CFAP CARES Act

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USDA Program Code: 4920 · Ranked #10 of 157 programs

Emergency

⚡ Quick Facts

Total Amount

$5.60B

Total Payments

932,273

States Served

20

Program Rank

#10 of 157

💡 Key Insight

This program accounts for 3.8% of all farm subsidies, averaging $6K per payment. Peak year: 2020 ($5.49B). Top state: California ($600.5M).

Spending by Year

Top States

#StateAmount
1California$600.5M
2Iowa$498.9M
3Wisconsin$352.3M
4Minnesota$320.0M
5Illinois$237.8M
6New York$164.0M
7Idaho$158.8M
8Oklahoma$144.4M
9Washington$126.0M
10Indiana$124.7M
11Michigan$124.3M
12Ohio$119.1M
13Pennsylvania$116.0M
14Colorado$95.7M
15Florida$89.8M
16Kentucky$87.4M
17Louisiana$85.9M
18Oregon$59.9M
19New Mexico$55.2M
20Puerto Rico$45.5M

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📊 Why This Data Matters

CFAP CARES Act is ranked #10 out of 157 USDA farm subsidy programs, accounting for 3.8% of all farm subsidy spending from 2017 to 2025. With 932,273 individual payments totaling $5.60B, the average payment was $6K. Annual spending ranged from $2.2M to $5.49B.

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.