Conservation Reserve Program payments in Jack County, Texas totaled $132,575 from 1995-2012.
Counties in Jack County, Texas Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2012
| Rank | County | Conservation Reserve Program 1995-2012 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $115,962,304 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| 2 | Gaines County, Texas | $107,656,830 | 4.2% | 8.8% |
| 3 | Lamb County, Texas | $92,571,549 | 3.6% | 12.4% |
| 4 | Hale County, Texas | $79,958,390 | 3.1% | 15.6% |
| 5 | Bailey County, Texas | $78,301,990 | 3.1% | 18.6% |
| 6 | Swisher County, Texas | $77,886,004 | 3.1% | 21.7% |
| 7 | Floyd County, Texas | $77,756,225 | 3.1% | 24.8% |
| 8 | Hockley County, Texas | $76,702,888 | 3.0% | 27.8% |
| 9 | Terry County, Texas | $74,949,142 | 2.9% | 30.7% |
| 10 | Dallam County, Texas | $70,652,550 | 2.8% | 33.5% |
| 11 | Dawson County, Texas | $68,471,967 | 2.7% | 36.2% |
| 12 | Castro County, Texas | $64,921,415 | 2.6% | 38.7% |
| 13 | Sherman County, Texas | $60,184,793 | 2.4% | 41.1% |
| 14 | Parmer County, Texas | $57,051,890 | 2.2% | 43.3% |
| 15 | Cochran County, Texas | $55,895,571 | 2.2% | 45.5% |
| 16 | Randall County, Texas | $55,740,992 | 2.2% | 47.7% |
| 17 | Yoakum County, Texas | $46,118,005 | 1.8% | 49.5% |
| 18 | Martin County, Texas | $45,918,150 | 1.8% | 51.3% |
| 19 | Lynn County, Texas | $39,108,654 | 1.5% | 52.9% |
| 20 | Carson County, Texas | $38,641,397 | 1.5% | 54.4% |
| 21 | Howard County, Texas | $37,344,414 | 1.5% | 55.9% |
| 22 | Hall County, Texas | $35,470,813 | 1.4% | 57.2% |
| 23 | Fisher County, Texas | $32,119,147 | 1.3% | 58.5% |
| 24 | Crosby County, Texas | $31,381,820 | 1.2% | 59.7% |
| 25 | Lubbock County, Texas | $31,227,864 | 1.2% | 61.0% |
| 26 | Dickens County, Texas | $30,245,035 | 1.2% | 62.2% |
| 27 | Scurry County, Texas | $30,125,998 | 1.2% | 63.3% |
| 28 | Jones County, Texas | $29,884,018 | 1.2% | 64.5% |
| 29 | Mitchell County, Texas | $29,319,900 | 1.2% | 65.7% |
| 30 | Hartley County, Texas | $28,938,052 | 1.1% | 66.8% |
| 31 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $28,423,972 | 1.1% | 67.9% |
| 32 | Briscoe County, Texas | $28,036,070 | 1.1% | 69.0% |
| 33 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $27,742,471 | 1.1% | 70.1% |
| 34 | Starr County, Texas | $27,235,730 | 1.1% | 71.2% |
| 35 | Armstrong County, Texas | $25,812,271 | 1.0% | 72.2% |
| 36 | Runnels County, Texas | $25,801,332 | 1.0% | 73.2% |
| 37 | Cottle County, Texas | $25,599,821 | 1.0% | 74.2% |
| 38 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $25,558,991 | 1.0% | 75.2% |
| 39 | Childress County, Texas | $24,269,291 | 1.0% | 76.2% |
| 40 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $24,205,507 | 1.0% | 77.1% |
| 41 | Gray County, Texas | $24,046,564 | 0.9% | 78.1% |
| 42 | Wheeler County, Texas | $23,580,138 | 0.9% | 79.0% |
| 43 | Taylor County, Texas | $20,706,344 | 0.8% | 79.8% |
| 44 | Hansford County, Texas | $20,145,578 | 0.8% | 80.6% |
| 45 | Andrews County, Texas | $19,477,068 | 0.8% | 81.4% |
| 46 | Oldham County, Texas | $18,658,390 | 0.7% | 82.1% |
| 47 | Moore County, Texas | $18,507,360 | 0.7% | 82.8% |
| 48 | Haskell County, Texas | $18,487,203 | 0.7% | 83.5% |
| 49 | Nolan County, Texas | $18,407,833 | 0.7% | 84.3% |
| 50 | Stonewall County, Texas | $18,272,506 | 0.7% | 85.0% |
| 51 | Motley County, Texas | $17,494,306 | 0.7% | 85.7% |
| 52 | Reeves County, Texas | $16,926,658 | 0.7% | 86.3% |
| 53 | Donley County, Texas | $15,910,469 | 0.6% | 87.0% |
| 54 | Kent County, Texas | $15,688,754 | 0.6% | 87.6% |
| 55 | Garza County, Texas | $15,397,173 | 0.6% | 88.2% |
| 56 | Hardeman County, Texas | $15,072,162 | 0.6% | 88.8% |
| 57 | Midland County, Texas | $13,479,189 | 0.5% | 89.3% |
| 58 | Red River County, Texas | $12,565,552 | 0.5% | 89.8% |
| 59 | Pecos County, Texas | $11,799,893 | 0.5% | 90.3% |
| 60 | Lamar County, Texas | $10,742,112 | 0.4% | 90.7% |
| 61 | Concho County, Texas | $10,375,708 | 0.4% | 91.1% |
| 62 | Duval County, Texas | $10,233,458 | 0.4% | 91.5% |
| 63 | Foard County, Texas | $9,611,986 | 0.4% | 91.9% |
| 64 | La Salle County, Texas | $9,372,940 | 0.4% | 92.2% |
| 65 | Hemphill County, Texas | $8,939,540 | 0.4% | 92.6% |
| 66 | Willacy County, Texas | $8,851,521 | 0.3% | 92.9% |
| 67 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $8,196,744 | 0.3% | 93.3% |
| 68 | Hill County, Texas | $7,020,806 | 0.3% | 93.5% |
| 69 | Roberts County, Texas | $6,772,466 | 0.3% | 93.8% |
| 70 | King County, Texas | $6,723,934 | 0.3% | 94.1% |
| 71 | Knox County, Texas | $6,660,906 | 0.3% | 94.3% |
| 72 | Potter County, Texas | $6,115,248 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 73 | Frio County, Texas | $5,000,257 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 74 | Limestone County, Texas | $4,963,907 | 0.2% | 95.0% |
| 75 | Zavala County, Texas | $4,834,371 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 76 | Borden County, Texas | $4,456,867 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 77 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $4,389,276 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 78 | Glasscock County, Texas | $4,358,490 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 79 | Uvalde County, Texas | $4,324,747 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 80 | Navarro County, Texas | $4,255,316 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 81 | Coleman County, Texas | $4,138,475 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 82 | Cameron County, Texas | $3,958,651 | 0.2% | 96.3% |
