Cotton Subsidies** in Martin County, Texas totaled $18.6 million in 2011
Counties in Martin County, Texas Receiving cotton subsidies**, 2011
| Rank | County | Cotton Subsidies** 2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaines County, Texas | $36,751,795 | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2 | Dawson County, Texas | $30,021,730 | 4.7% | 10.6% |
| 3 | Hale County, Texas | $28,352,147 | 4.5% | 15.0% |
| 4 | Lynn County, Texas | $25,805,564 | 4.1% | 19.1% |
| 5 | Lubbock County, Texas | $25,296,648 | 4.0% | 23.1% |
| 6 | Hockley County, Texas | $24,311,610 | 3.8% | 27.0% |
| 7 | Terry County, Texas | $24,257,029 | 3.8% | 30.8% |
| 8 | Floyd County, Texas | $22,141,428 | 3.5% | 34.3% |
| 9 | Lamb County, Texas | $19,673,254 | 3.1% | 37.4% |
| 10 | Martin County, Texas | $18,613,922 | 2.9% | 40.4% |
| 11 | Howard County, Texas | $17,119,836 | 2.7% | 43.1% |
| 12 | Crosby County, Texas | $16,741,008 | 2.6% | 45.7% |
| 13 | Swisher County, Texas | $14,672,428 | 2.3% | 48.0% |
| 14 | Yoakum County, Texas | $14,459,990 | 2.3% | 50.3% |
| 15 | Fisher County, Texas | $13,780,648 | 2.2% | 52.5% |
| 16 | Glasscock County, Texas | $13,408,477 | 2.1% | 54.6% |
| 17 | Cochran County, Texas | $12,402,241 | 2.0% | 56.6% |
| 18 | Tom Green County, Texas | $11,136,728 | 1.8% | 58.3% |
| 19 | Parmer County, Texas | $10,939,052 | 1.7% | 60.1% |
| 20 | Jones County, Texas | $10,840,512 | 1.7% | 61.8% |
| 21 | Nueces County, Texas | $9,900,910 | 1.6% | 63.4% |
| 22 | Bailey County, Texas | $9,504,371 | 1.5% | 64.9% |
| 23 | Haskell County, Texas | $9,019,053 | 1.4% | 66.3% |
| 24 | Scurry County, Texas | $8,856,681 | 1.4% | 67.7% |
| 25 | Castro County, Texas | $8,728,080 | 1.4% | 69.1% |
| 26 | San Patricio County, Texas | $8,539,367 | 1.4% | 70.4% |
| 27 | Hall County, Texas | $6,720,340 | 1.1% | 71.5% |
| 28 | Mitchell County, Texas | $6,318,312 | 1.0% | 72.5% |
| 29 | Wharton County, Texas | $6,152,084 | 1.0% | 73.5% |
| 30 | Willacy County, Texas | $6,084,686 | 1.0% | 74.4% |
| 31 | Runnels County, Texas | $6,061,649 | 1.0% | 75.4% |
| 32 | Cameron County, Texas | $5,768,408 | 0.9% | 76.3% |
| 33 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $5,503,144 | 0.9% | 77.2% |
| 34 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $5,304,934 | 0.8% | 78.0% |
| 35 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $5,091,658 | 0.8% | 78.8% |
| 36 | Briscoe County, Texas | $5,081,342 | 0.8% | 79.6% |
| 37 | Nolan County, Texas | $5,047,694 | 0.8% | 80.4% |
| 38 | Reagan County, Texas | $4,710,261 | 0.7% | 81.1% |
| 39 | Childress County, Texas | $4,261,474 | 0.7% | 81.8% |
| 40 | Concho County, Texas | $4,122,218 | 0.7% | 82.5% |
| 41 | Carson County, Texas | $3,398,165 | 0.5% | 83.0% |
| 42 | Borden County, Texas | $3,393,696 | 0.5% | 83.5% |
| 43 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $3,283,584 | 0.5% | 84.1% |
| 44 | Matagorda County, Texas | $3,197,558 | 0.5% | 84.6% |
| 45 | Garza County, Texas | $3,133,464 | 0.5% | 85.1% |
| 46 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $3,084,413 | 0.5% | 85.6% |
| 47 | Ellis County, Texas | $2,950,541 | 0.5% | 86.0% |
| 48 | Refugio County, Texas | $2,846,816 | 0.5% | 86.5% |
| 49 | Midland County, Texas | $2,728,214 | 0.4% | 86.9% |
| 50 | Jackson County, Texas | $2,706,681 | 0.4% | 87.3% |
| 51 | Knox County, Texas | $2,680,263 | 0.4% | 87.8% |
| 52 | Williamson County, Texas | $2,664,114 | 0.4% | 88.2% |
| 53 | Robertson County, Texas | $2,529,328 | 0.4% | 88.6% |
| 54 | Kleberg County, Texas | $2,445,804 | 0.4% | 89.0% |
| 55 | Cottle County, Texas | $2,416,591 | 0.4% | 89.3% |
| 56 | Andrews County, Texas | $2,399,221 | 0.4% | 89.7% |
| 57 | Sherman County, Texas | $2,155,272 | 0.3% | 90.1% |
| 58 | Dickens County, Texas | $2,131,768 | 0.3% | 90.4% |
| 59 | Falls County, Texas | $2,026,700 | 0.3% | 90.7% |
| 60 | Burleson County, Texas | $1,836,458 | 0.3% | 91.0% |
| 61 | Moore County, Texas | $1,834,976 | 0.3% | 91.3% |
| 62 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $1,824,426 | 0.3% | 91.6% |
| 63 | Upton County, Texas | $1,813,973 | 0.3% | 91.9% |
| 64 | Stonewall County, Texas | $1,746,101 | 0.3% | 92.2% |
| 65 | Donley County, Texas | $1,644,366 | 0.3% | 92.4% |
| 66 | Taylor County, Texas | $1,642,680 | 0.3% | 92.7% |
| 67 | Bee County, Texas | $1,640,933 | 0.3% | 92.9% |
| 68 | Gray County, Texas | $1,636,664 | 0.3% | 93.2% |
| 69 | Hill County, Texas | $1,557,462 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 70 | Calhoun County, Texas | $1,550,465 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 71 | Motley County, Texas | $1,530,234 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 72 | Victoria County, Texas | $1,491,175 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 73 | Brazos County, Texas | $1,490,876 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 74 | Milam County, Texas | $1,482,087 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 75 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $1,468,535 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 76 | Schleicher County, Texas | $1,452,335 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 77 | Hansford County, Texas | $1,356,204 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 78 | Uvalde County, Texas | $1,281,296 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 79 | Pecos County, Texas | $1,247,376 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 80 | Navarro County, Texas | $1,238,014 | 0.2% | 95.9% |
