Loan Deficiency Payments in Orange County, Texas totaled $290,581 from 1995-2011.
Counties in Orange County, Texas Receiving Loan Deficiency Payments payments, 1995-2011
| Rank | County | Loan Deficiency Payments 1995-2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $145,961,287 | 9.4% | 9.4% | |
| 2 | Wharton County, Texas | $72,541,886 | 4.7% | 14.1% |
| 3 | Hale County, Texas | $49,004,914 | 3.2% | 17.2% |
| 4 | Gaines County, Texas | $43,078,901 | 2.8% | 20.0% |
| 5 | Castro County, Texas | $42,960,995 | 2.8% | 22.8% |
| 6 | Parmer County, Texas | $38,667,130 | 2.5% | 25.3% |
| 7 | Dawson County, Texas | $38,542,212 | 2.5% | 27.8% |
| 8 | Nueces County, Texas | $36,901,700 | 2.4% | 30.1% |
| 9 | Matagorda County, Texas | $36,777,343 | 2.4% | 32.5% |
| 10 | Hartley County, Texas | $36,253,311 | 2.3% | 34.8% |
| 11 | Dallam County, Texas | $35,609,535 | 2.3% | 37.1% |
| 12 | San Patricio County, Texas | $33,195,183 | 2.1% | 39.3% |
| 13 | Sherman County, Texas | $31,772,417 | 2.0% | 41.3% |
| 14 | Moore County, Texas | $30,100,011 | 1.9% | 43.3% |
| 15 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $28,306,500 | 1.8% | 45.1% |
| 16 | $27,701,562 | 1.8% | 46.9% | |
| 17 | Colorado County, Texas | $26,736,354 | 1.7% | 48.6% |
| 18 | Swisher County, Texas | $26,470,750 | 1.7% | 50.3% |
| 19 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $23,544,892 | 1.5% | 51.8% |
| 20 | Floyd County, Texas | $23,130,771 | 1.5% | 53.3% |
| 21 | Hall County, Texas | $22,247,336 | 1.4% | 54.7% |
| 22 | Jackson County, Texas | $21,963,990 | 1.4% | 56.2% |
| 23 | Hill County, Texas | $21,169,461 | 1.4% | 57.5% |
| 24 | Lamb County, Texas | $20,775,979 | 1.3% | 58.9% |
| 25 | Cameron County, Texas | $19,661,883 | 1.3% | 60.1% |
| 26 | Cochran County, Texas | $18,630,362 | 1.2% | 61.3% |
| 27 | Willacy County, Texas | $17,558,597 | 1.1% | 62.5% |
| 28 | Hansford County, Texas | $16,734,375 | 1.1% | 63.5% |
| 29 | Ellis County, Texas | $16,703,030 | 1.1% | 64.6% |
| 30 | Tom Green County, Texas | $16,427,869 | 1.1% | 65.7% |
| 31 | Lubbock County, Texas | $15,478,755 | 1.0% | 66.7% |
| 32 | Crosby County, Texas | $15,104,073 | 1.0% | 67.6% |
| 33 | Brazoria County, Texas | $14,576,249 | 0.9% | 68.6% |
| 34 | Williamson County, Texas | $14,553,586 | 0.9% | 69.5% |
| 35 | Jefferson County, Texas | $14,125,514 | 0.9% | 70.4% |
| 36 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $14,008,543 | 0.9% | 71.3% |
| 37 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $12,871,531 | 0.8% | 72.2% |
| 38 | McLennan County, Texas | $12,491,585 | 0.8% | 73.0% |
| 39 | Terry County, Texas | $12,444,845 | 0.8% | 73.8% |
| 40 | Carson County, Texas | $11,916,589 | 0.8% | 74.5% |
| 41 | Hockley County, Texas | $10,881,403 | 0.7% | 75.2% |
| 42 | Lynn County, Texas | $10,703,634 | 0.7% | 75.9% |
| 43 | Collin County, Texas | $10,405,192 | 0.7% | 76.6% |
| 44 | Falls County, Texas | $9,899,494 | 0.6% | 77.2% |
| 45 | Yoakum County, Texas | $9,120,448 | 0.6% | 77.8% |
| 46 | Bell County, Texas | $8,893,233 | 0.6% | 78.4% |
| 47 | Navarro County, Texas | $8,680,709 | 0.6% | 79.0% |
| 48 | Victoria County, Texas | $8,652,973 | 0.6% | 79.5% |
| 49 | Bailey County, Texas | $8,453,548 | 0.5% | 80.1% |
| 50 | Grayson County, Texas | $8,348,625 | 0.5% | 80.6% |
| 51 | Chambers County, Texas | $7,241,785 | 0.5% | 81.1% |
| 52 | Refugio County, Texas | $7,129,962 | 0.5% | 81.5% |
| 53 | Fannin County, Texas | $7,026,446 | 0.5% | 82.0% |
| 54 | Milam County, Texas | $6,350,770 | 0.4% | 82.4% |
| 55 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $6,308,592 | 0.4% | 82.8% |
| 56 | Briscoe County, Texas | $6,288,031 | 0.4% | 83.2% |
| 57 | Burleson County, Texas | $6,262,102 | 0.4% | 83.6% |
| 58 | Haskell County, Texas | $6,009,703 | 0.4% | 84.0% |
| 59 | Uvalde County, Texas | $5,920,700 | 0.4% | 84.4% |
| 60 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $5,818,758 | 0.4% | 84.7% |
| 61 | Lamar County, Texas | $5,800,046 | 0.4% | 85.1% |
| 62 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $5,681,986 | 0.4% | 85.5% |
| 63 | Medina County, Texas | $5,634,943 | 0.4% | 85.8% |
| 64 | Liberty County, Texas | $5,540,214 | 0.4% | 86.2% |
| 65 | Waller County, Texas | $5,353,146 | 0.3% | 86.6% |
| 66 | Martin County, Texas | $5,337,226 | 0.3% | 86.9% |
| 67 | Runnels County, Texas | $5,270,651 | 0.3% | 87.2% |
| 68 | Childress County, Texas | $5,096,808 | 0.3% | 87.6% |
| 69 | Gray County, Texas | $4,941,904 | 0.3% | 87.9% |
| 70 | Calhoun County, Texas | $4,925,009 | 0.3% | 88.2% |
| 71 | Austin County, Texas | $4,702,754 | 0.3% | 88.5% |
| 72 | Donley County, Texas | $4,652,004 | 0.3% | 88.8% |
| 73 | Cottle County, Texas | $4,622,254 | 0.3% | 89.1% |
| 74 | Concho County, Texas | $4,621,869 | 0.3% | 89.4% |
| 75 | Bee County, Texas | $4,594,949 | 0.3% | 89.7% |
| 76 | Jones County, Texas | $4,581,086 | 0.3% | 90.0% |
| 77 | Robertson County, Texas | $4,449,687 | 0.3% | 90.3% |
| 78 | Fisher County, Texas | $4,325,744 | 0.3% | 90.6% |
| 79 | Randall County, Texas | $4,017,720 | 0.3% | 90.8% |
| 80 | Knox County, Texas | $3,977,026 | 0.3% | 91.1% |
| 81 | Red River County, Texas | $3,931,135 | 0.3% | 91.3% |
| 82 | Denton County, Texas | $3,601,636 | 0.2% | 91.6% |
| 83 | Cooke County, Texas | $3,522,715 | 0.2% | 91.8% |
| 84 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $3,392,005 | 0.2% | 92.0% |
