Livestock Subsidies in Atascosa County, Texas totaled $5.2 million from 1995-2012.
Counties in Atascosa County, Texas Receiving livestock subsidies, 1995-2012
| Rank | County | Livestock Subsidies 1995-2012 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hopkins County, Texas | $11,638,241 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| 2 | Milam County, Texas | $10,599,473 | 1.5% | 3.1% |
| 3 | Robertson County, Texas | $10,154,070 | 1.4% | 4.6% |
| 4 | Edwards County, Texas | $9,239,484 | 1.3% | 5.9% |
| 5 | Limestone County, Texas | $9,132,089 | 1.3% | 7.1% |
| 6 | Crockett County, Texas | $8,670,697 | 1.2% | 8.4% |
| 7 | Houston County, Texas | $8,118,969 | 1.1% | 9.5% |
| 8 | Schleicher County, Texas | $7,443,545 | 1.0% | 10.6% |
| 9 | Gonzales County, Texas | $7,340,454 | 1.0% | 11.6% |
| 10 | Sutton County, Texas | $7,237,346 | 1.0% | 12.6% |
| 11 | Gillespie County, Texas | $6,866,633 | 1.0% | 13.6% |
| 12 | Matagorda County, Texas | $6,754,784 | 1.0% | 14.5% |
| 13 | Fayette County, Texas | $6,712,069 | 0.9% | 15.5% |
| 14 | Leon County, Texas | $6,419,332 | 0.9% | 16.4% |
| 15 | Karnes County, Texas | $6,293,636 | 0.9% | 17.3% |
| 16 | Clay County, Texas | $6,031,537 | 0.8% | 18.1% |
| 17 | Wharton County, Texas | $5,945,375 | 0.8% | 19.0% |
| 18 | Falls County, Texas | $5,924,620 | 0.8% | 19.8% |
| 19 | Lamar County, Texas | $5,920,957 | 0.8% | 20.6% |
| 20 | Cherokee County, Texas | $5,899,335 | 0.8% | 21.5% |
| 21 | Val Verde County, Texas | $5,705,440 | 0.8% | 22.3% |
| 22 | Bastrop County, Texas | $5,538,061 | 0.8% | 23.0% |
| 23 | Montague County, Texas | $5,501,538 | 0.8% | 23.8% |
| 24 | McCulloch County, Texas | $5,492,434 | 0.8% | 24.6% |
| 25 | Jefferson County, Texas | $5,483,758 | 0.8% | 25.4% |
| 26 | Menard County, Texas | $5,416,475 | 0.8% | 26.1% |
| 27 | Pecos County, Texas | $5,365,229 | 0.8% | 26.9% |
| 28 | Mason County, Texas | $5,333,522 | 0.8% | 27.6% |
| 29 | Live Oak County, Texas | $5,315,058 | 0.7% | 28.4% |
| 30 | Lee County, Texas | $5,273,708 | 0.7% | 29.1% |
| 31 | Navarro County, Texas | $5,233,962 | 0.7% | 29.9% |
| 32 | Concho County, Texas | $5,222,198 | 0.7% | 30.6% |
| 33 | Colorado County, Texas | $5,209,890 | 0.7% | 31.3% |
| 34 | Atascosa County, Texas | $5,175,302 | 0.7% | 32.1% |
| 35 | Callahan County, Texas | $5,072,457 | 0.7% | 32.8% |
| 36 | Kimble County, Texas | $5,055,064 | 0.7% | 33.5% |
| 37 | Washington County, Texas | $5,013,727 | 0.7% | 34.2% |
| 38 | Freestone County, Texas | $4,982,157 | 0.7% | 34.9% |
| 39 | Uvalde County, Texas | $4,978,012 | 0.7% | 35.6% |
| 40 | Duval County, Texas | $4,974,329 | 0.7% | 36.3% |
| 41 | Starr County, Texas | $4,949,180 | 0.7% | 37.0% |
| 42 | Lavaca County, Texas | $4,947,358 | 0.7% | 37.7% |
| 43 | Burleson County, Texas | $4,921,693 | 0.7% | 38.4% |
| 44 | Tom Green County, Texas | $4,861,773 | 0.7% | 39.1% |
| 45 | DeWitt County, Texas | $4,829,273 | 0.7% | 39.7% |
| 46 | Eastland County, Texas | $4,801,029 | 0.7% | 40.4% |
| 47 | Archer County, Texas | $4,665,007 | 0.7% | 41.1% |
| 48 | Williamson County, Texas | $4,574,763 | 0.6% | 41.7% |
| 49 | Erath County, Texas | $4,543,129 | 0.6% | 42.4% |
| 50 | Fannin County, Texas | $4,533,893 | 0.6% | 43.0% |
| 51 | Comanche County, Texas | $4,523,993 | 0.6% | 43.6% |
| 52 | Victoria County, Texas | $4,513,780 | 0.6% | 44.3% |
| 53 | Grimes County, Texas | $4,484,335 | 0.6% | 44.9% |
| 54 | San Saba County, Texas | $4,480,550 | 0.6% | 45.5% |
| 55 | Coleman County, Texas | $4,473,772 | 0.6% | 46.2% |
| 56 | Cooke County, Texas | $4,437,642 | 0.6% | 46.8% |
| 57 | Shackelford County, Texas | $4,432,815 | 0.6% | 47.4% |
| 58 | Runnels County, Texas | $4,349,860 | 0.6% | 48.0% |
