Conservation payments in Brazoria County, Texas totaled $847,566 from 1995-2011.
Counties in Brazoria County, Texas Receiving Subtotal, Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2011
| Rank | County | Subtotal, Conservation Programs 1995-2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas NRCS | $264,845,281 | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 2 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $112,704,447 | 3.9% | 13.0% |
| 3 | Gaines County, Texas | $104,053,549 | 3.6% | 16.5% |
| 4 | Lamb County, Texas | $90,138,155 | 3.1% | 19.6% |
| 5 | Hale County, Texas | $77,949,201 | 2.7% | 22.3% |
| 6 | Swisher County, Texas | $74,400,341 | 2.6% | 24.9% |
| 7 | Floyd County, Texas | $74,266,747 | 2.5% | 27.4% |
| 8 | Hockley County, Texas | $74,149,921 | 2.5% | 29.9% |
| 9 | Bailey County, Texas | $73,858,000 | 2.5% | 32.5% |
| 10 | Terry County, Texas | $72,081,086 | 2.5% | 35.0% |
| 11 | Dallam County, Texas | $68,705,013 | 2.4% | 37.3% |
| 12 | Dawson County, Texas | $66,079,158 | 2.3% | 39.6% |
| 13 | Castro County, Texas | $63,424,538 | 2.2% | 41.8% |
| 14 | Sherman County, Texas | $58,089,840 | 2.0% | 43.7% |
| 15 | Parmer County, Texas | $55,473,201 | 1.9% | 45.7% |
| 16 | Randall County, Texas | $53,988,547 | 1.9% | 47.5% |
| 17 | Cochran County, Texas | $53,961,980 | 1.9% | 49.4% |
| 18 | Martin County, Texas | $44,711,096 | 1.5% | 50.9% |
| 19 | Yoakum County, Texas | $44,508,645 | 1.5% | 52.4% |
| 20 | Lynn County, Texas | $38,064,287 | 1.3% | 53.7% |
| 21 | Carson County, Texas | $37,362,627 | 1.3% | 55.0% |
| 22 | Howard County, Texas | $36,334,868 | 1.2% | 56.3% |
| 23 | Hall County, Texas | $34,190,478 | 1.2% | 57.4% |
| 24 | Fisher County, Texas | $31,555,292 | 1.1% | 58.5% |
| 25 | Lubbock County, Texas | $30,647,895 | 1.1% | 59.6% |
| 26 | Jones County, Texas | $30,261,158 | 1.0% | 60.6% |
| 27 | Scurry County, Texas | $30,198,501 | 1.0% | 61.6% |
| 28 | Crosby County, Texas | $30,129,237 | 1.0% | 62.7% |
| 29 | Dickens County, Texas | $28,994,329 | 1.0% | 63.7% |
| 30 | Mitchell County, Texas | $28,567,339 | 1.0% | 64.6% |
| 31 | Starr County, Texas | $28,517,710 | 1.0% | 65.6% |
| 32 | Hartley County, Texas | $28,353,270 | 1.0% | 66.6% |
| 33 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $27,864,813 | 1.0% | 67.6% |
| 34 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $27,107,534 | 0.9% | 68.5% |
| 35 | Briscoe County, Texas | $27,038,667 | 0.9% | 69.4% |
| 36 | Runnels County, Texas | $25,903,610 | 0.9% | 70.3% |
| 37 | Armstrong County, Texas | $25,456,836 | 0.9% | 71.2% |
| 38 | Cottle County, Texas | $25,314,514 | 0.9% | 72.0% |
| 39 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $24,775,028 | 0.9% | 72.9% |
| 40 | Gray County, Texas | $24,410,969 | 0.8% | 73.7% |
| 41 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $24,238,378 | 0.8% | 74.6% |
| 42 | Childress County, Texas | $23,562,903 | 0.8% | 75.4% |
| 43 | Wheeler County, Texas | $23,548,571 | 0.8% | 76.2% |
| 44 | Hansford County, Texas | $21,427,587 | 0.7% | 76.9% |
| 45 | Taylor County, Texas | $20,948,609 | 0.7% | 77.6% |
| 46 | Nolan County, Texas | $20,184,520 | 0.7% | 78.3% |
| 47 | Haskell County, Texas | $19,098,391 | 0.7% | 79.0% |
| 48 | Moore County, Texas | $18,878,212 | 0.6% | 79.6% |
| 49 | Andrews County, Texas | $18,836,722 | 0.6% | 80.3% |
| 50 | Oldham County, Texas | $18,498,093 | 0.6% | 80.9% |
| 51 | Stonewall County, Texas | $18,440,227 | 0.6% | 81.5% |
| 52 | Reeves County, Texas | $17,607,750 | 0.6% | 82.2% |
| 53 | Motley County, Texas | $17,254,148 | 0.6% | 82.7% |
| 54 | Donley County, Texas | $16,155,803 | 0.6% | 83.3% |
| 55 | Kent County, Texas | $15,891,100 | 0.5% | 83.8% |
| 56 | Hardeman County, Texas | $15,375,305 | 0.5% | 84.4% |
| 57 | Garza County, Texas | $15,285,845 | 0.5% | 84.9% |
| 58 | Red River County, Texas | $14,434,826 | 0.5% | 85.4% |
| 59 | Midland County, Texas | $13,537,626 | 0.5% | 85.9% |
| 60 | Pecos County, Texas | $12,293,435 | 0.4% | 86.3% |
| 61 | Lamar County, Texas | $11,942,486 | 0.4% | 86.7% |
| 62 | Concho County, Texas | $10,910,684 | 0.4% | 87.1% |
| 63 | Duval County, Texas | $10,838,080 | 0.4% | 87.4% |
| 64 | Foard County, Texas | $10,218,436 | 0.4% | 87.8% |
| 65 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $9,913,199 | 0.3% | 88.1% |
| 66 | La Salle County, Texas | $9,568,669 | 0.3% | 88.5% |
| 67 | Hemphill County, Texas | $9,132,673 | 0.3% | 88.8% |
| 68 | Willacy County, Texas | $9,092,708 | 0.3% | 89.1% |
| 69 | Hill County, Texas | $8,786,891 | 0.3% | 89.4% |
| 70 | King County, Texas | $7,904,115 | 0.3% | 89.7% |
| 71 | Knox County, Texas | $7,647,926 | 0.3% | 89.9% |
| 72 | Uvalde County, Texas | $7,568,699 | 0.3% | 90.2% |
| 73 | Roberts County, Texas | $7,251,519 | 0.2% | 90.4% |
| 74 | Jefferson County, Texas | $7,042,971 | 0.2% | 90.7% |
| 75 | Chambers County, Texas | $6,585,387 | 0.2% | 90.9% |
| 76 | Glasscock County, Texas | $6,322,609 | 0.2% | 91.1% |
| 77 | Potter County, Texas | $6,139,503 | 0.2% | 91.3% |
| 78 | Frio County, Texas | $5,743,456 | 0.2% | 91.5% |
