Livestock Disaster / Emergency payments in Wichita County, Texas totaled $1.6 million from 1995-2012.
Counties in Wichita County, Texas Receiving Livestock Disaster / Emergency payments, 1995-2012
| Rank | County | Livestock Disaster / Emergency 1995-2012 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milam County, Texas | $9,026,747 | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| 2 | Robertson County, Texas | $8,512,947 | 1.6% | 3.3% |
| 3 | Hopkins County, Texas | $7,964,944 | 1.5% | 4.7% |
| 4 | Edwards County, Texas | $7,469,104 | 1.4% | 6.1% |
| 5 | Limestone County, Texas | $7,401,197 | 1.4% | 7.5% |
| 6 | Crockett County, Texas | $7,119,859 | 1.3% | 8.8% |
| 7 | Houston County, Texas | $6,720,181 | 1.2% | 10.1% |
| 8 | Schleicher County, Texas | $6,167,912 | 1.1% | 11.2% |
| 9 | Sutton County, Texas | $5,968,140 | 1.1% | 12.3% |
| 10 | Gillespie County, Texas | $5,660,255 | 1.1% | 13.4% |
| 11 | Matagorda County, Texas | $5,359,780 | 1.0% | 14.4% |
| 12 | Fayette County, Texas | $5,223,610 | 1.0% | 15.3% |
| 13 | Leon County, Texas | $5,189,237 | 1.0% | 16.3% |
| 14 | Karnes County, Texas | $5,167,531 | 1.0% | 17.3% |
| 15 | Gonzales County, Texas | $4,842,608 | 0.9% | 18.2% |
| 16 | Val Verde County, Texas | $4,775,543 | 0.9% | 19.0% |
| 17 | Cherokee County, Texas | $4,701,068 | 0.9% | 19.9% |
| 18 | Live Oak County, Texas | $4,629,950 | 0.9% | 20.8% |
| 19 | Pecos County, Texas | $4,555,021 | 0.8% | 21.6% |
| 20 | Falls County, Texas | $4,549,546 | 0.8% | 22.5% |
| 21 | Menard County, Texas | $4,535,712 | 0.8% | 23.3% |
| 22 | Mason County, Texas | $4,454,462 | 0.8% | 24.1% |
| 23 | Bastrop County, Texas | $4,453,821 | 0.8% | 25.0% |
| 24 | Starr County, Texas | $4,427,701 | 0.8% | 25.8% |
| 25 | Wharton County, Texas | $4,406,977 | 0.8% | 26.6% |
| 26 | Clay County, Texas | $4,376,009 | 0.8% | 27.4% |
| 27 | Lee County, Texas | $4,298,670 | 0.8% | 28.2% |
| 28 | Kimble County, Texas | $4,292,700 | 0.8% | 29.0% |
| 29 | McCulloch County, Texas | $4,287,675 | 0.8% | 29.8% |
| 30 | Callahan County, Texas | $4,251,734 | 0.8% | 30.6% |
| 31 | Concho County, Texas | $4,229,789 | 0.8% | 31.4% |
| 32 | Montague County, Texas | $4,225,785 | 0.8% | 32.2% |
| 33 | Duval County, Texas | $4,204,765 | 0.8% | 32.9% |
| 34 | Atascosa County, Texas | $4,145,520 | 0.8% | 33.7% |
| 35 | Lamar County, Texas | $4,113,067 | 0.8% | 34.5% |
| 36 | Burleson County, Texas | $4,033,712 | 0.7% | 35.2% |
| 37 | Freestone County, Texas | $3,946,549 | 0.7% | 36.0% |
| 38 | Colorado County, Texas | $3,882,319 | 0.7% | 36.7% |
| 39 | Washington County, Texas | $3,786,737 | 0.7% | 37.4% |
| 40 | Shackelford County, Texas | $3,784,173 | 0.7% | 38.1% |
| 41 | Williamson County, Texas | $3,756,028 | 0.7% | 38.8% |
| 42 | Eastland County, Texas | $3,753,259 | 0.7% | 39.5% |
| 43 | Uvalde County, Texas | $3,733,648 | 0.7% | 40.2% |
| 44 | Tom Green County, Texas | $3,726,963 | 0.7% | 40.9% |
| 45 | Navarro County, Texas | $3,671,426 | 0.7% | 41.6% |
| 46 | Victoria County, Texas | $3,661,512 | 0.7% | 42.2% |
| 47 | Grimes County, Texas | $3,528,714 | 0.7% | 42.9% |
| 48 | Coleman County, Texas | $3,470,459 | 0.6% | 43.5% |
| 49 | Runnels County, Texas | $3,451,125 | 0.6% | 44.2% |
| 50 | San Saba County, Texas | $3,445,810 | 0.6% | 44.8% |
| 51 | Kinney County, Texas | $3,422,104 | 0.6% | 45.4% |
| 52 | Jackson County, Texas | $3,386,957 | 0.6% | 46.1% |
| 53 | Webb County, Texas | $3,367,885 | 0.6% | 46.7% |
| 54 | Fannin County, Texas | $3,338,087 | 0.6% | 47.3% |
| 55 | DeWitt County, Texas | $3,308,587 | 0.6% | 47.9% |
| 56 | Brazos County, Texas | $3,306,371 | 0.6% | 48.6% |
| 57 | Brazoria County, Texas | $3,247,031 | 0.6% | 49.2% |
