Livestock Disaster / Emergency payments in Texas totaled $441 million from 1995-2011.
Counties in Texas Receiving Livestock Disaster / Emergency payments, 1995-2011
| Rank | County | Livestock Disaster / Emergency 1995-2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hopkins County, Texas | $7,722,311 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| 2 | Robertson County, Texas | $6,600,787 | 1.5% | 3.2% |
| 3 | Milam County, Texas | $6,593,729 | 1.5% | 4.7% |
| 4 | Limestone County, Texas | $6,149,304 | 1.4% | 6.1% |
| 5 | Edwards County, Texas | $5,880,582 | 1.3% | 7.5% |
| 6 | Crockett County, Texas | $5,359,327 | 1.2% | 8.7% |
| 7 | Houston County, Texas | $5,222,290 | 1.2% | 9.9% |
| 8 | Schleicher County, Texas | $5,018,146 | 1.1% | 11.0% |
| 9 | Sutton County, Texas | $4,758,246 | 1.1% | 12.1% |
| 10 | Gillespie County, Texas | $4,490,257 | 1.0% | 13.1% |
| 11 | Cherokee County, Texas | $4,472,046 | 1.0% | 14.1% |
| 12 | Karnes County, Texas | $4,373,585 | 1.0% | 15.1% |
| 13 | Leon County, Texas | $4,160,375 | 0.9% | 16.1% |
| 14 | Fayette County, Texas | $4,114,991 | 0.9% | 17.0% |
| 15 | Live Oak County, Texas | $4,060,138 | 0.9% | 17.9% |
| 16 | Gonzales County, Texas | $3,998,156 | 0.9% | 18.8% |
| 17 | Matagorda County, Texas | $3,974,866 | 0.9% | 19.7% |
| 18 | Menard County, Texas | $3,909,386 | 0.9% | 20.6% |
| 19 | Montague County, Texas | $3,820,412 | 0.9% | 21.5% |
| 20 | Atascosa County, Texas | $3,627,903 | 0.8% | 22.3% |
| 21 | Clay County, Texas | $3,598,634 | 0.8% | 23.1% |
| 22 | Lee County, Texas | $3,558,420 | 0.8% | 23.9% |
| 23 | Freestone County, Texas | $3,544,579 | 0.8% | 24.7% |
| 24 | Duval County, Texas | $3,542,480 | 0.8% | 25.5% |
| 25 | Starr County, Texas | $3,487,343 | 0.8% | 26.3% |
| 26 | Concho County, Texas | $3,484,471 | 0.8% | 27.1% |
| 27 | Val Verde County, Texas | $3,478,302 | 0.8% | 27.9% |
| 28 | McCulloch County, Texas | $3,451,986 | 0.8% | 28.7% |
| 29 | Callahan County, Texas | $3,436,595 | 0.8% | 29.5% |
| 30 | Navarro County, Texas | $3,435,611 | 0.8% | 30.2% |
| 31 | Wharton County, Texas | $3,419,318 | 0.8% | 31.0% |
| 32 | Falls County, Texas | $3,391,157 | 0.8% | 31.8% |
| 33 | Mason County, Texas | $3,361,471 | 0.8% | 32.5% |
| 34 | Kimble County, Texas | $3,342,671 | 0.8% | 33.3% |
| 35 | Pecos County, Texas | $3,291,820 | 0.7% | 34.1% |
| 36 | Bastrop County, Texas | $3,257,924 | 0.7% | 34.8% |
| 37 | Colorado County, Texas | $3,199,048 | 0.7% | 35.5% |
| 38 | Eastland County, Texas | $3,194,047 | 0.7% | 36.2% |
| 39 | Burleson County, Texas | $3,022,058 | 0.7% | 36.9% |
| 40 | Williamson County, Texas | $2,999,042 | 0.7% | 37.6% |
| 41 | Lamar County, Texas | $2,999,039 | 0.7% | 38.3% |
| 42 | Shackelford County, Texas | $2,965,529 | 0.7% | 39.0% |
| 43 | Runnels County, Texas | $2,959,117 | 0.7% | 39.6% |
| 44 | Victoria County, Texas | $2,907,690 | 0.7% | 40.3% |
| 45 | Tom Green County, Texas | $2,890,792 | 0.7% | 40.9% |
| 46 | Wise County, Texas | $2,833,188 | 0.6% | 41.6% |
| 47 | San Saba County, Texas | $2,814,188 | 0.6% | 42.2% |
| 48 | Anderson County, Texas | $2,810,561 | 0.6% | 42.9% |
| 49 | Washington County, Texas | $2,789,089 | 0.6% | 43.5% |
| 50 | Webb County, Texas | $2,767,117 | 0.6% | 44.1% |
| 51 | Coleman County, Texas | $2,764,763 | 0.6% | 44.8% |
| 52 | Jackson County, Texas | $2,743,948 | 0.6% | 45.4% |
| 53 | Bee County, Texas | $2,702,476 | 0.6% | 46.0% |
| 54 | Archer County, Texas | $2,699,237 | 0.6% | 46.6% |
| 55 | Fannin County, Texas | $2,698,930 | 0.6% | 47.2% |
| 56 | DeWitt County, Texas | $2,687,309 | 0.6% | 47.8% |
| 57 | Grimes County, Texas | $2,658,407 | 0.6% | 48.4% |
