Misc. Conservation Payments in Texas totaled $2.5 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Texas Receiving Misc. Conservation Payments payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Misc. Conservation Payments
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Starr County, Texas | $343,074 | 13.6% | 13.6% |
| 2 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $140,224 | 5.6% | 19.2% |
| 3 | Zapata County, Texas | $97,784 | 3.9% | 23.0% |
| 4 | Delta County, Texas | $95,280 | 3.8% | 26.8% |
| 5 | Williamson County, Texas | $88,553 | 3.5% | 30.3% |
| 6 | Runnels County, Texas | $79,158 | 3.1% | 33.5% |
| 7 | Lamar County, Texas | $70,490 | 2.8% | 36.3% |
| 8 | Panola County, Texas | $70,288 | 2.8% | 39.1% |
| 9 | Coleman County, Texas | $68,106 | 2.7% | 41.8% |
| 10 | Hardeman County, Texas | $66,515 | 2.6% | 44.4% |
| 11 | Montague County, Texas | $58,323 | 2.3% | 46.7% |
| 12 | Wichita County, Texas | $57,700 | 2.3% | 49.0% |
| 13 | Harrison County, Texas | $57,034 | 2.3% | 51.3% |
| 14 | Milam County, Texas | $50,820 | 2.0% | 53.3% |
| 15 | Young County, Texas | $49,633 | 2.0% | 55.2% |
| 16 | Cherokee County, Texas | $49,626 | 2.0% | 57.2% |
| 17 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $47,646 | 1.9% | 59.1% |
| 18 | Wise County, Texas | $42,536 | 1.7% | 60.8% |
| 19 | Red River County, Texas | $41,230 | 1.6% | 62.4% |
| 20 | Cass County, Texas | $40,676 | 1.6% | 64.0% |
| 21 | Fayette County, Texas | $36,155 | 1.4% | 65.5% |
| 22 | Karnes County, Texas | $34,809 | 1.4% | 66.9% |
| 23 | Brown County, Texas | $34,228 | 1.4% | 68.2% |
| 24 | Taylor County, Texas | $32,860 | 1.3% | 69.5% |
| 25 | Scurry County, Texas | $32,847 | 1.3% | 70.8% |
| 26 | Bowie County, Texas | $31,823 | 1.3% | 72.1% |
| 27 | Rusk County, Texas | $26,530 | 1.1% | 73.1% |
| 28 | Limestone County, Texas | $25,784 | 1.0% | 74.2% |
| 29 | Baylor County, Texas | $25,568 | 1.0% | 75.2% |
| 30 | Foard County, Texas | $24,191 | 1.0% | 76.1% |
| 31 | Fannin County, Texas | $23,912 | 0.9% | 77.1% |
| 32 | Shelby County, Texas | $23,576 | 0.9% | 78.0% |
| 33 | Bell County, Texas | $22,701 | 0.9% | 78.9% |
| 34 | Webb County, Texas | $22,500 | 0.9% | 79.8% |
| 35 | Comanche County, Texas | $21,438 | 0.9% | 80.7% |
| 36 | Haskell County, Texas | $19,762 | 0.8% | 81.4% |
| 37 | Anderson County, Texas | $18,977 | 0.8% | 82.2% |
| 38 | Henderson County, Texas | $18,700 | 0.7% | 82.9% |
| 39 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $18,300 | 0.7% | 83.7% |
| 40 | King County, Texas | $17,777 | 0.7% | 84.4% |
| 41 | Eastland County, Texas | $16,537 | 0.7% | 85.0% |
| 42 | Upshur County, Texas | $15,999 | 0.6% | 85.7% |
| 43 | McCulloch County, Texas | $15,639 | 0.6% | 86.3% |
| 44 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $14,978 | 0.6% | 86.9% |
| 45 | Erath County, Texas | $14,843 | 0.6% | 87.5% |
| 46 | Houston County, Texas | $14,615 | 0.6% | 88.0% |
| 47 | Johnson County, Texas | $14,610 | 0.6% | 88.6% |
| 48 | San Augustine County, Texas | $14,186 | 0.6% | 89.2% |
| 49 | Sabine County, Texas | $14,009 | 0.6% | 89.7% |
| 50 | Fisher County, Texas | $12,938 | 0.5% | 90.2% |
| 51 | Travis County, Texas | $12,367 | 0.5% | 90.7% |
| 52 | Midland County, Texas | $12,295 | 0.5% | 91.2% |
| 53 | Knox County, Texas | $11,149 | 0.4% | 91.7% |
| 54 | Callahan County, Texas | $10,715 | 0.4% | 92.1% |
| 55 | Roberts County, Texas | $10,542 | 0.4% | 92.5% |
| 56 | Hamilton County, Texas | $10,539 | 0.4% | 92.9% |
| 57 | Wood County, Texas | $10,324 | 0.4% | 93.3% |
| 58 | Marion County, Texas | $10,100 | 0.4% | 93.7% |
| 59 | Cooke County, Texas | $9,788 | 0.4% | 94.1% |
| 60 | Jones County, Texas | $9,014 | 0.4% | 94.5% |
| 61 | Jack County, Texas | $8,743 | 0.3% | 94.8% |
| 62 | Concho County, Texas | $8,690 | 0.3% | 95.2% |
| 63 | Motley County, Texas | $8,320 | 0.3% | 95.5% |
| 64 | Nolan County, Texas | $7,963 | 0.3% | 95.8% |
| 65 | Childress County, Texas | $6,946 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 66 | Coryell County, Texas | $6,750 | 0.3% | 96.4% |
| 67 | Menard County, Texas | $5,837 | 0.2% | 96.6% |
| 68 | Smith County, Texas | $5,777 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 69 | Coke County, Texas | $5,750 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 70 | Gray County, Texas | $5,566 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 71 | Angelina County, Texas | $5,418 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 72 | Hopkins County, Texas | $4,942 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 73 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $4,750 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 74 | Stonewall County, Texas | $4,689 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 75 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $4,241 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 76 | Camp County, Texas | $3,650 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 77 | Grayson County, Texas | $3,541 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 78 | Archer County, Texas | $3,122 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 79 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $3,109 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 80 | Hemphill County, Texas | $3,038 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 81 | Rains County, Texas | $2,628 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 82 | Mills County, Texas | $2,500 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 83 | Clay County, Texas | $2,360 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 84 | Gregg County, Texas | $2,289 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 85 | Jasper County, Texas | $2,159 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 86 | Franklin County, Texas | $1,971 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 87 | Cottle County, Texas | $1,957 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 88 | Parker County, Texas | $1,920 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 89 | Montgomery County, Texas | $1,800 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 90 | Bee County, Texas | $1,737 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 91 | Morris County, Texas | $1,622 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 92 | Walker County, Texas | $1,485 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 93 | Sterling County, Texas | $1,411 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 94 | Falls County, Texas | $1,365 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 95 | Bosque County, Texas | $1,112 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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