| 58 | Lavaca County, Texas | $3,191,817 | 0.6% | 49.7% |
| 59 | Waller County, Texas | $3,148,836 | 0.6% | 50.3% |
| 60 | Wise County, Texas | $3,113,495 | 0.6% | 50.9% |
| 61 | Cooke County, Texas | $3,051,442 | 0.6% | 51.5% |
| 62 | Archer County, Texas | $3,046,833 | 0.6% | 52.0% |
| 63 | Bee County, Texas | $3,037,683 | 0.6% | 52.6% |
| 64 | Anderson County, Texas | $3,017,620 | 0.6% | 53.2% |
| 65 | Madison County, Texas | $3,013,166 | 0.6% | 53.7% |
| 66 | Austin County, Texas | $2,981,753 | 0.6% | 54.3% |
| 67 | Stonewall County, Texas | $2,904,850 | 0.5% | 54.8% |
| 68 | Brown County, Texas | $2,835,146 | 0.5% | 55.3% |
| 69 | Irion County, Texas | $2,829,896 | 0.5% | 55.9% |
| 70 | Wilson County, Texas | $2,803,394 | 0.5% | 56.4% |
| 71 | Coryell County, Texas | $2,792,989 | 0.5% | 56.9% |
| 72 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $2,739,229 | 0.5% | 57.4% |
| 73 | Comanche County, Texas | $2,736,245 | 0.5% | 57.9% |
| 74 | Red River County, Texas | $2,734,212 | 0.5% | 58.4% |
| 75 | Grayson County, Texas | $2,715,535 | 0.5% | 58.9% |
| 76 | Presidio County, Texas | $2,684,091 | 0.5% | 59.4% |
| 77 | Mills County, Texas | $2,682,709 | 0.5% | 59.9% |
| 78 | Llano County, Texas | $2,670,022 | 0.5% | 60.4% |
| 79 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $2,668,470 | 0.5% | 60.9% |
| 80 | Bell County, Texas | $2,633,656 | 0.5% | 61.4% |
| 81 | McLennan County, Texas | $2,598,964 | 0.5% | 61.9% |
| 82 | Hunt County, Texas | $2,568,536 | 0.5% | 62.4% |
| 83 | Nolan County, Texas | $2,558,451 | 0.5% | 62.9% |
| 84 | Reeves County, Texas | $2,528,482 | 0.5% | 63.3% |
| 85 | Goliad County, Texas | $2,527,736 | 0.5% | 63.8% |
| 86 | La Salle County, Texas | $2,502,247 | 0.5% | 64.3% |
| 87 | Young County, Texas | $2,498,721 | 0.5% | 64.7% |
| 88 | Hill County, Texas | $2,450,114 | 0.5% | 65.2% |
| 89 | Stephens County, Texas | $2,418,858 | 0.4% | 65.6% |
| 90 | Zapata County, Texas | $2,400,070 | 0.4% | 66.1% |
| 91 | Kerr County, Texas | $2,386,399 | 0.4% | 66.5% |
| 92 | Sterling County, Texas | $2,378,788 | 0.4% | 67.0% |
| 93 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $2,341,171 | 0.4% | 67.4% |
| 94 | Brewster County, Texas | $2,338,456 | 0.4% | 67.8% |
| 95 | Caldwell County, Texas | $2,327,342 | 0.4% | 68.3% |
| 96 | Kent County, Texas | $2,321,875 | 0.4% | 68.7% |
| 97 | Frio County, Texas | $2,263,078 | 0.4% | 69.1% |
| 98 | Jack County, Texas | $2,260,901 | 0.4% | 69.5% |
| 99 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $2,253,258 | 0.4% | 69.9% |
| 100 | Terrell County, Texas | $2,228,813 | 0.4% | 70.4% |
| 101 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $2,220,855 | 0.4% | 70.8% |
| 102 | Lampasas County, Texas | $2,207,476 | 0.4% | 71.2% |
| 103 | Erath County, Texas | $2,202,790 | 0.4% | 71.6% |
| 104 | Fisher County, Texas | $2,199,231 | 0.4% | 72.0% |
| 105 | Wheeler County, Texas | $2,161,356 | 0.4% | 72.4% |
| 106 | Dimmit County, Texas | $2,144,628 | 0.4% | 72.8% |
| 107 | Coke County, Texas | $2,118,421 | 0.4% | 73.2% |
| 108 | Hamilton County, Texas | $2,101,373 | 0.4% | 73.6% |
| 109 | Wood County, Texas | $2,100,120 | 0.4% | 74.0% |
| 110 | Reagan County, Texas | $2,099,393 | 0.4% | 74.4% |
| 111 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $2,091,128 | 0.4% | 74.7% |
| 112 | Baylor County, Texas | $2,090,904 | 0.4% | 75.1% |
| 113 | Bowie County, Texas | $2,087,577 | 0.4% | 75.5% |
| 114 | Zavala County, Texas | $2,086,225 | 0.4% | 75.9% |
| 115 | Oldham County, Texas | $2,084,939 | 0.4% | 76.3% |
| 116 | Ellis County, Texas | $2,071,129 | 0.4% | 76.7% |
| 117 | Johnson County, Texas | $2,066,304 | 0.4% | 77.1% |
