USDA subsidies in Tom Green County, Texas totaled $220 million from 1995-2011.
Total USDA - Subsidies in Tom Green County, Texas by county, 1995-2011
| Rank | County | Total USDA - Subsidies 1995-2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,015,779,850 | 3.9% | 3.9% | |
| 2 | Gaines County, Texas | $847,295,578 | 3.3% | 7.2% |
| 3 | Hale County, Texas | $703,378,236 | 2.7% | 9.9% |
| 4 | Dawson County, Texas | $598,177,195 | 2.3% | 12.2% |
| 5 | Wharton County, Texas | $596,262,764 | 2.3% | 14.5% |
| 6 | Lamb County, Texas | $547,579,190 | 2.1% | 16.7% |
| 7 | Terry County, Texas | $536,957,925 | 2.1% | 18.7% |
| 8 | Parmer County, Texas | $510,692,407 | 2.0% | 20.7% |
| 9 | Lubbock County, Texas | $477,849,001 | 1.8% | 22.5% |
| 10 | Floyd County, Texas | $477,506,629 | 1.8% | 24.4% |
| 11 | Castro County, Texas | $465,120,582 | 1.8% | 26.2% |
| 12 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $464,036,270 | 1.8% | 28.0% |
| 13 | Hockley County, Texas | $457,224,571 | 1.8% | 29.7% |
| 14 | Lynn County, Texas | $452,856,889 | 1.8% | 31.5% |
| 15 | Swisher County, Texas | $407,246,613 | 1.6% | 33.1% |
| 16 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $381,553,396 | 1.5% | 34.5% |
| 17 | Nueces County, Texas | $362,783,783 | 1.4% | 35.9% |
| 18 | Crosby County, Texas | $345,122,378 | 1.3% | 37.3% |
| 19 | $325,096,021 | 1.3% | 38.5% | |
| 20 | Yoakum County, Texas | $310,639,939 | 1.2% | 39.7% |
| 21 | San Patricio County, Texas | $309,921,168 | 1.2% | 40.9% |
| 22 | Martin County, Texas | $306,902,202 | 1.2% | 42.1% |
| 23 | Matagorda County, Texas | $300,243,721 | 1.2% | 43.3% |
| 24 | Dallam County, Texas | $299,056,033 | 1.2% | 44.4% |
| 25 | Cochran County, Texas | $291,684,613 | 1.1% | 45.6% |
| 26 | Jackson County, Texas | $290,587,867 | 1.1% | 46.7% |
| 27 | Bailey County, Texas | $286,696,903 | 1.1% | 47.8% |
| 28 | Sherman County, Texas | $281,839,779 | 1.1% | 48.9% |
| 29 | Cameron County, Texas | $277,560,933 | 1.1% | 50.0% |
| 30 | Texas NRCS | $264,846,881 | 1.0% | 51.0% |
| 31 | Hansford County, Texas | $261,791,520 | 1.0% | 52.0% |
| 32 | Jones County, Texas | $258,658,362 | 1.0% | 53.0% |
| 33 | Howard County, Texas | $256,643,647 | 1.0% | 54.0% |
| 34 | Willacy County, Texas | $252,991,190 | 1.0% | 55.0% |
| 35 | Haskell County, Texas | $249,115,557 | 1.0% | 55.9% |
| 36 | Hartley County, Texas | $238,901,071 | 0.9% | 56.8% |
| 37 | Moore County, Texas | $237,228,315 | 0.9% | 57.8% |
| 38 | Colorado County, Texas | $222,788,446 | 0.9% | 58.6% |
| 39 | Tom Green County, Texas | $219,612,199 | 0.8% | 59.5% |
| 40 | Fisher County, Texas | $209,675,995 | 0.8% | 60.3% |
| 41 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $204,682,087 | 0.8% | 61.1% |
| 42 | $191,393,735 | 0.7% | 61.8% | |
| 43 | Hall County, Texas | $190,480,657 | 0.7% | 62.6% |
| 44 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $185,054,920 | 0.7% | 63.3% |
| 45 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $182,718,814 | 0.7% | 64.0% |
| 46 | Carson County, Texas | $181,198,530 | 0.7% | 64.7% |
| 47 | Brazoria County, Texas | $180,063,418 | 0.7% | 65.4% |
| 48 | Glasscock County, Texas | $176,708,803 | 0.7% | 66.1% |
| 49 | Runnels County, Texas | $170,256,964 | 0.7% | 66.7% |
| 50 | Williamson County, Texas | $161,790,646 | 0.6% | 67.3% |
| 51 | Jefferson County, Texas | $158,915,677 | 0.6% | 68.0% |
| 52 | Scurry County, Texas | $156,969,854 | 0.6% | 68.6% |
| 53 | Hill County, Texas | $155,630,489 | 0.6% | 69.2% |
| 54 | Chambers County, Texas | $152,878,992 | 0.6% | 69.7% |
| 55 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $149,821,741 | 0.6% | 70.3% |
| 56 | Liberty County, Texas | $144,750,299 | 0.6% | 70.9% |
| 57 | Randall County, Texas | $140,763,620 | 0.5% | 71.4% |
| 58 | $134,711,784 | 0.5% | 72.0% | |
| 59 | Mitchell County, Texas | $131,966,078 | 0.5% | 72.5% |
| 60 | Knox County, Texas | $130,420,164 | 0.5% | 73.0% |
| 61 | Ellis County, Texas | $125,788,246 | 0.5% | 73.5% |
| 62 | Briscoe County, Texas | $123,073,495 | 0.5% | 73.9% |
| 63 | Childress County, Texas | $114,911,194 | 0.4% | 74.4% |
| 64 | Victoria County, Texas | $112,214,037 | 0.4% | 74.8% |
| 65 | Nolan County, Texas | $111,307,223 | 0.4% | 75.2% |
| 66 | Fannin County, Texas | $104,625,245 | 0.4% | 75.6% |
| 67 | McLennan County, Texas | $100,520,466 | 0.4% | 76.0% |
| 68 | Falls County, Texas | $99,970,021 | 0.4% | 76.4% |
| 69 | Refugio County, Texas | $96,856,411 | 0.4% | 76.8% |
| 70 | Calhoun County, Texas | $96,367,607 | 0.4% | 77.2% |
| 71 | Concho County, Texas | $96,226,564 | 0.4% | 77.5% |
| 72 | Uvalde County, Texas | $95,844,200 | 0.4% | 77.9% |
| 73 | Frio County, Texas | $95,089,694 | 0.4% | 78.3% |
| 74 | Starr County, Texas | $95,065,555 | 0.4% | 78.6% |
| 75 | Milam County, Texas | $93,480,202 | 0.4% | 79.0% |
| 76 | Lamar County, Texas | $91,802,889 | 0.4% | 79.4% |
| 77 | Taylor County, Texas | $89,127,726 | 0.3% | 79.7% |
| 78 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $89,108,608 | 0.3% | 80.0% |
| 79 | Cottle County, Texas | $88,629,149 | 0.3% | 80.4% |
| 80 | Bell County, Texas | $84,348,580 | 0.3% | 80.7% |
