Cotton Subsidies** in Swisher County, Texas totaled $174 million from 1995-2011.
Counties in Swisher County, Texas Receiving cotton subsidies**, 1995-2011
| Rank | County | Cotton Subsidies** 1995-2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,015,779,850 | 9.7% | 9.7% | |
| 2 | Gaines County, Texas | $475,496,954 | 4.5% | 14.2% |
| 3 | Hale County, Texas | $438,526,587 | 4.2% | 18.4% |
| 4 | Dawson County, Texas | $400,337,463 | 3.8% | 22.3% |
| 5 | Lubbock County, Texas | $362,978,162 | 3.5% | 25.7% |
| 6 | Lynn County, Texas | $326,180,173 | 3.1% | 28.8% |
| 7 | $325,096,021 | 3.1% | 31.9% | |
| 8 | Terry County, Texas | $318,889,843 | 3.0% | 35.0% |
| 9 | Lamb County, Texas | $293,125,790 | 2.8% | 37.8% |
| 10 | Hockley County, Texas | $292,518,221 | 2.8% | 40.6% |
| 11 | Floyd County, Texas | $278,969,158 | 2.7% | 43.2% |
| 12 | Crosby County, Texas | $255,731,409 | 2.4% | 45.7% |
| 13 | Martin County, Texas | $203,112,660 | 1.9% | 47.6% |
| 14 | $191,393,735 | 1.8% | 49.5% | |
| 15 | Nueces County, Texas | $189,440,958 | 1.8% | 51.3% |
| 16 | San Patricio County, Texas | $187,266,099 | 1.8% | 53.1% |
| 17 | Swisher County, Texas | $174,059,514 | 1.7% | 54.7% |
| 18 | Cochran County, Texas | $173,859,437 | 1.7% | 56.4% |
| 19 | Yoakum County, Texas | $169,024,273 | 1.6% | 58.0% |
| 20 | Howard County, Texas | $166,882,280 | 1.6% | 59.6% |
| 21 | Cameron County, Texas | $156,832,042 | 1.5% | 61.1% |
| 22 | Parmer County, Texas | $154,037,468 | 1.5% | 62.6% |
| 23 | Castro County, Texas | $149,811,680 | 1.4% | 64.0% |
| 24 | Willacy County, Texas | $143,727,435 | 1.4% | 65.4% |
| 25 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $140,695,226 | 1.3% | 66.7% |
| 26 | Jones County, Texas | $135,498,635 | 1.3% | 68.0% |
| 27 | $134,711,784 | 1.3% | 69.3% | |
| 28 | Haskell County, Texas | $132,017,511 | 1.3% | 70.5% |
| 29 | Tom Green County, Texas | $131,372,133 | 1.3% | 71.8% |
| 30 | Glasscock County, Texas | $128,568,280 | 1.2% | 73.0% |
| 31 | Fisher County, Texas | $124,109,810 | 1.2% | 74.2% |
| 32 | Bailey County, Texas | $116,028,011 | 1.1% | 75.3% |
| 33 | Hall County, Texas | $112,059,434 | 1.1% | 76.4% |
| 34 | Wharton County, Texas | $103,490,297 | 1.0% | 77.4% |
| 35 | Scurry County, Texas | $90,854,764 | 0.9% | 78.2% |
| 36 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $82,028,042 | 0.8% | 79.0% |
| 37 | Mitchell County, Texas | $74,901,705 | 0.7% | 79.7% |
| 38 | Runnels County, Texas | $68,042,830 | 0.6% | 80.4% |
| 39 | Nolan County, Texas | $64,957,291 | 0.6% | 81.0% |
| 40 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $63,069,089 | 0.6% | 81.6% |
| 41 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $60,466,308 | 0.6% | 82.2% |
| 42 | Childress County, Texas | $58,560,628 | 0.6% | 82.8% |
| 43 | Williamson County, Texas | $57,823,478 | 0.6% | 83.3% |
| 44 | Briscoe County, Texas | $56,583,782 | 0.5% | 83.8% |
| 45 | Matagorda County, Texas | $54,698,792 | 0.5% | 84.4% |
| 46 | Refugio County, Texas | $51,295,922 | 0.5% | 84.9% |
| 47 | Knox County, Texas | $50,634,935 | 0.5% | 85.3% |
| 48 | Reagan County, Texas | $47,100,873 | 0.4% | 85.8% |
| 49 | Kleberg County, Texas | $45,694,185 | 0.4% | 86.2% |
| 50 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $45,572,994 | 0.4% | 86.7% |
| 51 | Ellis County, Texas | $45,503,636 | 0.4% | 87.1% |
| 52 | Garza County, Texas | $45,044,218 | 0.4% | 87.5% |
| 53 | Cottle County, Texas | $43,633,324 | 0.4% | 87.9% |
| 54 | Robertson County, Texas | $43,523,204 | 0.4% | 88.4% |
| 55 | Jackson County, Texas | $43,474,902 | 0.4% | 88.8% |
| 56 | Midland County, Texas | $41,554,156 | 0.4% | 89.2% |
| 57 | Concho County, Texas | $39,258,243 | 0.4% | 89.5% |
| 58 | $36,129,543 | 0.3% | 89.9% | |
| 59 | Dickens County, Texas | $34,598,185 | 0.3% | 90.2% |
| 60 | Hill County, Texas | $33,547,215 | 0.3% | 90.5% |
| 61 | Uvalde County, Texas | $33,304,742 | 0.3% | 90.9% |
| 62 | Andrews County, Texas | $32,388,048 | 0.3% | 91.2% |
| 63 | Burleson County, Texas | $31,835,395 | 0.3% | 91.5% |
| 64 | Motley County, Texas | $31,747,911 | 0.3% | 91.8% |
| 65 | Reeves County, Texas | $29,778,370 | 0.3% | 92.1% |
| 66 | Borden County, Texas | $28,903,101 | 0.3% | 92.3% |
| 67 | Milam County, Texas | $26,788,452 | 0.3% | 92.6% |
| 68 | $26,684,631 | 0.3% | 92.8% | |
| 69 | Donley County, Texas | $25,561,624 | 0.2% | 93.1% |
| 70 | Calhoun County, Texas | $24,807,512 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 71 | $24,674,610 | 0.2% | 93.6% | |
| 72 | Navarro County, Texas | $24,328,019 | 0.2% | 93.8% |
| 73 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $23,770,102 | 0.2% | 94.0% |
| 74 | Brazos County, Texas | $23,551,267 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 75 | Victoria County, Texas | $23,495,757 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 76 | Falls County, Texas | $22,912,842 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 77 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $22,116,599 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 78 | Taylor County, Texas | $21,343,258 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 79 | Upton County, Texas | $20,606,741 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 80 | Pecos County, Texas | $20,203,773 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 81 | Foard County, Texas | $20,140,253 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 82 | Hardeman County, Texas | $19,674,789 | 0.2% | 95.9% |
| 83 | Zavala County, Texas | $19,099,597 | 0.2% | 96.1% |
| 84 | El Paso County, Texas | $18,387,548 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 85 | Carson County, Texas | $16,937,477 | 0.2% | 96.4% |
