Commodity subsidies in Wise County, Texas totaled $186,219 in 2011
Counties in Wise County, Texas Receiving Commodity Payments, 2011
| Rank | County | Subtotal, Farming Subsidies 2011 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wharton County, Texas | $15,437,701 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| 2 | Gaines County, Texas | $11,099,310 | 2.9% | 7.0% |
| 3 | Hale County, Texas | $11,062,248 | 2.9% | 9.9% |
| 4 | Matagorda County, Texas | $9,143,426 | 2.4% | 12.3% |
| 5 | Parmer County, Texas | $8,694,918 | 2.3% | 14.6% |
| 6 | Lamb County, Texas | $8,681,484 | 2.3% | 16.9% |
| 7 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $7,803,873 | 2.1% | 18.9% |
| 8 | Dawson County, Texas | $7,761,213 | 2.0% | 21.0% |
| 9 | Lubbock County, Texas | $7,737,754 | 2.0% | 23.0% |
| 10 | Castro County, Texas | $7,689,928 | 2.0% | 25.0% |
| 11 | Terry County, Texas | $7,651,675 | 2.0% | 27.0% |
| 12 | Jackson County, Texas | $7,171,868 | 1.9% | 28.9% |
| 13 | Floyd County, Texas | $6,973,787 | 1.8% | 30.8% |
| 14 | Lynn County, Texas | $6,438,515 | 1.7% | 32.5% |
| 15 | Colorado County, Texas | $6,364,700 | 1.7% | 34.1% |
| 16 | Swisher County, Texas | $6,298,308 | 1.7% | 35.8% |
| 17 | Nueces County, Texas | $6,265,309 | 1.6% | 37.4% |
| 18 | Hockley County, Texas | $5,952,073 | 1.6% | 39.0% |
| 19 | Jefferson County, Texas | $5,346,418 | 1.4% | 40.4% |
| 20 | Crosby County, Texas | $5,329,058 | 1.4% | 41.8% |
| 21 | San Patricio County, Texas | $5,262,792 | 1.4% | 43.2% |
| 22 | Hansford County, Texas | $5,160,104 | 1.4% | 44.6% |
| 23 | Sherman County, Texas | $5,105,649 | 1.3% | 45.9% |
| 24 | Brazoria County, Texas | $5,042,534 | 1.3% | 47.2% |
| 25 | Cameron County, Texas | $4,764,359 | 1.3% | 48.5% |
| 26 | Chambers County, Texas | $4,569,385 | 1.2% | 49.7% |
| 27 | Haskell County, Texas | $4,524,034 | 1.2% | 50.9% |
| 28 | Liberty County, Texas | $4,389,039 | 1.2% | 52.0% |
| 29 | Moore County, Texas | $4,361,898 | 1.1% | 53.2% |
| 30 | Willacy County, Texas | $4,317,674 | 1.1% | 54.3% |
| 31 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $4,125,323 | 1.1% | 55.4% |
| 32 | Yoakum County, Texas | $4,011,631 | 1.1% | 56.5% |
| 33 | Martin County, Texas | $3,843,091 | 1.0% | 57.5% |
| 34 | Jones County, Texas | $3,777,942 | 1.0% | 58.5% |
| 35 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $3,718,811 | 1.0% | 59.5% |
| 36 | Bailey County, Texas | $3,694,340 | 1.0% | 60.4% |
| 37 | Hartley County, Texas | $3,618,740 | 1.0% | 61.4% |
| 38 | Cochran County, Texas | $3,467,849 | 0.9% | 62.3% |
| 39 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $3,430,301 | 0.9% | 63.2% |
| 40 | Howard County, Texas | $3,229,269 | 0.8% | 64.0% |
| 41 | Carson County, Texas | $3,164,612 | 0.8% | 64.9% |
| 42 | Dallam County, Texas | $3,154,655 | 0.8% | 65.7% |
| 43 | Williamson County, Texas | $3,021,932 | 0.8% | 66.5% |
| 44 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $3,011,342 | 0.8% | 67.3% |
| 45 | Tom Green County, Texas | $3,004,288 | 0.8% | 68.1% |
| 46 | Fisher County, Texas | $2,939,901 | 0.8% | 68.9% |
| 47 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $2,882,126 | 0.8% | 69.6% |
| 48 | Glasscock County, Texas | $2,639,867 | 0.7% | 70.3% |
| 49 | Runnels County, Texas | $2,566,100 | 0.7% | 71.0% |
| 50 | Hill County, Texas | $2,548,412 | 0.7% | 71.7% |
| 51 | Hall County, Texas | $2,446,703 | 0.6% | 72.3% |
| 52 | Victoria County, Texas | $2,394,154 | 0.6% | 72.9% |
| 53 | Knox County, Texas | $2,347,673 | 0.6% | 73.6% |
| 54 | Calhoun County, Texas | $2,337,124 | 0.6% | 74.2% |
| 55 | Harris County, Texas | $2,162,050 | 0.6% | 74.7% |
| 56 | Scurry County, Texas | $2,070,876 | 0.5% | 75.3% |
| 57 | Ellis County, Texas | $2,047,481 | 0.5% | 75.8% |
| 58 | Baylor County, Texas | $1,908,234 | 0.5% | 76.3% |
| 59 | Waller County, Texas | $1,905,115 | 0.5% | 76.8% |
| 60 | Randall County, Texas | $1,880,933 | 0.5% | 77.3% |
| 61 | Childress County, Texas | $1,821,792 | 0.5% | 77.8% |
| 62 | Mitchell County, Texas | $1,779,070 | 0.5% | 78.3% |
| 63 | McLennan County, Texas | $1,754,498 | 0.5% | 78.7% |
| 64 | Falls County, Texas | $1,702,756 | 0.4% | 79.2% |
| 65 | Fannin County, Texas | $1,700,541 | 0.4% | 79.6% |
| 66 | Hardeman County, Texas | $1,677,218 | 0.4% | 80.1% |
| 67 | Milam County, Texas | $1,626,372 | 0.4% | 80.5% |
| 68 | Refugio County, Texas | $1,591,870 | 0.4% | 80.9% |
| 69 | Nolan County, Texas | $1,588,175 | 0.4% | 81.3% |
| 70 | Briscoe County, Texas | $1,583,827 | 0.4% | 81.7% |
| 71 | Lamar County, Texas | $1,540,511 | 0.4% | 82.2% |
| 72 | Bell County, Texas | $1,505,224 | 0.4% | 82.5% |
| 73 | Wichita County, Texas | $1,470,553 | 0.4% | 82.9% |
| 74 | Uvalde County, Texas | $1,443,387 | 0.4% | 83.3% |
| 75 | Galveston County, Texas | $1,386,196 | 0.4% | 83.7% |
| 76 | Medina County, Texas | $1,378,492 | 0.4% | 84.0% |
| 77 | Grayson County, Texas | $1,363,286 | 0.4% | 84.4% |
| 78 | Kleberg County, Texas | $1,306,081 | 0.3% | 84.7% |
| 79 | Frio County, Texas | $1,304,680 | 0.3% | 85.1% |
| 80 | Concho County, Texas | $1,278,073 | 0.3% | 85.4% |
| 81 | Gray County, Texas | $1,247,613 | 0.3% | 85.8% |
| 82 | Navarro County, Texas | $1,181,165 | 0.3% | 86.1% |
| 83 | Armstrong County, Texas | $1,156,721 | 0.3% | 86.4% |
| 84 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $1,142,036 | 0.3% | 86.7% |
| 85 | Cottle County, Texas | $1,127,457 | 0.3% | 87.0% |
| 86 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $1,113,031 | 0.3% | 87.3% |
| 87 | Bee County, Texas | $1,078,874 | 0.3% | 87.5% |
| 88 | Reagan County, Texas | $1,078,091 | 0.3% | 87.8% |
| 89 | Taylor County, Texas | $1,077,057 | 0.3% | 88.1% |
| 90 | Robertson County, Texas | $1,050,069 | 0.3% | 88.4% |
| 91 | Foard County, Texas | $1,038,420 | 0.3% | 88.7% |
| 92 | Clay County, Texas | $1,011,226 | 0.3% | 88.9% |
