Env. Quality Incentive Program payments in Panola County, Texas totaled $498,386 from 1995-2012.
Counties in Panola County, Texas Receiving Env. Quality Incentive Program payments, 1995-2012
| Rank | County | Env. Quality Incentive Program 1995-2012 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas NRCS | $239,689,672 | 61.6% | 61.6% |
| 2 | Uvalde County, Texas | $3,159,626 | 0.8% | 62.4% |
| 3 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $2,888,322 | 0.7% | 63.1% |
| 4 | Lamb County, Texas | $2,648,555 | 0.7% | 63.8% |
| 5 | Hale County, Texas | $2,600,153 | 0.7% | 64.5% |
| 6 | Castro County, Texas | $2,383,794 | 0.6% | 65.1% |
| 7 | Parmer County, Texas | $2,064,012 | 0.5% | 65.6% |
| 8 | Glasscock County, Texas | $2,002,014 | 0.5% | 66.1% |
| 9 | Erath County, Texas | $1,948,488 | 0.5% | 66.6% |
| 10 | Medina County, Texas | $1,910,167 | 0.5% | 67.1% |
| 11 | Hansford County, Texas | $1,850,846 | 0.5% | 67.6% |
| 12 | Tom Green County, Texas | $1,829,595 | 0.5% | 68.1% |
| 13 | Hill County, Texas | $1,705,720 | 0.4% | 68.5% |
| 14 | Nolan County, Texas | $1,669,398 | 0.4% | 68.9% |
| 15 | Montague County, Texas | $1,589,487 | 0.4% | 69.3% |
| 16 | Kinney County, Texas | $1,498,300 | 0.4% | 69.7% |
| 17 | Jefferson County, Texas | $1,459,619 | 0.4% | 70.1% |
| 18 | Hockley County, Texas | $1,457,628 | 0.4% | 70.5% |
| 19 | Starr County, Texas | $1,397,884 | 0.4% | 70.8% |
| 20 | Reagan County, Texas | $1,360,933 | 0.3% | 71.2% |
| 21 | Edwards County, Texas | $1,331,759 | 0.3% | 71.5% |
| 22 | Sterling County, Texas | $1,321,210 | 0.3% | 71.9% |
| 23 | Hopkins County, Texas | $1,314,901 | 0.3% | 72.2% |
| 24 | Reeves County, Texas | $1,277,519 | 0.3% | 72.5% |
| 25 | Wharton County, Texas | $1,252,181 | 0.3% | 72.8% |
| 26 | Robertson County, Texas | $1,248,841 | 0.3% | 73.2% |
| 27 | King County, Texas | $1,245,359 | 0.3% | 73.5% |
| 28 | Kimble County, Texas | $1,240,775 | 0.3% | 73.8% |
| 29 | Dallam County, Texas | $1,226,912 | 0.3% | 74.1% |
| 30 | Bailey County, Texas | $1,178,579 | 0.3% | 74.4% |
| 31 | Gaines County, Texas | $1,174,901 | 0.3% | 74.7% |
| 32 | Irion County, Texas | $1,135,169 | 0.3% | 75.0% |
| 33 | Wise County, Texas | $1,077,473 | 0.3% | 75.3% |
| 34 | Cochran County, Texas | $1,075,380 | 0.3% | 75.6% |
| 35 | Lubbock County, Texas | $1,056,825 | 0.3% | 75.8% |
| 36 | Cameron County, Texas | $1,051,928 | 0.3% | 76.1% |
| 37 | Floyd County, Texas | $1,034,176 | 0.3% | 76.4% |
| 38 | Schleicher County, Texas | $1,013,025 | 0.3% | 76.6% |
| 39 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $1,006,150 | 0.3% | 76.9% |
| 40 | Gonzales County, Texas | $997,415 | 0.3% | 77.1% |
| 41 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $996,981 | 0.3% | 77.4% |
| 42 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $967,345 | 0.2% | 77.7% |
| 43 | Scurry County, Texas | $957,995 | 0.2% | 77.9% |
| 44 | Coke County, Texas | $952,217 | 0.2% | 78.1% |
| 45 | Sherman County, Texas | $948,011 | 0.2% | 78.4% |
| 46 | Colorado County, Texas | $946,221 | 0.2% | 78.6% |
| 47 | Karnes County, Texas | $939,405 | 0.2% | 78.9% |
| 48 | Duval County, Texas | $934,174 | 0.2% | 79.1% |
| 49 | Moore County, Texas | $895,391 | 0.2% | 79.3% |
| 50 | Goliad County, Texas | $895,138 | 0.2% | 79.6% |
| 51 | Hartley County, Texas | $873,230 | 0.2% | 79.8% |
| 52 | Swisher County, Texas | $862,768 | 0.2% | 80.0% |
| 53 | Martin County, Texas | $831,340 | 0.2% | 80.2% |
| 54 | Hamilton County, Texas | $815,960 | 0.2% | 80.4% |
| 55 | Fayette County, Texas | $814,403 | 0.2% | 80.6% |
| 56 | Haskell County, Texas | $802,896 | 0.2% | 80.9% |
| 57 | Jones County, Texas | $798,062 | 0.2% | 81.1% |
| 58 | Upton County, Texas | $789,329 | 0.2% | 81.3% |
| 59 | Kerr County, Texas | $786,246 | 0.2% | 81.5% |
| 60 | Archer County, Texas | $779,379 | 0.2% | 81.7% |
| 61 | Knox County, Texas | $773,691 | 0.2% | 81.9% |
| 62 | Pecos County, Texas | $772,424 | 0.2% | 82.1% |
| 63 | Chambers County, Texas | $763,836 | 0.2% | 82.3% |
| 64 | Zavala County, Texas | $759,927 | 0.2% | 82.5% |
| 65 | Howard County, Texas | $759,691 | 0.2% | 82.6% |
| 66 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $733,429 | 0.2% | 82.8% |
| 67 | McCulloch County, Texas | $733,421 | 0.2% | 83.0% |
| 68 | Frio County, Texas | $729,451 | 0.2% | 83.2% |
| 69 | Baylor County, Texas | $725,911 | 0.2% | 83.4% |
| 70 | Gillespie County, Texas | $723,313 | 0.2% | 83.6% |
| 71 | Atascosa County, Texas | $704,566 | 0.2% | 83.8% |
| 72 | Donley County, Texas | $698,042 | 0.2% | 83.9% |
| 73 | Hardin County, Texas | $677,451 | 0.2% | 84.1% |
