Total Direct Payments in Nueces County, Texas totaled $68.1 million from 1995-2012.
Counties in Nueces County, Texas Receiving Total Direct Payments payments, 1995-2012
| Rank | County | Total Direct Payments 1995-2012 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wharton County, Texas | $162,821,655 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| 2 | Gaines County, Texas | $123,276,179 | 3.0% | 7.0% |
| 3 | Hale County, Texas | $115,563,197 | 2.8% | 9.9% |
| 4 | Parmer County, Texas | $94,223,697 | 2.3% | 12.2% |
| 5 | Lamb County, Texas | $91,320,764 | 2.2% | 14.5% |
| 6 | Castro County, Texas | $85,250,393 | 2.1% | 16.6% |
| 7 | Dawson County, Texas | $82,388,540 | 2.0% | 18.6% |
| 8 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $81,754,841 | 2.0% | 20.6% |
| 9 | Lubbock County, Texas | $81,413,547 | 2.0% | 22.6% |
| 10 | Terry County, Texas | $81,240,914 | 2.0% | 24.6% |
| 11 | Matagorda County, Texas | $80,806,895 | 2.0% | 26.6% |
| 12 | Jackson County, Texas | $75,803,654 | 1.9% | 28.5% |
| 13 | Floyd County, Texas | $72,246,575 | 1.8% | 30.2% |
| 14 | Lynn County, Texas | $69,431,418 | 1.7% | 32.0% |
| 15 | Colorado County, Texas | $68,208,576 | 1.7% | 33.6% |
| 16 | Nueces County, Texas | $68,111,141 | 1.7% | 35.3% |
| 17 | Swisher County, Texas | $64,600,671 | 1.6% | 36.9% |
| 18 | Hockley County, Texas | $63,140,660 | 1.6% | 38.5% |
| 19 | San Patricio County, Texas | $58,076,637 | 1.4% | 39.9% |
| 20 | Crosby County, Texas | $56,556,306 | 1.4% | 41.3% |
| 21 | Brazoria County, Texas | $55,023,548 | 1.4% | 42.6% |
| 22 | Sherman County, Texas | $53,899,502 | 1.3% | 44.0% |
| 23 | Hansford County, Texas | $52,892,620 | 1.3% | 45.3% |
| 24 | Moore County, Texas | $51,209,851 | 1.3% | 46.5% |
| 25 | Jefferson County, Texas | $51,042,672 | 1.3% | 47.8% |
| 26 | Cameron County, Texas | $49,497,733 | 1.2% | 49.0% |
| 27 | Chambers County, Texas | $49,274,767 | 1.2% | 50.2% |
| 28 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $49,181,082 | 1.2% | 51.4% |
| 29 | Willacy County, Texas | $46,833,642 | 1.2% | 52.6% |
| 30 | Haskell County, Texas | $46,584,937 | 1.1% | 53.7% |
| 31 | Liberty County, Texas | $46,404,513 | 1.1% | 54.9% |
| 32 | Yoakum County, Texas | $44,204,195 | 1.1% | 56.0% |
| 33 | Hartley County, Texas | $43,877,084 | 1.1% | 57.1% |
| 34 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $41,269,413 | 1.0% | 58.1% |
| 35 | Jones County, Texas | $41,097,115 | 1.0% | 59.1% |
| 36 | Martin County, Texas | $40,905,396 | 1.0% | 60.1% |
| 37 | Dallam County, Texas | $40,264,965 | 1.0% | 61.1% |
| 38 | Bailey County, Texas | $39,039,944 | 1.0% | 62.0% |
| 39 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $36,668,319 | 0.9% | 62.9% |
| 40 | Cochran County, Texas | $35,827,555 | 0.9% | 63.8% |
| 41 | Howard County, Texas | $34,005,958 | 0.8% | 64.7% |
| 42 | Williamson County, Texas | $33,491,173 | 0.8% | 65.5% |
| 43 | Carson County, Texas | $33,201,952 | 0.8% | 66.3% |
| 44 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $33,105,020 | 0.8% | 67.1% |
| 45 | Tom Green County, Texas | $31,511,238 | 0.8% | 67.9% |
| 46 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $30,771,072 | 0.8% | 68.7% |
| 47 | Fisher County, Texas | $30,717,164 | 0.8% | 69.4% |
| 48 | Glasscock County, Texas | $28,466,963 | 0.7% | 70.1% |
| 49 | Knox County, Texas | $26,481,688 | 0.7% | 70.8% |
| 50 | Runnels County, Texas | $26,314,783 | 0.6% | 71.4% |
| 51 | Hill County, Texas | $25,882,027 | 0.6% | 72.1% |
| 52 | Hall County, Texas | $25,853,485 | 0.6% | 72.7% |
| 53 | Victoria County, Texas | $25,667,574 | 0.6% | 73.3% |
| 54 | Calhoun County, Texas | $22,566,409 | 0.6% | 73.9% |
| 55 | Ellis County, Texas | $22,272,437 | 0.5% | 74.4% |
| 56 | Scurry County, Texas | $22,078,274 | 0.5% | 75.0% |
| 57 | Harris County, Texas | $20,165,779 | 0.5% | 75.5% |
| 58 | Waller County, Texas | $20,127,180 | 0.5% | 76.0% |
| 59 | Randall County, Texas | $19,920,253 | 0.5% | 76.5% |
| 60 | Fannin County, Texas | $18,990,945 | 0.5% | 76.9% |
| 61 | Childress County, Texas | $18,757,944 | 0.5% | 77.4% |
| 62 | Mitchell County, Texas | $18,752,271 | 0.5% | 77.8% |
| 63 | McLennan County, Texas | $18,266,825 | 0.4% | 78.3% |
| 64 | Refugio County, Texas | $18,186,591 | 0.4% | 78.7% |
| 65 | Baylor County, Texas | $18,167,137 | 0.4% | 79.2% |
| 66 | Milam County, Texas | $18,021,305 | 0.4% | 79.6% |
| 67 | Falls County, Texas | $17,961,894 | 0.4% | 80.1% |
| 68 | Hardeman County, Texas | $17,450,844 | 0.4% | 80.5% |
| 69 | Briscoe County, Texas | $17,189,224 | 0.4% | 80.9% |
| 70 | Uvalde County, Texas | $16,965,515 | 0.4% | 81.3% |
| 71 | Nolan County, Texas | $16,672,891 | 0.4% | 81.8% |
