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Farm subsidies in California, 2025

Farmers and landowners in California received $1.1 billion in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 15,672 recipients. The programs that paid it, and the counties it went to.

$1.1BPaid in 202515,672Recipients$985.9MCrop insurance claims, 2024

Payments by program

  1. Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops$505M
  2. Emergency Assist Livestock Bees Fish ELAP$374.1M
  3. Supplemental Disaster Relief Spec Crops$113.2M
  4. Emergency Commodity Assistance Program$66.1M
  5. Emergency Livestock Relief Program 2023-24$19.4M
  6. Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops$16.8M
  7. ECPSFCOF$10.8M
  8. Price Loss Coverage$7.6M
  9. ECPCOF$3.8M
  10. WECPCOF$3.1M

Counties with the most farm payments

  1. Merced County$118.3M
  2. Fresno County$92.9M
  3. San Joaquin County$91.3M
  4. Stanislaus County$88.9M
  5. Kern County$87.8M
  6. Kings County$53.2M
  7. Madera County$48.9M
  8. Colusa County$41.4M
  9. Monterey County$34.8M
  10. Sutter County$31.8M

Crop insurance claims, 2024

  1. Grapes$125.9M
  2. Rice$123.8M
  3. Almonds$119.9M
  4. Pistachios$100.5M
  5. Pasture,Rangeland,Forage$67.5M
  6. Cotton Ex Long Staple$59.8M
  7. Mandarins/Tangerines$48.6M
  8. Apiculture$41.5M
  9. Table Grapes$41.1M
  10. Cherries$39.1M

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Questions

How much do farmers in California get in subsidies?

$1.1 billion in USDA farm program payments in 2025, to 15,672 recipients.

Which California county gets the most farm payments?

Merced County, with $118.3 million in 2025.

What is the largest farm program in California?

Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops, which paid $505 million in 2025.

How much did crop insurance pay in California?

$985.9 million in claims for the 2024 crop year, on 28,287 policies.

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