| 58 | Lavaca County, Texas | $2,619,301 | 0.6% | 49.0% |
| 59 | Wilson County, Texas | $2,549,426 | 0.6% | 49.6% |
| 60 | Uvalde County, Texas | $2,524,523 | 0.6% | 50.2% |
| 61 | Brazos County, Texas | $2,509,109 | 0.6% | 50.7% |
| 62 | Brazoria County, Texas | $2,484,280 | 0.6% | 51.3% |
| 63 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $2,480,935 | 0.6% | 51.9% |
| 64 | Irion County, Texas | $2,474,951 | 0.6% | 52.4% |
| 65 | Kinney County, Texas | $2,463,916 | 0.6% | 53.0% |
| 66 | Stonewall County, Texas | $2,458,602 | 0.6% | 53.5% |
| 67 | Cooke County, Texas | $2,427,609 | 0.6% | 54.1% |
| 68 | Comanche County, Texas | $2,397,588 | 0.5% | 54.6% |
| 69 | Hunt County, Texas | $2,321,877 | 0.5% | 55.2% |
| 70 | Brown County, Texas | $2,295,548 | 0.5% | 55.7% |
| 71 | Coryell County, Texas | $2,281,629 | 0.5% | 56.2% |
| 72 | Grayson County, Texas | $2,258,593 | 0.5% | 56.7% |
| 73 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $2,243,308 | 0.5% | 57.2% |
| 74 | Bell County, Texas | $2,242,973 | 0.5% | 57.7% |
| 75 | Austin County, Texas | $2,228,747 | 0.5% | 58.2% |
| 76 | Waller County, Texas | $2,198,292 | 0.5% | 58.7% |
| 77 | La Salle County, Texas | $2,176,543 | 0.5% | 59.2% |
| 78 | Nolan County, Texas | $2,169,531 | 0.5% | 59.7% |
| 79 | Zapata County, Texas | $2,156,458 | 0.5% | 60.2% |
| 80 | Goliad County, Texas | $2,155,609 | 0.5% | 60.7% |
| 81 | Presidio County, Texas | $2,153,808 | 0.5% | 61.2% |
| 82 | Red River County, Texas | $2,134,343 | 0.5% | 61.7% |
| 83 | Mills County, Texas | $2,124,496 | 0.5% | 62.2% |
| 84 | Erath County, Texas | $2,110,503 | 0.5% | 62.6% |
| 85 | Reeves County, Texas | $2,076,815 | 0.5% | 63.1% |
| 86 | Wood County, Texas | $2,060,847 | 0.5% | 63.6% |
| 87 | Kent County, Texas | $2,060,788 | 0.5% | 64.0% |
| 88 | Young County, Texas | $2,053,044 | 0.5% | 64.5% |
| 89 | Llano County, Texas | $2,049,814 | 0.5% | 65.0% |
| 90 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $2,048,447 | 0.5% | 65.4% |
| 91 | Sterling County, Texas | $2,047,110 | 0.5% | 65.9% |
| 92 | Jack County, Texas | $2,041,697 | 0.5% | 66.4% |
| 93 | McLennan County, Texas | $2,026,607 | 0.5% | 66.8% |
| 94 | Johnson County, Texas | $1,986,286 | 0.5% | 67.3% |
| 95 | Hill County, Texas | $1,984,687 | 0.5% | 67.7% |
| 96 | Fisher County, Texas | $1,981,762 | 0.4% | 68.2% |
| 97 | Stephens County, Texas | $1,954,348 | 0.4% | 68.6% |
| 98 | Madison County, Texas | $1,906,980 | 0.4% | 69.0% |
| 99 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $1,902,362 | 0.4% | 69.5% |
| 100 | Ellis County, Texas | $1,884,054 | 0.4% | 69.9% |
| 101 | Lampasas County, Texas | $1,862,431 | 0.4% | 70.3% |
| 102 | Coke County, Texas | $1,838,313 | 0.4% | 70.7% |
| 103 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $1,836,972 | 0.4% | 71.2% |
| 104 | Kerr County, Texas | $1,825,182 | 0.4% | 71.6% |
| 105 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $1,824,124 | 0.4% | 72.0% |
| 106 | Caldwell County, Texas | $1,785,752 | 0.4% | 72.4% |
| 107 | Terrell County, Texas | $1,758,620 | 0.4% | 72.8% |
| 108 | Scurry County, Texas | $1,738,326 | 0.4% | 73.2% |
| 109 | Wheeler County, Texas | $1,727,868 | 0.4% | 73.6% |
| 110 | Brewster County, Texas | $1,693,568 | 0.4% | 74.0% |
| 111 | Reagan County, Texas | $1,689,244 | 0.4% | 74.4% |
| 112 | Bowie County, Texas | $1,678,620 | 0.4% | 74.7% |
| 113 | Jones County, Texas | $1,672,697 | 0.4% | 75.1% |
| 114 | Panola County, Texas | $1,657,246 | 0.4% | 75.5% |
| 115 | Kaufman County, Texas | $1,655,322 | 0.4% | 75.9% |
| 116 | Frio County, Texas | $1,653,362 | 0.4% | 76.2% |