| 83 | Reagan County, Texas | $3,891,952 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 84 | Tom Green County, Texas | $3,791,409 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 85 | Culberson County, Texas | $3,436,258 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 86 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $3,346,649 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 87 | Brooks County, Texas | $3,212,083 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 88 | Delta County, Texas | $2,820,343 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 89 | Fannin County, Texas | $2,749,830 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 90 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $2,712,742 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 91 | McCulloch County, Texas | $2,585,174 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 92 | Kleberg County, Texas | $2,570,834 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 93 | Ellis County, Texas | $2,445,672 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 94 | Grayson County, Texas | $2,386,323 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 95 | Schleicher County, Texas | $2,339,271 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 96 | Kinney County, Texas | $2,268,942 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 97 | Live Oak County, Texas | $2,239,472 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 98 | Coke County, Texas | $2,041,747 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 99 | Bowie County, Texas | $1,915,613 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 100 | Callahan County, Texas | $1,874,713 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 101 | Upton County, Texas | $1,778,081 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 102 | Nueces County, Texas | $1,666,083 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 103 | Presidio County, Texas | $1,648,579 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 104 | Hopkins County, Texas | $1,604,993 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 105 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $1,599,708 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 106 | Baylor County, Texas | $1,587,954 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 107 | Montague County, Texas | $1,402,080 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 108 | Brewster County, Texas | $1,368,714 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 109 | Shackelford County, Texas | $1,312,674 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 110 | Dimmit County, Texas | $1,137,816 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 111 | Refugio County, Texas | $1,137,347 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 112 | Medina County, Texas | $1,109,388 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 113 | Bee County, Texas | $1,097,920 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 114 | McLennan County, Texas | $1,045,711 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 115 | Maverick County, Texas | $1,035,109 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 116 | Bell County, Texas | $998,741 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 117 | Williamson County, Texas | $950,016 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 118 | Hardin County, Texas | $933,823 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 119 | Falls County, Texas | $918,795 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 120 | San Patricio County, Texas | $913,038 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 121 | Fayette County, Texas | $885,356 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 122 | Irion County, Texas | $877,786 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 123 | Atascosa County, Texas | $816,672 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 124 | Tyler County, Texas | $794,063 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 125 | Karnes County, Texas | $763,734 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 126 | Clay County, Texas | $711,855 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 127 | Eastland County, Texas | $676,152 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 128 | Angelina County, Texas | $633,325 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 129 | Houston County, Texas | $614,336 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 130 | Crockett County, Texas | $592,742 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 131 | Panola County, Texas | $582,636 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 132 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $580,789 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 133 | Young County, Texas | $577,765 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 134 | Menard County, Texas | $540,508 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 135 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $487,973 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 136 | Bosque County, Texas | $460,743 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 137 | Comanche County, Texas | $441,878 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 138 | Brown County, Texas | $431,645 