Sorghum Subsidies** in Randall County, Texas totaled $20.6 million from 1995-2011.
Counties in Randall County, Texas Receiving sorghum subsidies**, 1995-2011
| Rank | County | Sorghum Subsidies** 1995-2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nueces County, Texas | $105,244,139 | 5.7% | 5.7% |
| 2 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $100,981,717 | 5.4% | 11.1% |
| 3 | San Patricio County, Texas | $71,425,224 | 3.9% | 15.0% |
| 4 | Wharton County, Texas | $59,861,894 | 3.2% | 18.2% |
| 5 | Willacy County, Texas | $54,918,664 | 3.0% | 21.2% |
| 6 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $53,368,034 | 2.9% | 24.1% |
| 7 | Cameron County, Texas | $48,385,153 | 2.6% | 26.7% |
| 8 | Hansford County, Texas | $46,307,573 | 2.5% | 29.2% |
| 9 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $45,771,503 | 2.5% | 31.6% |
| 10 | Carson County, Texas | $43,321,735 | 2.3% | 34.0% |
| 11 | Moore County, Texas | $41,541,530 | 2.2% | 36.2% |
| 12 | Matagorda County, Texas | $39,103,809 | 2.1% | 38.3% |
| 13 | Williamson County, Texas | $39,050,540 | 2.1% | 40.4% |
| 14 | Sherman County, Texas | $38,864,302 | 2.1% | 42.5% |
| 15 | Parmer County, Texas | $34,938,917 | 1.9% | 44.4% |
| 16 | Hill County, Texas | $33,535,958 | 1.8% | 46.2% |
| 17 | Jackson County, Texas | $29,023,674 | 1.6% | 47.8% |
| 18 | Swisher County, Texas | $28,810,393 | 1.6% | 49.4% |
| 19 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $27,477,954 | 1.5% | 50.8% |
| 20 | Refugio County, Texas | $25,944,573 | 1.4% | 52.2% |
| 21 | Hale County, Texas | $23,477,330 | 1.3% | 53.5% |
| 22 | Floyd County, Texas | $22,078,173 | 1.2% | 54.7% |
| 23 | Castro County, Texas | $21,764,107 | 1.2% | 55.9% |
| 24 | Victoria County, Texas | $21,345,016 | 1.2% | 57.0% |
| 25 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $21,016,158 | 1.1% | 58.2% |
| 26 | Randall County, Texas | $20,612,001 | 1.1% | 59.3% |
| 27 | Starr County, Texas | $20,343,421 | 1.1% | 60.4% |
| 28 | Dallam County, Texas | $19,184,053 | 1.0% | 61.4% |
| 29 | Kleberg County, Texas | $17,994,513 | 1.0% | 62.4% |
| 30 | Milam County, Texas | $17,766,253 | 1.0% | 63.3% |
| 31 | Hartley County, Texas | $17,358,853 | 0.9% | 64.3% |
| 32 | Bell County, Texas | $16,322,058 | 0.9% | 65.1% |
| 33 | Bailey County, Texas | $16,274,581 | 0.9% | 66.0% |
| 34 | Bee County, Texas | $16,179,744 | 0.9% | 66.9% |
| 35 | Tom Green County, Texas | $15,974,101 | 0.9% | 67.8% |
| 36 | Lamb County, Texas | $15,396,524 | 0.8% | 68.6% |
| 37 | McLennan County, Texas | $14,813,588 | 0.8% | 69.4% |
| 38 | Oldham County, Texas | $14,742,899 | 0.8% | 70.2% |
| 39 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $14,711,436 | 0.8% | 71.0% |
| 40 | Hockley County, Texas | $14,315,136 | 0.8% | 71.8% |
| 41 | Gray County, Texas | $14,287,856 | 0.8% | 72.5% |
| 42 | Armstrong County, Texas | $13,731,012 | 0.7% | 73.3% |
| 43 | Cochran County, Texas | $13,377,560 | 0.7% | 74.0% |
| 44 | Runnels County, Texas | $13,088,428 | 0.7% | 74.7% |
| 45 | Ellis County, Texas | $12,830,594 | 0.7% | 75.4% |
| 46 | Fannin County, Texas | $12,688,500 | 0.7% | 76.1% |
| 47 | Calhoun County, Texas | $12,674,471 | 0.7% | 76.8% |
| 48 | Medina County, Texas | $12,363,694 | 0.7% | 77.4% |
| 49 | Lubbock County, Texas | $12,358,373 | 0.7% | 78.1% |
| 50 | Travis County, Texas | $12,099,500 | 0.7% | 78.7% |
| 51 | Collin County, Texas | $12,039,280 | 0.6% | 79.4% |
| 52 | Wilson County, Texas | $12,014,529 | 0.6% | 80.0% |
| 53 | Grayson County, Texas | $11,251,844 | 0.6% | 80.6% |
| 54 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $10,474,041 | 0.6% | 81.2% |
| 55 | Navarro County, Texas | $9,489,081 | 0.5% | 81.7% |
| 56 | Terry County, Texas | $9,481,978 | 0.5% | 82.2% |
| 57 | Lynn County, Texas | $9,224,716 | 0.5% | 82.7% |
| 58 | Falls County, Texas | $9,012,057 | 0.5% | 83.2% |
| 59 | Brazoria County, Texas | $8,631,595 | 0.5% | 83.7% |
| 60 | Dawson County, Texas | $8,526,177 | 0.5% | 84.1% |
| 61 | Crosby County, Texas | $8,502,360 | 0.5% | 84.6% |
| 62 | Denton County, Texas | $8,492,501 | 0.5% | 85.1% |
| 63 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $8,240,002 | 0.4% | 85.5% |
| 64 | Liberty County, Texas | $7,584,448 | 0.4% | 85.9% |
| 65 | Lamar County, Texas | $7,218,288 | 0.4% | 86.3% |
| 66 | Haskell County, Texas | $6,664,376 | 0.4% | 86.7% |
| 67 | Gaines County, Texas | $6,315,819 | 0.3% | 87.0% |
| 68 | Jones County, Texas | $6,106,744 | 0.3% | 87.3% |
| 69 | Briscoe County, Texas | $6,043,851 | 0.3% | 87.7% |
| 70 | Yoakum County, Texas | $5,994,957 | 0.3% | 88.0% |
| 71 | Cooke County, Texas | $5,978,728 | 0.3% | 88.3% |
| 72 | Uvalde County, Texas | $5,826,145 | 0.3% | 88.6% |
| 73 | Bexar County, Texas | $5,750,408 | 0.3% | 88.9% |
| 74 | Live Oak County, Texas | $5,739,335 | 0.3% | 89.2% |
| 75 | Hunt County, Texas | $5,491,909 | 0.3% | 89.5% |
| 76 | Caldwell County, Texas | $5,417,923 | 0.3% | 89.8% |
| 77 | Johnson County, Texas | $5,356,347 | 0.3% | 90.1% |
| 78 | Duval County, Texas | $5,133,416 | 0.3% | 90.4% |
| 79 | Coryell County, Texas | $5,107,581 | 0.3% | 90.7% |
| 80 | Frio County, Texas | $5,078,928 | 0.3% | 90.9% |
| 81 | Zavala County, Texas | $4,942,884 | 0.3% | 91.2% |
| 82 | Martin County, Texas | $4,684,987 | 0.3% | 91.5% |
| 83 | Coleman County, Texas | $4,673,602 | 0.3% | 91.7% |
| 84 | Karnes County, Texas | $4,343,033 | 0.2% | 92.0% |
| 85 | Concho County, Texas | $4,228,332 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 86 | Chambers County, Texas | $4,098,355 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 87 | Howard County, Texas | $3,917,488 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 88 | Glasscock County, Texas | $3,646,329 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 89 | Potter County, Texas | $3,637,188 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 90 | Atascosa County, Texas | $3,553,084 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 91 | Wheeler County, Texas | $3,436,130 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 92 | Delta County, Texas | $3,290,050 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 93 | Austin County, Texas | $3,287,733 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 94 | Burleson County, Texas | $3,197,176 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 95 | Taylor County, Texas | $3,075,231 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 96 | Robertson County, Texas | $2,962,148 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 97 | Red River County, Texas | $2,929,413 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 98 | Knox County, Texas | $2,874,222 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 99 | Bastrop County, Texas | $2,803,574 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 100 | Nolan County, Texas | $2,713,797 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| 101 | Fisher County, Texas | $2,535,001 | 0.1% | 95.0% |