| 59 | Jackson County, Texas | $4,310,077 | 0.6% | 48.6% |
| 60 | Wise County, Texas | $4,243,648 | 0.6% | 49.2% |
| 61 | Kinney County, Texas | $4,233,939 | 0.6% | 49.8% |
| 62 | Wilson County, Texas | $4,231,660 | 0.6% | 50.4% |
| 63 | Brazoria County, Texas | $4,159,585 | 0.6% | 51.0% |
| 64 | Coryell County, Texas | $4,024,841 | 0.6% | 51.6% |
| 65 | Austin County, Texas | $4,004,282 | 0.6% | 52.1% |
| 66 | Brown County, Texas | $3,996,339 | 0.6% | 52.7% |
| 67 | Waller County, Texas | $3,973,259 | 0.6% | 53.3% |
| 68 | Brazos County, Texas | $3,949,055 | 0.6% | 53.8% |
| 69 | Chambers County, Texas | $3,944,387 | 0.6% | 54.4% |
| 70 | Red River County, Texas | $3,908,596 | 0.6% | 54.9% |
| 71 | Madison County, Texas | $3,883,309 | 0.5% | 55.5% |
| 72 | Anderson County, Texas | $3,875,877 | 0.5% | 56.0% |
| 73 | McLennan County, Texas | $3,873,302 | 0.5% | 56.6% |
| 74 | Mills County, Texas | $3,811,618 | 0.5% | 57.1% |
| 75 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $3,769,010 | 0.5% | 57.6% |
| 76 | Bee County, Texas | $3,742,616 | 0.5% | 58.2% |
| 77 | Webb County, Texas | $3,708,430 | 0.5% | 58.7% |
| 78 | Grayson County, Texas | $3,586,250 | 0.5% | 59.2% |
| 79 | Stonewall County, Texas | $3,369,459 | 0.5% | 59.7% |
| 80 | Hill County, Texas | $3,351,550 | 0.5% | 60.1% |
| 81 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $3,341,866 | 0.5% | 60.6% |
| 82 | Young County, Texas | $3,337,759 | 0.5% | 61.1% |
| 83 | Hamilton County, Texas | $3,331,611 | 0.5% | 61.5% |
| 84 | Hunt County, Texas | $3,318,559 | 0.5% | 62.0% |
| 85 | Wood County, Texas | $3,297,113 | 0.5% | 62.5% |
| 86 | Goliad County, Texas | $3,240,037 | 0.5% | 62.9% |
| 87 | Johnson County, Texas | $3,218,684 | 0.5% | 63.4% |
| 88 | Bell County, Texas | $3,206,773 | 0.5% | 63.8% |
| 89 | Bowie County, Texas | $3,177,927 | 0.4% | 64.3% |
| 90 | Baylor County, Texas | $3,150,274 | 0.4% | 64.7% |
| 91 | Llano County, Texas | $3,116,925 | 0.4% | 65.2% |
| 92 | Irion County, Texas | $3,111,614 | 0.4% | 65.6% |
| 93 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $3,104,967 | 0.4% | 66.0% |
| 94 | Wheeler County, Texas | $3,099,581 | 0.4% | 66.5% |
| 95 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $3,094,635 | 0.4% | 66.9% |
| 96 | Jack County, Texas | $2,978,315 | 0.4% | 67.3% |
| 97 | Presidio County, Texas | $2,963,399 | 0.4% | 67.8% |
| 98 | La Salle County, Texas | $2,869,121 | 0.4% | 68.2% |
| 99 | Nolan County, Texas | $2,859,604 | 0.4% | 68.6% |
| 100 | Frio County, Texas | $2,857,482 | 0.4% | 69.0% |
| 101 | Lampasas County, Texas | $2,844,067 | 0.4% | 69.4% |
| 102 | Reeves County, Texas | $2,821,129 | 0.4% | 69.8% |
| 103 | Sterling County, Texas | $2,818,958 | 0.4% | 70.2% |
| 104 | Stephens County, Texas | $2,815,314 | 0.4% | 70.6% |
| 105 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $2,813,472 | 0.4% | 71.0% |
| 106 | Caldwell County, Texas | $2,812,440 | 0.4% | 71.3% |
| 107 | Kerr County, Texas | $2,697,593 | 0.4% | 71.7% |
| 108 | Kent County, Texas | $2,662,861 | 0.4% | 72.1% |
| 109 | Fisher County, Texas | $2,659,684 | 0.4% | 72.5% |
| 110 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $2,651,372 | 0.4% | 72.9% |
| 111 | Zapata County, Texas | $2,651,327 | 0.4% | 73.2% |
| 112 | Ellis County, Texas | $2,641,387 | 0.4% | 73.6% |
| 113 | Kaufman County, Texas | $2,638,450 | 0.4% | 74.0% |
| 114 | Medina County, Texas | $2,602,004 | 0.4% | 74.3% |
| 115 | Terrell County, Texas | $2,584,280 | 0.4% | 74.7% |
| 116 | Donley County, Texas | $2,564,692 | 0.4% | 75.1% |
| 117 | Brewster County, Texas | $2,561,553 | 0.4% | 75.4% |
| 118 | Oldham County, Texas | $2,540,702 | 0.4% | 75.8% |
