Total Direct Payments in Avery County, North Carolina totaled $887 from 1995-2020‡.
Congressional Districts in Avery County, North Carolina Receiving Total Direct Payments payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
District |
Total Direct Payments
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 1st District of North Carolina (Rep. G.K. Butterfield) | $212,093,534 | 28.6% | 28.6% |
| 2 | 3rd District of North Carolina (Rep. Walter Jones) | $198,677,594 | 26.8% | 55.4% |
| 3 | 7th District of North Carolina (Rep. David Rouzer) | $132,546,884 | 17.9% | 73.3% |
| 4 | 8th District of North Carolina (Rep. Richard Hudson) | $66,412,664 | 9.0% | 82.2% |
| 5 | 2nd District of North Carolina (Rep. George Holding) | $27,810,386 | 3.8% | 86.0% |
| 6 | 9th District of North Carolina (Open Seat) | $16,742,559 | 2.3% | 88.2% |
| 7 | 13th District of North Carolina (Rep. Ted Budd) | $15,807,211 | 2.1% | 90.4% |
| 8 | 5th District of North Carolina (Rep. Virginia Foxx) | $14,046,915 | 1.9% | 92.3% |
| 9 | 6th District of North Carolina (Rep. Mark Walker) | $12,619,106 | 1.7% | 94.0% |
| 10 | 10th District of North Carolina (Rep. Patrick McHenry) | $7,056,515 | 1.0% | 94.9% |
| 11 | 4th District of North Carolina (Rep. David Price) | $3,607,272 | 0.5% | 95.4% |
| 12 | 11th District of North Carolina (Rep. Mark Meadows) | $2,328,896 | 0.3% | 95.7% |
| 13 | 12th District of North Carolina (Rep. Alma Adams) | $936,063 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
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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