Total Direct Payments in Colorado County, Texas totaled $6.4 million in 2011
Counties in Colorado County, Texas Receiving Total Direct Payments payments, 2011
| Rank | County | Total Direct Payments 2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wharton County, Texas | $15,396,973 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| 2 | Gaines County, Texas | $11,099,310 | 3.0% | 7.1% |
| 3 | Hale County, Texas | $11,062,238 | 3.0% | 10.1% |
| 4 | Lamb County, Texas | $8,681,484 | 2.3% | 12.5% |
| 5 | Parmer County, Texas | $8,676,199 | 2.3% | 14.8% |
| 6 | Matagorda County, Texas | $7,780,239 | 2.1% | 16.9% |
| 7 | Dawson County, Texas | $7,761,166 | 2.1% | 19.0% |
| 8 | Lubbock County, Texas | $7,737,754 | 2.1% | 21.1% |
| 9 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $7,685,838 | 2.1% | 23.1% |
| 10 | Terry County, Texas | $7,651,675 | 2.1% | 25.2% |
| 11 | Castro County, Texas | $7,644,302 | 2.1% | 27.3% |
| 12 | Jackson County, Texas | $7,171,868 | 1.9% | 29.2% |
| 13 | Floyd County, Texas | $6,973,047 | 1.9% | 31.1% |
| 14 | Lynn County, Texas | $6,438,515 | 1.7% | 32.8% |
| 15 | Colorado County, Texas | $6,364,700 | 1.7% | 34.5% |
| 16 | Swisher County, Texas | $6,271,989 | 1.7% | 36.2% |
| 17 | Nueces County, Texas | $6,257,074 | 1.7% | 37.9% |
| 18 | Hockley County, Texas | $5,952,073 | 1.6% | 39.5% |
| 19 | Crosby County, Texas | $5,329,019 | 1.4% | 40.9% |
| 20 | San Patricio County, Texas | $5,243,992 | 1.4% | 42.4% |
| 21 | Jefferson County, Texas | $5,154,223 | 1.4% | 43.8% |
| 22 | Sherman County, Texas | $5,065,982 | 1.4% | 45.1% |
| 23 | Hansford County, Texas | $5,061,501 | 1.4% | 46.5% |
| 24 | Brazoria County, Texas | $5,013,444 | 1.4% | 47.8% |
| 25 | Chambers County, Texas | $4,569,385 | 1.2% | 49.1% |
| 26 | Haskell County, Texas | $4,516,961 | 1.2% | 50.3% |
| 27 | Cameron County, Texas | $4,463,333 | 1.2% | 51.5% |
| 28 | Liberty County, Texas | $4,389,039 | 1.2% | 52.7% |
| 29 | Willacy County, Texas | $4,317,674 | 1.2% | 53.8% |
| 30 | Moore County, Texas | $4,152,856 | 1.1% | 55.0% |
| 31 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $4,125,323 | 1.1% | 56.1% |
| 32 | Yoakum County, Texas | $4,011,631 | 1.1% | 57.1% |
| 33 | Martin County, Texas | $3,843,091 | 1.0% | 58.2% |
| 34 | Bailey County, Texas | $3,694,340 | 1.0% | 59.2% |
| 35 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $3,559,395 | 1.0% | 60.1% |
| 36 | Jones County, Texas | $3,506,376 | 0.9% | 61.1% |
| 37 | Cochran County, Texas | $3,467,849 | 0.9% | 62.0% |
| 38 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $3,402,301 | 0.9% | 62.9% |
| 39 | Hartley County, Texas | $3,397,933 | 0.9% | 63.8% |
| 40 | Howard County, Texas | $3,229,202 | 0.9% | 64.7% |
| 41 | Carson County, Texas | $3,162,570 | 0.9% | 65.6% |
| 42 | Williamson County, Texas | $3,016,978 | 0.8% | 66.4% |
| 43 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $3,011,342 | 0.8% | 67.2% |
| 44 | Dallam County, Texas | $2,977,915 | 0.8% | 68.0% |
| 45 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $2,874,237 | 0.8% | 68.8% |
| 46 | Fisher County, Texas | $2,871,505 | 0.8% | 69.5% |
| 47 | Tom Green County, Texas | $2,738,855 | 0.7% | 70.3% |
| 48 | Glasscock County, Texas | $2,635,110 | 0.7% | 71.0% |
| 49 | Runnels County, Texas | $2,486,737 | 0.7% | 71.7% |
| 50 | Hall County, Texas | $2,446,703 | 0.7% | 72.3% |
| 51 | Victoria County, Texas | $2,380,084 | 0.6% | 73.0% |
| 52 | Knox County, Texas | $2,333,301 | 0.6% | 73.6% |
| 53 | Calhoun County, Texas | $2,122,931 | 0.6% | 74.2% |
| 54 | Hill County, Texas | $2,118,750 | 0.6% | 74.7% |
| 55 | Scurry County, Texas | $2,070,876 | 0.6% | 75.3% |
| 56 | Ellis County, Texas | $2,029,493 | 0.5% | 75.8% |
| 57 | Harris County, Texas | $1,907,709 | 0.5% | 76.4% |
| 58 | Waller County, Texas | $1,905,115 | 0.5% | 76.9% |
| 59 | Baylor County, Texas | $1,829,206 | 0.5% | 77.4% |
| 60 | Randall County, Texas | $1,825,384 | 0.5% | 77.9% |
| 61 | Childress County, Texas | $1,821,792 | 0.5% | 78.3% |
| 62 | Mitchell County, Texas | $1,774,913 | 0.5% | 78.8% |
| 63 | Falls County, Texas | $1,690,058 | 0.5% | 79.3% |
| 64 | Hardeman County, Texas | $1,661,456 | 0.4% | 79.7% |
| 65 | Milam County, Texas | $1,617,252 | 0.4% | 80.2% |
| 66 | McLennan County, Texas | $1,596,605 | 0.4% | 80.6% |
| 67 | Refugio County, Texas | $1,586,076 | 0.4% | 81.0% |
| 68 | Briscoe County, Texas | $1,583,094 | 0.4% | 81.4% |
| 69 | Nolan County, Texas | $1,582,125 | 0.4% | 81.9% |
| 70 | Fannin County, Texas | $1,522,396 | 0.4% | 82.3% |
| 71 | Bell County, Texas | $1,499,872 | 0.4% | 82.7% |
| 72 | Uvalde County, Texas | $1,443,387 | 0.4% | 83.1% |
| 73 | Medina County, Texas | $1,377,339 | 0.4% | 83.4% |
| 74 | Lamar County, Texas | $1,367,338 | 0.4% | 83.8% |
| 75 | Grayson County, Texas | $1,355,497 | 0.4% | 84.2% |
| 76 | Wichita County, Texas | $1,350,583 | 0.4% | 84.5% |
| 77 | Kleberg County, Texas | $1,301,775 | 0.4% | 84.9% |
| 78 | Gray County, Texas | $1,247,457 | 0.3% | 85.2% |
| 79 | Frio County, Texas | $1,226,233 | 0.3% | 85.6% |
| 80 | Navarro County, Texas | $1,178,555 | 0.3% | 85.9% |
| 81 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $1,141,922 | 0.3% | 86.2% |
| 82 | Concho County, Texas | $1,129,165 | 0.3% | 86.5% |
| 83 | Cottle County, Texas | $1,127,457 | 0.3% | 86.8% |
| 84 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $1,111,899 | 0.3% | 87.1% |
| 85 | Bee County, Texas | $1,078,737 | 0.3% | 87.4% |
| 86 | Reagan County, Texas | $1,078,077 | 0.3% | 87.7% |
| 87 | Robertson County, Texas | $1,050,069 | 0.3% | 88.0% |
| 88 | Armstrong County, Texas | $1,049,178 | 0.3% | 88.2% |