| 93 | Oldham County, Texas | $953,411 | 0.3% | 89.2% |
| 94 | Collin County, Texas | $938,892 | 0.2% | 89.4% |
| 95 | Reeves County, Texas | $932,275 | 0.2% | 89.7% |
| 96 | Wheeler County, Texas | $925,744 | 0.2% | 89.9% |
| 97 | Garza County, Texas | $923,192 | 0.2% | 90.2% |
| 98 | Midland County, Texas | $923,006 | 0.2% | 90.4% |
| 99 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $914,265 | 0.2% | 90.6% |
| 100 | Donley County, Texas | $877,325 | 0.2% | 90.9% |
| 101 | Archer County, Texas | $862,324 | 0.2% | 91.1% |
| 102 | Dickens County, Texas | $840,807 | 0.2% | 91.3% |
| 103 | Denton County, Texas | $831,931 | 0.2% | 91.5% |
| 104 | Andrews County, Texas | $825,269 | 0.2% | 91.8% |
| 105 | Motley County, Texas | $821,766 | 0.2% | 92.0% |
| 106 | Red River County, Texas | $808,768 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 107 | Young County, Texas | $804,895 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 108 | Hunt County, Texas | $789,759 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 109 | Cooke County, Texas | $769,303 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 110 | Zavala County, Texas | $768,065 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 111 | Wilson County, Texas | $767,188 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 112 | Starr County, Texas | $764,968 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 113 | Atascosa County, Texas | $759,392 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 114 | Coleman County, Texas | $756,331 | 0.2% | 93.8% |
| 115 | Burleson County, Texas | $751,495 | 0.2% | 94.0% |
| 116 | Bowie County, Texas | $740,796 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 117 | Lavaca County, Texas | $739,826 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 118 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $731,557 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 119 | McCulloch County, Texas | $730,681 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 120 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $719,857 | 0.2% | 95.0% |
| 121 | Brazos County, Texas | $697,964 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 122 | Travis County, Texas | $689,676 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 123 | Austin County, Texas | $669,352 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 124 | Stonewall County, Texas | $641,962 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 125 | Comanche County, Texas | $613,137 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 126 | Eastland County, Texas | $597,865 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 127 | Upton County, Texas | $511,680 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 128 | Borden County, Texas | $501,996 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 129 | Live Oak County, Texas | $500,822 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 130 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $497,134 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 131 | Coryell County, Texas | $481,160 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 132 | Delta County, Texas | $469,207 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 133 | Johnson County, Texas | $461,017 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 134 | Pecos County, Texas | $460,439 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 135 | Bexar County, Texas | $435,255 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 136 | Limestone County, Texas | $431,161 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 137 | Karnes County, Texas | $415,024 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 138 | Callahan County, Texas | $411,589 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 139 | El Paso County, Texas | $399,736 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 140 | Kent County, Texas | $369,723 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 141 | Duval County, Texas | $347,108 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 142 | Caldwell County, Texas | $346,085 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 143 | Hamilton County, Texas | $331,903 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 144 | Brown County, Texas | $319,093 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 145 | Shackelford County, Texas | $305,380 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 146 | Culberson County, Texas | $288,035 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 147 | Schleicher County, Texas | $283,717 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 148 | Kaufman County, Texas | $279,992 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 149 | Hemphill County, Texas | $260,712 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 150 | Fayette County, Texas | $248,828 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 151 | Montague County, Texas | $244,604 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 152 | King County, Texas | $239,035 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 153 | Roberts County, Texas | $238,457 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 154 | Houston County, Texas | $231,322 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 155 | Potter County, Texas | $224,958 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 156 | Bosque County, Texas | $211,521 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 157 | San Saba County, Texas | $208,882 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 158 | La Salle County, Texas | $207,980 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 159 | Mason County, Texas | $203,912 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 160 | Aransas County, Texas | $189,976 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 161 | Erath County, Texas | $189,067 