Programmatic Environmental Assistance Program payments in the United States totaled $65.3 million from 1995-2021.
Congressional Districts in the United States Receiving Programmatic Environmental Assistance Program payments, 1995-2021
| Rank |
District |
Programmatic Environmental Assistance Program
1995-2021 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 18th District of Florida (Rep. Brian Mast) | $5,410,863 | 8.3% | 8.3% |
| 2 | 3rd District of Louisiana (Rep. Clay Higgins) | $1,670,472 | 2.6% | 10.8% |
| 3 | 17th District of Florida (Rep. W. Gregory Steube) | $1,543,842 | 2.4% | 13.2% |
| 4 | 2nd District of Alabama (Rep. Martha Roby) | $1,420,999 | 2.2% | 15.4% |
| 5 | 2nd District of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson) | $1,233,718 | 1.9% | 17.3% |
| 6 | 1st District of Alabama (Rep. Bradley Byrne) | $1,179,898 | 1.8% | 19.1% |
| 7 | 5th District of Louisiana (Rep. Ralph Abraham) | $879,552 | 1.3% | 20.4% |
| 8 | 3rd District of North Carolina (Rep. Walter Jones) | $815,032 | 1.2% | 21.7% |
| 9 | 2nd District of Florida (Rep. Neal Dunn) | $758,483 | 1.2% | 22.8% |
| 10 | 4th District of Mississippi (Rep. Steven Palazzo) | $744,647 | 1.1% | 24.0% |
| 11 | 7th District of Alabama (Rep. Terri Sewell) | $356,230 | 0.5% | 24.5% |
| 12 | 1st District of Florida (Rep. Matt Gaetz) | $355,345 | 0.5% | 25.1% |
| 13 | 1st District of Mississippi (Rep. Trent Kelly) | $316,084 | 0.5% | 25.5% |
| 14 | 3rd District of Mississippi (Rep. Michael Guest) | $149,929 | 0.2% | 25.8% |
| 15 | 7th District of North Carolina (Rep. David Rouzer) | $125,746 | 0.2% | 26.0% |
| 16 | 36th District of Texas (Rep. Brian Babin) | $26,181 | 0.0% | 26.0% |
| 17 | 5th District of Florida (Rep. Al Lawson) | $25,751 | 0.0% | 26.0% |
| 18 | 1st District of Louisiana (Rep. Steve Scalise) | $19,570 | 0.0% | 26.1% |
| 19 | 4th District of Alabama (Rep. Robert Aderholt) | $9,088 | 0.0% | 26.1% |
| 20 | 6th District of Louisiana (Rep. Garrett Graves) | $7,054 | 0.0% | 26.1% |
| 21 | 3rd District of Alabama (Rep. Mike Rogers) | $6,751 | 0.0% | 26.1% |
| 22 | 2nd District of Louisiana (Rep. Cedric Richmond) | $1,565 | 0.0% | 26.1% |
| 23 | 5th District of Alabama (Rep. Mo Brooks) | $1,061 | 0.0% | 26.1% |
| 24 | 1st District of Texas (Rep. Louis Gohmert) | $608 | 0.0% | 26.1% |
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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