Total Direct Payments in Runnels County, Texas totaled $23.8 million from 1995-2011.
Counties in Runnels County, Texas Receiving Total Direct Payments payments, 1995-2011
| Rank | County | Total Direct Payments 1995-2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wharton County, Texas | $148,085,276 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| 2 | Gaines County, Texas | $113,290,597 | 3.1% | 7.1% |
| 3 | Hale County, Texas | $105,182,926 | 2.8% | 9.9% |
| 4 | Parmer County, Texas | $85,702,579 | 2.3% | 12.2% |
| 5 | Lamb County, Texas | $82,953,059 | 2.2% | 14.4% |
| 6 | Castro County, Texas | $77,734,547 | 2.1% | 16.5% |
| 7 | Dawson County, Texas | $74,821,783 | 2.0% | 18.6% |
| 8 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $74,094,399 | 2.0% | 20.6% |
| 9 | Lubbock County, Texas | $73,979,371 | 2.0% | 22.6% |
| 10 | Terry County, Texas | $73,500,849 | 2.0% | 24.5% |
| 11 | Matagorda County, Texas | $73,295,761 | 2.0% | 26.5% |
| 12 | Jackson County, Texas | $68,908,462 | 1.9% | 28.4% |
| 13 | Floyd County, Texas | $65,345,720 | 1.8% | 30.1% |
| 14 | Lynn County, Texas | $63,103,584 | 1.7% | 31.8% |
| 15 | Nueces County, Texas | $62,366,266 | 1.7% | 33.5% |
| 16 | Colorado County, Texas | $61,832,418 | 1.7% | 35.2% |
| 17 | Swisher County, Texas | $58,486,314 | 1.6% | 36.8% |
| 18 | Hockley County, Texas | $57,321,989 | 1.5% | 38.3% |
| 19 | San Patricio County, Texas | $53,106,482 | 1.4% | 39.7% |
| 20 | Crosby County, Texas | $51,276,254 | 1.4% | 41.1% |
| 21 | Brazoria County, Texas | $50,191,044 | 1.4% | 42.5% |
| 22 | Sherman County, Texas | $49,280,810 | 1.3% | 43.8% |
| 23 | Hansford County, Texas | $47,852,952 | 1.3% | 45.1% |
| 24 | Moore County, Texas | $46,857,057 | 1.3% | 46.4% |
| 25 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $46,681,225 | 1.3% | 47.6% |
| 26 | Jefferson County, Texas | $46,423,659 | 1.3% | 48.9% |
| 27 | Cameron County, Texas | $45,280,489 | 1.2% | 50.1% |
| 28 | Chambers County, Texas | $44,832,830 | 1.2% | 51.3% |
| 29 | Willacy County, Texas | $42,752,539 | 1.2% | 52.5% |
| 30 | Haskell County, Texas | $42,696,637 | 1.2% | 53.6% |
| 31 | Liberty County, Texas | $42,215,108 | 1.1% | 54.8% |
| 32 | Hartley County, Texas | $40,582,117 | 1.1% | 55.8% |
| 33 | Yoakum County, Texas | $40,038,517 | 1.1% | 56.9% |
| 34 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $38,101,024 | 1.0% | 58.0% |
| 35 | Jones County, Texas | $37,603,215 | 1.0% | 59.0% |
| 36 | Dallam County, Texas | $37,441,028 | 1.0% | 60.0% |
| 37 | Martin County, Texas | $37,160,126 | 1.0% | 61.0% |
| 38 | Bailey County, Texas | $35,380,098 | 1.0% | 61.9% |
| 39 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $33,346,094 | 0.9% | 62.8% |
| 40 | Cochran County, Texas | $32,551,278 | 0.9% | 63.7% |
| 41 | Howard County, Texas | $31,592,309 | 0.9% | 64.6% |
| 42 | Carson County, Texas | $30,334,003 | 0.8% | 65.4% |
| 43 | Williamson County, Texas | $30,262,594 | 0.8% | 66.2% |
| 44 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $30,145,221 | 0.8% | 67.0% |
| 45 | Tom Green County, Texas | $28,769,133 | 0.8% | 67.8% |
| 46 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $27,848,812 | 0.8% | 68.5% |
| 47 | Fisher County, Texas | $27,793,864 | 0.7% | 69.3% |
| 48 | Glasscock County, Texas | $25,929,640 | 0.7% | 70.0% |
| 49 | Knox County, Texas | $24,469,875 | 0.7% | 70.7% |
| 50 | Hill County, Texas | $24,000,073 | 0.6% | 71.3% |
| 51 | Runnels County, Texas | $23,832,258 | 0.6% | 71.9% |
| 52 | Hall County, Texas | $23,543,422 | 0.6% | 72.6% |
| 53 | Victoria County, Texas | $23,476,975 | 0.6% | 73.2% |
| 54 | Calhoun County, Texas | $20,494,216 | 0.6% | 73.8% |
| 55 | Ellis County, Texas | $20,216,627 | 0.5% | 74.3% |
| 56 | Scurry County, Texas | $20,035,725 | 0.5% | 74.9% |
| 57 | Waller County, Texas | $18,401,860 | 0.5% | 75.3% |
| 58 | Harris County, Texas | $18,352,020 | 0.5% | 75.8% |
| 59 | Randall County, Texas | $18,059,776 | 0.5% | 76.3% |
| 60 | Fannin County, Texas | $17,523,612 | 0.5% | 76.8% |
| 61 | Mitchell County, Texas | $17,000,338 | 0.5% | 77.3% |
| 62 | Childress County, Texas | $16,905,872 | 0.5% | 77.7% |
| 63 | Falls County, Texas | $16,821,171 | 0.5% | 78.2% |
| 64 | Refugio County, Texas | $16,691,364 | 0.5% | 78.6% |
| 65 | McLennan County, Texas | $16,684,788 | 0.5% | 79.1% |
| 66 | Milam County, Texas | $16,449,184 | 0.4% | 79.5% |
| 67 | Baylor County, Texas | $16,365,102 | 0.4% | 80.0% |
| 68 | Hardeman County, Texas | $15,837,666 | 0.4% | 80.4% |
| 69 | Briscoe County, Texas | $15,620,873 | 0.4% | 80.8% |
| 70 | Uvalde County, Texas | $15,488,991 | 0.4% | 81.2% |
| 71 | Nolan County, Texas | $15,056,521 | 0.4% | 81.6% |