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 139 | Ward County, Texas | $411,154 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 140 | Val Verde County, Texas | $328,843 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 141 | Jasper County, Texas | $327,331 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 142 | Coryell County, Texas | $306,396 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 143 | Cass County, Texas | $297,647 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 144 | Collin County, Texas | $259,883 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 145 | Victoria County, Texas | $251,840 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 146 | Sutton County, Texas | $251,440 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 147 | Milam County, Texas | $220,525 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 148 | Stephens County, Texas | $211,855 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 149 | San Saba County, Texas | $204,643 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 150 | Rusk County, Texas | $202,146 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 151 | Hunt County, Texas | $198,190 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 152 | Goliad County, Texas | $196,477 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 153 | Mason County, Texas | $193,220 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 154 | Kimble County, Texas | $164,509 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 155 | Edwards County, Texas | $150,295 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 156 | Colorado County, Texas | $144,736 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 157 | Madison County, Texas | $143,528 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 158 | Erath County, Texas | $142,478 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 159 | Newton County, Texas | $139,846 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 160 | Wichita County, Texas | $138,894 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 161 | Kaufman County, Texas | $138,010 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 162 | Jack County, Texas | $132,575 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 163 | Freestone County, Texas | $124,198 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 164 | Mills County, Texas | $121,810 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 165 | Llano County, Texas | $116,017 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 166 | Gillespie County, Texas | $102,872 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 167 | Johnson County, Texas | $99,984 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 168 | Archer County, Texas | $91,357 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 169 | Morris County, Texas | $74,991 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 170 | Sterling County, Texas | $74,136 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 171 | Camp County, Texas | $73,875 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 172 | Burnet County, Texas | $72,672 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 173 | Washington County, Texas | $67,391 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 174 | Lampasas County, Texas | $65,729 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 175 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $62,012 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 176 | Rockwall County, Texas | $60,932 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 177 | Trinity County, Texas | $59,388 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 178 | Wharton County, Texas | $59,181 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 179 | Hamilton County, Texas | $58,148 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 180 | Gonzales County, Texas | $57,033 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 181 | Bastrop County, Texas | $56,089 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 182 | Real County, Texas | $52,039 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 183 | Wood County, Texas | $51,412 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 184 | Lavaca County, Texas | $46,047 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 185 | Kendall County, Texas | $42,767 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 186 | Orange County, Texas | $41,487 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 187 | Austin County, Texas | $41,456 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 188 | Travis County, Texas | $35,384 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 189 | Bandera County, Texas | $35,356 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 190 | Cherokee County, Texas | $35,191 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 191 | Rains County, Texas | $31,786 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 192 | Matagorda County, Texas | $22,773 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 193 | Grimes County, Texas | $21,342 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 194 | Kerr County, Texas | $21,019 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 195 | Wilson County, Texas | $16,704 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 196 | Harrison County, Texas | $16,080 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 197 | Upshur County, Texas | $5,662 | 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.