| 81 | Hardeman County, Texas | $83,741,626 | 0.3% | 81.0% |
| 82 | Gray County, Texas | $83,285,832 | 0.3% | 81.4% |
| 83 | Armstrong County, Texas | $79,884,289 | 0.3% | 81.7% |
| 84 | Collin County, Texas | $79,705,022 | 0.3% | 82.0% |
| 85 | Kleberg County, Texas | $79,398,227 | 0.3% | 82.3% |
| 86 | Wichita County, Texas | $78,391,574 | 0.3% | 82.6% |
| 87 | Dickens County, Texas | $77,620,806 | 0.3% | 82.9% |
| 88 | Reagan County, Texas | $77,169,094 | 0.3% | 83.2% |
| 89 | Bee County, Texas | $77,009,567 | 0.3% | 83.5% |
| 90 | Baylor County, Texas | $75,654,313 | 0.3% | 83.8% |
| 91 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $75,265,023 | 0.3% | 84.1% |
| 92 | Garza County, Texas | $74,968,641 | 0.3% | 84.4% |
| 93 | Waller County, Texas | $74,078,598 | 0.3% | 84.6% |
| 94 | Grayson County, Texas | $73,852,142 | 0.3% | 84.9% |
| 95 | Medina County, Texas | $73,799,240 | 0.3% | 85.2% |
| 96 | Andrews County, Texas | $73,726,266 | 0.3% | 85.5% |
| 97 | Robertson County, Texas | $72,615,214 | 0.3% | 85.8% |
| 98 | Navarro County, Texas | $71,775,216 | 0.3% | 86.1% |
| 99 | Foard County, Texas | $70,877,301 | 0.3% | 86.3% |
| 100 | Midland County, Texas | $70,869,123 | 0.3% | 86.6% |
| 101 | Comanche County, Texas | $65,930,900 | 0.3% | 86.9% |
| 102 | Motley County, Texas | $65,681,530 | 0.3% | 87.1% |
| 103 | Wheeler County, Texas | $65,239,658 | 0.3% | 87.4% |
| 104 | Harris County, Texas | $64,001,168 | 0.2% | 87.6% |
| 105 | Oldham County, Texas | $63,062,954 | 0.2% | 87.9% |
| 106 | Donley County, Texas | $62,748,072 | 0.2% | 88.1% |
| 107 | Reeves County, Texas | $62,679,433 | 0.2% | 88.3% |
| 108 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $61,372,762 | 0.2% | 88.6% |
| 109 | Pecos County, Texas | $59,472,478 | 0.2% | 88.8% |
| 110 | Erath County, Texas | $59,189,305 | 0.2% | 89.0% |
| 111 | Atascosa County, Texas | $58,892,214 | 0.2% | 89.3% |
| 112 | Stonewall County, Texas | $57,803,209 | 0.2% | 89.5% |
| 113 | Red River County, Texas | $56,851,721 | 0.2% | 89.7% |
| 114 | Hopkins County, Texas | $54,452,423 | 0.2% | 89.9% |
| 115 | Zavala County, Texas | $54,032,487 | 0.2% | 90.1% |
| 116 | Burleson County, Texas | $51,481,896 | 0.2% | 90.3% |
| 117 | McCulloch County, Texas | $49,978,669 | 0.2% | 90.5% |
| 118 | Wilson County, Texas | $49,540,335 | 0.2% | 90.7% |
| 119 | Archer County, Texas | $49,239,216 | 0.2% | 90.9% |
| 120 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $47,107,216 | 0.2% | 91.1% |
| 121 | Borden County, Texas | $46,346,125 | 0.2% | 91.3% |
| 122 | Duval County, Texas | $45,875,922 | 0.2% | 91.4% |
| 123 | Hunt County, Texas | $45,521,487 | 0.2% | 91.6% |
| 124 | Bowie County, Texas | $44,763,886 | 0.2% | 91.8% |
| 125 | Denton County, Texas | $44,140,826 | 0.2% | 92.0% |
| 126 | Clay County, Texas | $43,762,046 | 0.2% | 92.1% |
| 127 | Eastland County, Texas | $42,998,662 | 0.2% | 92.3% |
| 128 | Live Oak County, Texas | $42,975,612 | 0.2% | 92.5% |
| 129 | Coleman County, Texas | $41,806,944 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 130 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $40,291,642 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 131 | Young County, Texas | $40,150,271 | 0.2% | 92.9% |
| 132 | Limestone County, Texas | $38,656,130 | 0.1% | 93.1% |
| 133 | Schleicher County, Texas | $37,686,978 | 0.1% | 93.2% |
| 134 | Kent County, Texas | $37,631,340 | 0.1% | 93.4% |
| 135 | Upton County, Texas | $36,936,302 | 0.1% | 93.5% |
| 136 | $36,227,074 | 0.1% | 93.7% | |
| 137 | Brazos County, Texas | $35,692,121 | 0.1% | 93.8% |
| 138 | Karnes County, Texas | $35,362,013 | 0.1% | 93.9% |
| 139 | Travis County, Texas | $35,323,951 | 0.1% | 94.1% |
| 140 | Lavaca County, Texas | $34,135,097 | 0.1% | 94.2% |
| 141 | Austin County, Texas | $33,520,940 | 0.1% | 94.3% |
| 142 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $33,497,202 | 0.1% | 94.5% |
| 143 | Cooke County, Texas | $32,661,346 | 0.1% | 94.6% |
| 144 | Johnson County, Texas | $30,853,629 | 0.1% | 94.7% |
| 145 | El Paso County, Texas | $30,379,420 | 0.1% | 94.8% |
| 146 | Delta County, Texas | $30,002,376 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| 147 | Bexar County, Texas | $29,032,516 | 0.1% | 95.0% |
| 148 | La Salle County, Texas | $26,952,180 | 0.1% | 95.1% |
| 149 | Callahan County, Texas | $26,730,956 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 150 | $26,684,631 | 0.1% | 95.4% | |
| 151 | Coryell County, Texas | $26,221,524 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 152 | Houston County, Texas | $25,902,489 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 153 | King County, Texas | $25,568,437 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 154 | Crockett County, Texas | $25,529,366 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 155 | Galveston County, Texas | $25,485,060 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 156 | $24,674,610 | 0.1% | 95.9% | |
