Commodity subsidies in Ward County, Texas totaled $34,334 in 2010
Counties in Ward County, Texas Receiving Commodity Payments, 2010
| Rank | County | Subtotal, Farming Subsidies 2010 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaines County, Texas | $16,712,547 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| 2 | Wharton County, Texas | $16,702,529 | 3.6% | 7.2% |
| 3 | Hale County, Texas | $14,176,068 | 3.0% | 10.2% |
| 4 | Lamb County, Texas | $11,402,597 | 2.4% | 12.6% |
| 5 | Dawson County, Texas | $10,641,361 | 2.3% | 14.9% |
| 6 | Terry County, Texas | $10,631,666 | 2.3% | 17.2% |
| 7 | Parmer County, Texas | $10,081,825 | 2.2% | 19.4% |
| 8 | Lubbock County, Texas | $9,984,317 | 2.1% | 21.5% |
| 9 | Castro County, Texas | $9,157,709 | 2.0% | 23.5% |
| 10 | Floyd County, Texas | $8,775,048 | 1.9% | 25.3% |
| 11 | Lynn County, Texas | $8,652,239 | 1.9% | 27.2% |
| 12 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $8,396,266 | 1.8% | 29.0% |
| 13 | Hockley County, Texas | $8,068,546 | 1.7% | 30.7% |
| 14 | Matagorda County, Texas | $8,029,476 | 1.7% | 32.4% |
| 15 | Nueces County, Texas | $7,724,005 | 1.7% | 34.1% |
| 16 | Jackson County, Texas | $7,675,900 | 1.6% | 35.7% |
| 17 | Swisher County, Texas | $7,640,804 | 1.6% | 37.4% |
| 18 | Crosby County, Texas | $6,995,636 | 1.5% | 38.9% |
| 19 | Colorado County, Texas | $6,680,607 | 1.4% | 40.3% |
| 20 | San Patricio County, Texas | $6,629,367 | 1.4% | 41.7% |
| 21 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $5,878,047 | 1.3% | 43.0% |
| 22 | Yoakum County, Texas | $5,848,181 | 1.3% | 44.2% |
| 23 | Haskell County, Texas | $5,722,175 | 1.2% | 45.5% |
| 24 | Cameron County, Texas | $5,480,813 | 1.2% | 46.6% |
| 25 | Hansford County, Texas | $5,451,168 | 1.2% | 47.8% |
| 26 | Jefferson County, Texas | $5,425,197 | 1.2% | 49.0% |
| 27 | Willacy County, Texas | $5,329,257 | 1.1% | 50.1% |
| 28 | Jones County, Texas | $5,287,167 | 1.1% | 51.2% |
| 29 | Brazoria County, Texas | $5,169,145 | 1.1% | 52.3% |
| 30 | Sherman County, Texas | $5,155,602 | 1.1% | 53.4% |
| 31 | Martin County, Texas | $5,066,465 | 1.1% | 54.5% |
| 32 | Chambers County, Texas | $4,914,152 | 1.1% | 55.6% |
| 33 | Moore County, Texas | $4,883,078 | 1.0% | 56.6% |
| 34 | Bailey County, Texas | $4,723,185 | 1.0% | 57.6% |
| 35 | Cochran County, Texas | $4,648,491 | 1.0% | 58.6% |
| 36 | Hill County, Texas | $4,566,639 | 1.0% | 59.6% |
| 37 | Liberty County, Texas | $4,532,723 | 1.0% | 60.6% |
| 38 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $4,511,375 | 1.0% | 61.5% |
| 39 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $4,231,678 | 0.9% | 62.5% |
| 40 | Howard County, Texas | $4,212,838 | 0.9% | 63.4% |
| 41 | Hartley County, Texas | $4,120,188 | 0.9% | 64.2% |
| 42 | Tom Green County, Texas | $3,839,661 | 0.8% | 65.1% |
| 43 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $3,738,310 | 0.8% | 65.9% |
| 44 | Fisher County, Texas | $3,703,221 | 0.8% | 66.7% |
| 45 | Dallam County, Texas | $3,678,370 | 0.8% | 67.4% |
| 46 | Glasscock County, Texas | $3,561,333 | 0.8% | 68.2% |
| 47 | Carson County, Texas | $3,516,538 | 0.8% | 69.0% |
| 48 | Williamson County, Texas | $3,500,011 | 0.7% | 69.7% |
| 49 | Hall County, Texas | $3,487,098 | 0.7% | 70.5% |
| 50 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $3,469,175 | 0.7% | 71.2% |
| 51 | Knox County, Texas | $3,113,358 | 0.7% | 71.9% |
| 52 | Runnels County, Texas | $3,036,209 | 0.7% | 72.5% |
| 53 | Victoria County, Texas | $2,865,781 | 0.6% | 73.1% |
| 54 | Scurry County, Texas | $2,602,695 | 0.6% | 73.7% |
| 55 | Lamar County, Texas | $2,539,267 | 0.5% | 74.2% |
| 56 | Calhoun County, Texas | $2,469,096 | 0.5% | 74.8% |
| 57 | McLennan County, Texas | $2,399,476 | 0.5% | 75.3% |
| 58 | Ellis County, Texas | $2,397,616 | 0.5% | 75.8% |
| 59 | Frio County, Texas | $2,352,971 | 0.5% | 76.3% |
| 60 | Childress County, Texas | $2,271,472 | 0.5% | 76.8% |
| 61 | Mitchell County, Texas | $2,262,281 | 0.5% | 77.3% |
| 62 | Fannin County, Texas | $2,218,887 | 0.5% | 77.7% |
| 63 | Briscoe County, Texas | $2,188,907 | 0.5% | 78.2% |
| 64 | Randall County, Texas | $2,134,750 | 0.5% | 78.7% |
| 65 | Wichita County, Texas | $2,085,827 | 0.4% | 79.1% |
| 66 | Waller County, Texas | $2,074,101 | 0.4% | 79.6% |
| 67 | Refugio County, Texas | $2,035,382 | 0.4% | 80.0% |
| 68 | Nolan County, Texas | $2,010,723 | 0.4% | 80.4% |
| 69 | Falls County, Texas | $1,969,627 | 0.4% | 80.8% |