| 74 | Midland County, Texas | $671,443 | 0.2% | 84.3% |
| 75 | Hemphill County, Texas | $658,889 | 0.2% | 84.5% |
| 76 | Navarro County, Texas | $656,574 | 0.2% | 84.6% |
| 77 | Bowie County, Texas | $654,698 | 0.2% | 84.8% |
| 78 | Dawson County, Texas | $653,480 | 0.2% | 85.0% |
| 79 | Kent County, Texas | $650,798 | 0.2% | 85.1% |
| 80 | Bastrop County, Texas | $634,463 | 0.2% | 85.3% |
| 81 | Williamson County, Texas | $632,899 | 0.2% | 85.5% |
| 82 | San Patricio County, Texas | $630,171 | 0.2% | 85.6% |
| 83 | Clay County, Texas | $624,361 | 0.2% | 85.8% |
| 84 | Shelby County, Texas | $622,658 | 0.2% | 85.9% |
| 85 | Lynn County, Texas | $621,732 | 0.2% | 86.1% |
| 86 | Concho County, Texas | $620,537 | 0.2% | 86.3% |
| 87 | Wichita County, Texas | $617,481 | 0.2% | 86.4% |
| 88 | Borden County, Texas | $606,641 | 0.2% | 86.6% |
| 89 | Willacy County, Texas | $606,011 | 0.2% | 86.7% |
| 90 | Shackelford County, Texas | $603,083 | 0.2% | 86.9% |
| 91 | El Paso County, Texas | $597,829 | 0.2% | 87.0% |
| 92 | Briscoe County, Texas | $592,040 | 0.2% | 87.2% |
| 93 | McLennan County, Texas | $590,196 | 0.2% | 87.3% |
| 94 | Victoria County, Texas | $588,975 | 0.2% | 87.5% |
| 95 | Eastland County, Texas | $587,763 | 0.2% | 87.6% |
| 96 | Live Oak County, Texas | $581,915 | 0.1% | 87.8% |
| 97 | Comanche County, Texas | $580,801 | 0.1% | 87.9% |
| 98 | DeWitt County, Texas | $575,101 | 0.1% | 88.1% |
| 99 | Bandera County, Texas | $574,361 | 0.1% | 88.2% |
| 100 | Oldham County, Texas | $569,275 | 0.1% | 88.4% |
| 101 | Ellis County, Texas | $562,311 | 0.1% | 88.5% |
| 102 | Young County, Texas | $541,512 | 0.1% | 88.7% |
| 103 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $538,596 | 0.1% | 88.8% |
| 104 | Culberson County, Texas | $536,686 | 0.1% | 88.9% |
| 105 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $534,586 | 0.1% | 89.1% |
| 106 | Carson County, Texas | $532,408 | 0.1% | 89.2% |
| 107 | Dickens County, Texas | $527,792 | 0.1% | 89.4% |
| 108 | Crosby County, Texas | $522,694 | 0.1% | 89.5% |
| 109 | Randall County, Texas | $517,657 | 0.1% | 89.6% |
| 110 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $515,022 | 0.1% | 89.8% |
| 111 | Crockett County, Texas | $514,324 | 0.1% | 89.9% |
| 112 | Stonewall County, Texas | $510,625 | 0.1% | 90.0% |
| 113 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $507,772 | 0.1% | 90.1% |
| 114 | Sutton County, Texas | $507,499 | 0.1% | 90.3% |
| 115 | Panola County, Texas | $498,386 | 0.1% | 90.4% |
| 116 | Motley County, Texas | $498,051 | 0.1% | 90.5% |
| 117 | Terry County, Texas | $489,737 | 0.1% | 90.7% |
| 118 | Real County, Texas | $486,683 | 0.1% | 90.8% |
| 119 | Stephens County, Texas | $476,033 | 0.1% | 90.9% |
| 120 | Limestone County, Texas | $472,670 | 0.1% | 91.0% |
| 121 | Cottle County, Texas | $465,373 | 0.1% | 91.1% |
| 122 | Burleson County, Texas | $454,735 | 0.1% | 91.3% |
| 123 | Red River County, Texas | $451,560 | 0.1% | 91.4% |
| 124 | Callahan County, Texas | $450,630 | 0.1% | 91.5% |
| 125 | Coryell County, Texas | $449,276 | 0.1% | 91.6% |
| 126 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $444,218 | 0.1% | 91.7% |
| 127 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $440,394 | 0.1% | 91.8% |
| 128 | Hall County, Texas | $437,558 | 0.1% | 91.9% |
| 129 | Mitchell County, Texas | $436,433 | 0.1% | 92.1% |
| 130 | Grayson County, Texas | $434,980 | 0.1% | 92.2% |
| 131 | Brown County, Texas | $434,199 | 0.1% | 92.3% |
| 132 | Lee County, Texas | $428,762 | 0.1% | 92.4% |
| 133 | Kendall County, Texas | $423,656 | 0.1% | 92.5% |
| 134 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $419,990 | 0.1% | 92.6% |
| 135 | Leon County, Texas | $419,489 | 0.1% | 92.7% |
| 136 | Bosque County, Texas | $417,593 | 0.1% | 92.8% |
| 137 | Val Verde County, Texas | $411,563 | 0.1% | 92.9% |
| 138 | Mason County, Texas | $411,311 | 0.1% | 93.0% |
| 139 | Harrison County, Texas | $409,005 | 0.1% | 93.1% |
| 140 | Runnels County, Texas | $405,347 | 0.1% | 93.2% |
| 141 | Lamar County, Texas | $404,349 | 0.1% | 93.4% |
| 142 | Franklin County, Texas | $403,696 | 0.1% | 93.5% |
| 143 | Garza County, Texas | $402,300 | 0.1% | 93.6% |
| 144 | Mills County, Texas | $399,441 | 0.1% | 93.7% |
| 145 | Yoakum County, Texas | $396,218 | 0.1% | 93.8% |
| 146 | Menard County, Texas | $390,078 | 0.1% | 93.9% |
| 147 | Falls County, Texas | $388,239 | 0.1% | 94.0% |
| 148 | Foard County, Texas | $385,730 | 0.1% | 94.1% |
| 149 | Walker County, Texas | $385,188 | 0.1% | 94.2% |
| 150 | Cass County, Texas | $383,623 | 0.1% | 94.3% |
