Peanut Subsidies in Texas totaled $698 million from 1995-2011.
Counties in Texas Receiving peanut subsidies, 1995-2011
| Rank | County | Peanut Subsidies 1995-2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaines County, Texas | $154,891,732 | 22.2% | 22.2% |
| 2 | Terry County, Texas | $60,466,971 | 8.7% | 30.8% |
| 3 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $54,788,484 | 7.8% | 38.7% |
| 4 | Yoakum County, Texas | $45,175,484 | 6.5% | 45.1% |
| 5 | Frio County, Texas | $43,256,232 | 6.2% | 51.3% |
| 6 | Dawson County, Texas | $36,542,327 | 5.2% | 56.6% |
| 7 | Atascosa County, Texas | $34,207,627 | 4.9% | 61.5% |
| 8 | Comanche County, Texas | $29,926,764 | 4.3% | 65.8% |
| 9 | Eastland County, Texas | $22,023,270 | 3.2% | 68.9% |
| 10 | Hall County, Texas | $18,408,651 | 2.6% | 71.5% |
| 11 | Wilson County, Texas | $14,118,328 | 2.0% | 73.6% |
| 12 | Haskell County, Texas | $14,029,613 | 2.0% | 75.6% |
| 13 | Hockley County, Texas | $12,805,527 | 1.8% | 77.4% |
| 14 | Mason County, Texas | $9,975,441 | 1.4% | 78.8% |
| 15 | Andrews County, Texas | $9,215,786 | 1.3% | 80.2% |
| 16 | Cochran County, Texas | $8,046,636 | 1.2% | 81.3% |
| 17 | Donley County, Texas | $7,295,539 | 1.0% | 82.4% |
| 18 | Wheeler County, Texas | $6,027,537 | 0.9% | 83.2% |
| 19 | Motley County, Texas | $5,621,954 | 0.8% | 84.0% |
| 20 | Erath County, Texas | $5,547,640 | 0.8% | 84.8% |
| 21 | Lamb County, Texas | $5,478,030 | 0.8% | 85.6% |
| 22 | Lubbock County, Texas | $4,943,153 | 0.7% | 86.3% |
| 23 | Childress County, Texas | $4,936,296 | 0.7% | 87.0% |
| 24 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $4,899,808 | 0.7% | 87.7% |
| 25 | Brown County, Texas | $3,923,535 | 0.6% | 88.3% |
| 26 | Lee County, Texas | $3,765,342 | 0.5% | 88.8% |
| 27 | Fannin County, Texas | $3,759,065 | 0.5% | 89.4% |
| 28 | Waller County, Texas | $3,654,845 | 0.5% | 89.9% |
| 29 | La Salle County, Texas | $3,440,691 | 0.5% | 90.4% |
| 30 | Bailey County, Texas | $3,227,675 | 0.5% | 90.8% |
| 31 | Lynn County, Texas | $2,930,237 | 0.4% | 91.3% |
| 32 | Briscoe County, Texas | $2,542,828 | 0.4% | 91.6% |
| 33 | Cottle County, Texas | $2,239,994 | 0.3% | 91.9% |
| 34 | Grayson County, Texas | $2,145,764 | 0.3% | 92.2% |
| 35 | Medina County, Texas | $1,954,129 | 0.3% | 92.5% |
| 36 | Stonewall County, Texas | $1,866,457 | 0.3% | 92.8% |
| 37 | Crosby County, Texas | $1,761,594 | 0.3% | 93.0% |
| 38 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $1,658,827 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 39 | Denton County, Texas | $1,550,014 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 40 | San Saba County, Texas | $1,488,172 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 41 | Lamar County, Texas | $1,472,738 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 42 | Hill County, Texas | $1,440,890 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 43 | Parker County, Texas | $1,417,403 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
| 44 | Harris County, Texas | $1,408,556 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 45 | Martin County, Texas | $1,397,079 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 46 | Wise County, Texas | $1,329,232 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 47 | Hood County, Texas | $1,277,498 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 48 | Callahan County, Texas | $1,223,891 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 49 | Parmer County, Texas | $1,214,012 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 50 | Duval County, Texas | $1,138,409 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 51 | Jones County, Texas | $1,095,589 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 52 | McCulloch County, Texas | $996,461 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 53 | Houston County, Texas | $988,723 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 54 | Coleman County, Texas | $889,919 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 55 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $872,755 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 56 | Gonzales County, Texas | $836,105 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 57 | Montague County, Texas | $814,383 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 58 | Bexar County, Texas | $761,627 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 59 | Hardeman County, Texas | $749,598 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 60 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $745,960 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 61 | Midland County, Texas | $732,688 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 62 | Randall County, Texas | $721,110 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 63 | Hartley County, Texas | $707,750 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 64 | Bosque County, Texas | $610,012 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 65 | Colorado County, Texas | $580,284 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 66 | Somervell County, Texas | $548,295 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 67 | McLennan County, Texas | $535,281 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 68 | Fayette County, Texas | $526,908 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 69 | Llano County, Texas | $504,475 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 70 | Morris County, Texas | $491,289 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 71 | Dickens County, Texas | $490,975 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 72 | Young County, Texas | $454,733 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 73 | Knox County, Texas | $438,316 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 74 | Cooke County, Texas | $437,507 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 75 | Bastrop County, Texas | $404,333 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 76 | Carson County, Texas | $399,972 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 77 | Shackelford County, Texas | $391,995 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 78 | Floyd County, Texas | $372,760 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 79 | DeWitt County, Texas | $371,033 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 80 | Howard County, Texas | $284,458 | 0.0% | 98.3% |
