Tree Assistance Program payments in the United States totaled $13.7 million in 2023
Congressional Districts in the United States Receiving Tree Assistance Program payments, 2023
| Rank |
District |
Tree Assistance Program
2023 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | PRAL | $2,363,039 | 17.2% | 17.2% |
| 2 | 3rd District of Colorado (Rep. Scott Tipton) | $572,888 | 4.2% | 21.4% |
| 3 | 34th District of Texas (Rep. Filemon Vela) | $417,290 | 3.0% | 24.4% |
| 4 | 17th District of Florida (Rep. W. Gregory Steube) | $335,761 | 2.4% | 26.9% |
| 5 | 18th District of Florida (Rep. Brian Mast) | $273,454 | 2.0% | 28.9% |
| 6 | 2nd District of Oregon (Rep. Greg Walden) | $219,994 | 1.6% | 30.5% |
| 7 | 6th District of Michigan (Rep. Fred Upton) | $81,918 | 0.6% | 31.1% |
| 8 | 5th District of Virginia (Rep. Denver Riggleman) | $69,152 | 0.5% | 31.6% |
| 9 | 1st District of Michigan (Rep. Jack Bergman) | $46,555 | 0.3% | 31.9% |
| 10 | 14th District of Ohio (Rep. David Joyce) | $46,084 | 0.3% | 32.3% |
| 11 | 8th District of Georgia (Rep. Austin Scott) | $44,263 | 0.3% | 32.6% |
| 12 | 2nd District of Rhode Island (Rep. James Langevin) | $35,562 | 0.3% | 32.8% |
| 13 | 6th District of Tennessee (Rep. John Rose) | $24,970 | 0.2% | 33.0% |
| 14 | 5th District of North Carolina (Rep. Virginia Foxx) | $20,835 | 0.2% | 33.2% |
| 15 | 2nd District of New Mexico (Rep. Xochitl Torres Small) | $13,074 | 0.1% | 33.3% |
| 16 | 3rd District of Nebraska (Rep. Adrian Smith) | $10,450 | 0.1% | 33.3% |
| 17 | 1st District of Kansas (Rep. Roger Marshall) | $10,414 | 0.1% | 33.4% |
| 18 | 7th District of North Carolina (Rep. David Rouzer) | $9,327 | 0.1% | 33.5% |
| 19 | 1st District of Rhode Island (Rep. David Cicilline) | $8,585 | 0.1% | 33.5% |
| 20 | 11th District of North Carolina (Rep. Mark Meadows) | $8,262 | 0.1% | 33.6% |
| 21 | 9th District of Virginia (Rep. Morgan Griffith) | $6,707 | 0.0% | 33.7% |
| 22 | 2nd District of Michigan (Rep. Bill Huizenga) | $5,049 | 0.0% | 33.7% |
| 23 | 6th District of Indiana (Rep. Greg Pence) | $4,483 | 0.0% | 33.7% |
| 24 | 19th District of New York (Rep. Antonio Delgado) | $3,442 | 0.0% | 33.7% |
| 25 | 13th District of Texas (Rep. Mac Thornberry) | $2,678 | 0.0% | 33.8% |
| 26 | 1st District of Arkansas (Rep. Rick Crawford) | $2,588 | 0.0% | 33.8% |
| 27 | 4th District of Oregon (Rep. Peter DeFazio) | $2,286 | 0.0% | 33.8% |
| 28 | 1st District of Alabama (Rep. Bradley Byrne) | $2,244 | 0.0% | 33.8% |
| 29 | 15th District of Texas (Rep. Vicente Gonzalez) | $2,211 | 0.0% | 33.8% |
| 30 | 5th District of Louisiana (Rep. Ralph Abraham) | $1,904 | 0.0% | 33.8% |
| 31 | 2nd District of Ohio (Rep. Brad Wenstrup) | $1,375 | 0.0% | 33.9% |
| 32 | 3rd District of Washington (Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler) | $1,181 | 0.0% | 33.9% |
| 33 | 1st District of Wisconsin (Rep. Bryan Steil) | $920 | 0.0% | 33.9% |
NOTE: Not all recipients were able to be placed into Congressional Districts
so the District total may not total 100%. Nationally 96% of all program monies were designated into a Congressional District
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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