| 102 | Dallas County, Texas | $2,522,034 | 0.1% | 95.1% |
| 103 | Limestone County, Texas | $2,516,445 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 104 | Roberts County, Texas | $2,368,918 | 0.1% | 95.4% |
| 105 | La Salle County, Texas | $2,245,273 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 106 | Colorado County, Texas | $2,227,799 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 107 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $2,144,808 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 108 | Hamilton County, Texas | $2,109,602 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 109 | Bowie County, Texas | $1,951,099 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 110 | Andrews County, Texas | $1,868,337 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 111 | Scurry County, Texas | $1,864,000 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 112 | Kaufman County, Texas | $1,788,405 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 113 | McCulloch County, Texas | $1,764,533 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 114 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $1,687,518 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 115 | Brazos County, Texas | $1,673,919 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 116 | Mitchell County, Texas | $1,654,211 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 117 | Donley County, Texas | $1,653,840 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 118 | Fayette County, Texas | $1,592,916 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 119 | Hays County, Texas | $1,590,577 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 120 | Rockwall County, Texas | $1,589,303 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 121 | Jefferson County, Texas | $1,588,371 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 122 | Harris County, Texas | $1,573,450 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 123 | Hemphill County, Texas | $1,514,446 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 124 | Dickens County, Texas | $1,487,258 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 125 | Culberson County, Texas | $1,465,410 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 126 | Gillespie County, Texas | $1,446,290 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 127 | Houston County, Texas | $1,391,416 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 128 | Cottle County, Texas | $1,386,873 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 129 | DeWitt County, Texas | $1,268,409 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 130 | Goliad County, Texas | $1,267,035 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 131 | Brooks County, Texas | $1,265,359 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 132 | Lavaca County, Texas | $1,238,738 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 133 | Tarrant County, Texas | $1,219,003 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 134 | Gonzales County, Texas | $1,209,497 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 135 | Bosque County, Texas | $1,147,124 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 136 | Reagan County, Texas | $1,084,269 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 137 | Comanche County, Texas | $1,059,149 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 138 | Hall County, Texas | $994,523 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 139 | Schleicher County, Texas | $967,144 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 140 | Childress County, Texas | $965,369 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 141 | Borden County, Texas | $949,116 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 142 | McMullen County, Texas | $929,953 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 143 | Foard County, Texas | $913,630 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 144 | Stonewall County, Texas | $885,259 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 145 | Eastland County, Texas | $871,289 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 146 | Midland County, Texas | $859,162 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 147 | Brown County, Texas | $759,575 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 148 | Wise County, Texas | $740,144 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 149 | Comal County, Texas | $731,634 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 150 | Garza County, Texas | $708,116 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 151 | Baylor County, Texas | $695,134 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 152 | Galveston County, Texas | $671,892 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 153 | Webb County, Texas | $644,244 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 154 | Hopkins County, Texas | $618,426 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 155 | Coke County, Texas | $606,720 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 156 | Mills County, Texas | $595,903 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 157 | Kent County, Texas | $558,293 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 158 | Erath County, Texas | $536,422 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 159 | Washington County, Texas | $534,830 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 160 | Waller County, Texas | $520,333 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 161 | Motley County, Texas | $496,037 