| 85 | Hunt County, Texas | $3,346,931 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 86 | Motley County, Texas | $3,322,972 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 87 | Edwards County, Texas | $3,164,899 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 88 | Kleberg County, Texas | $3,054,349 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 89 | Harris County, Texas | $2,959,504 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 90 | Armstrong County, Texas | $2,757,827 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 91 | Andrews County, Texas | $2,605,125 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 92 | Limestone County, Texas | $2,463,985 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 93 | Wheeler County, Texas | $2,396,252 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 94 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $2,393,904 | 0.2% | 93.8% |
| 95 | $2,311,106 | 0.1% | 94.0% | |
| 96 | Schleicher County, Texas | $2,225,263 | 0.1% | 94.1% |
| 97 | Travis County, Texas | $2,198,869 | 0.1% | 94.3% |
| 98 | McCulloch County, Texas | $2,128,386 | 0.1% | 94.4% |
| 99 | Sutton County, Texas | $2,101,158 | 0.1% | 94.5% |
| 100 | Brazos County, Texas | $2,064,890 | 0.1% | 94.7% |
| 101 | Howard County, Texas | $2,011,785 | 0.1% | 94.8% |
| 102 | Rockwall County, Texas | $1,891,620 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| 103 | Coryell County, Texas | $1,859,633 | 0.1% | 95.0% |
| 104 | Delta County, Texas | $1,853,141 | 0.1% | 95.2% |
| 105 | Wichita County, Texas | $1,835,320 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 106 | Johnson County, Texas | $1,818,078 | 0.1% | 95.4% |
| 107 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $1,739,806 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 108 | Dallas County, Texas | $1,679,376 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 109 | Live Oak County, Texas | $1,665,689 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 110 | Wilson County, Texas | $1,657,877 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 111 | Bowie County, Texas | $1,649,439 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 112 | Lavaca County, Texas | $1,624,467 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 113 | Bexar County, Texas | $1,609,637 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 114 | Frio County, Texas | $1,532,300 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 115 | Gillespie County, Texas | $1,526,546 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 116 | El Paso County, Texas | $1,494,498 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 117 | Val Verde County, Texas | $1,472,442 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 118 | Archer County, Texas | $1,377,262 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 119 | Glasscock County, Texas | $1,354,276 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 120 | Zavala County, Texas | $1,305,925 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 121 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $1,284,033 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 122 | Roberts County, Texas | $1,270,567 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 123 | Starr County, Texas | $1,183,247 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 124 | Karnes County, Texas | $1,175,029 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 125 | Fayette County, Texas | $1,158,615 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 126 | Reeves County, Texas | $1,149,789 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 127 | Baylor County, Texas | $1,073,494 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 128 | Foard County, Texas | $1,057,657 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 129 | Caldwell County, Texas | $1,047,535 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 130 | Oldham County, Texas | $1,037,544 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 131 | Pecos County, Texas | $1,027,050 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 132 | Crockett County, Texas | $975,247 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 133 | Hardeman County, Texas | $967,006 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 134 | DeWitt County, Texas | $891,237 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 135 | Young County, Texas | $886,985 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 136 | Clay County, Texas | $885,724 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 137 | Kinney County, Texas | $882,245 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 138 | Kaufman County, Texas | $881,338 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 139 | Borden County, Texas | $873,051 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 140 | Goliad County, Texas | $841,805 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 141 | Taylor County, Texas | $840,731 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 142 | Midland County, Texas | $822,086 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 143 | Coleman County, Texas | $806,603 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 144 | Hamilton County, Texas | $794,679 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 145 | Mills County, Texas | $700,462 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 146 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $663,616 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 147 | Upton County, Texas | $663,373 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 148 | Mitchell County, Texas | $644,783 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 149 | Gonzales County, Texas | $637,886 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 150 | Hays County, Texas | $631,751 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 