Cotton Subsidies** in Hill County, Texas totaled $838,940 in 2010
Counties in Hill County, Texas Receiving cotton subsidies**, 2010
| Rank | County | Cotton Subsidies** 2010 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaines County, Texas | $20,494,451 | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2 | Hale County, Texas | $17,214,054 | 4.9% | 10.7% |
| 3 | Dawson County, Texas | $17,002,566 | 4.8% | 15.5% |
| 4 | Lynn County, Texas | $16,228,936 | 4.6% | 20.1% |
| 5 | Lubbock County, Texas | $15,894,117 | 4.5% | 24.6% |
| 6 | Terry County, Texas | $14,972,845 | 4.2% | 28.9% |
| 7 | Hockley County, Texas | $14,935,390 | 4.2% | 33.1% |
| 8 | Lamb County, Texas | $12,103,579 | 3.4% | 36.5% |
| 9 | Floyd County, Texas | $12,066,788 | 3.4% | 40.0% |
| 10 | Crosby County, Texas | $10,788,625 | 3.1% | 43.0% |
| 11 | Martin County, Texas | $9,909,752 | 2.8% | 45.8% |
| 12 | Yoakum County, Texas | $8,870,716 | 2.5% | 48.4% |
| 13 | Cochran County, Texas | $7,959,058 | 2.3% | 50.6% |
| 14 | Howard County, Texas | $7,950,369 | 2.3% | 52.9% |
| 15 | Swisher County, Texas | $7,510,791 | 2.1% | 55.0% |
| 16 | Nueces County, Texas | $7,017,338 | 2.0% | 57.0% |
| 17 | Glasscock County, Texas | $6,334,482 | 1.8% | 58.8% |
| 18 | San Patricio County, Texas | $6,243,340 | 1.8% | 60.5% |
| 19 | Fisher County, Texas | $6,001,711 | 1.7% | 62.3% |
| 20 | Jones County, Texas | $5,468,526 | 1.6% | 63.8% |
| 21 | Parmer County, Texas | $5,312,311 | 1.5% | 65.3% |
| 22 | Tom Green County, Texas | $5,290,840 | 1.5% | 66.8% |
| 23 | Bailey County, Texas | $5,078,889 | 1.4% | 68.3% |
| 24 | Haskell County, Texas | $4,795,953 | 1.4% | 69.6% |
| 25 | Castro County, Texas | $4,395,093 | 1.2% | 70.9% |
| 26 | Willacy County, Texas | $4,245,132 | 1.2% | 72.1% |
| 27 | Cameron County, Texas | $4,238,595 | 1.2% | 73.3% |
| 28 | Scurry County, Texas | $4,198,059 | 1.2% | 74.5% |
| 29 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $3,991,263 | 1.1% | 75.6% |
| 30 | Hall County, Texas | $3,895,504 | 1.1% | 76.7% |
| 31 | Wharton County, Texas | $3,518,160 | 1.0% | 77.7% |
| 32 | Mitchell County, Texas | $3,297,719 | 0.9% | 78.6% |
| 33 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $2,810,272 | 0.8% | 79.4% |
| 34 | Runnels County, Texas | $2,750,128 | 0.8% | 80.2% |
| 35 | Nolan County, Texas | $2,680,052 | 0.8% | 81.0% |
| 36 | Briscoe County, Texas | $2,583,240 | 0.7% | 81.7% |
| 37 | Childress County, Texas | $2,243,910 | 0.6% | 82.3% |
| 38 | Reagan County, Texas | $2,183,325 | 0.6% | 82.9% |
| 39 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $2,022,897 | 0.6% | 83.5% |
| 40 | Garza County, Texas | $1,986,158 | 0.6% | 84.1% |
| 41 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $1,984,852 | 0.6% | 84.6% |
| 42 | Refugio County, Texas | $1,955,776 | 0.6% | 85.2% |
| 43 | Knox County, Texas | $1,879,065 | 0.5% | 85.7% |
| 44 | Kleberg County, Texas | $1,849,248 | 0.5% | 86.3% |
| 45 | Williamson County, Texas | $1,691,131 | 0.5% | 86.7% |
| 46 | Midland County, Texas | $1,674,168 | 0.5% | 87.2% |
| 47 | Borden County, Texas | $1,653,981 | 0.5% | 87.7% |
| 48 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $1,509,703 | 0.4% | 88.1% |
| 49 | Ellis County, Texas | $1,489,442 | 0.4% | 88.5% |
| 50 | Matagorda County, Texas | $1,462,283 | 0.4% | 88.9% |
| 51 | Cottle County, Texas | $1,459,584 | 0.4% | 89.4% |
| 52 | Concho County, Texas | $1,436,040 | 0.4% | 89.8% |
| 53 | Dickens County, Texas | $1,418,354 | 0.4% | 90.2% |
| 54 | Andrews County, Texas | $1,377,260 | 0.4% | 90.6% |
| 55 | Robertson County, Texas | $1,338,951 | 0.4% | 90.9% |
| 56 | Jackson County, Texas | $1,337,136 | 0.4% | 91.3% |
| 57 | Carson County, Texas | $1,303,163 | 0.4% | 91.7% |
| 58 | Motley County, Texas | $1,084,017 | 0.3% | 92.0% |
| 59 | Burleson County, Texas | $1,021,546 | 0.3% | 92.3% |
| 60 | Uvalde County, Texas | $974,987 | 0.3% | 92.6% |
| 61 | Reeves County, Texas | $973,521 | 0.3% | 92.8% |
| 62 | Milam County, Texas | $937,176 | 0.3% | 93.1% |
| 63 | Upton County, Texas | $932,611 | 0.3% | 93.4% |
| 64 | Donley County, Texas | $931,071 | 0.3% | 93.6% |
| 65 | Brazos County, Texas | $913,387 | 0.3% | 93.9% |
| 66 | Victoria County, Texas | $911,701 | 0.3% | 94.2% |
| 67 | Hill County, Texas | $838,940 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 68 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $833,139 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 69 | Pecos County, Texas | $782,949 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 70 | Sherman County, Texas | $775,035 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 71 | Navarro County, Texas | $770,646 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 72 | Taylor County, Texas | $768,949 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 73 | Falls County, Texas | $701,083 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 74 | Calhoun County, Texas | $700,099 | 0.2% | 95.9% |
| 75 | Hardeman County, Texas | $696,685 | 0.2% | 96.1% |
| 76 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $690,300 | 0.2% | 96.3% |
| 77 | El Paso County, Texas | $682,229 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 78 | Moore County, Texas | $632,039 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 79 | Foard County, Texas | $604,159 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 80 | Schleicher County, Texas | $592,832 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 81 | Bee County, Texas | $550,691 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 82 | Wichita County, Texas | $538,270 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 83 | Zavala County, Texas | $531,315 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 84 | Stonewall County, Texas | $520,384 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 85 | Medina County, Texas | $495,043 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 86 | Wheeler County, Texas | $491,160 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 87 | Gray County, Texas | $473,849 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 88 | Kent County, Texas | $407,227 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 89 | Baylor County, Texas | $398,826 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 90 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $380,321 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 91 | Starr County, Texas | $365,252 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 92 | McLennan County, Texas | $332,745 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 93 | Caldwell County, Texas | $324,122 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 94 | Hansford County, Texas | $320,443 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 95 | Bell County, Texas | $305,767 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 96 | McCulloch County, Texas | $294,136 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 97 | Brazoria County, Texas | $292,196 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 98 | King County, Texas | $287,593 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 99 | Hartley County, Texas | $266,550 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 100 | Karnes County, Texas | $243,229 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 101 | Houston County, Texas | $241,911 