| 70 | Harris County, Texas | $1,964,005 | 0.4% | 81.3% |
| 71 | Baylor County, Texas | $1,922,009 | 0.4% | 81.7% |
| 72 | Hardeman County, Texas | $1,908,054 | 0.4% | 82.1% |
| 73 | Milam County, Texas | $1,859,824 | 0.4% | 82.5% |
| 74 | Uvalde County, Texas | $1,757,256 | 0.4% | 82.9% |
| 75 | Kleberg County, Texas | $1,735,296 | 0.4% | 83.2% |
| 76 | Taylor County, Texas | $1,681,739 | 0.4% | 83.6% |
| 77 | Concho County, Texas | $1,640,694 | 0.4% | 83.9% |
| 78 | Cooke County, Texas | $1,614,367 | 0.3% | 84.3% |
| 79 | Bell County, Texas | $1,604,299 | 0.3% | 84.6% |
| 80 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $1,602,363 | 0.3% | 85.0% |
| 81 | Medina County, Texas | $1,519,218 | 0.3% | 85.3% |
| 82 | Cottle County, Texas | $1,477,903 | 0.3% | 85.6% |
| 83 | Grayson County, Texas | $1,464,803 | 0.3% | 85.9% |
| 84 | Armstrong County, Texas | $1,392,146 | 0.3% | 86.2% |
| 85 | Reagan County, Texas | $1,332,790 | 0.3% | 86.5% |
| 86 | Robertson County, Texas | $1,331,583 | 0.3% | 86.8% |
| 87 | Foard County, Texas | $1,316,016 | 0.3% | 87.1% |
| 88 | Navarro County, Texas | $1,296,850 | 0.3% | 87.4% |
| 89 | Donley County, Texas | $1,261,954 | 0.3% | 87.6% |
| 90 | Reeves County, Texas | $1,260,560 | 0.3% | 87.9% |
| 91 | Dickens County, Texas | $1,255,779 | 0.3% | 88.2% |
| 92 | Andrews County, Texas | $1,255,563 | 0.3% | 88.4% |
| 93 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $1,254,477 | 0.3% | 88.7% |
| 94 | Bee County, Texas | $1,253,777 | 0.3% | 89.0% |
| 95 | Gray County, Texas | $1,226,607 | 0.3% | 89.2% |
| 96 | Atascosa County, Texas | $1,208,852 | 0.3% | 89.5% |
| 97 | Collin County, Texas | $1,204,099 | 0.3% | 89.8% |
| 98 | Midland County, Texas | $1,193,383 | 0.3% | 90.0% |
| 99 | Garza County, Texas | $1,174,822 | 0.3% | 90.3% |
| 100 | Archer County, Texas | $1,169,862 | 0.3% | 90.5% |
| 101 | Oldham County, Texas | $1,153,822 | 0.2% | 90.8% |
| 102 | Motley County, Texas | $1,122,790 | 0.2% | 91.0% |
| 103 | Wheeler County, Texas | $1,097,942 | 0.2% | 91.2% |
| 104 | Burleson County, Texas | $1,085,595 | 0.2% | 91.5% |
| 105 | McCulloch County, Texas | $1,040,501 | 0.2% | 91.7% |
| 106 | Starr County, Texas | $1,031,371 | 0.2% | 91.9% |
| 107 | Clay County, Texas | $1,030,208 | 0.2% | 92.1% |
| 108 | Hunt County, Texas | $1,027,595 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 109 | Lavaca County, Texas | $1,023,516 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 110 | Denton County, Texas | $982,536 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 111 | Wilson County, Texas | $980,485 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 112 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $977,339 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 113 | Red River County, Texas | $967,120 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 114 | Comanche County, Texas | $966,581 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 115 | Zavala County, Texas | $952,325 | 0.2% | 93.8% |
| 116 | Eastland County, Texas | $946,064 | 0.2% | 94.0% |
| 117 | Delta County, Texas | $925,071 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 118 | Brazos County, Texas | $917,098 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 119 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $902,293 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 120 | Young County, Texas | $890,714 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 121 | Pecos County, Texas | $844,816 | 0.2% | 95.0% |
| 122 | Bowie County, Texas | $814,662 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 123 | Coleman County, Texas | $814,218 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 124 | Austin County, Texas | $811,493 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 125 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $807,189 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 126 | Travis County, Texas | $776,066 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 127 | Stonewall County, Texas | $763,717 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 128 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $695,656 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 129 | Galveston County, Texas | $678,805 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 130 | Upton County, Texas | $677,884 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 131 | Borden County, Texas | $631,880 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 