Wheat Subsidies in Tennessee totaled $332 million from 1995-2020‡.
Congressional Districts in Tennessee Receiving wheat subsidies, 1995-2020‡
Rank | District | Wheat Subsidies 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff) | $156,721,635 | 47.2% | 47.2% |
2 | 6th District of Tennessee (Rep. John Rose) | $29,991,179 | 9.0% | 56.2% |
3 | 7th District of Tennessee (Rep. Mark Green) | $27,517,543 | 8.3% | 64.5% |
4 | 4th District of Tennessee (Rep. Scott DesJarlais) | $25,222,185 | 7.6% | 72.0% |
5 | 3rd District of Tennessee (Rep. Charles Fleischmann) | $5,360,856 | 1.6% | 73.7% |
6 | 2nd District of Tennessee (Rep. Tim Burchett) | $2,426,231 | 0.7% | 74.4% |
7 | 1st District of Tennessee (Rep. Phil Roe) | $1,637,187 | 0.5% | 74.9% |
8 | 5th District of Tennessee (Rep. Jim Cooper) | $1,085,442 | 0.3% | 75.2% |
9 | 9th District of Tennessee (Rep. Steve Cohen) | $1,067,254 | 0.3% | 75.5% |
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.