| 89 | Foard County, Texas | $1,038,420 | 0.3% | 88.5% |
| 90 | Clay County, Texas | $1,002,562 | 0.3% | 88.8% |
| 91 | Reeves County, Texas | $932,275 | 0.3% | 89.0% |
| 92 | Garza County, Texas | $923,162 | 0.2% | 89.3% |
| 93 | Midland County, Texas | $922,874 | 0.2% | 89.5% |
| 94 | Wheeler County, Texas | $917,424 | 0.2% | 89.8% |
| 95 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $914,265 | 0.2% | 90.0% |
| 96 | Oldham County, Texas | $908,324 | 0.2% | 90.3% |
| 97 | Collin County, Texas | $904,273 | 0.2% | 90.5% |
| 98 | Donley County, Texas | $877,325 | 0.2% | 90.8% |
| 99 | Dickens County, Texas | $840,807 | 0.2% | 91.0% |
| 100 | Denton County, Texas | $826,586 | 0.2% | 91.2% |
| 101 | Motley County, Texas | $820,804 | 0.2% | 91.4% |
| 102 | Red River County, Texas | $804,721 | 0.2% | 91.7% |
| 103 | Archer County, Texas | $802,603 | 0.2% | 91.9% |
| 104 | Young County, Texas | $800,399 | 0.2% | 92.1% |
| 105 | Andrews County, Texas | $782,311 | 0.2% | 92.3% |
| 106 | Hunt County, Texas | $768,545 | 0.2% | 92.5% |
| 107 | Zavala County, Texas | $768,065 | 0.2% | 92.7% |
| 108 | Wilson County, Texas | $767,186 | 0.2% | 92.9% |
| 109 | Starr County, Texas | $764,964 | 0.2% | 93.1% |
| 110 | Atascosa County, Texas | $759,023 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 111 | Burleson County, Texas | $751,061 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 112 | Bowie County, Texas | $733,094 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 113 | Lavaca County, Texas | $724,701 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 114 | Coleman County, Texas | $715,403 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 115 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $711,227 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
| 116 | Galveston County, Texas | $709,604 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 117 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $704,680 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 118 | Brazos County, Texas | $697,964 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 119 | Travis County, Texas | $689,676 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 120 | Austin County, Texas | $668,991 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 121 | Stonewall County, Texas | $631,492 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 122 | Eastland County, Texas | $596,857 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 123 | Taylor County, Texas | $572,199 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 124 | Cooke County, Texas | $569,487 | 0.2% | 95.9% |
| 125 | Comanche County, Texas | $562,334 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 126 | Upton County, Texas | $511,680 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 127 | Borden County, Texas | $501,996 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 128 | Live Oak County, Texas | $500,372 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 129 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $496,982 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 130 | Coryell County, Texas | $459,710 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 131 | Pecos County, Texas | $447,774 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 132 | Bexar County, Texas | $432,353 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 133 | Limestone County, Texas | $431,161 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 134 | Karnes County, Texas | $412,016 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 135 | McCulloch County, Texas | $405,766 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 136 | Delta County, Texas | $401,802 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 137 | El Paso County, Texas | $399,736 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 138 | Johnson County, Texas | $398,134 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 139 | Callahan County, Texas | $384,334 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 140 | Kent County, Texas | $369,723 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 141 | Duval County, Texas | $347,108 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 142 | Caldwell County, Texas | $346,085 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 143 | Brown County, Texas | $312,843 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 144 | Shackelford County, Texas | $304,662 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 145 | Culberson County, Texas | $288,035 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 146 | Kaufman County, Texas | $279,992 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 147 | Schleicher County, Texas | $259,144 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 148 | Hemphill County, Texas | $252,773 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 149 | Fayette County, Texas | $248,828 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 150 | King County, Texas | $239,035 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 151 | Roberts County, Texas | $238,457 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 152 | Hamilton County, Texas | $233,946 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 153 | Houston County, Texas | $230,958 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 154 | Montague County, Texas | $223,953 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 155 | Potter County, Texas | $223,847 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 156 | Bosque County, Texas | $211,521 