| 117 | Baylor County, Texas | $1,607,335 | 0.4% | 76.6% |
| 118 | Medina County, Texas | $1,600,031 | 0.4% | 77.0% |
| 119 | Dimmit County, Texas | $1,584,203 | 0.4% | 77.3% |
| 120 | Hamilton County, Texas | $1,583,682 | 0.4% | 77.7% |
| 121 | Zavala County, Texas | $1,565,311 | 0.4% | 78.0% |
| 122 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $1,565,131 | 0.4% | 78.4% |
| 123 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $1,556,939 | 0.4% | 78.7% |
| 124 | Haskell County, Texas | $1,533,716 | 0.3% | 79.1% |
| 125 | Upton County, Texas | $1,523,187 | 0.3% | 79.4% |
| 126 | Donley County, Texas | $1,513,587 | 0.3% | 79.8% |
| 127 | Taylor County, Texas | $1,509,779 | 0.3% | 80.1% |
| 128 | Foard County, Texas | $1,503,353 | 0.3% | 80.5% |
| 129 | Knox County, Texas | $1,493,890 | 0.3% | 80.8% |
| 130 | Oldham County, Texas | $1,456,916 | 0.3% | 81.1% |
| 131 | Burnet County, Texas | $1,454,076 | 0.3% | 81.5% |
| 132 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $1,453,158 | 0.3% | 81.8% |
| 133 | Rusk County, Texas | $1,431,409 | 0.3% | 82.1% |
| 134 | Garza County, Texas | $1,417,696 | 0.3% | 82.4% |
| 135 | Culberson County, Texas | $1,407,253 | 0.3% | 82.8% |
| 136 | Briscoe County, Texas | $1,381,560 | 0.3% | 83.1% |
| 137 | Wichita County, Texas | $1,362,769 | 0.3% | 83.4% |
| 138 | Calhoun County, Texas | $1,358,482 | 0.3% | 83.7% |
| 139 | Brooks County, Texas | $1,352,580 | 0.3% | 84.0% |
| 140 | Howard County, Texas | $1,351,097 | 0.3% | 84.3% |
| 141 | Mitchell County, Texas | $1,333,052 | 0.3% | 84.6% |
| 142 | McMullen County, Texas | $1,331,756 | 0.3% | 84.9% |
| 143 | Collin County, Texas | $1,313,642 | 0.3% | 85.2% |
| 144 | Franklin County, Texas | $1,304,750 | 0.3% | 85.5% |
| 145 | Motley County, Texas | $1,288,581 | 0.3% | 85.8% |
| 146 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $1,280,774 | 0.3% | 86.1% |
| 147 | Henderson County, Texas | $1,271,902 | 0.3% | 86.4% |
| 148 | Borden County, Texas | $1,253,771 | 0.3% | 86.7% |
| 149 | Dickens County, Texas | $1,238,573 | 0.3% | 86.9% |
| 150 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $1,225,744 | 0.3% | 87.2% |
| 151 | Hardeman County, Texas | $1,201,070 | 0.3% | 87.5% |
| 152 | Denton County, Texas | $1,196,445 | 0.3% | 87.8% |
| 153 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $1,187,021 | 0.3% | 88.0% |
| 154 | Armstrong County, Texas | $1,175,641 | 0.3% | 88.3% |
| 155 | Cottle County, Texas | $1,170,638 | 0.3% | 88.6% |
| 156 | Chambers County, Texas | $1,161,673 | 0.3% | 88.8% |
| 157 | Smith County, Texas | $1,138,690 | 0.3% | 89.1% |
| 158 | Blanco County, Texas | $1,137,479 | 0.3% | 89.3% |
| 159 | Travis County, Texas | $1,104,964 | 0.3% | 89.6% |
| 160 | Titus County, Texas | $1,104,905 | 0.3% | 89.8% |
| 161 | Upshur County, Texas | $1,068,960 | 0.2% | 90.1% |
| 162 | Hall County, Texas | $1,062,577 | 0.2% | 90.3% |
| 163 | Swisher County, Texas | $1,029,661 | 0.2% | 90.6% |
| 164 | Shelby County, Texas | $1,027,588 | 0.2% | 90.8% |
| 165 | Glasscock County, Texas | $1,026,101 | 0.2% | 91.0% |
| 166 | Rains County, Texas | $1,002,176 | 0.2% | 91.3% |
| 167 | Bosque County, Texas | $998,017 | 0.2% | 91.5% |
| 168 | King County, Texas | $982,109 | 0.2% | 91.7% |
| 169 | Parker County, Texas | $977,842 | 0.2% | 91.9% |
| 170 | Kendall County, Texas | $945,360 | 0.2% | 92.1% |
| 171 | Bandera County, Texas | $935,319 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 172 | Jefferson County, Texas | $914,099 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 173 | Gray County, Texas | $846,772 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 174 | Childress County, Texas | $824,468 | 0.2% | 92.9% |
