Tree Assistance - Total payments in Virginia totaled $810,180 from 1995-2020‡.
States Receiving Tree Assistance - Total payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | State | Tree Assistance - Total 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | $51,218,619 | 42.0% | 42.0% |
| 2 | California | $17,320,250 | 14.2% | 56.2% |
| 3 | Michigan | $10,908,077 | 8.9% | 65.1% |
| 4 | North Carolina | $5,926,441 | 4.9% | 70.0% |
| 5 | New York | $4,697,134 | 3.8% | 73.8% |
| 6 | Tennessee | $4,292,721 | 3.5% | 77.3% |
| 7 | Oregon | $4,091,353 | 3.4% | 80.7% |
| 8 | Georgia | $3,730,924 | 3.1% | 83.8% |
| 9 | Washington | $2,792,090 | 2.3% | 86.0% |
| 10 | Texas | $2,061,006 | 1.7% | 87.7% |
| 11 | Ohio | $1,846,417 | 1.5% | 89.2% |
| 12 | Alabama | $1,736,325 | 1.4% | 90.7% |
| 13 | New Jersey | $1,214,888 | 1.0% | 91.7% |
| 14 | Colorado | $955,984 | 0.8% | 92.4% |
| 15 | Wisconsin | $915,030 | 0.7% | 93.2% |
| 16 | Hawaii | $828,679 | 0.7% | 93.9% |
| 17 | Virginia | $810,180 | 0.7% | 94.5% |
| 18 | Mississippi | $746,411 | 0.6% | 95.1% |
| 19 | South Carolina | $684,850 | 0.6% | 95.7% |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $531,973 | 0.4% | 96.1% |
| 21 | Minnesota | $509,302 | 0.4% | 96.6% |
| 22 | Idaho | $419,815 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 23 | Kentucky | $418,212 | 0.3% | 97.3% |
| 24 | Louisiana | $386,175 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 25 | Massachusetts | $376,988 | 0.3% | 97.9% |
| 26 | Nebraska | $334,246 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 27 | West Virginia | $319,447 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 28 | Maryland | $212,931 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 29 | New Mexico | $195,175 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 30 | Oklahoma | $194,207 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 31 | Arkansas | $184,602 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 32 | Missouri | $180,885 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 33 | Indiana | $173,438 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 34 | Maine | $172,660 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 35 | Illinois | $169,711 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 36 | Iowa | $121,581 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 37 | Connecticut | $111,476 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 38 | New Hampshire | $62,418 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 39 | Arizona | $53,944 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 40 | Kansas | $29,527 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 41 | Rhode Island | $28,718 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 42 | South Dakota | $26,110 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 43 | Delaware | $10,984 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 44 | Montana | $5,747 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 45 | Vermont | $3,478 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 46 | Utah | $286 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
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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