| 72 | Bell County, Texas | $16,445,252 | 0.4% | 82.2% |
| 73 | Wichita County, Texas | $16,154,131 | 0.4% | 82.6% |
| 74 | Lamar County, Texas | $15,974,573 | 0.4% | 83.0% |
| 75 | Medina County, Texas | $15,090,940 | 0.4% | 83.3% |
| 76 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $14,803,285 | 0.4% | 83.7% |
| 77 | Grayson County, Texas | $14,741,546 | 0.4% | 84.1% |
| 78 | Kleberg County, Texas | $14,508,000 | 0.4% | 84.4% |
| 79 | Frio County, Texas | $14,260,630 | 0.4% | 84.8% |
| 80 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $13,457,910 | 0.3% | 85.1% |
| 81 | Gray County, Texas | $13,182,294 | 0.3% | 85.4% |
| 82 | Concho County, Texas | $12,982,242 | 0.3% | 85.7% |
| 83 | Navarro County, Texas | $12,656,843 | 0.3% | 86.0% |
| 84 | Bee County, Texas | $12,365,511 | 0.3% | 86.4% |
| 85 | Robertson County, Texas | $12,330,488 | 0.3% | 86.7% |
| 86 | Cottle County, Texas | $12,150,638 | 0.3% | 87.0% |
| 87 | Collin County, Texas | $11,945,853 | 0.3% | 87.3% |
| 88 | Taylor County, Texas | $11,653,007 | 0.3% | 87.5% |
| 89 | Foard County, Texas | $11,407,252 | 0.3% | 87.8% |
| 90 | Armstrong County, Texas | $11,018,797 | 0.3% | 88.1% |
| 91 | Reagan County, Texas | $10,890,145 | 0.3% | 88.4% |
| 92 | Clay County, Texas | $10,801,330 | 0.3% | 88.6% |
| 93 | Dickens County, Texas | $10,384,799 | 0.3% | 88.9% |
| 94 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $10,271,371 | 0.3% | 89.1% |
| 95 | Garza County, Texas | $10,270,680 | 0.3% | 89.4% |
| 96 | Denton County, Texas | $10,020,011 | 0.2% | 89.6% |
| 97 | Reeves County, Texas | $9,915,880 | 0.2% | 89.9% |
| 98 | Midland County, Texas | $9,904,313 | 0.2% | 90.1% |
| 99 | Wheeler County, Texas | $9,784,898 | 0.2% | 90.4% |
| 100 | Archer County, Texas | $9,741,030 | 0.2% | 90.6% |
| 101 | Oldham County, Texas | $9,709,368 | 0.2% | 90.8% |
| 102 | Young County, Texas | $9,425,689 | 0.2% | 91.1% |
| 103 | Lavaca County, Texas | $9,279,588 | 0.2% | 91.3% |
| 104 | Donley County, Texas | $9,257,031 | 0.2% | 91.5% |
| 105 | Andrews County, Texas | $9,165,999 | 0.2% | 91.8% |
| 106 | Red River County, Texas | $9,094,016 | 0.2% | 92.0% |
| 107 | Starr County, Texas | $9,035,601 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 108 | Motley County, Texas | $8,937,152 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 109 | Zavala County, Texas | $8,900,452 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 110 | Atascosa County, Texas | $8,878,828 | 0.2% | 92.9% |
| 111 | Burleson County, Texas | $8,722,654 | 0.2% | 93.1% |
| 112 | Wilson County, Texas | $8,695,650 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 113 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $8,541,985 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 114 | Hunt County, Texas | $8,524,360 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 115 | Bowie County, Texas | $8,178,284 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 116 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $8,001,801 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 117 | Cooke County, Texas | $7,877,417 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
| 118 | Coleman County, Texas | $7,833,134 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 119 | Travis County, Texas | $7,634,878 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 120 | Galveston County, Texas | $7,623,826 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 121 | Austin County, Texas | $7,603,601 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 122 | Brazos County, Texas | $7,429,788 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 123 | Eastland County, Texas | $6,907,812 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 124 | Stonewall County, Texas | $6,866,088 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 125 | Comanche County, Texas | $6,785,027 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 126 | McCulloch County, Texas | $6,110,112 | 0.2% | 95.9% |
| 127 | Live Oak County, Texas | $5,702,485 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 128 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $5,687,433 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 129 | Pecos County, Texas | $5,502,847 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 130 | Coryell County, Texas | $5,276,702 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 131 | Upton County, Texas | $5,014,040 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 132 | Borden County, Texas | $4,994,160 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 133 | El Paso County, Texas | $4,922,578 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 134 | Bexar County, Texas | $4,903,815 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 135 | Limestone County, Texas | $4,831,506 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 136 | Delta County, Texas | $4,801,766 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 137 | Karnes County, Texas | $4,797,030 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 138 | Johnson County, Texas | $4,782,266 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 139 | Duval County, Texas | $4,412,665 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 140 | Callahan County, Texas | $4,320,815 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 141 | Caldwell County, Texas | $3,897,181 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 142 | Kaufman County, Texas | $3,709,648 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 143 | Kent County, Texas | $3,541,809 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 144 | Brown County, Texas | $3,488,168 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 145 | Montague County, Texas | $3,256,625 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 146 | Shackelford County, Texas | $3,250,862 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 147 | Hemphill County, Texas | $3,185,897 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 148 | Roberts County, Texas | $3,013,328 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 149 | Potter County, Texas | $2,995,646 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 150 | Culberson County, Texas | $2,782,692 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 151 | Schleicher County, Texas | $2,780,216 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 152 | Houston County, Texas | $2,674,958 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 153 | Fayette County, Texas | $2,667,869 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 154 | King County, Texas | $2,625,236 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 155 | Bosque County, Texas | $2,562,539 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 156 | Hamilton County, Texas | $2,423,128 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 157 | La Salle County, Texas | $2,396,726 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 158 | Dallas County, Texas | $2,333,459 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 159 | San Saba County, Texas | $2,320,918 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 160 | Hopkins County, Texas | $2,287,107 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 161 | Mason County, Texas | $2,230,385 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 162 | Goliad County, Texas | $2,228,371 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 163 | Wise County, Texas | $2,098,118 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 164 | Bastrop County, Texas | $1,888,313 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 165 | DeWitt County, Texas | $1,851,436 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 166 | Hardin County, Texas | $1,702,935 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 167 | Gillespie County, Texas | $1,531,484 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 168 | Hays County, Texas | $1,489,115 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 169 | Erath County, Texas | $1,455,813 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 170 | Dimmit County, Texas | $1,372,030 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 171 | Coke County, Texas | $1,281,441 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 172 | Brooks County, Texas | $1,270,549 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 173 | Gonzales County, Texas | $1,256,805 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 174 | Rockwall County, Texas | $1,168,423 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 175 | Stephens County, Texas | $1,129,974 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 176 | Mills County, Texas | $1,074,109 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 177 | Lee County, Texas | $1,021,330 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 178 | Tarrant County, Texas | $1,003,729 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 179 | Washington County, Texas | $906,669 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 180 | Jack County, Texas | $735,353 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 181 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $643,572 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 182 | Orange County, Texas | $594,915 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 183 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $594,100 