| 175 | Trinity County, Texas | $760,647 | 0.2% | 93.1% |
| 176 | Bexar County, Texas | $751,100 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 177 | Hartley County, Texas | $711,884 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 178 | Andrews County, Texas | $708,646 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 179 | Liberty County, Texas | $683,008 | 0.2% | 93.8% |
| 180 | San Patricio County, Texas | $670,680 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 181 | Crosby County, Texas | $665,851 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 182 | Morris County, Texas | $657,879 | 0.1% | 94.2% |
| 183 | Hood County, Texas | $650,426 | 0.1% | 94.4% |
| 184 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $647,153 | 0.1% | 94.5% |
| 185 | Refugio County, Texas | $643,667 | 0.1% | 94.7% |
| 186 | Bailey County, Texas | $638,785 | 0.1% | 94.8% |
| 187 | Randall County, Texas | $637,361 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| 188 | Delta County, Texas | $635,936 | 0.1% | 95.1% |
| 189 | Camp County, Texas | $602,327 | 0.1% | 95.2% |
| 190 | Hemphill County, Texas | $597,994 | 0.1% | 95.4% |
| 191 | Roberts County, Texas | $586,380 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 192 | Crane County, Texas | $581,854 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 193 | Harris County, Texas | $573,411 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 194 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $566,436 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 195 | Carson County, Texas | $555,863 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 196 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $554,588 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 197 | Hansford County, Texas | $542,871 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 198 | Potter County, Texas | $520,800 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 199 | Walker County, Texas | $516,253 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 200 | Midland County, Texas | $513,934 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 201 | Hays County, Texas | $509,452 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 202 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $505,957 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 203 | Floyd County, Texas | $505,930 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 204 | Maverick County, Texas | $498,428 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 205 | Real County, Texas | $484,931 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 206 | Tarrant County, Texas | $480,817 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 207 | Cass County, Texas | $465,801 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 208 | Nueces County, Texas | $457,076 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 209 | Dallam County, Texas | $453,219 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 210 | Angelina County, Texas | $430,379 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 211 | Ector County, Texas | $430,365 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 212 | Kleberg County, Texas | $425,758 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 213 | Harrison County, Texas | $416,524 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 214 | Yoakum County, Texas | $416,139 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 215 | Cochran County, Texas | $397,173 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 216 | Moore County, Texas | $381,262 