Grasslands Reserve Program payments in the United States totaled $987,131 in 2012
Congressional Districts in the United States Receiving Grasslands Reserve Program payments, 2012
| Rank |
District |
Grasslands Reserve Program
2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | SDAL | $94,521 | 9.6% | 9.6% |
| 2 | 3rd District of Nebraska (Rep. Adrian Smith) | $55,964 | 5.7% | 15.2% |
| 3 | 13th District of Texas (Rep. Mac Thornberry) | $51,322 | 5.2% | 20.4% |
| 4 | NDAL | $48,714 | 4.9% | 25.4% |
| 5 | 6th District of Ohio (Rep. Bill Johnson) | $28,794 | 2.9% | 28.3% |
| 6 | 1st District of Mississippi (Rep. Trent Kelly) | $16,099 | 1.6% | 29.9% |
| 7 | 7th District of Minnesota (Rep. Collin Peterson) | $14,407 | 1.5% | 31.4% |
| 8 | VTAL | $12,769 | 1.3% | 32.7% |
| 9 | 3rd District of Oklahoma (Rep. Frank Lucas) | $11,231 | 1.1% | 33.8% |
| 10 | 1st District of Utah (Rep. Rob Bishop) | $8,360 | 0.8% | 34.7% |
| 11 | 1st District of Kansas (Rep. Roger Marshall) | $8,184 | 0.8% | 35.5% |
| 12 | 2nd District of Hawaii (Rep. Tulsi Gabbard) | $8,094 | 0.8% | 36.3% |
| 13 | 13th District of Pennsylvania (Rep. John Joyce) | $8,074 | 0.8% | 37.1% |
| 14 | 2nd District of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson) | $6,213 | 0.6% | 37.8% |
| 15 | 4th District of Missouri (Rep. Vicky Hartzler) | $5,136 | 0.5% | 38.3% |
| 16 | 2nd District of Georgia (Rep. Sanford Bishop) | $3,724 | 0.4% | 38.7% |
| 17 | 2nd District of Iowa (Rep. David Loebsack) | $3,521 | 0.4% | 39.0% |
| 18 | 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff) | $3,014 | 0.3% | 39.3% |
| 19 | 8th District of Indiana (Rep. Larry Bucshon) | $2,740 | 0.3% | 39.6% |
| 20 | 2nd District of Ohio (Rep. Brad Wenstrup) | $2,559 | 0.3% | 39.9% |
| 21 | 2nd District of Utah (Rep. Chris Stewart) | $2,000 | 0.2% | 40.1% |
| 22 | 2nd District of Oregon (Rep. Greg Walden) | $1,554 | 0.2% | 40.2% |
| 23 | 23rd District of New York (Rep. Tom Reed) | $1,320 | 0.1% | 40.4% |
| 24 | 6th District of Tennessee (Rep. John Rose) | $1,276 | 0.1% | 40.5% |
| 25 | 6th District of Indiana (Rep. Greg Pence) | $1,242 | 0.1% | 40.6% |
| 26 | 5th District of Louisiana (Rep. Ralph Abraham) | $1,089 | 0.1% | 40.7% |
| 27 | 6th District of Michigan (Rep. Fred Upton) | $1,069 | 0.1% | 40.8% |
| 28 | 1st District of Michigan (Rep. Jack Bergman) | $1,010 | 0.1% | 40.9% |
| 29 | 15th District of Pennsylvania (Rep. Glenn Thompson) | $873 | 0.1% | 41.0% |
| 30 | 1st District of Maine (Rep. Chellie Pingree) | $827 | 0.1% | 41.1% |
| 31 | 6th District of Missouri (Rep. Sam Graves) | $666 | 0.1% | 41.2% |
| 32 | 14th District of Georgia (Rep. Tom Graves) | $521 | 0.1% | 41.2% |
| 33 | 2nd District of Connecticut (Rep. Joe Courtney) | $494 | 0.1% | 41.3% |
| 34 | 15th District of Ohio (Rep. Steve Stivers) | $421 | 0.0% | 41.3% |
| 35 | 3rd District of Mississippi (Rep. Michael Guest) | $406 | 0.0% | 41.4% |
| 36 | 2nd District of Indiana (Rep. Jackie Walorski) | $299 | 0.0% | 41.4% |
| 37 | 2nd District of Maine (Rep. Jared Golden) | $250 | 0.0% | 41.4% |
| 38 | DEAL | $150 | 0.0% | 41.4% |
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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