| 119 | Foard County, Texas | $2,468,407 | 0.3% | 76.1% |
| 120 | Coke County, Texas | $2,458,222 | 0.3% | 76.5% |
| 121 | Zavala County, Texas | $2,440,545 | 0.3% | 76.8% |
| 122 | Knox County, Texas | $2,400,711 | 0.3% | 77.2% |
| 123 | Reagan County, Texas | $2,394,646 | 0.3% | 77.5% |
| 124 | Jones County, Texas | $2,389,274 | 0.3% | 77.8% |
| 125 | Dimmit County, Texas | $2,384,016 | 0.3% | 78.2% |
| 126 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $2,362,503 | 0.3% | 78.5% |
| 127 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $2,362,172 | 0.3% | 78.8% |
| 128 | Henderson County, Texas | $2,326,488 | 0.3% | 79.2% |
| 129 | Wichita County, Texas | $2,292,854 | 0.3% | 79.5% |
| 130 | Haskell County, Texas | $2,287,593 | 0.3% | 79.8% |
| 131 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $2,271,952 | 0.3% | 80.1% |
| 132 | Motley County, Texas | $2,269,579 | 0.3% | 80.4% |
| 133 | Scurry County, Texas | $2,244,231 | 0.3% | 80.8% |
| 134 | Swisher County, Texas | $2,207,376 | 0.3% | 81.1% |
| 135 | Burnet County, Texas | $2,200,604 | 0.3% | 81.4% |
| 136 | Panola County, Texas | $2,189,615 | 0.3% | 81.7% |
| 137 | Briscoe County, Texas | $2,175,154 | 0.3% | 82.0% |
| 138 | Upton County, Texas | $2,158,754 | 0.3% | 82.3% |
| 139 | Cottle County, Texas | $2,117,744 | 0.3% | 82.6% |
| 140 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $2,109,093 | 0.3% | 82.9% |
| 141 | Armstrong County, Texas | $2,102,384 | 0.3% | 83.2% |
| 142 | Taylor County, Texas | $2,065,831 | 0.3% | 83.5% |
| 143 | Rusk County, Texas | $2,054,274 | 0.3% | 83.8% |
| 144 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $2,053,768 | 0.3% | 84.1% |
| 145 | Calhoun County, Texas | $2,045,709 | 0.3% | 84.3% |
| 146 | Franklin County, Texas | $2,012,554 | 0.3% | 84.6% |
| 147 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $1,995,673 | 0.3% | 84.9% |
| 148 | Hardeman County, Texas | $1,988,821 | 0.3% | 85.2% |
| 149 | Mitchell County, Texas | $1,977,466 | 0.3% | 85.5% |
| 150 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $1,915,119 | 0.3% | 85.7% |
| 151 | Denton County, Texas | $1,908,783 | 0.3% | 86.0% |
| 152 | Hansford County, Texas | $1,902,043 | 0.3% | 86.3% |
| 153 | Garza County, Texas | $1,892,085 | 0.3% | 86.5% |
| 154 | Collin County, Texas | $1,872,976 | 0.3% | 86.8% |
| 155 | Bosque County, Texas | $1,860,960 | 0.3% | 87.1% |
| 156 | Hartley County, Texas | $1,828,183 | 0.3% | 87.3% |
| 157 | Borden County, Texas | $1,805,767 | 0.3% | 87.6% |
| 158 | Culberson County, Texas | $1,796,048 | 0.3% | 87.8% |
| 159 | Dickens County, Texas | $1,793,753 | 0.3% | 88.1% |
| 160 | Travis County, Texas | $1,793,100 | 0.3% | 88.3% |
| 161 | McMullen County, Texas | $1,777,204 | 0.3% | 88.6% |
| 162 | Brooks County, Texas | $1,758,221 | 0.2% | 88.8% |
| 163 | Upshur County, Texas | $1,752,621 | 0.2% | 89.1% |
| 164 | Howard County, Texas | $1,725,760 | 0.2% | 89.3% |
| 165 | Hall County, Texas | $1,724,457 | 0.2% | 89.6% |
| 166 | Gray County, Texas | $1,718,305 | 0.2% | 89.8% |
| 167 | Blanco County, Texas | $1,698,845 | 0.2% | 90.1% |
| 168 | Smith County, Texas | $1,679,689 | 0.2% | 90.3% |
| 169 | Titus County, Texas | $1,619,170 | 0.2% | 90.5% |
| 170 | Shelby County, Texas | $1,607,843 | 0.2% | 90.7% |
| 171 | King County, Texas | $1,543,803 | 0.2% | 91.0% |
| 172 | Parker County, Texas | $1,535,205 | 0.2% | 91.2% |
| 173 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $1,518,686 | 0.2% | 91.4% |
| 174 | Hemphill County, Texas | $1,503,243 | 0.2% | 91.6% |
| 175 | Randall County, Texas | $1,440,894 | 0.2% | 91.8% |
| 176 | Kendall County, Texas | $1,434,932 | 0.2% | 92.0% |
