Wheat Subsidies** in Gaines County, Texas totaled $15.9 million from 1995-2011.
Counties in Gaines County, Texas Receiving wheat subsidies**, 1995-2011
| Rank | County | Wheat Subsidies** 1995-2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hansford County, Texas | $110,117,184 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| 2 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $98,269,011 | 4.3% | 9.0% |
| 3 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $88,787,779 | 3.8% | 12.9% |
| 4 | Sherman County, Texas | $74,949,134 | 3.2% | 16.1% |
| 5 | Parmer County, Texas | $66,062,640 | 2.9% | 19.0% |
| 6 | Moore County, Texas | $65,948,992 | 2.9% | 21.8% |
| 7 | Castro County, Texas | $59,804,493 | 2.6% | 24.4% |
| 8 | Dallam County, Texas | $55,359,079 | 2.4% | 26.8% |
| 9 | Swisher County, Texas | $53,111,379 | 2.3% | 29.1% |
| 10 | Knox County, Texas | $51,493,397 | 2.2% | 31.4% |
| 11 | Carson County, Texas | $48,438,475 | 2.1% | 33.4% |
| 12 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $46,736,665 | 2.0% | 35.5% |
| 13 | Fannin County, Texas | $46,113,116 | 2.0% | 37.5% |
| 14 | Baylor County, Texas | $43,815,168 | 1.9% | 39.4% |
| 15 | Wichita County, Texas | $42,762,438 | 1.9% | 41.2% |
| 16 | Randall County, Texas | $40,367,124 | 1.7% | 43.0% |
| 17 | Jones County, Texas | $39,984,324 | 1.7% | 44.7% |
| 18 | Haskell County, Texas | $38,543,262 | 1.7% | 46.4% |
| 19 | Hartley County, Texas | $38,003,977 | 1.6% | 48.0% |
| 20 | Grayson County, Texas | $35,295,107 | 1.5% | 49.5% |
| 21 | Hardeman County, Texas | $35,084,245 | 1.5% | 51.1% |
| 22 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $33,845,460 | 1.5% | 52.5% |
| 23 | Runnels County, Texas | $30,784,938 | 1.3% | 53.9% |
| 24 | Collin County, Texas | $28,413,345 | 1.2% | 55.1% |
| 25 | Floyd County, Texas | $28,369,966 | 1.2% | 56.3% |
| 26 | Lamar County, Texas | $28,194,598 | 1.2% | 57.5% |
| 27 | Hill County, Texas | $27,125,003 | 1.2% | 58.7% |
| 28 | Archer County, Texas | $26,272,307 | 1.1% | 59.9% |
| 29 | Taylor County, Texas | $25,164,423 | 1.1% | 60.9% |
| 30 | Clay County, Texas | $24,849,471 | 1.1% | 62.0% |
| 31 | Ellis County, Texas | $24,697,457 | 1.1% | 63.1% |
| 32 | Armstrong County, Texas | $24,581,245 | 1.1% | 64.2% |
| 33 | Gray County, Texas | $23,770,703 | 1.0% | 65.2% |
| 34 | Foard County, Texas | $23,709,472 | 1.0% | 66.2% |
| 35 | Young County, Texas | $23,567,085 | 1.0% | 67.2% |
| 36 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $22,563,724 | 1.0% | 68.2% |
| 37 | Denton County, Texas | $22,526,855 | 1.0% | 69.2% |
| 38 | Hale County, Texas | $22,421,101 | 1.0% | 70.2% |
| 39 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $20,253,102 | 0.9% | 71.0% |
| 40 | Lamb County, Texas | $18,651,597 | 0.8% | 71.8% |
| 41 | Hunt County, Texas | $17,860,722 | 0.8% | 72.6% |
| 42 | Oldham County, Texas | $17,450,455 | 0.8% | 73.4% |
| 43 | McLennan County, Texas | $16,804,343 | 0.7% | 74.1% |
| 44 | McCulloch County, Texas | $16,612,866 | 0.7% | 74.8% |
| 45 | Concho County, Texas | $16,560,699 | 0.7% | 75.5% |
| 46 | Gaines County, Texas | $15,881,001 | 0.7% | 76.2% |
| 47 | Cooke County, Texas | $15,872,317 | 0.7% | 76.9% |
| 48 | Bailey County, Texas | $15,670,282 | 0.7% | 77.6% |
| 49 | Fisher County, Texas | $15,649,049 | 0.7% | 78.3% |
| 50 | Tom Green County, Texas | $15,276,800 | 0.7% | 78.9% |
| 51 | Childress County, Texas | $14,324,282 | 0.6% | 79.5% |
| 52 | Red River County, Texas | $13,833,597 | 0.6% | 80.1% |
| 53 | Coleman County, Texas | $13,457,603 | 0.6% | 80.7% |
| 54 | Navarro County, Texas | $13,085,894 | 0.6% | 81.3% |
| 55 | Briscoe County, Texas | $12,246,101 | 0.5% | 81.8% |
| 56 | Bell County, Texas | $11,500,271 | 0.5% | 82.3% |
| 57 | Callahan County, Texas | $11,434,357 | 0.5% | 82.8% |
| 58 | Wheeler County, Texas | $11,062,924 | 0.5% | 83.3% |
| 59 | Bowie County, Texas | $10,514,997 | 0.5% | 83.8% |
| 60 | Stonewall County, Texas | $10,420,676 | 0.5% | 84.2% |
| 61 | Falls County, Texas | $10,349,096 | 0.4% | 84.7% |
| 62 | Milam County, Texas | $10,234,671 | 0.4% | 85.1% |
| 63 | Johnson County, Texas | $9,548,937 | 0.4% | 85.5% |
| 64 | Williamson County, Texas | $9,541,710 | 0.4% | 85.9% |
| 65 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $9,383,193 | 0.4% | 86.3% |
| 66 | Kaufman County, Texas | $8,942,576 | 0.4% | 86.7% |
| 67 | Tarrant County, Texas | $8,871,881 | 0.4% | 87.1% |
| 68 | Delta County, Texas | $8,840,059 | 0.4% | 87.5% |
| 69 | Hemphill County, Texas | $7,969,332 | 0.3% | 87.8% |
| 70 | Coryell County, Texas | $7,765,987 | 0.3% | 88.2% |
| 71 | Shackelford County, Texas | $7,642,598 | 0.3% | 88.5% |
| 72 | Uvalde County, Texas | $7,460,301 | 0.3% | 88.8% |
| 73 | Potter County, Texas | $7,049,931 | 0.3% | 89.1% |
| 74 | Terry County, Texas | $6,956,149 | 0.3% | 89.4% |
| 75 | Montague County, Texas | $6,927,784 | 0.3% | 89.7% |
| 76 | San Saba County, Texas | $6,844,785 | 0.3% | 90.0% |
| 77 | Roberts County, Texas | $6,603,654 | 0.3% | 90.3% |
| 78 | Crosby County, Texas | $5,901,996 | 0.3% | 90.6% |
| 79 | Dallas County, Texas | $5,866,705 | 0.3% | 90.8% |
| 80 | Glasscock County, Texas | $5,845,132 | 0.3% | 91.1% |
| 81 | Brown County, Texas | $5,641,477 | 0.2% | 91.3% |
| 82 | Limestone County, Texas | $5,267,957 | 0.2% | 91.5% |
| 83 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $5,030,720 | 0.2% | 91.8% |
| 84 | Zavala County, Texas | $4,889,239 | 0.2% | 92.0% |