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 102 | Austin County, Texas | $237,596 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 103 | Travis County, Texas | $217,458 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 104 | Hunt County, Texas | $194,295 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 105 | Lamar County, Texas | $186,832 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 106 | Frio County, Texas | $184,063 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 107 | Collin County, Texas | $181,578 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 108 | Coleman County, Texas | $178,575 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 109 | Red River County, Texas | $172,527 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 110 | Live Oak County, Texas | $171,004 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 111 | Randall County, Texas | $163,085 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 112 | Culberson County, Texas | $146,434 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 113 | Goliad County, Texas | $139,815 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 114 | Limestone County, Texas | $137,748 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 115 | Shackelford County, Texas | $137,020 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 116 | Young County, Texas | $133,743 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 117 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $129,681 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 118 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $128,832 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 119 | Armstrong County, Texas | $120,598 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 120 | Colorado County, Texas | $109,855 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 121 | Atascosa County, Texas | $109,535 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 122 | Dimmit County, Texas | $100,119 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 123 | Clay County, Texas | $94,734 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 124 | Delta County, Texas | $92,243 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 125 | Hays County, Texas | $83,761 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 126 | Kaufman County, Texas | $80,932 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 127 | Ward County, Texas | $75,995 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 128 | Denton County, Texas | $70,776 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 129 | Irion County, Texas | $64,564 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 130 | Bowie County, Texas | $62,840 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 131 | Dallas County, Texas | $61,096 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 132 | Wilson County, Texas | $58,548 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 133 | Aransas County, Texas | $55,535 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 134 | Dallam County, Texas | $55,093 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 135 | Kinney County, Texas | $49,465 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 136 | Washington County, Texas | $47,502 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 137 | DeWitt County, Texas | $45,923 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 138 | Roberts County, Texas | $45,368 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 139 | Bexar County, Texas | $41,490 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 140 | Duval County, Texas | $40,307 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 141 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $39,530 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 142 | Fannin County, Texas | $37,916 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 143 | Brooks County, Texas | $33,711 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 144 | Archer County, Texas | $32,755 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 145 | Comanche County, Texas | $30,607 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 146 | Eastland County, Texas | $29,997 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 147 | La Salle County, Texas | $27,619 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 148 | Coke County, Texas | $26,315 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 149 | Bosque County, Texas | $21,058 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 150 | Erath County, Texas | $20,924 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 151 | Bastrop County, Texas | $20,344 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 152 | Stephens County, Texas | $19,406 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 153 | Brown County, Texas | $18,051 | 0.0% | 100.6% |
| 154 | Walker County, Texas | $17,849 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 155 | Johnson County, Texas | $17,272 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 156 | Grayson County, Texas | $17,084 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 157 | Fayette County, Texas | $12,115 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 158 | Lavaca County, Texas | $11,210 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 159 | Gonzales County, Texas | $8,638 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 160 | Waller County, Texas | $8,160 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 161 | Potter County, Texas | $7,589 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 162 | Callahan County, Texas | $7,051 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 163 | Oldham County, Texas | $7,009 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 164 | Mason County, Texas | $6,957 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 165 | Cooke County, Texas | $6,446 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 166 | Henderson County, Texas | $4,987 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 167 | Rockwall County, Texas | $4,393 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 168 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $3,995 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 169 | Coryell County, Texas | $3,751 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 170 | Rains County, Texas | $3,024 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 171 | Leon County, Texas | $1,956 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 172 | Harris County, Texas | $1,692 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 173 | Hemphill County, Texas | $992 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 174 | Hamilton County, Texas | $849 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 175 | Hopkins County, Texas | $845 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 176 | Parker County, Texas | $659 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 177 | Tarrant County, Texas | $483 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 178 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $443 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 179 | Gillespie County, Texas | $298 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
| 180 | Montague County, Texas | $24 | 0.0% | 100.7% |
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.
