Emergency Conservation payments in Texas totaled $76.4 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Texas Receiving Emergency Conservation payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Emergency Conservation
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Chambers County, Texas | $5,952,839 | 7.8% | 7.8% |
| 2 | Jefferson County, Texas | $5,252,839 | 6.9% | 14.7% |
| 3 | Hill County, Texas | $2,766,376 | 3.6% | 18.3% |
| 4 | Bowie County, Texas | $2,608,041 | 3.4% | 21.7% |
| 5 | Orange County, Texas | $2,057,580 | 2.7% | 24.4% |
| 6 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $1,807,653 | 2.4% | 26.8% |
| 7 | Liberty County, Texas | $1,776,180 | 2.3% | 29.1% |
| 8 | Armstrong County, Texas | $1,496,618 | 2.0% | 31.1% |
| 9 | Red River County, Texas | $1,388,704 | 1.8% | 32.9% |
| 10 | Jasper County, Texas | $1,379,474 | 1.8% | 34.7% |
| 11 | Hemphill County, Texas | $1,295,351 | 1.7% | 36.4% |
| 12 | Tyler County, Texas | $1,167,996 | 1.5% | 37.9% |
| 13 | Sterling County, Texas | $1,166,145 | 1.5% | 39.4% |
| 14 | Gray County, Texas | $1,141,546 | 1.5% | 40.9% |
| 15 | Victoria County, Texas | $1,079,072 | 1.4% | 42.3% |
| 16 | Wheeler County, Texas | $1,076,395 | 1.4% | 43.8% |
| 17 | Refugio County, Texas | $1,016,762 | 1.3% | 45.1% |
| 18 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $975,113 | 1.3% | 46.4% |
| 19 | Polk County, Texas | $951,693 | 1.2% | 47.6% |
| 20 | Coke County, Texas | $951,607 | 1.2% | 48.9% |
| 21 | Nolan County, Texas | $938,782 | 1.2% | 50.1% |
| 22 | Roberts County, Texas | $902,312 | 1.2% | 51.3% |
| 23 | Montague County, Texas | $837,606 | 1.1% | 52.4% |
| 24 | Coleman County, Texas | $780,115 | 1.0% | 53.4% |
| 25 | Clay County, Texas | $773,094 | 1.0% | 54.4% |
| 26 | Runnels County, Texas | $749,038 | 1.0% | 55.4% |
| 27 | Goliad County, Texas | $745,957 | 1.0% | 56.4% |
| 28 | Lamar County, Texas | $708,082 | 0.9% | 57.3% |
| 29 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $651,947 | 0.9% | 58.1% |
| 30 | Carson County, Texas | $649,339 | 0.9% | 59.0% |
| 31 | Hardin County, Texas | $637,019 | 0.8% | 59.8% |
| 32 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $618,893 | 0.8% | 60.6% |
| 33 | Galveston County, Texas | $609,410 | 0.8% | 61.4% |
| 34 | Donley County, Texas | $597,475 | 0.8% | 62.2% |
| 35 | Cooke County, Texas | $565,353 | 0.7% | 63.0% |
| 36 | Fisher County, Texas | $539,249 | 0.7% | 63.7% |
| 37 | Newton County, Texas | $527,841 | 0.7% | 64.3% |
| 38 | Stonewall County, Texas | $522,227 | 0.7% | 65.0% |
| 39 | Comanche County, Texas | $509,985 | 0.7% | 65.7% |
| 40 | Brazoria County, Texas | $508,370 | 0.7% | 66.4% |
| 41 | Jones County, Texas | $501,344 | 0.7% | 67.0% |
| 42 | Cherokee County, Texas | $497,201 | 0.7% | 67.7% |
| 43 | Houston County, Texas | $478,771 | 0.6% | 68.3% |
| 44 | Aransas County, Texas | $478,511 | 0.6% | 68.9% |
| 45 | Eastland County, Texas | $477,987 | 0.6% | 69.6% |
| 46 | Garza County, Texas | $473,535 | 0.6% | 70.2% |
| 47 | Wichita County, Texas | $471,374 | 0.6% | 70.8% |
| 48 | Fannin County, Texas | $462,922 | 0.6% | 71.4% |
| 49 | Shackelford County, Texas | $447,952 | 0.6% | 72.0% |
| 50 | Callahan County, Texas | $439,648 | 0.6% | 72.6% |
| 51 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $429,906 | 0.6% | 73.1% |
| 52 | Colorado County, Texas | $426,663 | 0.6% | 73.7% |
| 53 | Jack County, Texas | $423,458 | 0.6% | 74.2% |
| 54 | Stephens County, Texas | $416,594 | 0.5% | 74.8% |
| 55 | Crockett County, Texas | $400,365 | 0.5% | 75.3% |
| 56 | Pecos County, Texas | $385,587 | 0.5% | 75.8% |
| 57 | Tom Green County, Texas | $378,938 | 0.5% | 76.3% |
| 58 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $375,012 | 0.5% | 76.8% |
| 59 | Rains County, Texas | $374,597 | 0.5% | 77.3% |
| 60 | Taylor County, Texas | $371,853 | 0.5% | 77.8% |
| 61 | Haskell County, Texas | $363,830 | 0.5% | 78.3% |
| 62 | Fayette County, Texas | $361,220 | 0.5% | 78.7% |
| 63 | Starr County, Texas | $356,099 | 0.5% | 79.2% |
| 64 | Baylor County, Texas | $351,263 | 0.5% | 79.7% |
| 65 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $348,204 | 0.5% | 80.1% |
| 66 | Foard County, Texas | $346,324 | 0.5% | 80.6% |
| 67 | Potter County, Texas | $343,015 | 0.4% | 81.0% |
| 68 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $342,638 | 0.4% | 81.5% |
| 69 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $342,084 | 0.4% | 81.9% |
| 70 | Hopkins County, Texas | $333,460 | 0.4% | 82.3% |
| 71 | Scurry County, Texas | $322,501 | 0.4% | 82.8% |
| 72 | Hall County, Texas | $315,948 | 0.4% | 83.2% |
| 73 | Archer County, Texas | $301,701 | 0.4% | 83.6% |
| 74 | Angelina County, Texas | $293,100 | 0.4% | 84.0% |
| 75 | Kent County, Texas | $272,912 | 0.4% | 84.3% |
| 76 | Brown County, Texas | $267,045 | 0.3% | 84.7% |
| 77 | King County, Texas | $254,781 | 0.3% | 85.0% |
| 78 | Brewster County, Texas | $253,143 | 0.3% | 85.3% |
| 79 | DeWitt County, Texas | $252,945 | 0.3% | 85.7% |
| 80 | Henderson County, Texas | $248,317 | 0.3% | 86.0% |
