Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) payments in the United States totaled $6.3 million in 2014
Congressional Districts in the United States Receiving Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) payments, 2014
Rank |
District |
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) 2014 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
1 | 1st District of Maine (Rep. Chellie Pingree) | $1,173,311 | 18.8% | 18.8% |
2 | 2nd District of Maine (Rep. Jared Golden) | $724,324 | 11.6% | 30.4% |
3 | 1st District of Louisiana (Rep. Steve Scalise) | $260,324 | 4.2% | 34.5% |
4 | 9th District of Massachusetts (Rep. Bill Keating) | $203,349 | 3.3% | 37.8% |
5 | 1st District of Alabama (Rep. Bradley Byrne) | $161,660 | 2.6% | 40.4% |
6 | 4th District of Mississippi (Rep. Steven Palazzo) | $62,997 | 1.0% | 41.4% |
7 | 1st District of Rhode Island (Rep. David Cicilline) | $61,742 | 1.0% | 42.4% |
8 | 2nd District of Rhode Island (Rep. James Langevin) | $59,291 | 0.9% | 43.3% |
9 | 2nd District of Connecticut (Rep. Joe Courtney) | $33,814 | 0.5% | 43.8% |
10 | 27th District of Texas (Rep. Michael Cloud) | $17,602 | 0.3% | 44.1% |
11 | 1st District of Georgia (Rep. Buddy Carter) | $16,676 | 0.3% | 44.4% |
12 | 1st District of Idaho (Rep. Russ Fulcher) | $12,000 | 0.2% | 44.6% |
13 | 1st District of Florida (Rep. Matt Gaetz) | $12,000 | 0.2% | 44.8% |
14 | 3rd District of North Carolina (Rep. Walter Jones) | $11,117 | 0.2% | 45.0% |
15 | 7th District of North Carolina (Rep. David Rouzer) | $6,948 | 0.1% | 45.1% |
16 | 3rd District of Louisiana (Rep. Clay Higgins) | $5,139 | 0.1% | 45.1% |
17 | 2nd District of Louisiana (Rep. Cedric Richmond) | $4,169 | 0.1% | 45.2% |
18 | 5th District of Louisiana (Rep. Ralph Abraham) | $1,390 | 0.0% | 45.2% |
19 | 4th District of Florida (Rep. John Rutherford) | $1,390 | 0.0% | 45.3% |
20 | 4th District of Washington (Rep. Dan Newhouse) | $102 | 0.0% | 45.3% |
21 | 2nd District of Michigan (Rep. Bill Huizenga) | $-12,000 | -0.2% | 45.1% |
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.