| 79 | Tom Green County, Texas | $5,694,155 | 0.2% | 91.7% |
| 80 | Zavala County, Texas | $5,595,564 | 0.2% | 91.9% |
| 81 | Limestone County, Texas | $5,554,676 | 0.2% | 92.1% |
| 82 | Reagan County, Texas | $5,268,728 | 0.2% | 92.3% |
| 83 | Bowie County, Texas | $5,150,489 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 84 | Navarro County, Texas | $5,133,119 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 85 | Coleman County, Texas | $5,123,712 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 86 | Borden County, Texas | $5,063,311 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 87 | Cameron County, Texas | $4,951,266 | 0.2% | 93.1% |
| 88 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $4,515,837 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 89 | Montague County, Texas | $3,918,981 | 0.1% | 93.4% |
| 90 | Culberson County, Texas | $3,913,959 | 0.1% | 93.6% |
| 91 | Kinney County, Texas | $3,843,364 | 0.1% | 93.7% |
| 92 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $3,799,709 | 0.1% | 93.8% |
| 93 | McCulloch County, Texas | $3,569,306 | 0.1% | 94.0% |
| 94 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $3,475,222 | 0.1% | 94.1% |
| 95 | Coke County, Texas | $3,458,201 | 0.1% | 94.2% |
| 96 | Hopkins County, Texas | $3,429,696 | 0.1% | 94.3% |
| 97 | Brooks County, Texas | $3,417,826 | 0.1% | 94.4% |
| 98 | Schleicher County, Texas | $3,409,306 | 0.1% | 94.5% |
| 99 | Delta County, Texas | $3,343,184 | 0.1% | 94.7% |
| 100 | Medina County, Texas | $3,171,967 | 0.1% | 94.8% |
| 101 | Fannin County, Texas | $3,169,096 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| 102 | Live Oak County, Texas | $3,081,889 | 0.1% | 95.0% |
| 103 | Ellis County, Texas | $3,066,213 | 0.1% | 95.1% |
| 104 | Grayson County, Texas | $2,855,958 | 0.1% | 95.2% |
| 105 | Callahan County, Texas | $2,853,547 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 106 | Baylor County, Texas | $2,715,044 | 0.1% | 95.4% |
| 107 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $2,690,007 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 108 | Kleberg County, Texas | $2,685,606 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 109 | Liberty County, Texas | $2,639,868 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 110 | Upton County, Texas | $2,603,652 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 111 | Sterling County, Texas | $2,565,411 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 112 | Erath County, Texas | $2,439,310 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 113 | Shackelford County, Texas | $2,388,092 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 114 | Orange County, Texas | $2,324,857 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 115 | Hardin County, Texas | $2,225,065 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 116 | Clay County, Texas | $2,129,266 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 117 | Tyler County, Texas | $2,067,091 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 118 | Irion County, Texas | $2,065,907 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 119 | Presidio County, Texas | $2,059,982 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 120 | Nueces County, Texas | $1,990,786 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 121 | Fayette County, Texas | $1,912,592 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 122 | Karnes County, Texas | $1,911,042 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 123 | Williamson County, Texas | $1,870,997 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 124 | Eastland County, Texas | $1,853,515 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 125 | McLennan County, Texas | $1,801,527 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 126 | Jasper County, Texas | $1,766,721 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 127 | Brewster County, Texas | $1,704,085 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 128 | Panola County, Texas | $1,656,427 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 129 | Edwards County, Texas | $1,643,612 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 130 | Dimmit County, Texas | $1,635,890 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 131 | Gonzales County, Texas | $1,596,312 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 132 | San Patricio County, Texas | $1,570,892 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 133 | Atascosa County, Texas | $1,562,527 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 134 | Kimble County, Texas | $1,534,437 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 135 | Wichita County, Texas | $1,522,241 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 136 | Bee County, Texas | $1,520,858 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 137 | Robertson County, Texas | $1,494,380 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 138 | Falls County, Texas | $1,469,764 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 139 | Wharton County, Texas | $1,448,225 | 0.0% | 97.6% |
