Agriculture — FY2019 spending
In fiscal year 2019, Agriculture paid out $149B — 3.4% of the federal government’s $4.45T in total outlays — and obligated $205B.
That is $455/person and 0.70% of GDP.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Agriculture in FY2019. 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 | $64B | $64B | 42.6% |
| Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service | $23B | $24B | 15.6% |
| Commodity Credit Corporation Fund | $19B | $18B | 12.7% |
| Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund | $13B | $13B | 8.9% |
| Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund, Liquidating Account | $6.4B | $7.1B | 4.3% |
| Rental Assistance Program | $6.3B | $13B | 4.2% |
| Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), Food and Nutrition Service | $5.3B | $5.9B | 3.6% |
| Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program Account | $3.1B | $3.2B | 2.1% |
| Wildland Fire Management | $3.1B | $2.9B | 2.1% |
| Farm Security and Rural Investment Programs | $3.1B | $3.8B | 2.1% |
| Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account | $2.7B | $17B | 1.8% |
| Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account | $2.7B | $3.3B | 1.8% |
| Food for Peace Title II Grants | $2.0B | $2.1B | 1.3% |
| National Forest System | $1.9B | $2.1B | 1.3% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Farm Service Agency | $1.4B | $1.4B | 1.0% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Agricultural Research Service | $1.3B | $1.4B | 0.9% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | $1.3B | $1.4B | 0.9% |
| Food Safety and Inspection Service | $1.3B | $1.3B | 0.9% |
| Working Capital Fund | $1.0B | $1.0B | 0.6% |
| Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (Section 32) | $0.9B | $0.9B | 0.6% |
| Conservation Operations | $0.8B | $0.9B | 0.5% |
| Research and Education Activities | $0.7B | $0.9B | 0.5% |
| Salaries and Expenses, Rural Development | $0.7B | $0.7B | 0.5% |
| Rural Community Facilities Program Account | $0.6B | $1.0B | 0.4% |
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.