| 177 | Rains County, Texas | $1,432,406 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 178 | Bexar County, Texas | $1,407,256 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 179 | Bailey County, Texas | $1,395,344 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 180 | Childress County, Texas | $1,382,849 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 181 | Bandera County, Texas | $1,337,718 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 182 | Galveston County, Texas | $1,329,213 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 183 | Castro County, Texas | $1,312,261 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 184 | Dallam County, Texas | $1,272,343 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 185 | Potter County, Texas | $1,255,035 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 186 | Glasscock County, Texas | $1,253,355 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 187 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $1,209,138 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 188 | Delta County, Texas | $1,159,837 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 189 | Andrews County, Texas | $1,158,845 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 190 | Refugio County, Texas | $1,148,326 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 191 | Liberty County, Texas | $1,135,495 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 192 | Harris County, Texas | $1,113,358 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 193 | Parmer County, Texas | $1,093,590 | 0.2% | 95.0% |
| 194 | Trinity County, Texas | $1,085,500 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 195 | Roberts County, Texas | $1,071,847 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 196 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $1,036,404 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 197 | Hood County, Texas | $1,015,295 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 198 | Morris County, Texas | $1,006,025 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 199 | Walker County, Texas | $990,446 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 200 | Crosby County, Texas | $961,094 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 201 | Floyd County, Texas | $934,559 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 202 | Carson County, Texas | $926,066 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 203 | San Patricio County, Texas | $924,238 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 204 | Moore County, Texas | $886,848 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 205 | Camp County, Texas | $865,990 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 206 | Hays County, Texas | $860,520 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 207 | Crane County, Texas | $834,303 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 208 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $809,571 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 209 | Lamb County, Texas | $803,425 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 210 | Maverick County, Texas | $799,342 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 211 | Cass County, Texas | $793,996 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 212 | Real County, Texas | $766,350 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 213 | Nueces County, Texas | $736,751 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 214 | Harrison County, Texas | $726,974 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 215 | Ector County, Texas | $721,338 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 216 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $715,470 