132 | Live Oak County, Texas | $568,227 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 133 | El Paso County, Texas | $541,607 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 134 | Coryell County, Texas | $502,515 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 135 | Duval County, Texas | $499,892 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 136 | Hopkins County, Texas | $492,752 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 137 | Johnson County, Texas | $480,298 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 138 | Bexar County, Texas | $475,786 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 139 | Limestone County, Texas | $474,914 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 140 | Karnes County, Texas | $464,159 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 141 | Callahan County, Texas | $463,629 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 142 | Kaufman County, Texas | $436,459 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 143 | Kent County, Texas | $431,469 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 144 | Caldwell County, Texas | $421,585 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 145 | Erath County, Texas | $417,246 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 146 | Culberson County, Texas | $404,683 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 147 | Brown County, Texas | $398,159 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 148 | La Salle County, Texas | $366,687 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 149 | Schleicher County, Texas | $366,195 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 150 | Shackelford County, Texas | $327,200 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 151 | Hamilton County, Texas | $321,200 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 152 | Mason County, Texas | $308,829 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 153 | King County, Texas | $307,541 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 154 | Hemphill County, Texas | $296,373 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 155 | Montague County, Texas | $294,464 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 156 | Houston County, Texas | $287,840 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 157 | Fayette County, Texas | $265,657 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 158 | Roberts County, Texas | $261,104 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 159 | Potter County, Texas | $255,720 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 160 | Dallas County, Texas | $242,264 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 161 | Gillespie County, Texas | $235,348 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 162 | San Saba County, Texas | $224,850 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 163 | Wise County, Texas | $220,793 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 164 | Bosque County, Texas | $214,803 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 165 | Goliad County, Texas | $202,707 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 166 | Dimmit County, Texas | $193,995 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 167 | Bastrop County, Texas | $188,781 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 168 | DeWitt County, Texas | $183,013 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 169 | Hardin County, Texas | $171,500 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 170 | Coke County, Texas | $143,738 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 171 | Hays County, Texas | $121,991 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 172 | Stephens County, Texas | $121,919 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 173 | Mills County, Texas | $119,678 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 174 | Lee County, Texas | $119,207 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 175 | Gonzales County, Texas | $116,784 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 176 | Rockwall County, Texas | $109,000 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 177 | Washington County, Texas | $108,786 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 178 | Brooks County, Texas | $96,985 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 179 | Franklin County, Texas | $84,708 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 