| Rank |
District |
Total Counter Cyclical Payments
2010 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 19th District of Texas (Rep. Randy Neugebauer) | $29,536,732 | 14.1% | 14.1% |
| 2 | 2nd District of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie G.Thompson) | $15,695,807 | 7.5% | 21.6% |
| 3 | 2nd District of Georgia (Rep. Sanford D.Bishop) | $15,250,983 | 7.3% | 28.9% |
| 4 | 8th District of Georgia (Rep. Austin Scott) | $10,743,742 | 5.1% | 34.0% |
| 5 | 5th District of Louisiana (Rep. Rodney Alexander) | $9,910,129 | 4.7% | 38.7% |
| 6 | 1st District of Arkansas (Rep. Eric A. “Rick”Crawford) | $9,714,627 | 4.6% | 43.4% |
| 7 | 11th District of Texas (Rep. K. MichaelConaway) | $7,764,566 | 3.7% | 47.1% |
| 8 | 13th District of Texas (Rep. Mac Thornberry) | $7,558,959 | 3.6% | 50.7% |
| 9 | 21st District of California (Rep. David G.Valadao) | $7,189,161 | 3.4% | 54.1% |
| 10 | 2nd District of Alabama (Rep. Martha Roby) | $6,581,076 | 3.1% | 57.3% |
| 11 | 1st District of North Carolina (Rep. G. K.Butterfield) | $6,118,381 | 2.9% | 60.2% |
| 12 | 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. Stephen LeeFincher) | $5,683,495 | 2.7% | 62.9% |
| 13 | 12th District of Georgia (Rep. John Barrow) | $5,273,873 | 2.5% | 65.4% |
| 14 | 3rd District of Oklahoma (Rep. Frank D.Lucas) | $4,041,156 | 1.9% | 67.4% |
| 15 | 8th District of Missouri (Rep. Office of the Eighth Congres | $3,881,196 | 1.9% | 69.2% |
| 16 | 27th District of Texas (Rep. Blake Farenthold) | $3,517,207 | 1.7% | 70.9% |
| 17 | 4th District of Virginia (Rep. J. RandyForbes) | $3,037,136 | 1.5% | 72.3% |
| 18 | 34th District of Texas (Rep. Filemon Vela) | $2,844,832 | 1.4% | 73.7% |
| 19 | 3rd District of North Carolina (Rep. Walter B.Jones) | $2,602,439 | 1.2% | 74.9% |
| 20 | 1st District of Arizona (Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick) | $2,425,309 | 1.2% | 76.1% |
| 21 | 1st District of Mississippi (Rep. Alan Nunnelee) | $2,082,389 | 1.0% | 77.1% |
| 22 | 23th District of Texas (Rep. Pete P.Gallego) | $1,991,908 | 1.0% | 78.0% |
| 23 | 22nd District of California (Rep. Devin Nunes) | $1,967,851 | 0.9% | 79.0% |
| 24 | 16th District of California (Rep. Jim Costa) | $1,922,770 | 0.9% | 79.9% |
| 25 | 3rd District of Arizona (Rep. Raúl M.Grijalva) | $1,836,529 | 0.9% | 80.8% |
| 26 | 7th District of North Carolina (Rep. Mike McIntyre) | $1,768,788 | 0.8% | 81.6% |
| 27 | 5th District of Alabama (Rep. Mo Brooks) | $1,701,009 | 0.8% | 82.4% |
| 28 | 6th District of South Carolina (Rep. James E.Clyburn) | $1,603,710 | 0.8% | 83.2% |
| 29 | 1st District of Alabama (Rep. Jo Bonner) | $1,401,152 | 0.7% | 83.9% |
| 30 | 4th District of Oklahoma (Rep. Tom Cole) | $1,344,426 | 0.6% | 84.5% |
| 31 | 2nd District of New Mexico (Rep. Stevan Pearce) | $1,325,340 | 0.6% | 85.1% |
| 32 | 4th District of Arkansas (Rep. Tom Cotton) | $1,323,802 | 0.6% | 85.8% |
| 33 | 1st District of Florida (Rep. Jeff Miller) | $1,322,658 | 0.6% | 86.4% |
| 34 | 4th District of Arizona (Rep. Paul A.Gosar) | $1,301,881 | 0.6% | 87.0% |
| 35 | 2nd District of Florida (Rep. Steve Southerland) | $1,299,199 | 0.6% | 87.7% |
| 36 | 7th District of South Carolina (Rep. Tom Rice) | $1,077,168 | 0.5% | 88.2% |
| 37 | 4th District of Alabama (Rep. Robert B.Aderholt) | $1,046,283 | 0.5% | 88.7% |
| 38 | 4th District of Louisiana (Rep. John Fleming) | $989,147 | 0.5% | 89.1% |
| 39 | 3rd District of Florida (Rep. Ted S.Yoho) | $914,873 | 0.4% | 89.6% |
| 40 | 13th District of North Carolina (Rep. George Holding) | $911,309 | 0.4% | 90.0% |
| 41 | 17th District of Texas (Rep. Bill Flores) | $891,249 | 0.4% | 90.4% |
| 42 | 15th District of Texas (Rep. Rubén Hinojosa) | $846,452 | 0.4% | 90.8% |
| 43 | 23th District of California (Rep. Kevin McCarthy) | $761,046 | 0.4% | 91.2% |
| 44 | 8th District of North Carolina (Rep. Richard Hudson) | $673,560 | 0.3% | 91.5% |
| 45 | 3rd District of Mississippi (Rep. Gregg Harper) | $661,760 | 0.3% | 91.8% |
| 46 | 5th District of Arizona (Rep. Matt Salmon) | $658,864 | 0.3% | 92.2% |
| 47 | 7th District of Alabama (Rep. Terri A.Sewell) | $645,339 | 0.3% | 92.5% |
| 48 | 3rd District of Alabama (Rep. Mike Rogers) | $584,970 | 0.3% | 92.7% |
| 49 | 1st District of Georgia (Rep. Jack Kingston) | $543,712 | 0.3% | 93.0% |
| 50 | 28th District of Texas (Rep. Henry Cuellar) | $536,042 | 0.3% | 93.3% |
| 51 | 5th District of South Carolina (Rep. Mick Mulvaney) | $530,035 | 0.3% | 93.5% |
