Total Direct Payments in Harris County, Texas totaled $1.9 million in 2011
Counties in Harris County, Texas Receiving Total Direct Payments payments, 2011
| Rank | County | Total Direct Payments 2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wharton County, Texas | $15,050,401 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| 2 | Gaines County, Texas | $11,217,375 | 3.0% | 7.0% |
| 3 | Hale County, Texas | $11,108,217 | 3.0% | 10.0% |
| 4 | Lamb County, Texas | $8,848,322 | 2.4% | 12.3% |
| 5 | Parmer County, Texas | $8,680,211 | 2.3% | 14.6% |
| 6 | Terry County, Texas | $7,754,204 | 2.1% | 16.7% |
| 7 | Dawson County, Texas | $7,754,008 | 2.1% | 18.8% |
| 8 | Matagorda County, Texas | $7,733,795 | 2.1% | 20.8% |
| 9 | Lubbock County, Texas | $7,712,674 | 2.1% | 22.9% |
| 10 | Castro County, Texas | $7,642,686 | 2.0% | 24.9% |
| 11 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $7,626,577 | 2.0% | 27.0% |
| 12 | Jackson County, Texas | $7,123,237 | 1.9% | 28.9% |
| 13 | Floyd County, Texas | $6,980,849 | 1.9% | 30.7% |
| 14 | Lynn County, Texas | $6,491,758 | 1.7% | 32.5% |
| 15 | Colorado County, Texas | $6,375,846 | 1.7% | 34.2% |
| 16 | Swisher County, Texas | $6,234,399 | 1.7% | 35.8% |
| 17 | Nueces County, Texas | $6,201,883 | 1.7% | 37.5% |
| 18 | Hockley County, Texas | $6,009,754 | 1.6% | 39.1% |
| 19 | Crosby County, Texas | $5,383,901 | 1.4% | 40.5% |
| 20 | San Patricio County, Texas | $5,336,761 | 1.4% | 41.9% |
| 21 | Sherman County, Texas | $5,240,150 | 1.4% | 43.3% |
| 22 | Hansford County, Texas | $5,103,691 | 1.4% | 44.7% |
| 23 | Jefferson County, Texas | $5,091,843 | 1.4% | 46.1% |
| 24 | Brazoria County, Texas | $5,046,455 | 1.3% | 47.4% |
| 25 | Cameron County, Texas | $4,688,300 | 1.3% | 48.7% |
| 26 | Chambers County, Texas | $4,569,817 | 1.2% | 49.9% |
| 27 | Haskell County, Texas | $4,556,033 | 1.2% | 51.1% |
| 28 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $4,534,964 | 1.2% | 52.3% |
| 29 | Liberty County, Texas | $4,389,427 | 1.2% | 53.5% |
| 30 | Willacy County, Texas | $4,322,729 | 1.2% | 54.6% |
| 31 | Moore County, Texas | $4,226,065 | 1.1% | 55.8% |
| 32 | Yoakum County, Texas | $4,049,591 | 1.1% | 56.8% |
| 33 | Bailey County, Texas | $4,008,637 | 1.1% | 57.9% |
| 34 | Martin County, Texas | $3,859,442 | 1.0% | 58.9% |
| 35 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $3,574,651 | 1.0% | 59.9% |
| 36 | Dallam County, Texas | $3,562,495 | 1.0% | 60.8% |
| 37 | Jones County, Texas | $3,546,594 | 0.9% | 61.8% |
| 38 | Cochran County, Texas | $3,526,802 | 0.9% | 62.7% |
| 39 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $3,439,905 | 0.9% | 63.6% |
| 40 | Hartley County, Texas | $3,394,236 | 0.9% | 64.5% |
| 41 | Howard County, Texas | $3,233,150 | 0.9% | 65.4% |
| 42 | Carson County, Texas | $3,165,586 | 0.8% | 66.3% |
| 43 | Williamson County, Texas | $3,105,278 | 0.8% | 67.1% |
| 44 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $3,020,468 | 0.8% | 67.9% |
| 45 | Fisher County, Texas | $2,858,106 | 0.8% | 68.7% |
| 46 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $2,845,062 | 0.8% | 69.4% |
| 47 | Tom Green County, Texas | $2,746,415 | 0.7% | 70.1% |
| 48 | Glasscock County, Texas | $2,630,131 | 0.7% | 70.8% |
| 49 | Victoria County, Texas | $2,563,865 | 0.7% | 71.5% |
| 50 | Runnels County, Texas | $2,478,677 | 0.7% | 72.2% |
| 51 | Hall County, Texas | $2,452,532 | 0.7% | 72.8% |
| 52 | Knox County, Texas | $2,356,621 | 0.6% | 73.5% |
| 53 | Hill County, Texas | $2,132,305 | 0.6% | 74.0% |
| 54 | Calhoun County, Texas | $2,122,931 | 0.6% | 74.6% |
| 55 | Ellis County, Texas | $2,081,422 | 0.6% | 75.2% |
| 56 | Scurry County, Texas | $2,068,058 | 0.6% | 75.7% |
| 57 | Harris County, Texas | $1,913,242 | 0.5% | 76.2% |
| 58 | Waller County, Texas | $1,905,219 | 0.5% | 76.7% |
| 59 | Randall County, Texas | $1,862,098 | 0.5% | 77.2% |
| 60 | Childress County, Texas | $1,822,738 | 0.5% | 77.7% |
| 61 | Baylor County, Texas | $1,785,129 | 0.5% | 78.2% |
| 62 | Mitchell County, Texas | $1,776,093 | 0.5% | 78.7% |
| 63 | Refugio County, Texas | $1,733,618 | 0.5% | 79.1% |
| 64 | Falls County, Texas | $1,718,010 | 0.5% | 79.6% |
| 65 | Hardeman County, Texas | $1,675,851 | 0.4% | 80.0% |
| 66 | Milam County, Texas | $1,663,245 | 0.4% | 80.5% |
| 67 | McLennan County, Texas | $1,600,883 | 0.4% | 80.9% |
| 68 | Briscoe County, Texas | $1,594,809 | 0.4% | 81.3% |
| 69 | Nolan County, Texas | $1,565,838 | 0.4% | 81.7% |
| 70 | Fannin County, Texas | $1,522,159 | 0.4% | 82.2% |
| 71 | Uvalde County, Texas | $1,511,023 | 0.4% | 82.6% |
| 72 | Bell County, Texas | $1,504,634 | 0.4% | 83.0% |
| 73 | Medina County, Texas | $1,380,370 | 0.4% | 83.3% |
| 74 | Lamar County, Texas | $1,358,828 | 0.4% | 83.7% |
| 75 | Grayson County, Texas | $1,357,542 | 0.4% | 84.1% |
| 76 | Wichita County, Texas | $1,355,787 | 0.4% | 84.4% |
| 77 | Kleberg County, Texas | $1,271,441 | 0.3% | 84.8% |
| 78 | Gray County, Texas | $1,251,140 | 0.3% | 85.1% |
| 79 | Navarro County, Texas | $1,249,051 | 0.3% | 85.4% |
| 80 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $1,212,094 | 0.3% | 85.7% |
| 81 | Frio County, Texas | $1,194,164 | 0.3% | 86.1% |
| 82 | Cottle County, Texas | $1,147,900 | 0.3% | 86.4% |
| 83 | Concho County, Texas | $1,144,308 | 0.3% | 86.7% |
| 84 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $1,112,381 | 0.3% | 87.0% |
| 85 | Reagan County, Texas | $1,076,134 | 0.3% | 87.3% |
| 86 | Bee County, Texas | $1,062,070 | 0.3% | 87.5% |
| 87 | Foard County, Texas | $1,060,003 | 0.3% | 87.8% |
| 88 | Robertson County, Texas | $1,050,069 | 0.3% | 88.1% |