| 86 | Starr County, Texas | $16,391,819 | 0.2% | 96.6% |
| 87 | Wichita County, Texas | $16,082,428 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 88 | Bee County, Texas | $15,192,288 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 89 | Stonewall County, Texas | $14,852,601 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 90 | McLennan County, Texas | $14,282,869 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 91 | Medina County, Texas | $13,841,875 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 92 | Wheeler County, Texas | $11,965,929 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 93 | Kent County, Texas | $11,344,668 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 94 | Schleicher County, Texas | $11,003,381 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 95 | Brazoria County, Texas | $10,594,527 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 96 | Baylor County, Texas | $10,242,148 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 97 | $9,406,132 | 0.1% | 97.9% | |
| 98 | Red River County, Texas | $8,755,889 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 99 | Bell County, Texas | $8,621,985 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 100 | King County, Texas | $8,400,044 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 101 | Travis County, Texas | $7,699,127 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 102 | Houston County, Texas | $7,685,279 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 103 | Collin County, Texas | $7,672,941 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 104 | Austin County, Texas | $7,496,734 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 105 | Caldwell County, Texas | $7,250,149 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 106 | McCulloch County, Texas | $7,140,317 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 107 | Hunt County, Texas | $6,771,788 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 108 | Lamar County, Texas | $6,705,861 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 109 | Live Oak County, Texas | $6,167,695 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 110 | Gray County, Texas | $6,034,270 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 111 | Frio County, Texas | $5,857,021 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 112 | $5,739,602 | 0.1% | 98.9% | |
| 113 | Sherman County, Texas | $5,579,035 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 114 | Moore County, Texas | $5,510,206 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 115 | Coleman County, Texas | $5,255,579 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 116 | Limestone County, Texas | $5,233,195 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 117 | Young County, Texas | $4,974,524 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 118 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $4,959,484 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 119 | Hartley County, Texas | $4,845,550 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 120 | Culberson County, Texas | $4,744,680 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 121 | Randall County, Texas | $4,403,696 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 122 | Clay County, Texas | $3,477,125 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 123 | Colorado County, Texas | $3,313,903 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 124 | Dimmit County, Texas | $3,184,539 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 125 | Duval County, Texas | $2,919,368 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 126 | Shackelford County, Texas | $2,816,440 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 127 | Denton County, Texas | $2,804,007 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 128 | Delta County, Texas | $2,765,455 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 129 | Kaufman County, Texas | $2,756,968 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 130 | Karnes County, Texas | $2,695,793 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 131 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $2,619,577 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 132 | Bowie County, Texas | $2,504,784 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 133 | Hansford County, Texas | $2,241,364 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 134 | Brooks County, Texas | $2,194,658 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 135 | Fannin County, Texas | $2,161,315 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 136 | Armstrong County, Texas | $2,116,943 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 137 | Ward County, Texas | $1,965,748 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 138 | Kinney County, Texas | $1,813,343 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 139 | Goliad County, Texas | $1,750,941 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 140 | Washington County, Texas | $1,735,232 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 141 | Hays County, Texas | $1,398,633 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 142 | Archer County, Texas | $1,285,600 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 143 | Wilson County, Texas | $1,284,352 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 144 | DeWitt County, Texas | $1,187,524 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 145 | Aransas County, Texas | $1,129,679 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 146 | Coke