| 118 | Foard County, Texas | $2,042,604 | 0.4% | 77.4% |
| 119 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $1,931,972 | 0.4% | 77.8% |
| 120 | Medina County, Texas | $1,906,373 | 0.4% | 78.2% |
| 121 | Scurry County, Texas | $1,878,545 | 0.3% | 78.5% |
| 122 | Jones County, Texas | $1,873,909 | 0.3% | 78.9% |
| 123 | Donley County, Texas | $1,867,169 | 0.3% | 79.2% |
| 124 | Upton County, Texas | $1,855,712 | 0.3% | 79.5% |
| 125 | Knox County, Texas | $1,843,254 | 0.3% | 79.9% |
| 126 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $1,819,713 | 0.3% | 80.2% |
| 127 | Haskell County, Texas | $1,806,515 | 0.3% | 80.6% |
| 128 | Briscoe County, Texas | $1,799,294 | 0.3% | 80.9% |
| 129 | Burnet County, Texas | $1,760,707 | 0.3% | 81.2% |
| 130 | Motley County, Texas | $1,760,127 | 0.3% | 81.5% |
| 131 | Kaufman County, Texas | $1,715,481 | 0.3% | 81.9% |
| 132 | Cottle County, Texas | $1,708,057 | 0.3% | 82.2% |
| 133 | Garza County, Texas | $1,679,121 | 0.3% | 82.5% |
| 134 | Panola County, Texas | $1,667,388 | 0.3% | 82.8% |
| 135 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $1,666,299 | 0.3% | 83.1% |
| 136 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $1,660,319 | 0.3% | 83.4% |
| 137 | Chambers County, Texas | $1,658,641 | 0.3% | 83.7% |
| 138 | Calhoun County, Texas | $1,657,280 | 0.3% | 84.0% |
| 139 | Mitchell County, Texas | $1,654,325 | 0.3% | 84.3% |
| 140 | Wichita County, Texas | $1,636,620 | 0.3% | 84.7% |
| 141 | Taylor County, Texas | $1,635,738 | 0.3% | 85.0% |
| 142 | Culberson County, Texas | $1,611,094 | 0.3% | 85.3% |
| 143 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $1,580,196 | 0.3% | 85.5% |
| 144 | Borden County, Texas | $1,571,524 | 0.3% | 85.8% |
| 145 | Brooks County, Texas | $1,533,316 | 0.3% | 86.1% |
| 146 | Howard County, Texas | $1,532,029 | 0.3% | 86.4% |
| 147 | Armstrong County, Texas | $1,485,819 | 0.3% | 86.7% |
| 148 | McMullen County, Texas | $1,480,208 | 0.3% | 87.0% |
| 149 | Rusk County, Texas | $1,433,460 | 0.3% | 87.2% |
| 150 | Blanco County, Texas | $1,421,771 | 0.3% | 87.5% |
| 151 | Dickens County, Texas | $1,412,479 | 0.3% | 87.8% |
| 152 | Travis County, Texas | $1,407,522 | 0.3% | 88.0% |
| 153 | Hardeman County, Texas | $1,372,865 | 0.3% | 88.3% |
| 154 | Collin County, Texas | $1,354,785 | 0.3% | 88.5% |
| 155 | Franklin County, Texas | $1,346,531 | 0.3% | 88.8% |
| 156 | King County, Texas | $1,330,695 | 0.2% | 89.0% |
| 157 | Hall County, Texas | $1,329,721 | 0.2% | 89.3% |
| 158 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $1,313,296 | 0.2% | 89.5% |
| 159 | Swisher County, Texas | $1,308,568 | 0.2% | 89.8% |
| 160 | Henderson County, Texas | $1,299,056 | 0.2% | 90.0% |
| 161 | Denton County, Texas | $1,285,847 | 0.2% | 90.2% |
| 162 | Jefferson County, Texas | $1,215,526 | 0.2% | 90.5% |
| 163 | Kendall County, Texas | $1,170,222 | 0.2% | 90.7% |
| 164 | Smith County, Texas | $1,163,878 | 0.2% | 90.9% |
| 165 | Bandera County, Texas | $1,155,995 | 0.2% | 91.1% |
| 166 | Titus County, Texas | $1,155,765 | 0.2% | 91.3% |
| 167 | Glasscock County, Texas | $1,129,099 | 0.2% | 91.5% |
| 168 | Bosque County, Texas | $1,109,913 | 0.2% | 91.7% |
| 169 | Upshur County, Texas | $1,099,554 | 0.2% | 91.9% |
| 170 | Shelby County, Texas | $1,082,838 | 0.2% | 92.1% |
| 171 | Parker County, Texas | $1,037,666 | 0.2% | 92.3% |
| 172 | Rains County, Texas | $1,028,510 | 0.2% | 92.5% |
| 173 | Childress County, Texas | $1,024,644 | 0.2% | 92.7% |
| 174 | Andrews County, Texas | $995,210 | 0.2% | 92.9% |
| 175 | Hartley County, Texas | $947,948 | 0.2% | 93.1% |
