Cotton Ginning Program payments in the United States totaled $284,053 in 2017
Congressional Districts in the United States Receiving Cotton Ginning Program payments, 2017
Rank |
District |
Cotton Ginning Program 2017 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
1 | 2nd District of New Mexico (Rep. Xochitl Torres Small) | $65,320 | 23.0% | 23.0% |
2 | 5th District of Louisiana (Rep. Ralph Abraham) | $34,663 | 12.2% | 35.2% |
3 | 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff) | $22,948 | 8.1% | 43.3% |
4 | 2nd District of Alabama (Rep. Martha Roby) | $19,064 | 6.7% | 50.0% |
5 | 3rd District of Oklahoma (Rep. Frank Lucas) | $18,528 | 6.5% | 56.5% |
6 | 2nd District of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson) | $15,971 | 5.6% | 62.1% |
7 | 19th District of Texas (Rep. Jodey Arrington) | $9,282 | 3.3% | 65.4% |
8 | 8th District of Missouri (Rep. Jason Smith) | $9,151 | 3.2% | 68.6% |
9 | 2nd District of Georgia (Rep. Sanford Bishop) | $8,041 | 2.8% | 71.5% |
10 | 1st District of North Carolina (Rep. G.K. Butterfield) | $1,612 | 0.6% | 72.0% |
11 | 13th District of Texas (Rep. Mac Thornberry) | $571 | 0.2% | 72.2% |
12 | 3rd District of North Carolina (Rep. Walter Jones) | $323 | 0.1% | 72.3% |
13 | 9th District of North Carolina (Open Seat) | $219 | 0.1% | 72.4% |
14 | 27th District of Texas (Rep. Michael Cloud) | $160 | 0.1% | 72.5% |
15 | 23rd District of Texas (Rep. Will Hurd) | $-707 | -0.2% | 72.2% |
16 | 1st District of Arkansas (Rep. Rick Crawford) | $-29,380 | -10.3% | 61.9% |
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.