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 217 | Midland County, Texas | $708,312 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 218 | Angelina County, Texas | $691,061 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 219 | Yoakum County, Texas | $645,235 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 220 | Tarrant County, Texas | $616,118 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 221 | Kleberg County, Texas | $613,398 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 222 | Orange County, Texas | $603,294 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 223 | Lubbock County, Texas | $601,696 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 224 | Polk County, Texas | $560,233 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 225 | Willacy County, Texas | $557,988 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 226 | San Augustine County, Texas | $555,241 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 227 | Sherman County, Texas | $525,386 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 228 | Winkler County, Texas | $517,817 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 229 | Cochran County, Texas | $509,519 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 230 | Jasper County, Texas | $509,150 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 231 | Gaines County, Texas | $485,589 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 232 | Comal County, Texas | $467,663 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 233 | Cameron County, Texas | $416,626 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 234 | Dawson County, Texas | $398,649 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 235 | Loving County, Texas | $387,839 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 236 | Martin County, Texas | $369,323 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 237 | Hale County, Texas | $368,956 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 238 | Montgomery County, Texas | $354,723 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 239 | Tyler County, Texas | $334,059 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 240 | Hockley County, Texas | $333,990 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 241 | Sabine County, Texas | $304,578 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 242 | Ward County, Texas | $301,749 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 243 | Kenedy County, Texas | $277,724 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 244 | El Paso County, Texas | $251,844 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 245 | Dallas County, Texas | $245,695 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 246 | Terry County, Texas | $237,745 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 247 | Rockwall County, Texas | $228,570 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 248 | Gregg County, Texas | $226,970 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 249 | Lynn County, Texas | $202,070 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 250 | Somervell County, Texas | $201,723 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 251 | Newton County, Texas | $189,316 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 252 | Marion County, Texas | $146,027 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 253 | Hardin County, Texas | $104,569 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 254 | Aransas County, Texas | $37,629 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011and 2012 are 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 or 2012 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.