| 85 | Medina County, Texas | $4,850,138 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 86 | Bosque County, Texas | $4,718,030 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 87 | Rockwall County, Texas | $4,687,271 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 88 | Mitchell County, Texas | $4,628,331 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 89 | Yoakum County, Texas | $4,530,028 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 90 | Reagan County, Texas | $4,335,895 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 91 | Dickens County, Texas | $4,314,540 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 92 | Cottle County, Texas | $4,308,535 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 93 | Scurry County, Texas | $4,186,533 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 94 | Hall County, Texas | $3,891,759 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 95 | Karnes County, Texas | $3,752,876 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 96 | Lubbock County, Texas | $3,713,040 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 97 | Hamilton County, Texas | $3,698,212 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 98 | Donley County, Texas | $3,642,350 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 99 | Cochran County, Texas | $3,617,662 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 100 | Nolan County, Texas | $3,592,405 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 101 | Travis County, Texas | $3,572,056 | 0.2% | 95.0% |
| 102 | Lynn County, Texas | $3,560,482 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 103 | Wise County, Texas | $3,523,341 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 104 | Coke County, Texas | $3,366,796 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 105 | Eastland County, Texas | $3,285,731 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 106 | Frio County, Texas | $3,216,100 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 107 | Hockley County, Texas | $3,215,881 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 108 | Hopkins County, Texas | $3,028,907 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 109 | King County, Texas | $2,826,567 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 110 | Schleicher County, Texas | $2,726,494 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 111 | Comanche County, Texas | $2,629,461 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 112 | Bexar County, Texas | $2,628,307 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 113 | Dawson County, Texas | $2,607,968 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 114 | Wilson County, Texas | $2,503,867 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 115 | Upton County, Texas | $2,496,411 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 116 | Kent County, Texas | $2,359,483 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 117 | Gillespie County, Texas | $2,358,126 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 118 | Martin County, Texas | $2,216,150 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 119 | Stephens County, Texas | $2,070,672 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 120 | Atascosa County, Texas | $2,023,494 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 121 | Howard County, Texas | $1,990,698 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 122 | Sterling County, Texas | $1,935,038 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 123 | Mills County, Texas | $1,934,299 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 124 | Robertson County, Texas | $1,932,094 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 125 | Jack County, Texas | $1,829,100 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 126 | Live Oak County, Texas | $1,778,042 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 127 | Borden County, Texas | $1,713,398 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 128 | Motley County, Texas | $1,673,801 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 129 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $1,558,498 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 130 | Culberson County, Texas | $1,555,906 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 131 | Bee County, Texas | $1,467,733 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 132 | Liberty County, Texas | $1,422,042 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 133 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $1,354,378 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 134 | Rains County, Texas | $1,209,248 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 135 | Midland County, Texas | $1,189,540 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 136 | Lampasas County, Texas | $1,174,578 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 137 | Hays County, Texas | $1,156,307 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 138 | Nueces County, Texas | $1,142,130 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 139 | Wharton County, Texas | $1,141,379 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 140 | Andrews County, Texas | $1,070,189 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 141 | Jackson County, Texas | $1,045,022 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 142 | Franklin County, Texas | $1,042,053 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 143 | Pecos County, Texas | $990,617 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 144 | Matagorda County, Texas | $961,773 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 145 | Henderson County, Texas | $896,251 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 146 | Mason County, Texas | $836,749 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 