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 217 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $360,748 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 218 | San Augustine County, Texas | $352,391 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 219 | Polk County, Texas | $346,866 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 220 | Lamb County, Texas | $331,306 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 221 | Galveston County, Texas | $323,120 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 222 | Winkler County, Texas | $317,204 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 223 | Martin County, Texas | $301,981 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 224 | Loving County, Texas | $296,570 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 225 | Jasper County, Texas | $293,373 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 226 | Dawson County, Texas | $293,255 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 227 | Comal County, Texas | $280,032 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 228 | Willacy County, Texas | $268,120 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 229 | Castro County, Texas | $267,236 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 230 | Parmer County, Texas | $253,166 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 231 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $244,649 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 232 | Gaines County, Texas | $242,335 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 233 | Tyler County, Texas | $208,980 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 234 | Sabine County, Texas | $202,194 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 235 | Orange County, Texas | $201,165 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 236 | Cameron County, Texas | $196,475 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 237 | Montgomery County, Texas | $187,116 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 238 | Ward County, Texas | $183,937 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 239 | Dallas County, Texas | $177,350 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 240 | Hale County, Texas | $167,247 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 241 | Rockwall County, Texas | $156,455 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 242 | Hockley County, Texas | $153,040 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 243 | Somervell County, Texas | $145,385 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 244 | Gregg County, Texas | $136,564 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 245 | Lubbock County, Texas | $126,506 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 246 | Sherman County, Texas | $119,613 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 247 | Newton County, Texas | $111,650 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 248 | Lynn County, Texas | $109,721 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 249 | Marion County, Texas | $108,615 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 250 | Terry County, Texas | $89,393 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 251 | Kenedy County, Texas | $63,722 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 252 | Hardin County, Texas | $48,888 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 253 | Aransas County, Texas | $25,692 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 254 | El Paso County, Texas | $7,872 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
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.