| 72 | Bell County, Texas | $15,000,242 | 0.4% | 82.0% |
| 73 | Wichita County, Texas | $14,875,712 | 0.4% | 82.4% |
| 74 | Lamar County, Texas | $14,655,202 | 0.4% | 82.8% |
| 75 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $14,218,021 | 0.4% | 83.2% |
| 76 | Medina County, Texas | $13,840,685 | 0.4% | 83.6% |
| 77 | Grayson County, Texas | $13,674,017 | 0.4% | 84.0% |
| 78 | Frio County, Texas | $13,637,405 | 0.4% | 84.3% |
| 79 | Kleberg County, Texas | $13,191,220 | 0.4% | 84.7% |
| 80 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $12,547,898 | 0.3% | 85.0% |
| 81 | Gray County, Texas | $12,094,943 | 0.3% | 85.3% |
| 82 | Concho County, Texas | $11,803,145 | 0.3% | 85.7% |
| 83 | Navarro County, Texas | $11,599,642 | 0.3% | 86.0% |
| 84 | Robertson County, Texas | $11,475,852 | 0.3% | 86.3% |
| 85 | Bee County, Texas | $11,366,489 | 0.3% | 86.6% |
| 86 | Collin County, Texas | $11,240,153 | 0.3% | 86.9% |
| 87 | Taylor County, Texas | $11,023,710 | 0.3% | 87.2% |
| 88 | Cottle County, Texas | $10,920,838 | 0.3% | 87.5% |
| 89 | Foard County, Texas | $10,469,656 | 0.3% | 87.8% |
| 90 | Armstrong County, Texas | $9,998,614 | 0.3% | 88.0% |
| 91 | Reagan County, Texas | $9,799,367 | 0.3% | 88.3% |
| 92 | Clay County, Texas | $9,743,124 | 0.3% | 88.6% |
| 93 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $9,461,395 | 0.3% | 88.8% |
| 94 | Dickens County, Texas | $9,422,473 | 0.3% | 89.1% |
| 95 | Garza County, Texas | $9,333,618 | 0.3% | 89.3% |
| 96 | Denton County, Texas | $9,267,643 | 0.3% | 89.6% |
| 97 | Midland County, Texas | $9,095,620 | 0.2% | 89.8% |
| 98 | Archer County, Texas | $8,949,056 | 0.2% | 90.1% |
| 99 | Reeves County, Texas | $8,935,911 | 0.2% | 90.3% |
| 100 | Wheeler County, Texas | $8,892,930 | 0.2% | 90.5% |
| 101 | Oldham County, Texas | $8,800,506 | 0.2% | 90.8% |
| 102 | Lavaca County, Texas | $8,673,068 | 0.2% | 91.0% |
| 103 | Young County, Texas | $8,554,530 | 0.2% | 91.2% |
| 104 | Starr County, Texas | $8,541,547 | 0.2% | 91.5% |
| 105 | Andrews County, Texas | $8,451,772 | 0.2% | 91.7% |
| 106 | Red River County, Texas | $8,389,922 | 0.2% | 91.9% |
| 107 | Atascosa County, Texas | $8,383,158 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 108 | Donley County, Texas | $8,371,138 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 109 | Motley County, Texas | $8,142,559 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 110 | Zavala County, Texas | $8,088,034 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 111 | Burleson County, Texas | $8,020,699 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 112 | Wilson County, Texas | $7,979,369 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 113 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $7,833,297 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 114 | Hunt County, Texas | $7,787,396 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 115 | Bowie County, Texas | $7,488,501 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 116 | Cooke County, Texas | $7,354,848 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 117 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $7,296,494 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
| 118 | Coleman County, Texas | $7,115,539 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 119 | Travis County, Texas | $6,993,370 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 120 | Galveston County, Texas | $6,929,871 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 121 | Austin County, Texas | $6,917,841 | 0.2% | 95.0% |
| 122 | Brazos County, Texas | $6,851,133 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 123 | Eastland County, Texas | $6,378,553 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 124 | Stonewall County, Texas | $6,221,866 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 125 | Comanche County, Texas | $6,194,197 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 126 | McCulloch County, Texas | $5,738,879 | 0.2% | 95.9% |