| 89 | Clay County, Texas | $1,041,011 | 0.3% | 88.4% |
| 90 | Armstrong County, Texas | $1,030,095 | 0.3% | 88.7% |
| 91 | Reeves County, Texas | $976,873 | 0.3% | 88.9% |
| 92 | Garza County, Texas | $931,744 | 0.2% | 89.2% |
| 93 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $927,298 | 0.2% | 89.4% |
| 94 | Wheeler County, Texas | $921,538 | 0.2% | 89.7% |
| 95 | Collin County, Texas | $920,803 | 0.2% | 89.9% |
| 96 | Midland County, Texas | $917,224 | 0.2% | 90.1% |
| 97 | Oldham County, Texas | $915,333 | 0.2% | 90.4% |
| 98 | Dickens County, Texas | $911,688 | 0.2% | 90.6% |
| 99 | Starr County, Texas | $910,975 | 0.2% | 90.9% |
| 100 | Donley County, Texas | $872,461 | 0.2% | 91.1% |
| 101 | Denton County, Texas | $851,780 | 0.2% | 91.3% |
| 102 | Archer County, Texas | $848,796 | 0.2% | 91.6% |
| 103 | Motley County, Texas | $825,004 | 0.2% | 91.8% |
| 104 | Lavaca County, Texas | $811,418 | 0.2% | 92.0% |
| 105 | Young County, Texas | $807,565 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 106 | Andrews County, Texas | $802,063 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 107 | Red River County, Texas | $792,210 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 108 | Galveston County, Texas | $782,694 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 109 | Wilson County, Texas | $768,252 | 0.2% | 93.1% |
| 110 | Hunt County, Texas | $762,572 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 111 | Atascosa County, Texas | $754,444 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 112 | Zavala County, Texas | $754,339 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 113 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $746,092 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 114 | Burleson County, Texas | $734,145 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 115 | Coleman County, Texas | $719,366 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 116 | Bowie County, Texas | $714,038 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 117 | Travis County, Texas | $707,056 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 118 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $705,549 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 119 | Brazos County, Texas | $699,588 | 0.2% | 95.0% |
| 120 | Austin County, Texas | $696,555 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 121 | Stonewall County, Texas | $636,420 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 122 | Comanche County, Texas | $591,124 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 123 | Taylor County, Texas | $590,658 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 124 | Eastland County, Texas | $585,444 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 125 | Cooke County, Texas | $562,819 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 126 | Upton County, Texas | $523,220 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 127 | Borden County, Texas | $517,059 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 128 | Live Oak County, Texas | $501,894 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 129 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $487,723 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 130 | Pecos County, Texas | $482,381 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 131 | Coryell County, Texas | $458,483 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 132 | Bexar County, Texas | $439,523 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 133 | Limestone County, Texas | $434,266 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 134 | Karnes County, Texas | $413,768 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 135 | McCulloch County, Texas | $413,160 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 136 | Callahan County, Texas | $406,579 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 137 | Delta County, Texas | $404,088 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 138 | Johnson County, Texas | $400,554 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 139 | El Paso County, Texas | $397,530 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 140 | Kent County, Texas | $385,173 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 141 | Duval County, Texas | $360,742 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 142 | Caldwell County, Texas | $351,155 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 143 | Shackelford County, Texas | $321,075 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 144 | Brown County, Texas | $309,084 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 145 | Kaufman County, Texas | $299,910 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 146 | Culberson County, Texas | $280,148 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 147 | Schleicher County, Texas | $266,331 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 148 | Hemphill County, Texas | $265,510 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 149 | Roberts County, Texas | $261,888 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 150 | Fayette County, Texas | $248,608 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 151 | King County, Texas | $239,600 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 152 | Hamilton County, Texas | $234,656 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 153 | Houston County, Texas | $230,958 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 154 | Montague County, Texas | $228,884 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 155 | Potter County, Texas | $216,573 