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 157 | San Saba County, Texas | $208,882 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 158 | La Salle County, Texas | $206,871 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 159 | Mason County, Texas | $202,654 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 160 | Wise County, Texas | $186,036 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 161 | Hopkins County, Texas | $182,728 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 162 | Dallas County, Texas | $177,903 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 163 | Bastrop County, Texas | $167,639 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 164 | DeWitt County, Texas | $155,903 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 165 | Dimmit County, Texas | $148,302 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 166 | Goliad County, Texas | $144,885 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 167 | Gillespie County, Texas | $137,859 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 168 | Hardin County, Texas | $136,834 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 169 | Hays County, Texas | $132,186 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 170 | Erath County, Texas | $124,802 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 171 | Coke County, Texas | $124,595 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 172 | Stephens County, Texas | $111,301 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 173 | Rockwall County, Texas | $106,911 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 174 | Gonzales County, Texas | $100,667 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 175 | Mills County, Texas | $97,842 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 176 | Lee County, Texas | $87,531 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 177 | Washington County, Texas | $79,151 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 178 | Tarrant County, Texas | $73,982 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 179 | Brooks County, Texas | $62,137 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 180 | Jack County, Texas | $54,420 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 181 | Lampasas County, Texas | $47,737 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 182 | Orange County, Texas | $45,826 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 183 | Rains County, Texas | $40,093 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 184 | Kinney County, Texas | $37,580 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 185 | Franklin County, Texas | $35,897 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 186 | Sterling County, Texas | $34,253 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 187 | Aransas County, Texas | $32,796 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 188 | Henderson County, Texas | $32,234 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 189 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $28,557 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 190 | Hood County, Texas | $28,412 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 191 | Anderson County, Texas | $27,166 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 192 | McMullen County, Texas | $25,825 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 193 | Ward County, Texas | $22,535 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 194 | Burnet County, Texas | $21,504 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 195 | Parker County, Texas | $20,952 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 196 | Menard County, Texas | $17,566 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 197 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $10,340 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 198 | Leon County, Texas | $10,210 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 199 | Llano County, Texas | $9,677 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 200 | Irion County, Texas | $9,198 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 201 | Kendall County, Texas | $8,771 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 202 | Comal County, Texas | $6,660 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 203 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $6,350 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 204 | Sutton County, Texas | $6,163 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 205 | Bandera County, Texas | $6,120 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 206 | Somervell County, Texas | $5,358 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 207 | Kerr County, Texas | $5,039 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 208 | Wood County, Texas | $4,540 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 209 | Titus County, Texas | $4,033 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 210 | Angelina County, Texas | $3,991 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 211 | Blanco County, Texas | $2,742 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 212 | Presidio County, Texas | $2,091 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 213 | Panola County, Texas | $1,474 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 214 | Kimble County, Texas | $1,439 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 215 | Morris County, Texas | $1,355 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 216 | Smith County, Texas | $1,049 | 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.
