CFAP3 Top-Up Payments

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USDA Program Code: 4924 · Ranked #13 of 157 programs

Emergency

⚡ Quick Facts

Total Amount

$4.35B

Total Payments

603,469

States Served

15

Program Rank

#13 of 157

💡 Key Insight

This program accounts for 3.0% of all farm subsidies, averaging $7K per payment. Peak year: 2021 ($4.24B). Top state: Iowa ($446.3M).

Spending by Year

Top States

#StateAmount
1Iowa$446.3M
2Illinois$419.4M
3Kansas$392.6M
4North Dakota$358.0M
5Indiana$225.6M
6Missouri$198.1M
7Ohio$176.5M
8Montana$152.2M
9Wisconsin$139.8M
10Mississippi$68.1M
11Tennessee$60.7M
12New York$29.3M
13Delaware$6.7M
14District of Columbia$81K
15Armed Forces Pacific$4K

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📊 Why This Data Matters

CFAP3 Top-Up Payments is ranked #13 out of 157 USDA farm subsidy programs, accounting for 3.0% of all farm subsidy spending from 2017 to 2025. With 603,469 individual payments totaling $4.35B, the average payment was $7K. Annual spending ranged from $176K to $4.24B.

As an emergency program, this represents the kind of ad-hoc spending that has increasingly dominated farm subsidies since 2018. Unlike traditional programs authorized through the Farm Bill, emergency programs are created in response to specific crises — making farm spending less predictable and more politically driven.

All data comes from USDA Farm Service Agency payment files (2017–2025). Compare with all 157 programs, explore spending trends, or see programs by category.