147 | Burleson County, Texas | $801,825 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 148 | El Paso County, Texas | $797,695 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 149 | Irion County, Texas | $742,602 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 150 | Bastrop County, Texas | $734,806 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 151 | Duval County, Texas | $731,641 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 152 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $724,872 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 153 | Caldwell County, Texas | $690,870 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 154 | Chambers County, Texas | $685,951 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 155 | Erath County, Texas | $677,761 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 156 | Houston County, Texas | $668,061 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 157 | Menard County, Texas | $626,328 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 158 | Garza County, Texas | $616,087 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 159 | Jefferson County, Texas | $607,786 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 160 | Parker County, Texas | $525,879 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 161 | Waller County, Texas | $509,150 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 162 | Burnet County, Texas | $469,805 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 163 | Colorado County, Texas | $464,959 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 164 | Brazoria County, Texas | $457,771 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 165 | Reeves County, Texas | $453,842 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 166 | Hood County, Texas | $436,148 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 167 | La Salle County, Texas | $433,961 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 168 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $421,776 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 169 | Victoria County, Texas | $415,543 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 170 | Kinney County, Texas | $386,029 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 171 | Sutton County, Texas | $359,733 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 172 | Lee County, Texas | $339,268 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 173 | Harris County, Texas | $301,300 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 174 | DeWitt County, Texas | $283,849 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 175 | Comal County, Texas | $277,233 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 176 | Gonzales County, Texas | $258,374 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 177 | Kleberg County, Texas | $238,637 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 178 | Brazos County, Texas | $225,797 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 179 | Fayette County, Texas | $221,652 | 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 | $171,592 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 184 | San Patricio County, Texas | $167,944 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 185 | Somervell County, Texas | $158,826 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 186 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $157,556 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 187 | Dimmit County, Texas | $129,860 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 188 | Bandera County, Texas | $128,727 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 189 | Maverick County, Texas | $122,705 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 190 | Goliad County, Texas | $122,564 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 191 | Washington County, Texas | $120,472 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 192 | Kerr County, Texas | $108,585 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 193 | Cameron County, Texas | $105,827 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 194 | Refugio County, Texas | $103,924 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 195 | Crockett County, Texas | $100,154 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 196 | Wood County, Texas | $86,865 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 197 | Hardin County, Texas | $78,479 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 198 | Kendall County, Texas | $70,672 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 199 | Anderson County, Texas | $62,578 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 200 | Kimble County, Texas | $59,342 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 201 | Smith County, Texas | $53,949 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 202 | Morris County, Texas | $40,959 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 203 | Llano County, Texas | $40,704 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 204 | Leon County, Texas | $39,214 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 205 | Calhoun County, Texas | $37,688 | 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 | $21,912 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 210 | Brooks County, Texas | $13,898 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 211 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $12,472 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 212 | Galveston County, Texas | $11,941 | 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 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.
