Tree Assistance Program payments in the United States totaled $7.6 million in 2017
Congressional Districts in the United States Receiving Tree Assistance Program payments, 2017
| Rank |
District |
Tree Assistance Program
2017 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 2nd District of Oregon (Rep. Greg Walden) | $610,537 | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| 2 | 17th District of Florida (Rep. W. Gregory Steube) | $420,727 | 5.5% | 13.6% |
| 3 | PRAL | $150,970 | 2.0% | 15.6% |
| 4 | 1st District of Michigan (Rep. Jack Bergman) | $60,715 | 0.8% | 16.4% |
| 5 | 6th District of Michigan (Rep. Fred Upton) | $50,059 | 0.7% | 17.0% |
| 6 | 14th District of Ohio (Rep. David Joyce) | $37,145 | 0.5% | 17.5% |
| 7 | 3rd District of Florida (Rep. Ted Yoho) | $29,941 | 0.4% | 17.9% |
| 8 | 11th District of Texas (Rep. Michael Conaway) | $26,412 | 0.3% | 18.2% |
| 9 | 7th District of North Carolina (Rep. David Rouzer) | $21,047 | 0.3% | 18.5% |
| 10 | 1st District of Idaho (Rep. Russ Fulcher) | $20,688 | 0.3% | 18.8% |
| 11 | 2nd District of Connecticut (Rep. Joe Courtney) | $16,297 | 0.2% | 19.0% |
| 12 | 18th District of Florida (Rep. Brian Mast) | $15,529 | 0.2% | 19.2% |
| 13 | 11th District of North Carolina (Rep. Mark Meadows) | $8,938 | 0.1% | 19.3% |
| 14 | 8th District of Wisconsin (Rep. Mike Gallagher) | $8,825 | 0.1% | 19.4% |
| 15 | 2nd District of Rhode Island (Rep. James Langevin) | $8,026 | 0.1% | 19.5% |
| 16 | 1st District of Georgia (Rep. Buddy Carter) | $4,448 | 0.1% | 19.6% |
| 17 | 12th District of Georgia (Rep. Rick Allen) | $2,776 | 0.0% | 19.6% |
| 18 | 1st District of Kenucky (Rep. James Comer) | $2,002 | 0.0% | 19.7% |
| 19 | 4th District of Missouri (Rep. Vicky Hartzler) | $1,913 | 0.0% | 19.7% |
| 20 | 10th District of Michigan (Rep. Paul Mitchell) | $1,848 | 0.0% | 19.7% |
| 21 | 1st District of Massachusetts (Rep. Richard Neal) | $1,615 | 0.0% | 19.7% |
| 22 | 21st District of New York (Rep. Elise Stefanik) | $1,441 | 0.0% | 19.8% |
| 23 | 8th District of North Carolina (Rep. Richard Hudson) | $1,344 | 0.0% | 19.8% |
| 24 | 1st District of North Carolina (Rep. G.K. Butterfield) | $1,070 | 0.0% | 19.8% |
| 25 | 4th District of Indiana (Rep. James Baird) | $651 | 0.0% | 19.8% |
| 26 | 2nd District of Oklahoma (Rep. Markwayne Mullin) | $144 | 0.0% | 19.8% |
| 27 | 3rd District of New Mexico (Rep. Ben Lujan) | $-37,643 | -0.5% | 19.3% |
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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