Total Commodity Certificates payments in Delta County, Texas totaled $74,169 from 1995-2012.
Counties in Delta County, Texas Receiving Total Commodity Certificates payments, 1995-2012
| Rank | County | Total Commodity Certificates 1995-2012 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,015,779,850 | 57.2% | 57.2% | |
| 2 | $191,393,735 | 10.8% | 68.0% | |
| 3 | $172,064,096 | 9.7% | 77.7% | |
| 4 | $134,711,784 | 7.6% | 85.3% | |
| 5 | Gaines County, Texas | $27,708,549 | 1.6% | 86.9% |
| 6 | $26,684,631 | 1.5% | 88.4% | |
| 7 | $24,454,537 | 1.4% | 89.7% | |
| 8 | Dawson County, Texas | $18,399,329 | 1.0% | 90.8% |
| 9 | Hale County, Texas | $12,279,666 | 0.7% | 91.5% |
| 10 | $8,958,307 | 0.5% | 92.0% | |
| 11 | Cochran County, Texas | $8,913,001 | 0.5% | 92.5% |
| 12 | Tom Green County, Texas | $8,315,480 | 0.5% | 92.9% |
| 13 | Swisher County, Texas | $8,009,632 | 0.5% | 93.4% |
| 14 | Castro County, Texas | $6,214,545 | 0.4% | 93.7% |
| 15 | Terry County, Texas | $6,004,078 | 0.3% | 94.1% |
| 16 | Dallam County, Texas | $5,820,791 | 0.3% | 94.4% |
| 17 | Lubbock County, Texas | $5,576,534 | 0.3% | 94.7% |
| 18 | Crosby County, Texas | $5,550,095 | 0.3% | 95.0% |
| 19 | Yoakum County, Texas | $4,859,691 | 0.3% | 95.3% |
| 20 | Hockley County, Texas | $4,552,481 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 21 | Hall County, Texas | $4,049,168 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 22 | $4,020,623 | 0.2% | 96.0% | |
| 23 | Lynn County, Texas | $3,958,789 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 24 | Floyd County, Texas | $3,510,773 | 0.2% | 96.4% |
| 25 | $3,286,608 | 0.2% | 96.6% | |
| 26 | Carson County, Texas | $2,905,779 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 27 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $2,878,704 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 28 | Hartley County, Texas | $2,752,208 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 29 | Wharton County, Texas | $2,581,780 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 30 | Moore County, Texas | $2,378,819 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 31 | Parmer County, Texas | $2,037,829 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 32 | Andrews County, Texas | $2,030,519 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 33 | Runnels County, Texas | $1,846,313 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 34 | Lamb County, Texas | $1,827,471 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 35 | Colorado County, Texas | $1,664,738 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 36 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $1,580,782 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 37 | San Patricio County, Texas | $1,523,359 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 38 | Willacy County, Texas | $1,089,611 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 39 | Borden County, Texas | $1,084,198 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 40 | Concho County, Texas | $974,650 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 41 | Matagorda County, Texas | $947,435 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 42 | McLennan County, Texas | $924,934 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 43 | Navarro County, Texas | $846,901 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 44 | Nueces County, Texas | $798,792 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 45 | Martin County, Texas | $794,477 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 46 | Hill County, Texas | $787,287 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 47 | Bailey County, Texas | $728,608 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 48 | Burleson County, Texas | $681,947 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 49 | Gray County, Texas | $670,924 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 50 | Childress County, Texas | $561,387 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 51 | Sherman County, Texas | $528,078 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 52 | Haskell County, Texas | $507,652 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 53 | Ellis County, Texas | $492,815 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 54 | Brazoria County, Texas | $486,886 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 55 | Cottle County, Texas | $481,976 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 56 | Collin County, Texas | $455,032 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 57 | Refugio County, Texas | $448,797 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 58 | Williamson County, Texas | $434,781 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 59 | Motley County, Texas | $408,469 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 60 | Donley County, Texas | $379,210 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 61 | Uvalde County, Texas | $375,588 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 62 | Jones County, Texas | $367,748 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 63 | Red River County, Texas | $346,343 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 64 | McCulloch County, Texas | $346,066 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 65 | Cameron County, Texas | $331,638 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 66 | Falls County, Texas | $302,456 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 67 | Randall County, Texas | $297,997 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 68 | Briscoe County, Texas | $288,446 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 69 | Upton County, Texas | $279,547 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 70 | Glasscock County, Texas | $239,356 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 71 | Fisher County, Texas | $221,922 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 72 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $218,225 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 73 | Wheeler County, Texas | $205,765 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 74 | Schleicher County, Texas | $198,965 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 75 | Midland County, Texas | $189,249 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 76 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $174,441 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 77 | King County, Texas | $171,335 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 78 | Knox County, Texas | $160,758 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 79 | Jackson County, Texas | $158,082 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 80 | Howard County, Texas | $156,707 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 81 | Milam County, Texas | $153,279 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 82 | Galveston County, Texas | $152,827 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 83 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $146,594 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 84 | Liberty County, Texas | $136,941 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 85 | Victoria County, Texas | $136,369 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 86 | Brazos County, Texas | $130,422 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 87 | El Paso County, Texas | $128,556 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 88 | Rockwall County, Texas | $126,311 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 89 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $122,538 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 90 | Garza County, Texas | $121,424 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 91 | Armstrong County, Texas | $111,822 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 92 | Limestone County, Texas | $104,447 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 93 | Bee County, Texas | $103,946 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 94 | Delta County, Texas | $74,169 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 95 | Coleman County, Texas | $66,256 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 96 | Scurry County, Texas | $57,142 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 97 | $46,377 | 0.0% | 99.4% | |
| 98 | Live Oak County, Texas | $43,367 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 99 | Dickens County, Texas | $24,446 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 100 | Fannin County, Texas | $23,639 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 101 | Austin County, Texas | $7,088 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 102 | Potter County, Texas | $5,216 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
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.