County, Texas | $1,096,055 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 147 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $1,068,372 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 148 | Atascosa County, Texas | $1,037,242 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 149 | Bexar County, Texas | $913,323 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 150 | Dallas County, Texas | $903,279 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 151 | La Salle County, Texas | $886,104 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 152 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $836,362 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 153 | Johnson County, Texas | $799,921 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 154 | Grayson County, Texas | $770,961 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 155 | Bosque County, Texas | $769,805 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 156 | Comanche County, Texas | $756,690 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 157 | Bastrop County, Texas | $656,918 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 158 | Anderson County, Texas | $637,223 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 159 | Stephens County, Texas | $606,326 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 160 | Irion County, Texas | $582,923 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 161 | Rockwall County, Texas | $551,023 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 162 | Brown County, Texas | $493,317 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 163 | Lavaca County, Texas | $486,782 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 164 | Waller County, Texas | $477,019 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 165 | Webb County, Texas | $444,842 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 166 | Dallam County, Texas | $442,520 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 167 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $428,258 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 168 | Eastland County, Texas | $400,365 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 169 | Potter County, Texas | $307,688 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 170 | Zapata County, Texas | $300,819 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 171 | Mason County, Texas | $289,022 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 172 | Roberts County, Texas | $277,075 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 173 | Callahan County, Texas | $241,773 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 174 | Leon County, Texas | $237,745 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 175 | Erath County, Texas | $210,731 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 176 | Coryell County, Texas | $188,645 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 177 | Fayette County, Texas | $187,542 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 178 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $185,412 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 179 | Cooke County, Texas | $175,589 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 180 | Gonzales County, Texas | $175,035 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 181 | Oldham County, Texas | $160,598 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 182 | Hopkins County, Texas | $126,266 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 183 | Galveston County, Texas | $106,444 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 184 | Rains County, Texas | $89,175 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 185 | Harris County, Texas | $78,439 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 186 | Walker County, Texas | $70,135 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 187 | Hemphill County, Texas | $53,724 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 188 | Parker County, Texas | $50,271 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 189 | Presidio County, Texas | $49,668 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 190 | $48,441 | 0.0% | 100.1% | |
| 191 | Crockett County, Texas | $40,375 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 192 | Tarrant County, Texas | $32,826 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 193 | Liberty County, Texas | $31,989 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 194 | Hamilton County, Texas | $31,797 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 195 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $31,653 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 196 | Comal County, Texas | $28,888 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 197 | Angelina County, Texas | $18,030 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 198 | Henderson County, Texas | $14,590 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 199 | Gillespie County, Texas | $13,367 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 200 | Montague County, Texas | $7,635 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 201 | Rusk County, Texas | $3,056 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 202 | Jack County, Texas | $1,897 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 203 | Lee County, Texas | $1,302 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 204 | Mills County, Texas | $773 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 205 | Wise County, Texas | $614 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
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.
