Total Subsidies payments in Texas totaled $44.5 billion from 1995-2021.
Total Subsidies in Texas by county, 1995-2021
| Rank | County | Total Subsidies 1995-2021 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaines County, Texas | $1,476,802,523 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 2 | Hale County, Texas | $1,159,637,316 | 2.6% | 5.9% |
| 3 | Dawson County, Texas | $1,110,737,641 | 2.5% | 8.4% |
| 4 | Terry County, Texas | $987,748,081 | 2.2% | 10.7% |
| 5 | Wharton County, Texas | $954,867,910 | 2.1% | 12.8% |
| 6 | Lamb County, Texas | $928,633,397 | 2.1% | 14.9% |
| 7 | Floyd County, Texas | $877,686,118 | 2.0% | 16.9% |
| 8 | Lubbock County, Texas | $874,170,512 | 2.0% | 18.8% |
| 9 | Lynn County, Texas | $830,835,732 | 1.9% | 20.7% |
| 10 | Hockley County, Texas | $830,765,051 | 1.9% | 22.6% |
| 11 | Parmer County, Texas | $813,294,238 | 1.8% | 24.4% |
| 12 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $783,123,450 | 1.8% | 26.2% |
| 13 | Castro County, Texas | $761,982,788 | 1.7% | 27.9% |
| 14 | Swisher County, Texas | $733,971,055 | 1.7% | 29.5% |
| 15 | Nueces County, Texas | $671,759,938 | 1.5% | 31.0% |
| 16 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $632,857,621 | 1.4% | 32.5% |
| 17 | Crosby County, Texas | $595,652,736 | 1.3% | 33.8% |
| 18 | Yoakum County, Texas | $561,327,233 | 1.3% | 35.1% |
| 19 | San Patricio County, Texas | $556,674,369 | 1.3% | 36.3% |
| 20 | Martin County, Texas | $550,781,170 | 1.2% | 37.6% |
| 21 | Cochran County, Texas | $544,765,006 | 1.2% | 38.8% |
| 22 | Matagorda County, Texas | $513,809,035 | 1.2% | 39.9% |
| 23 | Bailey County, Texas | $509,141,200 | 1.1% | 41.1% |
| 24 | Dallam County, Texas | $506,607,744 | 1.1% | 42.2% |
| 25 | Hansford County, Texas | $478,410,366 | 1.1% | 43.3% |
| 26 | Sherman County, Texas | $477,275,093 | 1.1% | 44.4% |
| 27 | Jackson County, Texas | $474,934,257 | 1.1% | 45.4% |
| 28 | Howard County, Texas | $463,780,577 | 1.0% | 46.5% |
| 29 | Haskell County, Texas | $451,758,576 | 1.0% | 47.5% |
| 30 | Tom Green County, Texas | $429,929,957 | 1.0% | 48.5% |
| 31 | Cameron County, Texas | $428,452,287 | 1.0% | 49.4% |
| 32 | Jones County, Texas | $427,408,467 | 1.0% | 50.4% |
| 33 | Hartley County, Texas | $425,046,837 | 1.0% | 51.3% |
| 34 | Willacy County, Texas | $398,397,008 | 0.9% | 52.2% |
| 35 | Moore County, Texas | $392,152,104 | 0.9% | 53.1% |
| 36 | Fisher County, Texas | $388,443,594 | 0.9% | 54.0% |
| 37 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $364,497,572 | 0.8% | 54.8% |
| 38 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $352,349,163 | 0.8% | 55.6% |
| 39 | Glasscock County, Texas | $348,476,617 | 0.8% | 56.4% |
| 40 | Colorado County, Texas | $341,949,717 | 0.8% | 57.2% |
| 41 | Carson County, Texas | $339,107,601 | 0.8% | 57.9% |
| 42 | Hall County, Texas | $327,361,336 | 0.7% | 58.7% |
| 43 | Runnels County, Texas | $322,395,990 | 0.7% | 59.4% |
| 44 | Hill County, Texas | $301,066,676 | 0.7% | 60.1% |
| 45 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $286,820,069 | 0.6% | 60.7% |
| 46 | Brazoria County, Texas | $282,573,705 | 0.6% | 61.3% |
| 47 | Scurry County, Texas | $281,977,551 | 0.6% | 62.0% |
| 48 | Williamson County, Texas | $272,669,235 | 0.6% | 62.6% |
| 49 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $251,121,850 | 0.6% | 63.2% |
