Cotton Subsidies in Merced County, California totaled $183 million from 1995-2016.
Congressional Districts in Merced County, California Receiving cotton subsidies, 1995-2016
| Rank |
District |
Cotton Subsidies
1995-2016 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 21st District of California (Rep. David Valado) | $1,339,842,065 | 41.2% | 41.2% |
| 2 | 16th District of California (Rep. Jim Costa) | $446,781,510 | 13.7% | 54.9% |
| 3 | 22nd District of California (Rep. Devin Nunes) | $308,578,506 | 9.5% | 64.4% |
| 4 | 23rd District of California (Rep. Kevin McCarthy) | $166,615,476 | 5.1% | 69.5% |
| 5 | 51st District of California (Rep. Juan Vargas) | $66,999,088 | 2.1% | 71.6% |
| 6 | 36th District of California (Rep. Raul Ruiz) | $58,733,015 | 1.8% | 73.4% |
| 7 | 3rd District of California (Rep. John Garamendi) | $25,776,307 | 0.8% | 74.2% |
| 8 | 4th District of California (Rep. Tom McClintock) | $8,178,222 | 0.3% | 74.4% |
| 9 | 10th District of California (Rep. Jeff Denham) | $8,162,759 | 0.3% | 74.7% |
| 10 | 24th District of California (Rep. Salud Carbajal) | $2,783,218 | 0.1% | 74.8% |
| 11 | 1st District of California (Rep. Doug LaMalfa) | $2,104,380 | 0.1% | 74.8% |
| 12 | 9th District of California (Rep. Jerry McNerney) | $718,476 | 0.0% | 74.9% |
| 13 | 8th District of California (Rep. Paul Cook) | $712,918 | 0.0% | 74.9% |
| 14 | 50th District of California (Rep. Duncan Hunter) | $559,718 | 0.0% | 74.9% |
| 15 | 20th District of California (Rep. Jimmy Panetta) | $72,643 | 0.0% | 74.9% |
| 16 | 41st District of California (Rep. Mark Takano) | $46,470 | 0.0% | 74.9% |
| 17 | 6th District of California (Rep. Doris Matsui) | $16,594 | 0.0% | 74.9% |
| 18 | 42nd District of California (Rep. Ken Calvert) | $15,930 | 0.0% | 74.9% |
| 19 | 35th District of California (Rep. Norma Torres) | $10,978 | 0.0% | 74.9% |
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.
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