| 52 | 31st District of Texas (Rep. John R.Carter) | $476,282 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 53 | 51st District of California (Rep. Juan Vargas) | $457,040 | 0.2% | 94.0% |
| 54 | 2nd District of South Carolina (Rep. Joe Wilson) | $443,734 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 55 | 10th District of Georgia (Rep. Paul C.Broun) | $406,464 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 56 | 36th District of California (Rep. Raul Ruiz) | $365,280 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 57 | 22nd District of Texas (Rep. Pete Olson) | $359,882 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 58 | 3rd District of Virginia (Rep. Robert C. “Bobby”Scott) | $329,752 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 59 | 2nd District of North Carolina (Rep. Renee L.Ellmers) | $294,761 | 0.1% | 95.0% |
| 60 | 7th District of Tennessee (Rep. Marsha Blackburn) | $287,297 | 0.1% | 95.1% |
| 61 | 6th District of Texas (Rep. Joe Barton) | $270,689 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 62 | 2nd District of Oklahoma (Rep. Markwayne Mullin) | $253,423 | 0.1% | 95.4% |
| 63 | 4th District of Texas (Rep. Ralph M.Hall) | $245,567 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 64 | 6th District of Louisiana (Rep. Bill Cassidy) | $239,583 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 65 | 2nd District of Arizona (Rep. Ron Barber) | $228,126 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 66 | 3rd District of New Mexico (Rep. Ben RayLuján) | $227,010 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 67 | 4th District of Mississippi (Rep. Steven M.Palazzo) | $219,303 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 68 | 8th District of Arizona (Rep. Trent Franks) | $209,540 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 69 | 7th District of Arizona (Rep. Ed Pastor) | $191,751 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 70 | 25th District of Texas (Rep. Roger Williams) | $184,743 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 71 | 11th District of Florida (Rep. Richard B.Nugent) | $174,905 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 72 | 10th District of Texas (Rep. Michael T.McCaul) | $171,747 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 73 | 6th District of Arizona (Rep. David Schweikert) | $137,837 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 74 | 9th District of Arizona (Rep. Kyrsten Sinema) | $131,917 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 75 | 4th District of Tennessee (Rep. Scott DesJarlais) | $130,394 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 76 | 4th District of Kansas (Rep. Mike Pompeo) | $99,472 | 0.0% | 96.6% |
| 77 | 6th District of Alabama (Rep. Spencer Bachus) | $91,322 | 0.0% | 96.7% |
| 78 | 3rd District of California (Rep. John Garamendi) | $85,005 | 0.0% | 96.7% |
| 79 | 8th District of Texas (Rep. Kevin Brady) | $70,843 | 0.0% | 96.8% |
| 80 | 14th District of Texas (Rep. Randy K.Weber) | $57,921 | 0.0% | 96.8% |
| 81 | 14th District of Georgia (Rep. Tom Graves) | $52,174 | 0.0% | 96.8% |
| 82 | 2nd District of Arkansas (Rep. Tim Griffin) | $51,763 | 0.0% | 96.8% |
| 83 | 2nd District of Virginia (Rep. E. ScottRigell) | $44,258 | 0.0% | 96.9% |
| 84 | 3rd District of South Carolina (Rep. Jeff Duncan) | $39,794 | 0.0% | 96.9% |
| 85 | 35th District of Texas (Rep. Lloyd Doggett) | $38,126 | 0.0% | 96.9% |
| 86 | 9th District of Tennessee (Rep. Steve Cohen) | $33,384 | 0.0% | 96.9% |
| 87 | 4th District of North Carolina (Rep. David E.Price) | $32,844 | 0.0% | 96.9% |
| 88 | 9th District of Georgia (Rep. Doug Collins) | $30,266 | 0.0% | 96.9% |
| 89 | 3rd District of Texas (Rep. Sam Johnson) | $29,852 | 0.0% | 97.0% |
| 90 | 11th District of Georgia (Rep. Phil Gingrey) | $29,285 | 0.0% | 97.0% |
| 91 | 10th District of North Carolina (Rep. Patrick T.McHenry) | $26,243 | 0.0% | 97.0% |
| 92 | 5th District of Texas (Rep. Jeb Hensarling) | $24,828 | 0.0% | 97.0% |
| 93 | 6th District of Tennessee (Rep. Diane Black) | $22,771 | 0.0% | 97.0% |
| 94 | 24th District of California (Rep. Lois Capps) | $22,623 | 0.0% | 97.0% |
| 95 | 3rd District of Georgia (Rep. Lynn A.Westmoreland) | $21,065 | 0.0% | 97.0% |
| 96 | 26th District of Texas (Rep. Michael C.Burgess) | $20,241 | 0.0% | 97.0% |
| 97 | 5th District of Oklahoma (Rep. James Lankford) | $18,912 | 0.0% | 97.0% |
| 98 | 1st District of Virginia (Rep. Robert J.Wittman) | $16,615 | 0.0% | 97.0% |