| 81 | Gonzales County, Texas | $244,676 | 0.3% | 86.3% |
| 82 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $241,825 | 0.3% | 86.6% |
| 83 | Young County, Texas | $239,839 | 0.3% | 86.9% |
| 84 | Crosby County, Texas | $235,770 | 0.3% | 87.2% |
| 85 | Knox County, Texas | $234,960 | 0.3% | 87.6% |
| 86 | Hansford County, Texas | $234,894 | 0.3% | 87.9% |
| 87 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $226,559 | 0.3% | 88.2% |
| 88 | Val Verde County, Texas | $224,912 | 0.3% | 88.5% |
| 89 | Concho County, Texas | $216,704 | 0.3% | 88.7% |
| 90 | Hardeman County, Texas | $209,272 | 0.3% | 89.0% |
| 91 | Robertson County, Texas | $205,708 | 0.3% | 89.3% |
| 92 | Live Oak County, Texas | $194,199 | 0.3% | 89.5% |
| 93 | Bastrop County, Texas | $192,798 | 0.3% | 89.8% |
| 94 | Mitchell County, Texas | $192,344 | 0.3% | 90.0% |
| 95 | Smith County, Texas | $190,380 | 0.2% | 90.3% |
| 96 | Zapata County, Texas | $188,627 | 0.2% | 90.5% |
| 97 | McCulloch County, Texas | $188,480 | 0.2% | 90.8% |
| 98 | Borden County, Texas | $183,822 | 0.2% | 91.0% |
| 99 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $180,969 | 0.2% | 91.3% |
| 100 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $174,255 | 0.2% | 91.5% |
| 101 | Jackson County, Texas | $172,574 | 0.2% | 91.7% |
| 102 | Cottle County, Texas | $170,858 | 0.2% | 91.9% |
| 103 | Rusk County, Texas | $169,432 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 104 | Washington County, Texas | $162,604 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 105 | Austin County, Texas | $157,154 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 106 | Webb County, Texas | $156,374 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 107 | San Augustine County, Texas | $152,965 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 108 | Reeves County, Texas | $150,879 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 109 | Motley County, Texas | $147,607 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 110 | Erath County, Texas | $146,318 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 111 | Kendall County, Texas | $142,169 | 0.2% | 93.8% |
| 112 | Presidio County, Texas | $137,507 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 113 | McMullen County, Texas | $134,776 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 114 | Briscoe County, Texas | $130,362 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
| 115 | Loving County, Texas | $121,980 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 116 | Blanco County, Texas | $121,720 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 117 | Sabine County, Texas | $117,778 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 118 | Wharton County, Texas | $113,765 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| 119 | Medina County, Texas | $109,244 | 0.1% | 95.0% |
| 120 | Bandera County, Texas | $109,093 | 0.1% | 95.2% |
| 121 | Oldham County, Texas | $108,547 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 122 | Gillespie County, Texas | $105,315 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 123 | Burleson County, Texas | $103,625 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 124 | Frio County, Texas | $102,170 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 125 | Terrell County, Texas | $102,077 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 126 | Howard County, Texas | $100,353 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 127 | Midland County, Texas | $98,627 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 128 | Grimes County, Texas | $93,406 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 129 | Caldwell County, Texas | $92,503 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 130 | Dickens County, Texas | $90,715 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 131 | Sutton County, Texas | $88,597 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 132 | Brazos County, Texas | $85,473 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 133 | Grayson County, Texas | $84,798 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 134 | Matagorda County, Texas | $84,793 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 135 | Trinity County, Texas | $84,248 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 136 | Swisher County, Texas | $83,742 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 137 | Glasscock County, Texas | $83,278 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 138 | Anderson County, Texas | $81,319 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 139 | Lamb County, Texas | $79,927 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 140 | Bailey County, Texas | $78,759 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 141 | Leon County, Texas | $77,814 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 142 | McLennan County, Texas | $77,484 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 143 | Kerr County, Texas | $75,695 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 