| 127 | Live Oak County, Texas | $5,219,229 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 128 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $5,146,850 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 129 | Pecos County, Texas | $5,106,757 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 130 | Coryell County, Texas | $4,822,854 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 131 | El Paso County, Texas | $4,640,962 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 132 | Johnson County, Texas | $4,560,645 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 133 | Bexar County, Texas | $4,534,639 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 134 | Upton County, Texas | $4,523,795 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 135 | Karnes County, Texas | $4,445,682 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 136 | Borden County, Texas | $4,443,969 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 137 | Delta County, Texas | $4,431,943 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 138 | Limestone County, Texas | $4,400,950 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 139 | Duval County, Texas | $4,079,855 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 140 | Callahan County, Texas | $3,921,816 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 141 | Caldwell County, Texas | $3,525,106 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 142 | Kaufman County, Texas | $3,340,239 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 143 | Kent County, Texas | $3,181,923 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 144 | Brown County, Texas | $3,172,483 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 145 | Hemphill County, Texas | $3,017,415 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 146 | Montague County, Texas | $2,955,619 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 147 | Shackelford County, Texas | $2,935,605 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 148 | Potter County, Texas | $2,777,930 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 149 | Roberts County, Texas | $2,712,429 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 150 | Schleicher County, Texas | $2,521,416 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 151 | Culberson County, Texas | $2,507,202 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 152 | Houston County, Texas | $2,458,572 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 153 | Fayette County, Texas | $2,421,521 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 154 | King County, Texas | $2,412,869 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 155 | Bosque County, Texas | $2,371,121 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 156 | La Salle County, Texas | $2,292,845 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 157 | Hopkins County, Texas | $2,198,744 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 158 | Hamilton County, Texas | $2,186,711 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 159 | San Saba County, Texas | $2,125,188 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 160 | Dallas County, Texas | $2,075,089 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 161 | Mason County, Texas | $2,071,211 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 162 | Goliad County, Texas | $2,040,313 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 163 | Wise County, Texas | $1,911,088 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 164 | Bastrop County, Texas | $1,713,778 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 165 | DeWitt County, Texas | $1,696,360 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 166 | Hardin County, Texas | $1,564,116 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 167 | Gillespie County, Texas | $1,399,503 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 168 | Hays County, Texas | $1,351,348 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 169 | Erath County, Texas | $1,329,008 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 170 | Dimmit County, Texas | $1,275,266 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 171 | Brooks County, Texas | $1,192,449 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 172 | Coke County, Texas | $1,187,557 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 173 | Gonzales County, Texas | $1,141,047 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 174 | Rockwall County, Texas | $1,104,219 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 175 | Stephens County, Texas | $1,051,007 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 176 | Mills County, Texas | $993,008 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 177 | Tarrant County, Texas | $938,391 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 178 | Lee County, Texas | $933,057 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 179 | Washington County, Texas | $820,824 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 180 | Jack County, Texas | $684,616 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 181 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $588,404 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 182 | Kinney County, Texas | $566,208 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 183 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $564,905 