151 | Tarrant County, Texas | $622,459 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 152 | Galveston County, Texas | $576,466 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 153 | Atascosa County, Texas | $576,245 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 154 | Potter County, Texas | $563,429 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 155 | Terrell County, Texas | $548,469 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 156 | Kimble County, Texas | $503,333 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 157 | Scurry County, Texas | $491,166 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 158 | Comanche County, Texas | $458,279 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 159 | King County, Texas | $391,814 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 160 | Nolan County, Texas | $382,860 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 161 | Kendall County, Texas | $379,974 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 162 | Wise County, Texas | $379,270 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 163 | Dickens County, Texas | $375,249 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 164 | Mason County, Texas | $355,657 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 165 | Duval County, Texas | $352,442 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 166 | Hemphill County, Texas | $342,833 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 167 | Washington County, Texas | $333,544 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 168 | Reagan County, Texas | $330,492 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 169 | Brown County, Texas | $294,983 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 170 | Orange County, Texas | $290,581 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 171 | Bastrop County, Texas | $288,014 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 172 | Montague County, Texas | $277,516 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 173 | Garza County, Texas | $274,971 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 174 | Stonewall County, Texas | $268,484 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 175 | Menard County, Texas | $261,149 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 176 | Bosque County, Texas | $253,101 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 177 | Callahan County, Texas | $239,074 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 178 | Kerr County, Texas | $224,703 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 179 | $219,851 | 0.0% | 99.3% | |
| 180 | Erath County, Texas | $210,506 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 181 | Comal County, Texas | $197,562 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 182 | Dimmit County, Texas | $194,079 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 183 | Blanco County, Texas | $183,587 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 184 | $171,744 | 0.0% | 99.3% | |
| 185 | San Saba County, Texas | $170,584 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 186 | Hopkins County, Texas | $169,048 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 187 | Lampasas County, Texas | $161,811 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 188 | Houston County, Texas | $161,076 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 189 | Lee County, Texas | $149,524 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 190 | Shackelford County, Texas | $147,558 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 191 | Real County, Texas | $133,349 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 192 | Sterling County, Texas | $120,529 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 193 | Bandera County, Texas | $118,205 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 194 | Eastland County, Texas | $111,158 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 195 | Coke County, Texas | $104,488 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 196 | Culberson County, Texas | $100,060 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 197 | Hardin County, Texas | $88,848 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 198 | La Salle County, Texas | $65,620 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 199 | Franklin County, Texas | $59,947 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 200 | Burnet County, Texas | $55,454 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 201 | Brooks County, Texas | $53,097 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 202 | Irion County, Texas | $48,121 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 203 | Kent County, Texas | $44,518 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 204 | Aransas County, Texas | $44,010 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 205 | Stephens County, Texas | $37,184 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 206 | Jack County, Texas | $31,853 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 207 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $17,827 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 208 | Llano County, Texas | $16,383 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 209 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $8,317 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 210 | Parker County, Texas | $3,350 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 211 | Hood County, Texas | $1,103 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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.