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 162 | Hopkins County, Texas | $186,501 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 163 | Wise County, Texas | $186,219 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 164 | Dallas County, Texas | $181,903 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 165 | Bastrop County, Texas | $167,639 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 166 | Gillespie County, Texas | $163,467 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 167 | DeWitt County, Texas | $158,632 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 168 | Dimmit County, Texas | $148,314 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 169 | Goliad County, Texas | $144,885 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 170 | Coke County, Texas | $140,821 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 171 | Hardin County, Texas | $136,834 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 172 | Hays County, Texas | $132,186 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 173 | Stephens County, Texas | $126,240 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 174 | Mills County, Texas | $115,842 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 175 | Rockwall County, Texas | $110,134 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 176 | Gonzales County, Texas | $101,676 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 177 | Washington County, Texas | $96,037 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 178 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $95,495 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 179 | Lee County, Texas | $87,535 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 180 | Tarrant County, Texas | $73,982 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 181 | Brooks County, Texas | $71,906 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 182 | Jack County, Texas | $54,420 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 183 | Orange County, Texas | $53,826 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 184 | Lampasas County, Texas | $52,586 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 185 | Rains County, Texas | $40,093 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 186 | Kinney County, Texas | $37,580 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 187 | Franklin County, Texas | $35,897 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 188 | Sterling County, Texas | $35,050 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 189 | Henderson County, Texas | $32,234 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 190 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $29,640 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 191 | Hood County, Texas | $28,412 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 192 | Anderson County, Texas | $27,199 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 193 | McMullen County, Texas | $25,825 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 194 | Menard County, Texas | $25,161 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 195 | Ward County, Texas | $22,535 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 196 | Burnet County, Texas | $21,544 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 197 | Parker County, Texas | $20,952 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 198 | Titus County, Texas | $16,129 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 199 | Kimble County, Texas | $13,949 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 200 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $10,340 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 201 | Leon County, Texas | $10,210 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 202 | Comal County, Texas | $9,852 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 203 | Llano County, Texas | $9,677 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 204 | Irion County, Texas | $9,246 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 205 | Kendall County, Texas | $8,802 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 206 | Wood County, Texas | $8,616 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 207 | Kerr County, Texas | $6,945 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 208 | Crockett County, Texas | $6,791 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 209 | Sutton County, Texas | $6,663 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 210 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $6,350 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 211 | Bandera County, Texas | $6,120 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 212 | Somervell County, Texas | $5,358 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 213 | Angelina County, Texas | $3,991 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 214 | Edwards County, Texas | $2,810 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 215 | Blanco County, Texas | $2,742 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 216 | Presidio County, Texas | $2,093 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 217 | Val Verde County, Texas | $1,684 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 218 | Panola County, Texas | $1,474 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 219 | Madison County, Texas | $1,466 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 220 | Morris County, Texas | $1,355 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 221 | Smith County, Texas | $1,049 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 222 | Terrell County, Texas | $327 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 223 | Brewster County, Texas | $265 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 224 | Cherokee County, Texas | $139 | 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.
