Livestock Subsidies in Okeechobee County, Florida totaled $18.2 million from 1995-2020‡.
Congressional Districts in Okeechobee County, Florida Receiving livestock subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
District |
Livestock Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 17th District of Florida (Rep. W. Gregory Steube) | $60,686,609 | 29.5% | 29.5% |
| 2 | 2nd District of Florida (Rep. Neal Dunn) | $32,876,681 | 16.0% | 45.5% |
| 3 | 11th District of Florida (Rep. Daniel Webster) | $13,381,589 | 6.5% | 52.0% |
| 4 | 9th District of Florida (Rep. Darren Soto) | $12,003,872 | 5.8% | 57.8% |
| 5 | 3rd District of Florida (Rep. Ted Yoho) | $9,044,216 | 4.4% | 62.2% |
| 6 | 5th District of Florida (Rep. Al Lawson) | $8,775,262 | 4.3% | 66.5% |
| 7 | 6th District of Florida (Rep. Michael Waltz) | $7,956,240 | 3.9% | 70.3% |
| 8 | 1st District of Florida (Rep. Matt Gaetz) | $7,377,066 | 3.6% | 73.9% |
| 9 | 15th District of Florida (Rep. Ross Spano) | $7,286,828 | 3.5% | 77.4% |
| 10 | 8th District of Florida (Rep. Bill Posey) | $6,978,670 | 3.4% | 80.8% |
| 11 | 25th District of Florida (Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart) | $6,800,663 | 3.3% | 84.1% |
| 12 | 16th District of Florida (Rep. Vern Buchanan) | $5,573,518 | 2.7% | 86.9% |
| 13 | 18th District of Florida (Rep. Brian Mast) | $5,111,828 | 2.5% | 89.3% |
| 14 | 12th District of Florida (Rep. Gus Bilirakis) | $4,213,970 | 2.0% | 91.4% |
| 15 | 4th District of Florida (Rep. John Rutherford) | $1,828,489 | 0.9% | 92.3% |
| 16 | 20th District of Florida (Rep. Alcee Hastings) | $1,107,754 | 0.5% | 92.8% |
| 17 | 19th District of Florida (Rep. Francis Rooney) | $828,292 | 0.4% | 93.2% |
| 18 | 7th District of Florida (Rep. Stephanie Murphy) | $507,260 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 19 | 14th District of Florida (Rep. Kathy Castor) | $459,521 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 20 | 10th District of Florida (Rep. Val Demings) | $395,284 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 21 | 23rd District of Florida (Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz) | $24,499 | 0.0% | 93.9% |
| 22 | 22nd District of Florida (Rep. Ted Deutch) | $11,543 | 0.0% | 93.9% |
| 23 | 21st District of Florida (Rep. Lois Frankel) | $5,654 | 0.0% | 93.9% |
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.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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