| 50 | Randall County, Texas | $243,416,826 | 0.5% | 63.7% |
| 51 | Knox County, Texas | $237,382,695 | 0.5% | 64.2% |
| 52 | Briscoe County, Texas | $235,692,943 | 0.5% | 64.8% |
| 53 | Jefferson County, Texas | $233,044,372 | 0.5% | 65.3% |
| 54 | Mitchell County, Texas | $231,009,913 | 0.5% | 65.8% |
| 55 | Chambers County, Texas | $228,696,426 | 0.5% | 66.3% |
| 56 | Ellis County, Texas | $215,253,970 | 0.5% | 66.8% |
| 57 | Liberty County, Texas | $207,181,185 | 0.5% | 67.3% |
| 58 | Nolan County, Texas | $205,815,009 | 0.5% | 67.7% |
| 59 | Childress County, Texas | $205,178,845 | 0.5% | 68.2% |
| 60 | Falls County, Texas | $204,037,817 | 0.5% | 68.7% |
| 61 | Victoria County, Texas | $203,221,838 | 0.5% | 69.1% |
| 62 | McLennan County, Texas | $202,609,317 | 0.5% | 69.6% |
| 63 | Lamar County, Texas | $190,182,685 | 0.4% | 70.0% |
| 64 | Fannin County, Texas | $186,387,280 | 0.4% | 70.4% |
| 65 | Milam County, Texas | $181,609,005 | 0.4% | 70.8% |
| 66 | Concho County, Texas | $178,222,091 | 0.4% | 71.2% |
| 67 | Calhoun County, Texas | $172,661,638 | 0.4% | 71.6% |
| 68 | Refugio County, Texas | $172,359,135 | 0.4% | 72.0% |
| 69 | Gray County, Texas | $168,146,800 | 0.4% | 72.4% |
| 70 | Starr County, Texas | $163,782,671 | 0.4% | 72.8% |
| 71 | Uvalde County, Texas | $162,849,278 | 0.4% | 73.1% |
| 72 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $162,836,501 | 0.4% | 73.5% |
| 73 | Hardeman County, Texas | $159,966,549 | 0.4% | 73.8% |
| 74 | Bell County, Texas | $154,945,138 | 0.3% | 74.2% |
| 75 | Baylor County, Texas | $154,908,176 | 0.3% | 74.5% |
| 76 | Kleberg County, Texas | $153,627,106 | 0.3% | 74.9% |
| 77 | Cottle County, Texas | $152,314,896 | 0.3% | 75.2% |
| 78 | Taylor County, Texas | $152,240,006 | 0.3% | 75.6% |
| 79 | Armstrong County, Texas | $151,850,952 | 0.3% | 75.9% |
| 80 | Wichita County, Texas | $146,491,321 | 0.3% | 76.2% |
| 81 | Frio County, Texas | $145,327,317 | 0.3% | 76.6% |
| 82 | Reagan County, Texas | $145,208,313 | 0.3% | 76.9% |
| 83 | Garza County, Texas | $140,124,330 | 0.3% | 77.2% |
| 84 | Medina County, Texas | $139,662,219 | 0.3% | 77.5% |
| 85 | Grayson County, Texas | $138,733,489 | 0.3% | 77.8% |
| 86 | Bee County, Texas | $135,784,155 | 0.3% | 78.1% |
| 87 | Dickens County, Texas | $135,779,997 | 0.3% | 78.4% |
| 88 | Collin County, Texas | $135,772,062 | 0.3% | 78.8% |
| 89 | Wheeler County, Texas | $127,514,877 | 0.3% | 79.0% |
| 90 | Navarro County, Texas | $127,032,409 | 0.3% | 79.3% |
| 91 | Comanche County, Texas | $127,026,109 | 0.3% | 79.6% |
| 92 | Foard County, Texas | $126,713,291 | 0.3% | 79.9% |
| 93 | Robertson County, Texas | $125,630,691 | 0.3% | 80.2% |
| 94 | Oldham County, Texas | $122,570,478 | 0.3% | 80.5% |
| 95 | Donley County, Texas | $120,410,092 | 0.3% | 80.7% |
| 96 | Andrews County, Texas | $119,773,742 | 0.3% | 81.0% |
| 97 | Red River County, Texas | $119,235,822 | 0.3% | 81.3% |
| 98 | Motley County, Texas | $115,720,889 | 0.3% | 81.5% |
| 99 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $114,619,886 | 0.3% | 81.8% |
| 100 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $112,951,618 | 0.3% | 82.0% |
| 101 | Erath County, Texas | $111,951,641 | 0.3% | 82.3% |
| 102 | Archer County, Texas | $110,734,729 | 0.2% | 82.5% |
| 103 | Pecos County, Texas | $108,550,846 | 0.2% | 82.8% |
