Subtotal, Disaster Payments in Orange County, Texas totaled $44,750 in 2011
Counties in Orange County, Texas Receiving Subtotal, Disaster Payments payments, 2011
| Rank | County | Subtotal, Disaster Payments 2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nueces County, Texas | $10,084,320 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| 2 | San Patricio County, Texas | $9,325,607 | 3.3% | 6.9% |
| 3 | Hansford County, Texas | $5,514,950 | 1.9% | 8.8% |
| 4 | Parmer County, Texas | $5,383,514 | 1.9% | 10.7% |
| 5 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $4,974,434 | 1.8% | 12.5% |
| 6 | Jackson County, Texas | $4,574,569 | 1.6% | 14.1% |
| 7 | Swisher County, Texas | $4,464,635 | 1.6% | 15.7% |
| 8 | Willacy County, Texas | $4,197,611 | 1.5% | 17.1% |
| 9 | Hill County, Texas | $4,092,158 | 1.4% | 18.6% |
| 10 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $3,845,131 | 1.4% | 19.9% |
| 11 | Wichita County, Texas | $3,730,906 | 1.3% | 21.3% |
| 12 | Milam County, Texas | $3,649,464 | 1.3% | 22.6% |
| 13 | Williamson County, Texas | $3,528,774 | 1.2% | 23.8% |
| 14 | Wharton County, Texas | $3,461,790 | 1.2% | 25.0% |
| 15 | Haskell County, Texas | $3,445,631 | 1.2% | 26.2% |
| 16 | Tom Green County, Texas | $3,423,208 | 1.2% | 27.4% |
| 17 | Fisher County, Texas | $3,347,483 | 1.2% | 28.6% |
| 18 | Baylor County, Texas | $3,286,210 | 1.2% | 29.8% |
| 19 | Runnels County, Texas | $3,199,931 | 1.1% | 30.9% |
| 20 | McLennan County, Texas | $3,109,915 | 1.1% | 32.0% |
| 21 | Jones County, Texas | $3,005,944 | 1.1% | 33.1% |
| 22 | Falls County, Texas | $2,843,689 | 1.0% | 34.1% |
| 23 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $2,733,206 | 1.0% | 35.1% |
| 24 | Gaines County, Texas | $2,564,085 | 0.9% | 36.0% |
| 25 | Cameron County, Texas | $2,559,765 | 0.9% | 36.9% |
| 26 | Edwards County, Texas | $2,503,730 | 0.9% | 37.7% |
| 27 | Collin County, Texas | $2,465,882 | 0.9% | 38.6% |
| 28 | Moore County, Texas | $2,408,048 | 0.9% | 39.5% |
| 29 | Scurry County, Texas | $2,404,308 | 0.8% | 40.3% |
| 30 | Sherman County, Texas | $2,372,841 | 0.8% | 41.2% |
| 31 | Grayson County, Texas | $2,250,597 | 0.8% | 41.9% |
| 32 | Knox County, Texas | $2,166,426 | 0.8% | 42.7% |
| 33 | Bell County, Texas | $2,144,378 | 0.8% | 43.5% |
| 34 | Terry County, Texas | $2,111,736 | 0.7% | 44.2% |
| 35 | Robertson County, Texas | $2,088,590 | 0.7% | 45.0% |
| 36 | Lynn County, Texas | $2,035,623 | 0.7% | 45.7% |
| 37 | Foard County, Texas | $2,013,317 | 0.7% | 46.4% |
| 38 | Randall County, Texas | $1,949,791 | 0.7% | 47.1% |
| 39 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $1,931,974 | 0.7% | 47.8% |
| 40 | Bee County, Texas | $1,921,389 | 0.7% | 48.4% |
| 41 | Oldham County, Texas | $1,917,718 | 0.7% | 49.1% |
| 42 | Fannin County, Texas | $1,915,544 | 0.7% | 49.8% |
| 43 | Lamar County, Texas | $1,912,037 | 0.7% | 50.5% |
| 44 | Armstrong County, Texas | $1,907,329 | 0.7% | 51.1% |
| 45 | Ellis County, Texas | $1,893,888 | 0.7% | 51.8% |
| 46 | McCulloch County, Texas | $1,842,373 | 0.7% | 52.5% |
| 47 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $1,838,732 | 0.6% | 53.1% |
| 48 | Carson County, Texas | $1,796,181 | 0.6% | 53.7% |
| 49 | Karnes County, Texas | $1,752,701 | 0.6% | 54.4% |
| 50 | Refugio County, Texas | $1,746,786 | 0.6% | 55.0% |
| 51 | Nolan County, Texas | $1,736,026 | 0.6% | 55.6% |
| 52 | Clay County, Texas | $1,720,932 | 0.6% | 56.2% |
| 53 | Archer County, Texas | $1,698,404 | 0.6% | 56.8% |
| 54 | Houston County, Texas | $1,694,220 | 0.6% | 57.4% |
| 55 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $1,691,247 | 0.6% | 58.0% |
| 56 | Victoria County, Texas | $1,677,387 | 0.6% | 58.6% |
| 57 | Concho County, Texas | $1,672,503 | 0.6% | 59.2% |
| 58 | Crockett County, Texas | $1,664,903 | 0.6% | 59.8% |
| 59 | Limestone County, Texas | $1,661,111 | 0.6% | 60.4% |
| 60 | Gillespie County, Texas | $1,654,065 | 0.6% | 60.9% |
| 61 | Starr County, Texas | $1,650,945 | 0.6% | 61.5% |
| 62 | Uvalde County, Texas | $1,644,446 | 0.6% | 62.1% |
| 63 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $1,615,029 | 0.6% | 62.7% |
| 64 | Castro County, Texas | $1,610,648 | 0.6% | 63.2% |
| 65 | Fayette County, Texas | $1,590,806 | 0.6% | 63.8% |
| 66 | Reagan County, Texas | $1,569,284 | 0.6% | 64.4% |
| 67 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $1,524,666 | 0.5% | 64.9% |
| 68 | Live Oak County, Texas | $1,506,191 | 0.5% | 65.4% |
| 69 | Cochran County, Texas | $1,497,412 | 0.5% | 66.0% |
| 70 | Taylor County, Texas | $1,482,315 | 0.5% | 66.5% |