| 81 | Hardeman County, Texas | $1,235,906 | 0.2% | 96.1% |
| 82 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $1,175,273 | 0.2% | 96.3% |
| 83 | Starr County, Texas | $1,157,059 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 84 | Wichita County, Texas | $1,147,617 | 0.2% | 96.6% |
| 85 | Reeves County, Texas | $1,146,162 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 86 | Medina County, Texas | $1,127,793 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 87 | Wheeler County, Texas | $984,930 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 88 | El Paso County, Texas | $881,277 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 89 | McCulloch County, Texas | $855,216 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 90 | Hartley County, Texas | $841,174 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 91 | McLennan County, Texas | $826,426 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 92 | Zavala County, Texas | $814,909 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 93 | Kent County, Texas | $730,435 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 94 | Foard County, Texas | $673,990 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 95 | Armstrong County, Texas | $653,544 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 96 | Baylor County, Texas | $646,997 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 97 | Bell County, Texas | $596,912 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 98 | Karnes County, Texas | $578,126 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 99 | Randall County, Texas | $467,766 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 100 | Caldwell County, Texas | $459,688 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 101 | Houston County, Texas | $458,446 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 102 | Brazoria County, Texas | $441,271 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 103 | King County, Texas | $431,426 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 104 | Coleman County, Texas | $414,729 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 105 | Live Oak County, Texas | $390,657 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 106 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $372,610 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 107 | Austin County, Texas | $366,783 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 108 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $328,619 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 109 | Atascosa County, Texas | $327,903 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 110 | Comanche County, Texas | $310,920 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 111 | Travis County, Texas | $309,431 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 112 | Hunt County, Texas | $273,399 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 113 | Hays County, Texas | $268,398 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 114 | Limestone County, Texas | $266,796 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 115 | Shackelford County, Texas | $255,755 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 116 | Red River County, Texas | $252,982 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 117 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $243,365 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 118 | Frio County, Texas | $227,973 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 119 | Goliad County, Texas | $226,865 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 120 | Dallam County, Texas | $226,149 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 121 | Colorado County, Texas | $222,881 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 122 | Culberson County, Texas | $222,826 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 123 | Dimmit County, Texas | $198,822 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 124 | Collin County, Texas | $195,673 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 125 | Eastland County, Texas | $176,998 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 126 | Lamar County, Texas | $164,788 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 127 | Young County, Texas | $157,908 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 128 | Irion County, Texas | $154,362 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 129 | Ward County, Texas | $148,385 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 