Cotton Transistion Assistance Program payments in the United States totaled $960,964 in 2017
Congressional Districts in the United States Receiving Cotton Transistion Assistance Program payments, 2017
| Rank |
District |
Cotton Transistion Assistance Program
2017 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 4th District of Arizona (Rep. Paul Gosar) | $160,128 | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| 2 | 2nd District of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson) | $93,016 | 9.7% | 26.3% |
| 3 | 1st District of Arkansas (Rep. Rick Crawford) | $47,775 | 5.0% | 31.3% |
| 4 | 23rd District of Texas (Rep. Will Hurd) | $32,173 | 3.3% | 34.7% |
| 5 | 3rd District of Oklahoma (Rep. Frank Lucas) | $31,803 | 3.3% | 38.0% |
| 6 | 4th District of Louisiana (Rep. Mike Johnson) | $17,917 | 1.9% | 39.8% |
| 7 | 34th District of Texas (Rep. Filemon Vela) | $13,217 | 1.4% | 41.2% |
| 8 | 2nd District of New Mexico (Rep. Xochitl Torres Small) | $8,780 | 0.9% | 42.1% |
| 9 | 28th District of Texas (Rep. Henry Cuellar) | $8,423 | 0.9% | 43.0% |
| 10 | 13th District of Texas (Rep. Mac Thornberry) | $8,335 | 0.9% | 43.9% |
| 11 | 27th District of Texas (Rep. Michael Cloud) | $7,572 | 0.8% | 44.7% |
| 12 | 19th District of Texas (Rep. Jodey Arrington) | $6,926 | 0.7% | 45.4% |
| 13 | 2nd District of Florida (Rep. Neal Dunn) | $4,309 | 0.4% | 45.8% |
| 14 | 8th District of Missouri (Rep. Jason Smith) | $3,440 | 0.4% | 46.2% |
| 15 | 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff) | $2,615 | 0.3% | 46.5% |
| 16 | 4th District of Arkansas (Rep. Bruce Westerman) | $1,947 | 0.2% | 46.7% |
| 17 | 7th District of South Carolina (Rep. Tim Rice) | $1,813 | 0.2% | 46.8% |
| 18 | 15th District of Texas (Rep. Vicente Gonzalez) | $1,522 | 0.2% | 47.0% |
| 19 | 7th District of North Carolina (Rep. David Rouzer) | $448 | 0.0% | 47.1% |
| 20 | 3rd District of Mississippi (Rep. Michael Guest) | $123 | 0.0% | 47.1% |
| 21 | 2nd District of Kansas (Rep. Steve Watkins) | $-13 | 0.0% | 47.1% |
| 22 | 4th District of Kansas (Rep. Ron Estes) | $-306 | 0.0% | 47.0% |
| 23 | 1st District of Mississippi (Rep. Trent Kelly) | $-315 | 0.0% | 47.0% |
| 24 | 14th District of Georgia (Rep. Tom Graves) | $-807 | -0.1% | 46.9% |
| 25 | 5th District of Louisiana (Rep. Ralph Abraham) | $-11,492 | -1.2% | 45.7% |
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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