| 140 | Bell County, Texas | $1,430,862 | 0.0% | 97.6% |
| 141 | Young County, Texas | $1,387,042 | 0.0% | 97.7% |
| 142 | Wise County, Texas | $1,335,661 | 0.0% | 97.7% |
| 143 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $1,316,944 | 0.0% | 97.8% |
| 144 | Houston County, Texas | $1,309,572 | 0.0% | 97.8% |
| 145 | Refugio County, Texas | $1,282,628 | 0.0% | 97.9% |
| 146 | Crockett County, Texas | $1,275,434 | 0.0% | 97.9% |
| 147 | Archer County, Texas | $1,257,131 | 0.0% | 97.9% |
| 148 | Comanche County, Texas | $1,213,528 | 0.0% | 98.0% |
| 149 | Brown County, Texas | $1,211,514 | 0.0% | 98.0% |
| 150 | Colorado County, Texas | $1,195,594 | 0.0% | 98.1% |
| 151 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $1,176,452 | 0.0% | 98.1% |
| 152 | Polk County, Texas | $1,174,908 | 0.0% | 98.2% |
| 153 | Goliad County, Texas | $1,161,904 | 0.0% | 98.2% |
| 154 | Maverick County, Texas | $1,149,141 | 0.0% | 98.2% |
| 155 | Angelina County, Texas | $1,133,686 | 0.0% | 98.3% |
| 156 | Victoria County, Texas | $1,120,609 | 0.0% | 98.3% |
| 157 | Menard County, Texas | $1,043,085 | 0.0% | 98.3% |
| 158 | Stephens County, Texas | $1,016,923 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 159 | Gillespie County, Texas | $996,243 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 160 | Kerr County, Texas | $954,714 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 161 | Jack County, Texas | $952,495 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 162 | Hamilton County, Texas | $952,357 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 163 | Bandera County, Texas | $930,398 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 164 | Bosque County, Texas | $914,692 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 165 | Sutton County, Texas | $896,624 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 166 | Val Verde County, Texas | $890,627 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 167 | Brazoria County, Texas | $847,566 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 168 | Bastrop County, Texas | $844,428 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 169 | Coryell County, Texas | $831,730 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 170 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $828,775 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 171 | DeWitt County, Texas | $826,844 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 172 | Shelby County, Texas | $820,821 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 173 | Rusk County, Texas | $790,364 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 174 | Cass County, Texas | $765,728 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 175 | Mason County, Texas | $751,537 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 176 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $728,214 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 177 | Newton County, Texas | $704,394 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 178 | Cooke County, Texas | $691,429 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 179 | Mills County, Texas | $681,219 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 180 | Cherokee County, Texas | $675,823 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 181 | Webb County, Texas | $674,688 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 182 | El Paso County, Texas | $671,485 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 183 | Milam County, Texas | $670,119 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 184 | Loving County, Texas | $662,403 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 185 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $647,350 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 186 | Zapata County, Texas | $641,017 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 187 | Galveston County, Texas | $612,609 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 188 | Ward County, Texas | $600,085 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 189 | Real County, Texas | $596,856 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 190 | Terrell County, Texas | $592,401 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 191 | Leon County, Texas | $591,791 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 192 | Kendall County, Texas | $562,156 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 193 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $560,161 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 194 | Lee County, Texas | $551,510 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 195 | Lampasas County, Texas | $543,771 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 196 | Hays County, Texas | $540,791 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 197 | Jackson County, Texas | $532,824 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 198 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $523,059 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 199 | Franklin County, Texas | $517,980 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 200 | Harrison County, Texas | $517,080 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 201 | Walker County, Texas | $513,911 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 202 | Burleson County, Texas | $508,891 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 203 | Wilson County, Texas | $503,117 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 204 | Caldwell County, Texas | $502,622 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 205 | Kaufman County, Texas | $496,760 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 206 | Collin County, Texas | $486,443 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 207 | Llano County, Texas | $482,539 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 208 | Johnson County, Texas | $481,003 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 209 | Freestone County, Texas | $464,052 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 210 | San Augustine County, Texas | $458,060 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 211 | McMullen County, Texas | $440,747 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 212 | San Saba County, Texas | $439,059 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 213 | Grimes County, Texas | $435,742 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 214 | Bexar County, Texas | $417,582 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 215 | Hunt County, Texas | $394,347 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 216 | Smith County, Texas | $391,449 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 217 | Brazos County, Texas | $389,715 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 218 | Burnet County, Texas | $387,175 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 219 | Montgomery County, Texas | $386,192 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 220 | Crane County, Texas | $385,333 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 221 | Lavaca County, Texas | $380,935 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 222 | Harris County, Texas | $365,273 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 223 | Henderson County, Texas | $361,273 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 224 | Anderson County, Texas | $359,459 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 225 | Washington County, Texas | $348,656 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 226 | Matagorda County, Texas | $348,090 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 227 | Wood County, Texas | $323,454 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 228 | Travis County, Texas | $322,222 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 229 | Comal County, Texas | $320,759 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 230 | Austin County, Texas | $320,381 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 231 | Madison County, Texas | $314,890 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 232 | Ector County, Texas | $294,305 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 233 | Denton County, Texas | $281,857 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 234 | Blanco County, Texas | $280,731 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 235 | Upshur County, Texas | $278,575 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 236 | Trinity County, Texas | $267,184 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 237 | Sabine County, Texas | $265,012 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 238 | Titus County, Texas | $261,067 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 239 | Waller County, Texas | $256,425 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 240 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $239,824 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 241 | Rains County, Texas | $228,966 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 242 | Camp County, Texas | $208,013 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 243 | Marion County, Texas | $203,073 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 244 | Parker County, Texas | $182,992 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 245 | Somervell County, Texas | $173,758 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 246 | Hood County, Texas | $170,380 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 247 | Rockwall County, Texas | $169,256 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 248 | Winkler County, Texas | $167,442 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 249 | Morris County, Texas | $155,678 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 250 | Calhoun County, Texas | $114,350 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 251 | Gregg County, Texas | $65,645 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 252 | Dallas County, Texas | $50,839 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 253 | Tarrant County, Texas | $23,565 | 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.