180 | Tarrant County, Texas | $76,783 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 181 | Edwards County, Texas | $76,771 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 182 | Webb County, Texas | $73,441 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 183 | Wood County, Texas | $72,361 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 184 | Henderson County, Texas | $71,886 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 185 | Kinney County, Texas | $68,805 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 186 | Lampasas County, Texas | $65,726 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 187 | Orange County, Texas | $60,615 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 188 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $54,137 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 189 | Jack County, Texas | $48,158 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 190 | Rains County, Texas | $47,276 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 191 | Sterling County, Texas | $43,548 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 192 | Val Verde County, Texas | $43,284 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 193 | Aransas County, Texas | $43,268 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 194 | Hood County, Texas | $40,701 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 195 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $40,525 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 196 | Upshur County, Texas | $37,294 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 197 | Ward County, Texas | $34,334 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 198 | Sutton County, Texas | $29,805 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 199 | Cherokee County, Texas | $28,640 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 200 | Menard County, Texas | $27,742 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 201 | Crockett County, Texas | $26,107 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 202 | McMullen County, Texas | $25,916 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 203 | Parker County, Texas | $25,488 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 204 | Burnet County, Texas | $22,184 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 205 | Real County, Texas | $20,549 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 206 | Leon County, Texas | $17,276 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 207 | Llano County, Texas | $15,267 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 208 | Irion County, Texas | $15,149 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 209 | Kendall County, Texas | $14,013 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 210 | Camp County, Texas | $11,025 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 211 | Kerr County, Texas | $8,497 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 212 | Comal County, Texas | $8,341 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 213 | Bandera County, Texas | $8,080 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 214 | Kimble County, Texas | $7,630 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 215 | Somervell County, Texas | $5,939 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 216 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $5,543 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 217 | Blanco County, Texas | $5,220 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 218 | Terrell County, Texas | $4,754 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 219 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $4,662 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 220 | Presidio County, Texas | $4,646 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 221 | Panola County, Texas | $4,221 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 222 | Madison County, Texas | $4,186 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 223 | Anderson County, Texas | $4,161 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 224 | Angelina County, Texas | $4,145 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 225 | Grimes County, Texas | $3,361 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 226 | Morris County, Texas | $1,355 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 227 | Smith County, Texas | $1,049 | 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.
