Federal stimulus dollars were used to help out-of-work congressional districts in Mississippi, according to Recovery.gov. The stimulus provided nearly $1 million to the 5th District, which was eliminated following the 2000 census. The rest of the data below, including jobs produced and cost:

28th congressional district            0              $3,300,026

00 congressional district                0              $1,267,800

5th congressional district              30           $984,600

48th congressional district            3              $136,344

6th congressional district              1              $112,417

19th congressional district            0              $94,250

A Watchdog study revealed 440 non-existent congressional districts within the stimulus tracking web site, recovery.org. The full report can be found here and below:

Recovery’s Phantom Districts –