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 162 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $492,041 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 163 | Lee County, Texas | $474,177 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 164 | Wichita County, Texas | $456,823 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 165 | Kinney County, Texas | $427,607 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 166 | King County, Texas | $423,184 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 167 | Hardeman County, Texas | $415,393 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 168 | Callahan County, Texas | $397,650 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 169 | Aransas County, Texas | $391,758 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 170 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $358,382 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 171 | Lampasas County, Texas | $335,983 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 172 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $324,982 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 173 | Upton County, Texas | $317,569 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 174 | Dimmit County, Texas | $315,348 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 175 | Shackelford County, Texas | $297,722 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 176 | El Paso County, Texas | $275,085 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 177 | San Saba County, Texas | $261,034 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 178 | Hardin County, Texas | $230,500 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 179 | Young County, Texas | $212,078 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 180 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $189,265 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 181 | Montague County, Texas | $183,029 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 182 | Archer County, Texas | $171,928 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 183 | Burnet County, Texas | $167,957 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 184 | Pecos County, Texas | $167,587 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 185 | Kendall County, Texas | $152,054 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 186 | Mason County, Texas | $150,132 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 187 | Franklin County, Texas | $148,595 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 188 | Anderson County, Texas | $142,180 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 189 | Bandera County, Texas | $129,777 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 190 | Stephens County, Texas | $116,727 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 191 | Reeves County, Texas | $115,883 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 192 | Maverick County, Texas | $104,292 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 193 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $95,037 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 194 | Panola County, Texas | $88,060 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 195 | Leon County, Texas | $86,460 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 196 | Parker County, Texas | $85,195 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 197 | Rains County, Texas | $75,396 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 198 | Angelina County, Texas | $68,691 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 199 | Clay County, Texas | $64,208 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 200 | Hood County, Texas | $62,145 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 201 | Blanco County, Texas | $58,859 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 202 | Jack County, Texas | $57,712 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 203 | Irion County, Texas | $55,376 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 204 | Somervell County, Texas | $49,196 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 205 | Kerr County, Texas | $38,030 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 206 | Titus County, Texas | $33,074 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 207 | Madison County, Texas | $28,702 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 208 | Polk County, Texas | $26,550 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 209 | Llano County, Texas | $25,441 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 210 | Zapata County, Texas | $25,056 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 211 | Orange County, Texas | $22,950 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 212 | Morris County, Texas | $19,007 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 213 | Menard County, Texas | $18,179 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 214 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $16,444 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 215 | Smith County, Texas | $14,395 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 216 | Sterling County, Texas | $13,803 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 217 | Camp County, Texas | $12,313 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 218 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $8,465 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 219 | Rusk County, Texas | $7,924 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 220 | Kimble County, Texas | $7,718 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 221 | Henderson County, Texas | $4,858 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 222 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $4,719 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 223 | Wood County, Texas | $3,635 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 224 | Presidio County, Texas | $1,945 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 225 | Ward County, Texas | $1,296 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 226 | Cass County, Texas | $1,114 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
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.
