Wheat Subsidies in Maryland totaled $111 million from 1995-2020‡.
Congressional Districts in Maryland Receiving wheat subsidies, 1995-2020‡
Rank | District | Wheat Subsidies 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1st District of Maryland (Rep. Andy Harris) | $73,656,467 | 66.1% | 66.1% |
2 | 8th District of Maryland (Rep. Jamie Raskin) | $6,297,108 | 5.6% | 71.7% |
3 | 6th District of Maryland (Rep. David Trone) | $6,071,092 | 5.4% | 77.2% |
4 | 5th District of Maryland (Rep. Steny Hoyer) | $4,699,629 | 4.2% | 81.4% |
5 | 7th District of Maryland (Rep. Elijah Cummings) | $1,069,909 | 1.0% | 82.3% |
6 | 3rd District of Maryland (Rep. John Sarbanes) | $541,601 | 0.5% | 82.8% |
7 | 2nd District of Maryland (Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger) | $74,943 | 0.1% | 82.9% |
8 | 4th District of Maryland (Rep. Anthony Brown) | $20,121 | 0.0% | 82.9% |
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.