Wheat Subsidies** in Franklin County, Texas totaled $1.0 million from 1995-2012.
Counties in Franklin County, Texas Receiving wheat subsidies**, 1995-2012
| Rank | County | Wheat Subsidies** 1995-2012 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hansford County, Texas | $117,547,188 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| 2 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $106,537,808 | 4.3% | 9.1% |
| 3 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $92,803,284 | 3.8% | 12.9% |
| 4 | Sherman County, Texas | $78,849,134 | 3.2% | 16.1% |
| 5 | Parmer County, Texas | $71,711,557 | 2.9% | 19.1% |
| 6 | Moore County, Texas | $69,633,697 | 2.8% | 21.9% |
| 7 | Castro County, Texas | $63,600,065 | 2.6% | 24.5% |
| 8 | Dallam County, Texas | $58,999,621 | 2.4% | 26.9% |
| 9 | Swisher County, Texas | $57,979,657 | 2.4% | 29.2% |
| 10 | Knox County, Texas | $56,316,746 | 2.3% | 31.5% |
| 11 | Carson County, Texas | $50,781,792 | 2.1% | 33.6% |
| 12 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $50,042,848 | 2.0% | 35.7% |
| 13 | Fannin County, Texas | $48,325,787 | 2.0% | 37.6% |
| 14 | Baylor County, Texas | $47,328,025 | 1.9% | 39.5% |
| 15 | Wichita County, Texas | $45,630,980 | 1.9% | 41.4% |
| 16 | Jones County, Texas | $43,539,364 | 1.8% | 43.2% |
| 17 | Randall County, Texas | $43,397,830 | 1.8% | 45.0% |
| 18 | Haskell County, Texas | $42,469,094 | 1.7% | 46.7% |
| 19 | Hartley County, Texas | $39,799,281 | 1.6% | 48.3% |
| 20 | Grayson County, Texas | $36,761,626 | 1.5% | 49.8% |
| 21 | Hardeman County, Texas | $36,647,985 | 1.5% | 51.3% |
| 22 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $35,532,367 | 1.4% | 52.7% |
| 23 | Runnels County, Texas | $34,279,760 | 1.4% | 54.1% |
| 24 | Floyd County, Texas | $30,356,094 | 1.2% | 55.4% |
| 25 | Collin County, Texas | $29,905,138 | 1.2% | 56.6% |
| 26 | Lamar County, Texas | $29,488,980 | 1.2% | 57.8% |
| 27 | Hill County, Texas | $28,737,464 | 1.2% | 59.0% |
| 28 | Archer County, Texas | $28,028,630 | 1.1% | 60.1% |
| 29 | Taylor County, Texas | $26,943,772 | 1.1% | 61.2% |
| 30 | Armstrong County, Texas | $26,579,741 | 1.1% | 62.3% |
| 31 | Foard County, Texas | $26,258,344 | 1.1% | 63.4% |
| 32 | Ellis County, Texas | $25,951,433 | 1.1% | 64.4% |
| 33 | Clay County, Texas | $25,585,448 | 1.0% | 65.5% |
| 34 | Young County, Texas | $25,013,076 | 1.0% | 66.5% |
| 35 | Gray County, Texas | $24,635,936 | 1.0% | 67.5% |
| 36 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $24,147,974 | 1.0% | 68.5% |
| 37 | Hale County, Texas | $23,566,362 | 1.0% | 69.4% |
| 38 | Denton County, Texas | $23,242,248 | 0.9% | 70.4% |
| 39 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $20,713,366 | 0.8% | 71.2% |
| 40 | Lamb County, Texas | $19,490,157 | 0.8% | 72.0% |
| 41 | Hunt County, Texas | $18,984,221 | 0.8% | 72.8% |
| 42 | Oldham County, Texas | $18,749,037 | 0.8% | 73.6% |
| 43 | McCulloch County, Texas | $17,878,088 | 0.7% | 74.3% |
| 44 | McLennan County, Texas | $17,777,802 | 0.7% | 75.0% |
| 45 | Concho County, Texas | $17,706,791 | 0.7% | 75.7% |
| 46 | Gaines County, Texas | $16,885,327 | 0.7% | 76.4% |
| 47 | Bailey County, Texas | $16,730,672 | 0.7% | 77.1% |
| 48 | Fisher County, Texas | $16,674,428 | 0.7% | 77.8% |
| 49 | Tom Green County, Texas | $16,520,280 | 0.7% | 78.5% |
| 50 | Cooke County, Texas | $16,189,421 | 0.7% | 79.1% |
| 51 | Childress County, Texas | $15,348,890 | 0.6% | 79.7% |
| 52 | Red River County, Texas | $14,764,135 | 0.6% | 80.3% |
| 53 | Coleman County, Texas | $14,239,571 | 0.6% | 80.9% |
| 54 | Briscoe County, Texas | $13,896,925 | 0.6% | 81.5% |
| 55 | Navarro County, Texas | $13,320,856 | 0.5% | 82.0% |
| 56 | Bell County, Texas | $12,243,784 | 0.5% | 82.5% |
| 57 | Callahan County, Texas | $12,165,610 | 0.5% | 83.0% |
| 58 | Falls County, Texas | $11,491,639 | 0.5% | 83.5% |
| 59 | Wheeler County, Texas | $11,201,317 | 0.5% | 83.9% |
| 60 | Stonewall County, Texas | $11,171,802 | 0.5% | 84.4% |
| 61 | Bowie County, Texas | $10,949,444 | 0.4% | 84.9% |
| 62 | Milam County, Texas | $10,862,199 | 0.4% | 85.3% |
| 63 | Williamson County, Texas | $10,006,518 | 0.4% | 85.7% |
| 64 | Johnson County, Texas | $9,983,681 | 0.4% | 86.1% |
| 65 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $9,635,999 | 0.4% | 86.5% |
| 66 | Kaufman County, Texas | $9,450,909 | 0.4% | 86.9% |
| 67 | Delta County, Texas | $9,138,794 | 0.4% | 87.3% |
| 68 | Tarrant County, Texas | $8,950,084 | 0.4% | 87.6% |
| 69 | Coryell County, Texas | $8,174,732 | 0.3% | 88.0% |
| 70 | Hemphill County, Texas | $8,103,723 | 0.3% | 88.3% |
| 71 | Shackelford County, Texas | $8,084,563 | 0.3% | 88.6% |
| 72 | Uvalde County, Texas | $8,004,064 | 0.3% | 88.9% |
| 73 | Terry County, Texas | $7,755,505 | 0.3% | 89.3% |