| 151 | Hays County, Texas | $382,374 | 0.1% | 94.4% |
| 152 | Hardeman County, Texas | $381,876 | 0.1% | 94.5% |
| 153 | Rusk County, Texas | $379,767 | 0.1% | 94.6% |
| 154 | Wilson County, Texas | $373,923 | 0.1% | 94.6% |
| 155 | Bee County, Texas | $373,670 | 0.1% | 94.7% |
| 156 | Lampasas County, Texas | $371,822 | 0.1% | 94.8% |
| 157 | Jack County, Texas | $363,013 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| 158 | Caldwell County, Texas | $356,248 | 0.1% | 95.0% |
| 159 | Bexar County, Texas | $354,407 | 0.1% | 95.1% |
| 160 | Wheeler County, Texas | $353,528 | 0.1% | 95.2% |
| 161 | Cooke County, Texas | $349,556 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 162 | Dimmit County, Texas | $346,908 | 0.1% | 95.4% |
| 163 | Taylor County, Texas | $341,678 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 164 | Jackson County, Texas | $335,138 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 165 | Grimes County, Texas | $334,891 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 166 | Loving County, Texas | $333,883 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 167 | Harris County, Texas | $330,734 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 168 | Presidio County, Texas | $326,453 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 169 | Fisher County, Texas | $324,623 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 170 | Llano County, Texas | $318,582 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 171 | Nueces County, Texas | $315,616 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 172 | Webb County, Texas | $309,722 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 173 | Crane County, Texas | $307,110 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 174 | Coleman County, Texas | $306,205 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 175 | Brazos County, Texas | $304,091 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 176 | Matagorda County, Texas | $300,697 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 177 | Terrell County, Texas | $299,383 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 178 | Cherokee County, Texas | $296,902 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 179 | Ector County, Texas | $278,687 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 180 | Comal County, Texas | $273,289 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 181 | Houston County, Texas | $269,627 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 182 | Zapata County, Texas | $269,159 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 183 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $268,443 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 184 | Fannin County, Texas | $267,068 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 185 | Liberty County, Texas | $264,491 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 186 | Bell County, Texas | $262,501 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 187 | Brewster County, Texas | $253,491 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 188 | San Augustine County, Texas | $246,783 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 189 | Armstrong County, Texas | $245,405 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 190 | Henderson County, Texas | $243,809 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 191 | La Salle County, Texas | $239,430 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 192 | Waller County, Texas | $234,735 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 193 | Montgomery County, Texas | $234,527 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 194 | Lavaca County, Texas | $233,468 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 195 | Kaufman County, Texas | $233,317 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 196 | Anderson County, Texas | $232,505 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 197 | Andrews County, Texas | $230,596 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 198 | Johnson County, Texas | $229,581 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 199 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $228,358 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 200 | Blanco County, Texas | $227,221 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 201 | Freestone County, Texas | $224,918 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 202 | Potter County, Texas | $223,597 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 203 | Austin County, Texas | $220,957 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 204 | Milam