| 81 | Baylor County, Texas | $266,199 | 0.0% | 98.3% |
| 82 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $261,454 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 83 | Milam County, Texas | $260,351 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 84 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $256,400 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 85 | Swisher County, Texas | $244,358 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 86 | Wichita County, Texas | $229,185 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 87 | Foard County, Texas | $228,205 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 88 | Stephens County, Texas | $227,158 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 89 | Glasscock County, Texas | $200,441 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 90 | Live Oak County, Texas | $173,703 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 91 | Cherokee County, Texas | $168,988 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 92 | Hale County, Texas | $145,526 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 93 | Karnes County, Texas | $142,462 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 94 | Garza County, Texas | $127,312 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 95 | Castro County, Texas | $112,254 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 96 | Lampasas County, Texas | $108,458 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 97 | Runnels County, Texas | $96,789 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 98 | Anderson County, Texas | $92,937 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 99 | Hemphill County, Texas | $88,841 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 100 | Fisher County, Texas | $87,345 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 101 | Bowie County, Texas | $85,666 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 102 | Johnson County, Texas | $85,414 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 103 | Armstrong County, Texas | $58,874 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 104 | Austin County, Texas | $44,718 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 105 | Lavaca County, Texas | $37,683 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 106 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $17,985 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 107 | King County, Texas | $14,679 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 108 | Kent County, Texas | $13,347 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 109 | Falls County, Texas | $5,888 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 110 | Henderson County, Texas | $4,769 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 111 | Dallam County, Texas | $4,315 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 112 | Hopkins County, Texas | $762 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is incomplete due to missing data from USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. In addition some payments made in 2010 were not assigned to recipients in the data received from NRCS. Those payments are also not included.
The information provided for the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) provides an inaccurate picture of how WRP payments are distributed. USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service uses title companies as intermediaries to finalize wetlands easements under the Wetlands Reserve Program. As a result, the data provided to us shows large sums of money going to these title companies. In reality, the payments are ultimately distributed to landowners participating in the WRP.
Unfortunately, NRCS has not provided the data to show where these farms and wetlands are located or which farmers or landowners are enrolling in the program, so EWG is unable to allocate these large sums of money to individuals beyond the title companies. Therefore, these companies skew the conservation rankings and payment concentration, which EWG cannot avoid unless and until NRCS makes available the additional farm attribution data. Therefore, we have not included WRP payments in the 2011 data update.
We have separated data on farm commodity, disaster and conservation payments in order to provide a more accurate picture of top recipients and concentration of payments among the three main categories of USDA programs.
Finally, EWG works hard to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, but obtains data for the Farm Subsidy Database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, EWG cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information USDA provides or any analysis based thereon. If you find an error or discrepancy on the site, please contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office to check its records before contacting EWG.
