,098,040,536 | 0.7% |
| 38 | MontanaMT | $1,094,647,974 | 0.7% |
| 39 | ConnecticutCT | $1,065,335,976 | 0.7% |
| 40 | North DakotaND | $1,031,634,131 | 0.7% |
| 41 | South DakotaSD | $1,027,615,358 | 0.7% |
| 42 | District Of ColumbiaDC | $891,438,134 | 0.6% |
| 43 | UtahUT | $884,991,389 | 0.6% |
| 44 | West VirginiaWV | $863,890,937 | 0.6% |
| 45 | HawaiiHI | $758,789,743 | 0.5% |
| 46 | AlaskaAK | $719,683,898 | 0.5% |
| 47 | MaineME | $558,490,489 | 0.4% |
| 48 | DelawareDE | $404,559,744 | 0.3% |
| 49 | Rhode IslandRI | $390,702,268 | 0.3% |
| 50 | VermontVT | $305,908,707 | 0.2% |
| 51 | WyomingWY | $282,652,971 | 0.2% |
| 52 | New HampshireNH | $229,709,592 | 0.1% |
| 53 | GuamGU | $171,472,191 | 0.1% |
| 54 | Northern Mariana IslandsMP | $122,999,219 | 0.1% |
| 55 | U.S. Virgin IslandsVI | $76,467,753 | 0.0% |
| 56 | American SamoaAS | $46,707,628 | 0.0% |
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Sources And Transparency
Obligations are commitments by the federal government to spend money. They are not necessarily cash already paid to a recipient.
- Federal Data Last Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Research Last Reviewed
- Not available