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 184 | Orange County, Texas | $554,240 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 185 | Lampasas County, Texas | $544,127 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 186 | Hood County, Texas | $454,609 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 187 | Franklin County, Texas | $414,514 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 188 | Rains County, Texas | $404,344 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 189 | Webb County, Texas | $387,257 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 190 | Sterling County, Texas | $372,889 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 191 | Parker County, Texas | $336,747 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 192 | McMullen County, Texas | $335,508 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 193 | Aransas County, Texas | $321,439 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 194 | Comal County, Texas | $287,947 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 195 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $259,363 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 196 | Burnet County, Texas | $237,600 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 197 | Henderson County, Texas | $235,525 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 198 | Ward County, Texas | $234,519 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 199 | Anderson County, Texas | $230,604 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 200 | Menard County, Texas | $214,572 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 201 | Irion County, Texas | $114,633 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 202 | Somervell County, Texas | $107,460 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 203 | Llano County, Texas | $107,077 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 204 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $105,729 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 205 | Zapata County, Texas | $103,562 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 206 | Kendall County, Texas | $91,556 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 207 | Sutton County, Texas | $87,066 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 208 | Leon County, Texas | $81,914 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 209 | Bandera County, Texas | $79,629 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 210 | Titus County, Texas | $72,773 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 211 | Kerr County, Texas | $63,837 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 212 | Maverick County, Texas | $60,835 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 213 | Wood County, Texas | $41,280 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 214 | Crockett County, Texas | $40,422 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 215 | Blanco County, Texas | $40,303 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 216 | Angelina County, Texas | $37,303 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 217 | Morris County, Texas | $31,870 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 218 | Cherokee County, Texas | $27,492 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 219 | Grimes County, Texas | $27,277 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 220 | Freestone County, Texas | $25,085 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 221 | Madison County, Texas | $21,398 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 222 | Presidio County, Texas | $17,249 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 223 | Panola County, Texas | $16,960 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 224 | Kimble County, Texas | $15,584 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 225 | Polk County, Texas | $14,571 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 226 | Smith County, Texas | $11,221 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 227 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $8,405 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 228 | Camp County, Texas | $6,720 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 229 | Rusk County, Texas | $5,280 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 230 | Real County, Texas | $2,551 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 231 | Cass County, Texas | $1,007 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 232 | Edwards County, Texas | $436 | 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 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.
