USDA has not provided recipient detail for rice cooperatives.
| Rank |
District |
Rice Subsidies**
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 1st District of Arkansas (Rep. Eric A. “Rick”Crawford) | $4,339,519,345 | 32.5% | 32.5% |
| 2 | 3rd District of California (Rep. John Garamendi) | $1,377,575,034 | 10.3% | 42.9% |
| 3 | 3rd District of Louisiana (Rep. Charles W.Boustany) | $1,120,313,428 | 8.4% | 51.3% |
| 4 | 2nd District of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie G.Thompson) | $992,756,440 | 7.4% | 58.7% |
| 5 | 1st District of California (Rep. Doug LaMalfa) | $701,505,908 | 5.3% | 63.9% |
| 6 | 27th District of Texas (Rep. Blake Farenthold) | $670,345,907 | 5.0% | 69.0% |
| 7 | 8th District of Missouri (Rep. Office of the Eighth Congres | $524,655,106 | 3.9% | 72.9% |
| 8 | 5th District of Louisiana (Rep. Rodney Alexander) | $493,359,735 | 3.7% | 76.6% |
| 9 | 4th District of Louisiana (Rep. John Fleming) | $319,135,999 | 2.4% | 79.0% |
| 10 | 4th District of Arkansas (Rep. Tom Cotton) | $295,622,801 | 2.2% | 81.2% |
| 11 | 10th District of Texas (Rep. Michael T.McCaul) | $290,610,085 | 2.2% | 83.4% |
| 12 | 36th District of Texas (Rep. Steve Stockman) | $233,868,502 | 1.8% | 85.1% |
| 13 | 14th District of Texas (Rep. Randy K.Weber) | $230,167,179 | 1.7% | 86.9% |
| 14 | 2nd District of Arkansas (Rep. Tim Griffin) | $152,844,755 | 1.1% | 88.0% |
| 15 | 22nd District of Texas (Rep. Pete Olson) | $88,243,184 | 0.7% | 88.7% |
| 16 | 4th District of California (Rep. Tom McClintock) | $39,836,623 | 0.3% | 89.0% |
| 17 | 16th District of California (Rep. Jim Costa) | $32,452,467 | 0.2% | 89.2% |
| 18 | 6th District of California (Rep. Doris O.Matsui) | $21,743,761 | 0.2% | 89.4% |
| 19 | 9th District of California (Rep. Jerry McNerney) | $21,247,377 | 0.2% | 89.5% |
| 20 | 7th District of California (Rep. Ami Bera) | $14,426,114 | 0.1% | 89.6% |
| 21 | 4th District of Texas (Rep. Ralph M.Hall) | $9,356,960 | 0.1% | 89.7% |
| 22 | 10th District of California (Rep. Jeff Denham) | $9,030,472 | 0.1% | 89.8% |
| 23 | 1st District of Mississippi (Rep. Alan Nunnelee) | $8,582,986 | 0.1% | 89.9% |
| 24 | 6th District of Louisiana (Rep. Bill Cassidy) | $8,366,486 | 0.1% | 89.9% |
| 25 | 21st District of California (Rep. David G.Valadao) | $6,324,484 | 0.0% | 90.0% |
| 26 | 2nd District of Texas (Rep. Ted Poe) | $6,025,499 | 0.0% | 90.0% |
| 27 | 7th District of Texas (Rep. John AbneyCulberson) | $5,784,504 | 0.0% | 90.0% |
| 28 | 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. Stephen LeeFincher) | $4,346,423 | 0.0% | 90.1% |
| 29 | 2nd District of Oklahoma (Rep. Markwayne Mullin) | $3,809,835 | 0.0% | 90.1% |
| 30 | 8th District of Texas (Rep. Kevin Brady) | $2,457,667 | 0.0% | 90.1% |
| 31 | 20th District of Florida (Rep. Alcee L.Hastings) | $2,422,187 | 0.0% | 90.1% |
| 32 | 18th District of Florida (Rep. Patrick Murphy) | $2,251,465 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 33 | 3rd District of Arkansas (Rep. Steve Womack) | $1,880,218 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 34 | 23th District of California (Rep. Kevin McCarthy) | $973,323 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 35 | 9th District of Texas (Rep. Al Green) | $912,534 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 36 | 3rd District of Mississippi (Rep. Gregg Harper) | $834,883 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 37 | 22nd District of California (Rep. Devin Nunes) | $790,503 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 38 | 17th District of Florida (Rep. Thomas J.Rooney) | $713,569 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 39 | 12th District of Illinois (Rep. William L.Enyart) | $619,116 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 40 | 25th District of Florida (Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart) | $481,886 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 41 | 1st District of Kentucky (Rep. Ed Whitfield) | $464,980 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 42 | 18th District of Texas (Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee) | $463,670 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 43 | 4th District of Mississippi (Rep. Steven M.Palazzo) | $274,072 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 44 | 29th