| 99 | 16th District of Texas (Rep. Beto O’Rourke) | $13,748 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 100 | 9th District of North Carolina (Rep. Robert Pittenger) | $13,517 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 101 | 10th District of California (Rep. Jeff Denham) | $10,585 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 102 | 5th District of Virginia (Rep. Robert Hurt) | $10,046 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 103 | 1st District of South Carolina (Rep. Office of the First Co | $9,068 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 104 | 1st District of California (Rep. Doug LaMalfa) | $8,118 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 105 | 1st District of Kansas (Rep. Tim Huelskamp) | $8,093 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 106 | 21st District of Texas (Rep. Lamar Smith) | $7,837 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 107 | 5th District of North Carolina (Rep. Virginia Foxx) | $6,247 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 108 | 3rd District of Louisiana (Rep. Charles W.Boustany) | $5,720 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 109 | 2nd District of Kansas (Rep. Lynn Jenkins) | $3,319 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 110 | 30th District of Texas (Rep. Eddie BerniceJohnson) | $3,111 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 111 | 12th District of North Carolina (Rep. Melvin L.Watt) | $2,889 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 112 | 8th District of California (Rep. Paul Cook) | $2,794 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 113 | 32nd District of Texas (Rep. Pete Sessions) | $2,696 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 114 | 7th District of Virginia (Rep. Eric Cantor) | $2,311 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 115 | 17th District of Florida (Rep. Thomas J.Rooney) | $2,195 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 116 | 4th District of California (Rep. Tom McClintock) | $2,161 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 117 | 12th District of Texas (Rep. Kay Granger) | $2,065 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 118 | 9th District of Texas (Rep. Al Green) | $1,527 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 119 | 6th District of Florida (Rep. Ron DeSantis) | $1,527 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 120 | 7th District of Texas (Rep. John AbneyCulberson) | $1,524 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 121 | 1st District of Maryland (Rep. Andy Harris) | $1,431 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 122 | 4th District of Georgia (Rep. Henry C. “Hank”Johnson) | $1,101 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 123 | 5th District of Florida (Rep. Corrine Brown) | $839 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 124 | 4th District of Missouri (Rep. Vicky Hartzler) | $734 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 125 | 1st District of Texas (Rep. Louie Gohmert) | $539 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 126 | 20th District of California (Rep. Sam Farr) | $508 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 127 | 9th District of California (Rep. Jerry McNerney) | $385 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 128 | 6th District of North Carolina (Rep. Howard Coble) | $379 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 129 | 24th District of Texas (Rep. Kenny Marchant) | $364 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 130 | 3rd District of Nebraska (Rep. Adrian Smith) | $309 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 131 | 36th District of Texas (Rep. Steve Stockman) | $288 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 132 | 4th District of South Carolina (Rep. Trey Gowdy) | $199 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 133 | 7th District of Missouri (Rep. Billy Long) | $89 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 134 | 2nd District of Texas (Rep. Ted Poe) | $42 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 135 | 1st District of Kentucky (Rep. Ed Whitfield) | $39 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 136 | 33th District of Texas (Rep. Marc A.Veasey) | $20 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 137 | 3rd District of Arkansas (Rep. Steve Womack) | $9 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
| 138 | 1st District of Oklahoma (Rep. Jim Bridenstine) | $6 | 0.0% | 97.1% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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.