| 74 | Potter County, Texas | $7,504,360 | 0.3% | 89.6% |
| 75 | San Saba County, Texas | $7,329,066 | 0.3% | 89.9% |
| 76 | Montague County, Texas | $6,992,178 | 0.3% | 90.1% |
| 77 | Roberts County, Texas | $6,815,828 | 0.3% | 90.4% |
| 78 | Dallas County, Texas | $6,199,460 | 0.3% | 90.7% |
| 79 | Crosby County, Texas | $6,128,320 | 0.2% | 90.9% |
| 80 | Glasscock County, Texas | $6,004,936 | 0.2% | 91.2% |
| 81 | Brown County, Texas | $5,718,427 | 0.2% | 91.4% |
| 82 | Limestone County, Texas | $5,547,376 | 0.2% | 91.6% |
| 83 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $5,446,050 | 0.2% | 91.9% |
| 84 | Medina County, Texas | $5,348,673 | 0.2% | 92.1% |
| 85 | Zavala County, Texas | $5,152,478 | 0.2% | 92.3% |
| 86 | Rockwall County, Texas | $4,990,592 | 0.2% | 92.5% |
| 87 | Mitchell County, Texas | $4,970,351 | 0.2% | 92.7% |
| 88 | Reagan County, Texas | $4,827,383 | 0.2% | 92.9% |
| 89 | Yoakum County, Texas | $4,788,528 | 0.2% | 93.1% |
| 90 | Bosque County, Texas | $4,781,806 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 91 | Cottle County, Texas | $4,751,489 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 92 | Dickens County, Texas | $4,462,050 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 93 | Scurry County, Texas | $4,309,365 | 0.2% | 93.8% |
| 94 | Hall County, Texas | $4,108,656 | 0.2% | 94.0% |
| 95 | Lubbock County, Texas | $3,921,234 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 96 | Cochran County, Texas | $3,921,082 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
| 97 | Donley County, Texas | $3,919,724 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 98 | Hamilton County, Texas | $3,885,135 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 99 | Karnes County, Texas | $3,825,193 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 100 | Nolan County, Texas | $3,795,809 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 101 | Lynn County, Texas | $3,644,547 | 0.1% | 95.1% |
| 102 | Travis County, Texas | $3,623,007 | 0.1% | 95.2% |
| 103 | Coke County, Texas | $3,576,520 | 0.1% | 95.4% |
| 104 | Wise County, Texas | $3,559,067 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 105 | Frio County, Texas | $3,404,827 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 106 | Hockley County, Texas | $3,369,290 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 107 | Eastland County, Texas | $3,307,428 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 108 | Hopkins County, Texas | $3,058,370 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 109 | King County, Texas | $3,046,276 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 110 | Bexar County, Texas | $2,835,346 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 111 | Schleicher County, Texas | $2,801,256 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 112 | Comanche County, Texas | $2,711,151 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 113 | Dawson County, Texas | $2,703,585 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 114 | Upton County, Texas | $2,692,278 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 115 | Wilson County, Texas | $2,612,105 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 116 | Kent County, Texas | $2,607,349 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 117 | Gillespie County, Texas | $2,532,847 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 118 | Martin County, Texas | $2,268,715 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 119 | Stephens County, Texas | $2,181,266 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 120 | Borden County, Texas | $2,151,590 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 121 | Robertson County, Texas | $2,105,188 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 122 | Howard County, Texas | $2,080,616 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 123 | Atascosa County, Texas | $2,034,533 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 124 | Sterling County, Texas | $1,996,766 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 125 | Mills County, Texas | $1,956,075 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 126 | Jack County, Texas | $1,854,812 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 127 | Live Oak County, Texas | $1,781,352 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 128 | Motley County, Texas | $1,729,680 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 129 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $1,627,244 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 130 | Liberty County, Texas | $1,596,261 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 131 | Culberson County, Texas | $1,543,047 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 