District of Texas (Rep. Gene Green) | $102,468 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 45 | 15th District of California (Rep. Eric Swalwell) | $31,136 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 46 | 2nd District of Louisiana (Rep. Cedric L.Richmond) | $28,839 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 47 | 2nd District of Florida (Rep. Steve Southerland) | $27,603 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 48 | 7th District of South Carolina (Rep. Tom Rice) | $21,153 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 49 | 34th District of Texas (Rep. Filemon Vela) | $17,042 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 50 | 17th District of Texas (Rep. Bill Flores) | $4,766 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 51 | 8th District of California (Rep. Paul Cook) | $1,460 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 52 | 5th District of South Carolina (Rep. Mick Mulvaney) | $1,445 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 53 | 1st District of Alabama (Rep. Jo Bonner) | $716 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 54 | 7th District of Alabama (Rep. Terri A.Sewell) | $205 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 55 | 5th District of California (Rep. Mike Thompson) | $13 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| 56 | 7th District of New Jersey (Rep. Leonard Lance) | $10 | 0.0% | 90.2% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
** Crop totals are an estimate. In the data received by EWG for 2009-2011, USDA does not differentiate Direct Payments or Counter-Cyclical Payments by crop as in previous years. EWG allocated the region's Direct Payments by crop for the 2009-2011 calendar year using the proportion of that crop's Direct Payments in 2008. Number of recipients receiving Direct Payments for that crop were not estimated. Due to the way Counter Cyclical Payments are made - EWG was not able to allocate Counter Cyclical Payments to crops. Also included in the crop totals are the crop insurance premiums as reported by the USDA Risk Management Agency for that crop. The crop insurance premium is the amount of money that is calculated by USDA to make the program actuarially sound. Crop insurance premium subsidies are available at the county, state and national level.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011and 2012 are incomplete due to missing data from USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. In addition some payments made in 2010 were not assigned to recipients in the data received from NRCS. Those payments are also not included.
The information provided for the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) provides an inaccurate picture of how WRP payments are distributed. USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service uses title companies as intermediaries to finalize wetlands easements under the Wetlands Reserve Program. As a result, the data provided to us shows large sums of money going to these title companies. In reality, the payments are ultimately distributed to landowners participating in the WRP.
Unfortunately, NRCS has not provided the data to show where these farms and wetlands are located or which farmers or landowners are enrolling in the program, so EWG is unable to allocate these large sums of money to individuals beyond the title companies. Therefore, these companies skew the conservation rankings and payment concentration, which EWG cannot avoid unless and until NRCS makes available the additional farm attribution data. Therefore, we have not included WRP payments in the 2011 or 2012 data update.
We have separated data on farm commodity, disaster and conservation payments in order to provide a more accurate picture of top recipients and concentration of payments among the three main categories of USDA programs.
Finally, EWG works hard to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, but obtains data for the Farm Subsidy Database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, EWG cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information USDA provides or any analysis based thereon. If you find an error or discrepancy on the site, please contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office to check its records before contacting EWG.
