Agriculture — FY2017 spending
In fiscal year 2017, Agriculture paid out $126B — 3.2% of the federal government’s $3.98T in total outlays — and obligated $136B.
That is $388/person and 0.65% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Agriculture in FY2017. 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 | $70B | $71B | 55.6% |
| Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service | $22B | $23B | 17.8% |
| Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund | $7.3B | $8.8B | 5.8% |
| Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Food and Nutrition Service | $5.7B | $6.7B | 4.5% |
| Wildland Fire Management | $3.6B | $4.1B | 2.9% |
| Farm Security and Rural Investment Programs | $2.9B | $3.7B | 2.3% |
| National Forest System | $1.6B | $1.7B | 1.3% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Farm Service Agency | $1.5B | $1.6B | 1.2% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Agricultural Research Service | $1.3B | $1.3B | 1.0% |
| Food Safety and Inspection Service | $1.2B | $1.3B | 1.0% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | $1.2B | $1.2B | 1.0% |
| Food for Peace Title II Grants | $1.1B | $1.4B | 0.9% |
| Working Capital Fund | $0.9B | $1.0B | 0.7% |
| Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (Section 32) | $0.8B | $0.8B | 0.6% |
| Conservation Operations | $0.8B | $0.9B | 0.6% |
| Research and Education Activities | $0.7B | $0.8B | 0.6% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Rural Development | $0.7B | $0.7B | 0.5% |
| Extension Activities | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.4% |
| Capital Improvement and Maintenance | $0.4B | $0.4B | 0.3% |
| Forest and Rangeland Research | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.3% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Foreign Agricultural Service | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.2% |
| Commodity Assistance Program | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.2% |
| State and Private Forestry, Forest Service | $0.3B | $0.3B | 0.2% |
| Cooperative Work | $0.2B | $0.3B | 0.2% |
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.