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 184 | Lampasas County, Texas | $593,172 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 185 | Kinney County, Texas | $581,972 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 186 | Hood County, Texas | $477,658 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 187 | Franklin County, Texas | $458,780 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 188 | Rains County, Texas | $448,005 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 189 | Webb County, Texas | $421,310 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 190 | Sterling County, Texas | $396,125 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 191 | McMullen County, Texas | $361,087 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 192 | Parker County, Texas | $360,616 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 193 | Aransas County, Texas | $351,945 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 194 | Comal County, Texas | $293,821 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 195 | Anderson County, Texas | $270,635 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 196 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $268,985 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 197 | Burnet County, Texas | $259,233 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 198 | Ward County, Texas | $249,960 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 199 | Henderson County, Texas | $240,666 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 200 | Menard County, Texas | $223,572 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 201 | Irion County, Texas | $123,503 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 202 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $117,115 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 203 | Llano County, Texas | $116,922 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 204 | Somervell County, Texas | $112,420 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 205 | Leon County, Texas | $101,347 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 206 | Kendall County, Texas | $100,883 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 207 | Sutton County, Texas | $92,549 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 208 | Zapata County, Texas | $89,535 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 209 | Bandera County, Texas | $85,094 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 210 | Titus County, Texas | $76,888 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 211 | Kerr County, Texas | $70,822 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 212 | Maverick County, Texas | $63,262 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 213 | Wood County, Texas | $45,905 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 214 | Crockett County, Texas | $45,078 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 215 | Blanco County, Texas | $43,234 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 216 | Angelina County, Texas | $40,809 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 217 | Morris County, Texas | $33,255 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 218 | Cherokee County, Texas | $30,534 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 219 | Grimes County, Texas | $28,209 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 220 | Freestone County, Texas | $25,085 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 221 | Madison County, Texas | $22,838 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 222 | Presidio County, Texas | $19,228 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 223 | Panola County, Texas | $18,566 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 224 | Polk County, Texas | $16,912 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 225 | Kimble County, Texas | $16,110 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 226 | Smith County, Texas | $12,288 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 227 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $8,855 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 228 | Camp County, Texas | $6,720 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 229 | Rusk County, Texas | $5,689 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 230 | Real County, Texas | $2,551 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 231 | Cass County, Texas | $1,118 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 232 | Edwards County, Texas | $449 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 233 | Shelby County, Texas | $117 | 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.