| 176 | Potter County, Texas | $946,627 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 177 | Gray County, Texas | $937,033 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 178 | Bexar County, Texas | $896,344 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 179 | Refugio County, Texas | $830,705 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 180 | Trinity County, Texas | $825,829 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 181 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $817,988 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 182 | Hemphill County, Texas | $809,936 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 183 | Bailey County, Texas | $809,197 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 184 | Randall County, Texas | $783,861 | 0.1% | 94.5% |
| 185 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $779,780 | 0.1% | 94.6% |
| 186 | Hansford County, Texas | $771,221 | 0.1% | 94.8% |
| 187 | Liberty County, Texas | $764,399 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| 188 | Crane County, Texas | $759,845 | 0.1% | 95.1% |
| 189 | Crosby County, Texas | $751,345 | 0.1% | 95.2% |
| 190 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $748,635 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 191 | Delta County, Texas | $746,644 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 192 | San Patricio County, Texas | $732,076 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 193 | Harris County, Texas | $730,230 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 194 | Morris County, Texas | $705,573 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 195 | Roberts County, Texas | $699,321 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 196 | Hood County, Texas | $684,220 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 197 | Maverick County, Texas | $682,219 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 198 | Ector County, Texas | $645,812 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 199 | Walker County, Texas | $645,451 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 200 | Carson County, Texas | $632,856 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 201 | Floyd County, Texas | $631,469 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 202 | Hays County, Texas | $629,696 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 203 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $616,892 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 204 | Camp County, Texas | $611,192 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 205 | Real County, Texas | $599,735 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 206 | Nueces County, Texas | $591,712 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 207 | Dallam County, Texas | $576,000 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 208 | Midland County, Texas | $571,224 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 209 | Moore County, Texas | $550,486 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 210 | Yoakum County, Texas | $507,719 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 211 | Cass County, Texas | $505,777 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 212 | Tarrant County, Texas | $501,718 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 213 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $492,084 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 214 | Harrison County, Texas | $474,973 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 215 | Kleberg County, Texas | $474,683 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 216 | Winkler County, Texas | $469,347 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 