Cotton Subsidies in Merced County, California totaled $175 million from 1995-2014.
SELECT * FROM regionsummary WHERE progcode='cotton' and stfips='06' and regtype='CD' and mtotal!=0 ORDER BY mtotal DESC
Congressional Districts in Merced County, California Receiving cotton subsidies, 1995-2014
| Rank |
District |
Cotton Subsidies
1995-2014 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 21st District of California (Rep. David G.Valadao) | $1,322,855,557 | 41.8% | 41.8% |
| 2 | 16th District of California (Rep. Jim Costa) | $419,985,891 | 13.3% | 55.0% |
| 3 | 22nd District of California (Rep. Devin Nunes) | $328,719,884 | 10.4% | 65.4% |
| 4 | 23th District of California (Rep. Kevin McCarthy) | $178,874,335 | 5.6% | 71.1% |
| 5 | 51st District of California (Rep. Juan Vargas) | $66,575,396 | 2.1% | 73.2% |
| 6 | 36th District of California (Rep. Raul Ruiz) | $55,542,054 | 1.8% | 74.9% |
| 7 | 3rd District of California (Rep. John Garamendi) | $26,309,863 | 0.8% | 75.8% |
| 8 | 10th District of California (Rep. Jeff Denham) | $8,146,201 | 0.3% | 76.0% |
| 9 | 24th District of California (Rep. Lois Capps) | $2,243,586 | 0.1% | 76.1% |
| 10 | 4th District of California (Rep. Tom McClintock) | $1,950,617 | 0.1% | 76.1% |
| 11 | 1st District of California (Rep. Doug LaMalfa) | $1,804,947 | 0.1% | 76.2% |
| 12 | 9th District of California (Rep. Jerry McNerney) | $718,476 | 0.0% | 76.2% |
| 13 | 8th District of California (Rep. Paul Cook) | $711,690 | 0.0% | 76.2% |
| 14 | 50th District of California (Rep. Duncan Hunter) | $559,718 | 0.0% | 76.3% |
| 15 | 20th District of California (Rep. Sam Farr) | $71,559 | 0.0% | 76.3% |
| 16 | 41st District of California (Rep. Mark Takano) | $46,470 | 0.0% | 76.3% |
| 17 | 42nd District of California (Rep. Ken Calvert) | $15,930 | 0.0% | 76.3% |
| 18 | 35th District of California (Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod) | $10,978 | 0.0% | 76.3% |
| 19 | 6th District of California (Rep. Doris O.Matsui) | $2,331 | 0.0% | 76.3% |
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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