130 | Delta County, Texas | $144,386 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 131 | Coke County, Texas | $132,194 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 132 | Kinney County, Texas | $130,929 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 133 | Dallas County, Texas | $129,775 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 134 | Roberts County, Texas | $125,650 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 135 | DeWitt County, Texas | $124,687 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 136 | Aransas County, Texas | $124,038 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 137 | Wilson County, Texas | $117,474 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 138 | Clay County, Texas | $106,594 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 139 | Lavaca County, Texas | $103,626 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 140 | Oldham County, Texas | $99,354 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 141 | Erath County, Texas | $97,115 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 142 | Potter County, Texas | $95,758 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 143 | Brown County, Texas | $88,368 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 144 | Zapata County, Texas | $85,704 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 145 | Kaufman County, Texas | $85,014 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 146 | Grayson County, Texas | $74,632 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 147 | Bexar County, Texas | $74,510 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 148 | Denton County, Texas | $64,038 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 149 | Washington County, Texas | $60,579 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 150 | Bowie County, Texas | $59,629 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 151 | Fannin County, Texas | $54,882 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 152 | Anderson County, Texas | $52,714 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 153 | Fayette County, Texas | $45,357 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 154 | Johnson County, Texas | $44,972 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 155 | Waller County, Texas | $40,474 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 156 | Duval County, Texas | $38,779 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 157 | Bosque County, Texas | $34,790 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 158 | Callahan County, Texas | $32,116 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 159 | Archer County, Texas | $31,760 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 160 | Brooks County, Texas | $29,619 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 161 | Walker County, Texas | $27,568 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 162 | Gonzales County, Texas | $25,284 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 163 | Bastrop County, Texas | $24,051 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 164 | Stephens County, Texas | $23,950 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 165 | La Salle County, Texas | $18,580 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 166 | Comal County, Texas | $18,227 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 167 | Coryell County, Texas | $16,703 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 168 | Hemphill County, Texas | $11,363 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 169 | Cooke County, Texas | $8,716 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 170 | Mason County, Texas | $6,789 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 171 | Rockwall County, Texas | $4,575 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 172 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $4,369 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 173 | Henderson County, Texas | $3,761 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 174 | Rains County, Texas | $3,166 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 175 | Leon County, Texas | $2,992 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 176 | Harris County, Texas | $1,661 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 177 | Hamilton County, Texas | $861 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 178 | Hopkins County, Texas | $775 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 179 | Parker County, Texas | $617 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 180 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $333 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 181 | Tarrant County, Texas | $294 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 182 | Gillespie County, Texas | $290 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 183 | Montague County, Texas | $19 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
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.