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 156 | La Salle County, Texas | $212,559 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 157 | Bosque County, Texas | $211,521 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 158 | Mason County, Texas | $202,654 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 159 | San Saba County, Texas | $201,848 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 160 | Hopkins County, Texas | $192,405 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 161 | Dallas County, Texas | $187,698 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 162 | Wise County, Texas | $186,036 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 163 | DeWitt County, Texas | $174,591 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 164 | Bastrop County, Texas | $164,372 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 165 | Goliad County, Texas | $158,275 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 166 | Dimmit County, Texas | $145,783 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 167 | Hays County, Texas | $144,545 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 168 | Erath County, Texas | $142,155 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 169 | Gillespie County, Texas | $138,995 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 170 | Hardin County, Texas | $136,834 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 171 | Coke County, Texas | $123,579 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 172 | Stephens County, Texas | $112,541 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 173 | Gonzales County, Texas | $109,641 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 174 | Rockwall County, Texas | $108,121 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 175 | Mills County, Texas | $97,651 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 176 | Lee County, Texas | $87,531 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 177 | Washington County, Texas | $81,377 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 178 | Tarrant County, Texas | $74,210 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 179 | Brooks County, Texas | $64,514 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 180 | Webb County, Texas | $61,552 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 181 | Lampasas County, Texas | $54,925 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 182 | Jack County, Texas | $54,420 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 183 | Orange County, Texas | $45,826 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 184 | Rains County, Texas | $40,327 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 185 | Kinney County, Texas | $37,110 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 186 | Franklin County, Texas | $35,897 | 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 | Sterling County, Texas | $31,608 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 190 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $30,454 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 191 | Hood County, Texas | $28,412 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 192 | Anderson County, Texas | $27,166 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 193 | McMullen County, Texas | $25,825 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 194 | Burnet County, Texas | $23,362 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 195 | Ward County, Texas | $22,535 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 196 | Parker County, Texas | $20,952 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 197 | Menard County, Texas | $17,566 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 198 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $10,340 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 199 | Leon County, Texas | $10,210 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 200 | Llano County, Texas | $9,677 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 201 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $9,492 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 202 | Irion County, Texas | $9,198 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 203 | Kendall County, Texas | $8,679 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 204 | Sutton County, Texas | $8,439 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 205 | Comal County, Texas | $6,660 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 206 | Bandera County, Texas | $6,469 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 207 | Kerr County, Texas | $6,183 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 208 | Somervell County, Texas | $5,358 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 209 | Wood County, Texas | $4,540 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 210 | Titus County, Texas | $4,033 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 211 | Angelina County, Texas | $3,991 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 212 | Blanco County, Texas | $2,742 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 213 | Presidio County, Texas | $2,091 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 214 | Kimble County, Texas | $1,922 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 215 | Panola County, Texas | $1,599 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 216 | Morris County, Texas | $1,355 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 217 | Smith County, Texas | $1,049 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
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.
