Agriculture — FY2018 spending
In fiscal year 2018, Agriculture paid out $135B — 3.3% of the federal government’s $4.11T in total outlays — and obligated $184B.
That is $413/person and 0.66% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Agriculture in FY2018. 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 | $69B | $69B | 50.8% |
| Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service | $23B | $24B | 16.9% |
| Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund | $9.6B | $10B | 7.1% |
| Commodity Credit Corporation Fund | $8.3B | $9.1B | 6.2% |
| Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Food and Nutrition Service | $5.4B | $6.0B | 4.0% |
| Wildland Fire Management | $3.9B | $4.0B | 2.9% |
| Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund, Liquidating Account | $3.8B | $3.9B | 2.8% |
| Rental Assistance Program | $3.3B | $9.2B | 2.5% |
| Farm Security and Rural Investment Programs | $3.1B | $3.7B | 2.3% |
| Food for Peace Title II Grants | $1.9B | $2.1B | 1.4% |
| National Forest System | $1.9B | $2.0B | 1.4% |
| Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account | $1.5B | $2.0B | 1.1% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Farm Service Agency | $1.5B | $1.6B | 1.1% |
| Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account | $1.5B | $14B | 1.1% |
| Food Safety and Inspection Service | $1.3B | $1.3B | 0.9% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Agricultural Research Service | $1.3B | $1.3B | 0.9% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | $1.2B | $1.3B | 0.9% |
| Working Capital Fund | $0.9B | $0.9B | 0.7% |
| Conservation Operations | $0.8B | $0.9B | 0.6% |
| Research and Education Activities | $0.7B | $0.9B | 0.5% |
| Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (Section 32) | $0.7B | $0.8B | 0.5% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Rural Development | $0.7B | $0.7B | 0.5% |
| Extension Activities | $0.5B | $0.6B | 0.4% |
| Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program Account | $0.5B | $0.5B | 0.3% |
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.