| 71 | Bailey County, Texas | $1,479,717 | 0.5% | 67.0% |
| 72 | Glasscock County, Texas | $1,475,803 | 0.5% | 67.5% |
| 73 | Young County, Texas | $1,462,321 | 0.5% | 68.0% |
| 74 | Burleson County, Texas | $1,450,905 | 0.5% | 68.6% |
| 75 | Bastrop County, Texas | $1,432,499 | 0.5% | 69.1% |
| 76 | Matagorda County, Texas | $1,409,691 | 0.5% | 69.6% |
| 77 | Dallam County, Texas | $1,385,376 | 0.5% | 70.0% |
| 78 | Callahan County, Texas | $1,374,397 | 0.5% | 70.5% |
| 79 | Val Verde County, Texas | $1,342,662 | 0.5% | 71.0% |
| 80 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $1,306,454 | 0.5% | 71.5% |
| 81 | Pecos County, Texas | $1,297,778 | 0.5% | 71.9% |
| 82 | Hardeman County, Texas | $1,255,650 | 0.4% | 72.4% |
| 83 | Kimble County, Texas | $1,245,889 | 0.4% | 72.8% |
| 84 | Bowie County, Texas | $1,211,190 | 0.4% | 73.2% |
| 85 | Schleicher County, Texas | $1,209,991 | 0.4% | 73.7% |
| 86 | Mitchell County, Texas | $1,200,307 | 0.4% | 74.1% |
| 87 | Calhoun County, Texas | $1,199,619 | 0.4% | 74.5% |
| 88 | Sutton County, Texas | $1,190,785 | 0.4% | 74.9% |
| 89 | Kinney County, Texas | $1,168,177 | 0.4% | 75.3% |
| 90 | Madison County, Texas | $1,134,192 | 0.4% | 75.7% |
| 91 | San Saba County, Texas | $1,130,389 | 0.4% | 76.1% |
| 92 | Mason County, Texas | $1,096,038 | 0.4% | 76.5% |
| 93 | Caldwell County, Texas | $1,091,453 | 0.4% | 76.9% |
| 94 | Waller County, Texas | $1,086,673 | 0.4% | 77.3% |
| 95 | Howard County, Texas | $1,083,281 | 0.4% | 77.7% |
| 96 | Martin County, Texas | $1,068,378 | 0.4% | 78.1% |
| 97 | Coleman County, Texas | $1,058,332 | 0.4% | 78.4% |
| 98 | Shackelford County, Texas | $1,046,553 | 0.4% | 78.8% |
| 99 | Kleberg County, Texas | $1,031,367 | 0.4% | 79.2% |
| 100 | Leon County, Texas | $1,012,871 | 0.4% | 79.5% |
| 101 | Washington County, Texas | $975,786 | 0.3% | 79.9% |
| 102 | Duval County, Texas | $972,804 | 0.3% | 80.2% |
| 103 | Gonzales County, Texas | $970,250 | 0.3% | 80.6% |
| 104 | Zavala County, Texas | $968,675 | 0.3% | 80.9% |
| 105 | Navarro County, Texas | $957,689 | 0.3% | 81.2% |
| 106 | Dawson County, Texas | $956,905 | 0.3% | 81.6% |
| 107 | Floyd County, Texas | $953,700 | 0.3% | 81.9% |
| 108 | Frio County, Texas | $942,498 | 0.3% | 82.3% |
| 109 | DeWitt County, Texas | $903,688 | 0.3% | 82.6% |
| 110 | Stonewall County, Texas | $893,151 | 0.3% | 82.9% |
| 111 | Austin County, Texas | $877,995 | 0.3% | 83.2% |
| 112 | Brazos County, Texas | $869,133 | 0.3% | 83.5% |
| 113 | Grimes County, Texas | $864,984 | 0.3% | 83.8% |
| 114 | Colorado County, Texas | $856,922 | 0.3% | 84.1% |
| 115 | Medina County, Texas | $844,034 | 0.3% | 84.4% |
| 116 | Travis County, Texas | $843,051 | 0.3% | 84.7% |
| 117 | Eastland County, Texas | $816,969 | 0.3% | 85.0% |
| 118 | Menard County, Texas | $810,817 | 0.3% | 85.3% |
| 119 | Cottle County, Texas | $791,338 | 0.3% | 85.6% |
| 120 | Hale County, Texas | $788,473 | 0.3% | 85.8% |
| 121 | Upton County, Texas | $778,959 | 0.3% | 86.1% |
| 122 | Cooke County, Texas | $776,485 | 0.3% | 86.4% |
| 123 | Yoakum County, Texas | $774,598 | 0.3% | 86.7% |
| 124 | Chambers County, Texas | $753,326 | 0.3% | 86.9% |
| 125 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $752,041 | 0.3% | 87.2% |
| 126 | Lee County, Texas | $749,668 | 0.3% | 87.5% |
| 127 | Potter County, Texas | $748,055 | 0.3% | 87.7% |
| 128 | Kerr County, Texas | $740,972 | 0.3% | 88.0% |
| 129 | Midland County, Texas | $724,205 | 0.3% | 88.2% |
| 130 | Coryell County, Texas | $688,449 | 0.2% | 88.5% |
| 131 | Atascosa County, Texas | $687,649 | 0.2% | 88.7% |
| 132 | Briscoe County, Texas | $684,011 | 0.2% | 89.0% |
| 133 | Brazoria County, Texas | $682,507 | 0.2% | 89.2% |
| 134 | Red River County, Texas | $658,863 | 0.2% | 89.4% |
| 135 | Hunt County, Texas | $648,921 | 0.2% | 89.7% |
| 136 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $626,027 | 0.2% | 89.9% |
| 137 | Llano County, Texas | $615,492 | 0.2% | 90.1% |
| 138 | Brown County, Texas | $612,612 | 0.2% | 90.3% |
| 139 | Mills County, Texas | $605,498 | 0.2% | 90.5% |
| 140 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $588,575 | 0.2% | 90.7% |
| 141 | Gray County, Texas | $584,519 | 0.2% | 91.0% |
| 142 | Hockley County, Texas | $584,143 | 0.2% | 91.2% |
| 143 | Goliad County, Texas | $583,014 | 0.2% | 91.4% |
| 144 | Bexar County, Texas | $578,170 | 0.2% | 91.6% |
| 145 | Wilson County, Texas | $576,962 | 0.2% | 91.8% |
| 146 | Andrews County, Texas | $571,815 | 0.2% | 92.0% |