144 | Montgomery County, Texas | $74,140 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 145 | Burnet County, Texas | $70,645 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 146 | Walker County, Texas | $68,078 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 147 | Wise County, Texas | $66,073 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 148 | Childress County, Texas | $63,794 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 149 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $63,778 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 150 | Karnes County, Texas | $62,280 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 151 | Shelby County, Texas | $60,611 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 152 | Hays County, Texas | $59,659 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 153 | Uvalde County, Texas | $55,126 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 154 | Mills County, Texas | $54,506 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 155 | Wilson County, Texas | $49,147 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 156 | Mason County, Texas | $47,553 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 157 | Terry County, Texas | $46,907 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 158 | Menard County, Texas | $45,503 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 159 | Lee County, Texas | $43,822 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 160 | Randall County, Texas | $40,265 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 161 | Freestone County, Texas | $40,129 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 162 | Williamson County, Texas | $39,578 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 163 | Johnson County, Texas | $36,481 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 164 | Lavaca County, Texas | $35,885 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 165 | Moore County, Texas | $33,887 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 166 | Limestone County, Texas | $32,738 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 167 | Hamilton County, Texas | $29,197 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 168 | Harris County, Texas | $28,178 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 169 | Irion County, Texas | $27,344 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 170 | San Patricio County, Texas | $26,432 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 171 | Hartley County, Texas | $26,233 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 172 | Bee County, Texas | $24,660 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 173 | Comal County, Texas | $23,087 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 174 | Schleicher County, Texas | $21,005 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 175 | Brooks County, Texas | $20,120 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 176 | Calhoun County, Texas | $19,117 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 177 | Lampasas County, Texas | $18,751 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 178 | Kaufman County, Texas | $15,857 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 179 | Dawson County, Texas | $14,771 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 180 | Waller County, Texas | $13,549 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 181 | Willacy County, Texas | $13,331 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 182 | Upshur County, Texas | $12,161 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 183 | La Salle County, Texas | $12,005 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 184 | Zavala County, Texas | $11,073 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 185 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $10,376 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 186 | Somervell County, Texas | $10,319 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 187 | Coryell County, Texas | $7,647 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 188 | Delta County, Texas | $6,784 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 189 | Collin County, Texas | $5,994 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 190 | Real County, Texas | $5,608 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 191 | Bosque County, Texas | $4,875 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 192 | Dallas County, Texas | $3,871 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 193 | Nueces County, Texas | $3,120 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 194 | Llano County, Texas | $2,067 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 195 | Lynn County, Texas | $1,472 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 196 | Parker County, Texas | $1,338 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 197 | Dimmit County, Texas | $1,280 | 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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