Tree Assistance Program payments in the United States totaled $9.8 million in 2020
Congressional Districts in the United States Receiving Tree Assistance Program payments, 2020
| Rank |
District |
Tree Assistance Program
2020 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 18th District of Florida (Rep. Brian Mast) | $422,220 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 2 | 17th District of Florida (Rep. W. Gregory Steube) | $276,802 | 2.8% | 7.1% |
| 3 | 6th District of Michigan (Rep. Fred Upton) | $237,403 | 2.4% | 9.5% |
| 4 | 2nd District of Hawaii (Rep. Tulsi Gabbard) | $195,827 | 2.0% | 11.5% |
| 5 | 11th District of North Carolina (Rep. Mark Meadows) | $169,151 | 1.7% | 13.2% |
| 6 | 1st District of Georgia (Rep. Buddy Carter) | $134,903 | 1.4% | 14.6% |
| 7 | 13th District of Pennsylvania (Rep. John Joyce) | $100,937 | 1.0% | 15.6% |
| 8 | 1st District of Michigan (Rep. Jack Bergman) | $62,924 | 0.6% | 16.3% |
| 9 | 12th District of Georgia (Rep. Rick Allen) | $43,825 | 0.4% | 16.7% |
| 10 | 1st District of Maryland (Rep. Andy Harris) | $37,042 | 0.4% | 17.1% |
| 11 | 3rd District of Wisconsin (Rep. Ron Kind) | $26,715 | 0.3% | 17.4% |
| 12 | 4th District of Oregon (Rep. Peter DeFazio) | $19,026 | 0.2% | 17.6% |
| 13 | 10th District of Michigan (Rep. Paul Mitchell) | $12,848 | 0.1% | 17.7% |
| 14 | 4th District of California (Rep. Tom McClintock) | $12,164 | 0.1% | 17.8% |
| 15 | 2nd District of Georgia (Rep. Sanford Bishop) | $11,133 | 0.1% | 17.9% |
| 16 | 2nd District of Michigan (Rep. Bill Huizenga) | $10,562 | 0.1% | 18.0% |
| 17 | 4th District of Virginia (Rep. Donald McEachin) | $8,972 | 0.1% | 18.1% |
| 18 | 7th District of North Carolina (Rep. David Rouzer) | $8,460 | 0.1% | 18.2% |
| 19 | PRAL | $7,815 | 0.1% | 18.3% |
| 20 | 1st District of North Carolina (Rep. G.K. Butterfield) | $1,103 | 0.0% | 18.3% |
| 21 | 2nd District of Ohio (Rep. Brad Wenstrup) | $846 | 0.0% | 18.3% |
| 22 | 5th District of Maryland (Rep. Steny Hoyer) | $636 | 0.0% | 18.3% |
| 23 | 2nd District of Rhode Island (Rep. James Langevin) | $513 | 0.0% | 18.3% |
| 24 | 4th District of Mississippi (Rep. Steven Palazzo) | $140 | 0.0% | 18.3% |
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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