132 | Bee County, Texas | $1,522,892 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 133 | Wharton County, Texas | $1,473,653 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 134 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $1,388,699 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 135 | Jackson County, Texas | $1,379,193 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 136 | Nueces County, Texas | $1,240,168 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 137 | Midland County, Texas | $1,233,652 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 138 | Hays County, Texas | $1,232,220 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 139 | Rains County, Texas | $1,209,440 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 140 | Lampasas County, Texas | $1,190,599 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 141 | Andrews County, Texas | $1,121,434 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 142 | Franklin County, Texas | $1,045,227 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 143 | Pecos County, Texas | $1,017,788 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 144 | Matagorda County, Texas | $987,076 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 145 | Henderson County, Texas | $904,401 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 146 | Burleson County, Texas | $848,485 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 147 | Mason County, Texas | $837,518 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 148 | Chambers County, Texas | $835,858 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 149 | El Paso County, Texas | $798,526 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 150 | Irion County, Texas | $783,589 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 151 | Caldwell County, Texas | $772,929 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 152 | Colorado County, Texas | $769,941 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 153 | Duval County, Texas | $755,923 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 154 | Bastrop County, Texas | $737,271 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 155 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $724,872 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 156 | Houston County, Texas | $716,052 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 157 | Erath County, Texas | $686,851 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 158 | Menard County, Texas | $662,550 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 159 | Garza County, Texas | $638,389 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 160 | Jefferson County, Texas | $614,833 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 161 | Waller County, Texas | $545,819 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 162 | Parker County, Texas | $527,325 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 163 | Brazoria County, Texas | $472,182 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 164 | Burnet County, Texas | $471,099 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 165 | Reeves County, Texas | $454,792 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 166 | La Salle County, Texas | $444,047 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 167 | Hood County, Texas | $436,148 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 168 | Victoria County, Texas | $422,421 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 169 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $421,631 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 170 | Kinney County, Texas | $414,982 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 171 | Sutton County, Texas | $368,360 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 172 | Harris County, Texas | $340,590 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 173 | Lee County, Texas | $339,641 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 174 | DeWitt County, Texas | $300,865 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 175 | Comal County, Texas | $297,089 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 176 | Gonzales County, Texas | $281,424 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 177 | Kleberg County, Texas | $266,328 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 178 | Fayette County, Texas | $243,451 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 179 | Brazos County, Texas | $227,773 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 180 | McMullen County, Texas | $220,269 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 181 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $193,423 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 