| 157 | Kaufman County, Texas | $23,677,638 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 158 | Edwards County, Texas | $23,497,125 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 159 | Caldwell County, Texas | $23,154,060 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 160 | Brown County, Texas | $23,025,457 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 161 | Fayette County, Texas | $22,789,124 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 162 | Shackelford County, Texas | $22,716,522 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 163 | Montague County, Texas | $22,505,845 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 164 | Gillespie County, Texas | $22,189,409 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 165 | Potter County, Texas | $21,893,910 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 166 | Val Verde County, Texas | $21,702,745 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 167 | Hemphill County, Texas | $20,996,103 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 168 | Mason County, Texas | $20,655,986 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 169 | Roberts County, Texas | $20,611,900 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 170 | Wise County, Texas | $19,411,400 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 171 | Gonzales County, Texas | $18,996,185 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 172 | San Saba County, Texas | $18,560,934 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 173 | Kinney County, Texas | $18,470,918 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 174 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $18,258,699 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 175 | Sutton County, Texas | $18,241,201 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 176 | Goliad County, Texas | $18,022,114 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 177 | Coke County, Texas | $17,024,376 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 178 | DeWitt County, Texas | $16,816,325 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 179 | Culberson County, Texas | $16,767,745 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 180 | Hamilton County, Texas | $16,425,886 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 181 | Dallas County, Texas | $15,286,526 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 182 | Cherokee County, Texas | $14,749,939 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 183 | Brooks County, Texas | $14,636,327 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 184 | Wood County, Texas | $14,387,650 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 185 | Bastrop County, Texas | $14,235,214 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 186 | Bosque County, Texas | $13,995,640 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 187 | Mills County, Texas | $13,830,398 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 188 | Webb County, Texas | $13,568,343 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 189 | Menard County, Texas | $13,347,839 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 190 | Sterling County, Texas | $12,554,793 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 191 | Lee County, Texas | $12,477,833 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 192 | Tarrant County, Texas | $12,378,372 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 193 | Dimmit County, Texas | $11,468,449 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 194 | Irion County, Texas | $11,197,784 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 195 | Kimble County, Texas | $11,078,940 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 196 | Brewster County, Texas | $11,054,328 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 197 | Terrell County, Texas | $10,645,513 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 198 | Leon County, Texas | $10,197,875 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 199 | Hays County, Texas | $9,705,048 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 200 | $9,406,132 | 0.0% | 98.8% | |
| 201 | Rockwall County, Texas | $9,278,095 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 202 | Washington County, Texas | $9,008,174 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 203 | Anderson County, Texas | $8,981,395 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 204 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $8,937,405 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 205 | Stephens County, Texas | $8,507,768 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 206 | Freestone County, Texas | $8,478,733 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 207 | Parker County, Texas | $7,976,292 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 208 | Franklin County, Texas | $7,881,830 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 209 | Lampasas County, Texas | $7,516,400 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 210 | Henderson County, Texas | $7,293,720 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 211 | Jack County, Texas | $7,035,960 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 212 | Rains County, Texas | $6,952,422 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 213 | Presidio County, Texas | $6,944,646 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 214 | Hardin County, Texas | $6,750,498 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 215 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $6,725,214 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 216 | Maverick County, Texas | $6,631,227 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 217 | McMullen County, Texas | $6,468,648 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 218 | Upshur County, Texas | $6,451,711 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 219 | Smith County, Texas | $6,400,495 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 220 | Panola County, Texas | $6,309,484 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 221 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $6,148,022 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 222 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $6,114,568 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 223 | Zapata County, Texas | $6,091,845 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 224 | Grimes County, Texas | $5,850,079 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 225 | Orange County, Texas | $5,831,394 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 226 | Kerr County, Texas | $5,815,911 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 227 | $5,739,602 | 0.0% | 99.5% | |
| 228 | Hood County, Texas | $5,386,237 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 229 | Ward County, Texas | $4,873,672 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 230 | Rusk County, Texas | $4,831,817 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 231 | Camp County, Texas | $4,637,624 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 232 | Llano County, Texas | $4,627,148 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 233 | Kendall County, Texas | $4,119,168 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 234 | Burnet County, Texas | $3,992,560 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 235 | Madison County, Texas | $3,850,220 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 236 | Titus County, Texas | $3,293,808 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 237 | Bandera County, Texas | $3,271,882 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 238 | Comal County, Texas | $3,189,702 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 239 | Shelby County, Texas | $3,156,221 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 240 | Blanco County, Texas | $3,154,938 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 241 | Crane County, Texas | $3,014,332 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 242 | Walker County, Texas | $2,898,496 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 243 | Kenedy County, Texas | $2,772,652 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 244 | Tyler County, Texas | $2,729,647 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 245 | Jasper County, Texas | $2,618,825 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 246 | Loving County, Texas | $2,530,643 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 247 | Morris County, Texas | $2,446,869 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 248 | Montgomery County, Texas | $2,385,098 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 249 | Real County, Texas | $2,317,793 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 250 | Angelina County, Texas | $2,256,447 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 251 | Cass County, Texas | $2,244,304 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 252 | Ector County, Texas | $2,166,262 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 253 | Winkler County, Texas | $2,148,476 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 254 | Aransas County, Texas | $2,142,333 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 255 | Polk County, Texas | $1,998,245 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 256 | Harrison County, Texas | $1,767,821 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 257 | Somervell County, Texas | $1,719,001 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 258 | Trinity County, Texas | $1,715,633 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 259 | San Augustine County, Texas | $1,348,190 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 260 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $1,267,367 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 261 | Newton County, Texas | $957,088 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 262 | Sabine County, Texas | $753,879 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 263 | Gregg County, Texas | $637,441 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 264 | Marion County, Texas | $431,880 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 265 | $48,441 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
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.