| 147 | Lamb County, Texas | $569,818 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 148 | Lavaca County, Texas | $564,998 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 149 | Denton County, Texas | $562,540 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 150 | Brewster County, Texas | $560,045 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 151 | Childress County, Texas | $559,326 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 152 | Dimmit County, Texas | $540,642 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 153 | Webb County, Texas | $515,014 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 154 | Presidio County, Texas | $508,973 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 155 | Hamilton County, Texas | $508,452 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 156 | Montague County, Texas | $496,500 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 157 | Stephens County, Texas | $481,987 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 158 | Wheeler County, Texas | $475,390 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 159 | Terrell County, Texas | $473,204 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 160 | Lubbock County, Texas | $471,285 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 161 | Reeves County, Texas | $448,261 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 162 | Motley County, Texas | $432,417 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 163 | Comanche County, Texas | $418,276 | 0.1% | 95.0% |
| 164 | Donley County, Texas | $412,339 | 0.1% | 95.2% |
| 165 | Kent County, Texas | $412,050 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 166 | Freestone County, Texas | $406,394 | 0.1% | 95.4% |
| 167 | Coke County, Texas | $405,299 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 168 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $403,549 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 169 | Sterling County, Texas | $397,642 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 170 | King County, Texas | $396,799 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 171 | Garza County, Texas | $389,516 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 172 | Irion County, Texas | $374,441 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 173 | Delta County, Texas | $370,806 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 174 | La Salle County, Texas | $369,516 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 175 | Borden County, Texas | $365,366 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 176 | Hall County, Texas | $358,578 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 177 | Hays County, Texas | $352,548 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 178 | Cherokee County, Texas | $349,614 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 179 | Wise County, Texas | $347,822 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 180 | Hartley County, Texas | $322,047 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 181 | Hopkins County, Texas | $321,308 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 182 | Lampasas County, Texas | $309,174 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 183 | Dickens County, Texas | $290,051 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 184 | Blanco County, Texas | $280,422 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 185 | Burnet County, Texas | $268,106 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 186 | Johnson County, Texas | $266,217 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 187 | Jefferson County, Texas | $264,078 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 188 | Bandera County, Texas | $245,152 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 189 | Brooks County, Texas | $242,752 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 190 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $240,276 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 191 | Jack County, Texas | $238,413 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 192 | Zapata County, Texas | $226,308 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 193 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $221,603 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 194 | Anderson County, Texas | $217,668 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 195 | Kendall County, Texas | $215,092 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 196 | Crosby County, Texas | $213,542 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 197 | Hemphill County, Texas | $210,031 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 198 | Maverick County, Texas | $191,088 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 199 | Culberson County, Texas | $183,265 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 200 | Liberty County, Texas | $180,519 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 201 | Rockwall County, Texas | $178,286 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 202 | Kaufman County, Texas | $171,070 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 203 | McMullen County, Texas | $147,073 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 204 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $146,570 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 205 | Harris County, Texas | $145,527 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 206 | Erath County, Texas | $128,585 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 207 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $123,785 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 208 | Real County, Texas | $122,058 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 209 | Ector County, Texas | $119,777 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 210 | Crane County, Texas | $115,948 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 211 | Walker County, Texas | $114,111 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 212 | Winkler County, Texas | $113,578 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 213 | Parker County, Texas | $110,909 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 214 | Bosque County, Texas | $91,970 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 215 | Ward County, Texas | $78,362 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 216 | Dallas County, Texas | $71,460 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 217 | Trinity County, Texas | $62,884 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 218 | Harrison County, Texas | $57,357 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 219 | Galveston County, Texas | $56,989 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 220 | Titus County, Texas | $51,459 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 221 | Comal County, Texas | $50,153 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 222 | Franklin County, Texas | $45,587 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 223 | Orange County, Texas | $44,750 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 224 | Hood County, Texas | $44,340 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 225 | Loving County, Texas | $41,226 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 226 | Cass County, Texas | $39,976 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 227 | Shelby County, Texas | $38,260 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 228 | Roberts County, Texas | $37,550 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 229 | Morris County, Texas | $37,476 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 230 | Angelina County, Texas | $28,809 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 231 | Montgomery County, Texas | $27,046 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 232 | Rains County, Texas | $25,460 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 233 | Sabine County, Texas | $24,141 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 234 | Wood County, Texas | $22,458 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 235 | Polk County, Texas | $18,907 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 236 | Panola County, Texas | $16,023 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 237 | Henderson County, Texas | $15,805 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 238 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $12,374 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 239 | Upshur County, Texas | $10,872 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 240 | San Augustine County, Texas | $9,488 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 241 | Camp County, Texas | $7,512 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 242 | Smith County, Texas | $6,507 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 243 | Aransas County, Texas | $6,338 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 244 | Rusk County, Texas | $2,051 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 245 | Jasper County, Texas | $1,328 | 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.