182 | Titus County, Texas | $184,873 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 183 | Lavaca County, Texas | $183,873 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 184 | Dimmit County, Texas | $179,954 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 185 | San Patricio County, Texas | $175,436 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 186 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $171,772 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 187 | Somervell County, Texas | $158,826 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 188 | Goliad County, Texas | $129,145 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 189 | Anderson County, Texas | $129,100 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 190 | Bandera County, Texas | $128,933 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 191 | Washington County, Texas | $127,132 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 192 | Maverick County, Texas | $122,705 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 193 | Refugio County, Texas | $120,358 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 194 | Crockett County, Texas | $112,984 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 195 | Kerr County, Texas | $109,349 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 196 | Cameron County, Texas | $105,921 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 197 | Wood County, Texas | $86,859 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 198 | Hardin County, Texas | $78,479 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 199 | Kendall County, Texas | $73,085 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 200 | Leon County, Texas | $70,279 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 201 | Kimble County, Texas | $59,650 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 202 | Smith County, Texas | $53,949 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 203 | Morris County, Texas | $40,959 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 204 | Llano County, Texas | $40,704 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 205 | Calhoun County, Texas | $38,988 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 206 | Blanco County, Texas | $36,857 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 207 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $36,805 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 208 | Freestone County, Texas | $25,600 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 209 | Austin County, Texas | $21,952 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 210 | Brooks County, Texas | $13,892 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 211 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $12,472 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 212 | Galveston County, Texas | $11,952 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 213 | Rusk County, Texas | $8,133 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 214 | Camp County, Texas | $7,799 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 215 | Cherokee County, Texas | $4,934 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 216 | Val Verde County, Texas | $4,602 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 217 | Panola County, Texas | $2,183 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 218 | Real County, Texas | $1,947 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 219 | Willacy County, Texas | $1,408 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 220 | Shelby County, Texas | $831 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 221 | Cass County, Texas | $718 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 222 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $620 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
** Crop totals are an estimate. In the data received by EWG for 2009-2011, USDA does not differentiate Direct Payments or Counter-Cyclical Payments by crop as in previous years. EWG allocated the region's Direct Payments by crop for the 2009-2011 calendar year using the proportion of that crop's Direct Payments in 2008. Number of recipients receiving Direct Payments for that crop were not estimated. Due to the way Counter Cyclical Payments are made - EWG was not able to allocate Counter Cyclical Payments to crops. Also included in the crop totals are the crop insurance premiums as reported by the USDA Risk Management Agency for that crop. The crop insurance premium is the amount of money that is calculated by USDA to make the program actuarially sound. Crop insurance premium subsidies are available at the county, state and national level.
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.