County, Texas | $216,924 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 205 | Burnet County, Texas | $216,345 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 206 | Childress County, Texas | $212,105 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 207 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $211,076 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 208 | Ward County, Texas | $208,822 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 209 | Brooks County, Texas | $206,915 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 210 | Upshur County, Texas | $201,115 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 211 | Titus County, Texas | $196,518 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 212 | Roberts County, Texas | $193,243 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 213 | McMullen County, Texas | $192,105 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 214 | Travis County, Texas | $190,154 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 215 | Delta County, Texas | $189,020 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 216 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $187,316 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 217 | Polk County, Texas | $187,000 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 218 | Gray County, Texas | $178,096 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 219 | Marion County, Texas | $177,964 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 220 | Washington County, Texas | $175,530 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 221 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $173,572 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 222 | Angelina County, Texas | $171,948 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 223 | Wood County, Texas | $171,716 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 224 | San Saba County, Texas | $169,160 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 225 | Winkler County, Texas | $167,442 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 226 | Denton County, Texas | $163,645 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 227 | Smith County, Texas | $146,771 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 228 | Kleberg County, Texas | $146,014 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 229 | Somervell County, Texas | $140,336 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 230 | Collin County, Texas | $139,213 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 231 | Tyler County, Texas | $134,830 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 232 | Brazoria County, Texas | $133,122 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 233 | Rains County, Texas | $126,893 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 234 | Hunt County, Texas | $124,076 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 235 | Hood County, Texas | $123,853 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 236 | Madison County, Texas | $123,276 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 237 | Maverick County, Texas | $115,668 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 238 | Refugio County, Texas | $114,833 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 239 | Camp County, Texas | $108,557 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 240 | Sabine County, Texas | $102,962 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 241 | Parker County, Texas | $92,647 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 242 | Trinity County, Texas | $90,438 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 243 | Calhoun County, Texas | $82,378 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 244 | Morris County, Texas | $69,912 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 245 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $56,767 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 246 | Rockwall County, Texas | $54,410 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 247 | Newton County, Texas | $41,968 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 248 | Jasper County, Texas | $32,576 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 249 | Orange County, Texas | $26,476 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 250 | Dallas County, Texas | $19,185 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 251 | Gregg County, Texas | $15,760 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 252 | Tarrant County, Texas | $8,172 | 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.