217 | Angelina County, Texas | $459,188 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 218 | Cochran County, Texas | $443,110 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 219 | Galveston County, Texas | $437,611 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 220 | Lamb County, Texas | $405,386 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 221 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $391,216 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 222 | Castro County, Texas | $372,188 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 223 | Polk County, Texas | $370,566 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 224 | San Augustine County, Texas | $362,849 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 225 | Loving County, Texas | $342,606 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 226 | Comal County, Texas | $312,951 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 227 | Jasper County, Texas | $310,892 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 228 | Martin County, Texas | $303,483 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 229 | Willacy County, Texas | $301,408 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 230 | Dawson County, Texas | $298,208 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 231 | Parmer County, Texas | $288,577 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 232 | Ward County, Texas | $277,736 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 233 | Gaines County, Texas | $273,592 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 234 | Orange County, Texas | $257,030 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 235 | Cameron County, Texas | $231,800 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 236 | Montgomery County, Texas | $230,548 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 237 | Sabine County, Texas | $225,443 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 238 | Tyler County, Texas | $213,681 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 239 | El Paso County, Texas | $197,711 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 240 | Hockley County, Texas | $185,778 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 241 | Kenedy County, Texas | $181,394 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 242 | Dallas County, Texas | $179,408 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 243 | Hale County, Texas | $168,969 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 244 | Rockwall County, Texas | $161,342 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 245 | Sherman County, Texas | $153,982 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 246 | Somervell County, Texas | $150,311 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 247 | Lubbock County, Texas | $147,410 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 248 | Terry County, Texas | $139,865 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 249 | Gregg County, Texas | $136,759 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 250 | Newton County, Texas | $111,650 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 251 | Marion County, Texas | $110,676 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 252 | Lynn County, Texas | $109,721 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 253 | Hardin County, Texas | $81,610 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 254 | Aransas County, Texas | $28,533 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011and 2012 are 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 or 2012 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.