| 104 | Borden County, Texas | $105,671,786 | 0.2% | 83.0% |
| 105 | Waller County, Texas | $102,769,766 | 0.2% | 83.3% |
| 106 | Stonewall County, Texas | $101,258,337 | 0.2% | 83.5% |
| 107 | McCulloch County, Texas | $99,552,580 | 0.2% | 83.7% |
| 108 | Clay County, Texas | $97,327,621 | 0.2% | 83.9% |
| 109 | Reeves County, Texas | $96,552,744 | 0.2% | 84.1% |
| 110 | Burleson County, Texas | $96,190,198 | 0.2% | 84.4% |
| 111 | Hopkins County, Texas | $95,573,133 | 0.2% | 84.6% |
| 112 | Atascosa County, Texas | $93,984,814 | 0.2% | 84.8% |
| 113 | Midland County, Texas | $92,498,203 | 0.2% | 85.0% |
| 114 | Hunt County, Texas | $91,013,824 | 0.2% | 85.2% |
| 115 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $89,013,039 | 0.2% | 85.4% |
| 116 | Coleman County, Texas | $87,515,419 | 0.2% | 85.6% |
| 117 | Harris County, Texas | $85,656,428 | 0.2% | 85.8% |
| 118 | Bowie County, Texas | $84,967,760 | 0.2% | 86.0% |
| 119 | Wilson County, Texas | $83,706,832 | 0.2% | 86.2% |
| 120 | Limestone County, Texas | $83,410,603 | 0.2% | 86.4% |
| 121 | Zavala County, Texas | $83,400,093 | 0.2% | 86.5% |
| 122 | Young County, Texas | $83,280,434 | 0.2% | 86.7% |
| 123 | Schleicher County, Texas | $79,942,934 | 0.2% | 86.9% |
| 124 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $76,902,115 | 0.2% | 87.1% |
| 125 | Denton County, Texas | $76,530,752 | 0.2% | 87.3% |
| 126 | Austin County, Texas | $75,284,677 | 0.2% | 87.4% |
| 127 | Eastland County, Texas | $74,240,017 | 0.2% | 87.6% |
| 128 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $73,692,586 | 0.2% | 87.8% |
| 129 | Cooke County, Texas | $72,099,879 | 0.2% | 87.9% |
| 130 | Live Oak County, Texas | $71,689,448 | 0.2% | 88.1% |
| 131 | Lavaca County, Texas | $69,883,739 | 0.2% | 88.2% |
| 132 | Duval County, Texas | $68,888,949 | 0.2% | 88.4% |
| 133 | Brazos County, Texas | $68,848,124 | 0.2% | 88.5% |
| 134 | Coryell County, Texas | $67,639,908 | 0.2% | 88.7% |
| 135 | Kent County, Texas | $64,305,024 | 0.1% | 88.8% |
| 136 | Upton County, Texas | $64,195,581 | 0.1% | 89.0% |
| 137 | Johnson County, Texas | $61,195,296 | 0.1% | 89.1% |
| 138 | El Paso County, Texas | $60,375,777 | 0.1% | 89.3% |
| 139 | Crockett County, Texas | $60,179,980 | 0.1% | 89.4% |
| 140 | Karnes County, Texas | $58,470,727 | 0.1% | 89.5% |
| 141 | Fayette County, Texas | $58,414,611 | 0.1% | 89.7% |
| 142 | Travis County, Texas | $57,872,494 | 0.1% | 89.8% |
| 143 | Gillespie County, Texas | $57,756,782 | 0.1% | 89.9% |
| 144 | Gonzales County, Texas | $57,302,795 | 0.1% | 90.0% |
| 145 | Val Verde County, Texas | $56,836,900 | 0.1% | 90.2% |
| 146 | Houston County, Texas | $56,081,221 | 0.1% | 90.3% |
| 147 | Edwards County, Texas | $55,616,032 | 0.1% | 90.4% |
| 148 | Delta County, Texas | $55,346,126 | 0.1% | 90.5% |
| 149 | Callahan County, Texas | $54,664,639 | 0.1% | 90.7% |
| 150 | Mason County, Texas | $51,878,125 | 0.1% | 90.8% |
| 151 | Hamilton County, Texas | $50,853,043 | 0.1% | 90.9% |
| 152 | Brown County, Texas | $50,578,554 | 0.1% | 91.0% |
| 153 | King County, Texas | $50,570,443 | 0.1% | 91.1% |
| 154 | Potter County, Texas | $50,569,319 | 0.1% | 91.2% |
| 155 | Shackelford County, Texas | $48,153,026 | 0.1% | 91.4% |
| 156 | San Saba County, Texas | $48,109,989 | 0.1% | 91.5% |
| 157 | Kaufman County, Texas | $47,417,184 | 0.1% | 91.6% |
| 158 | Bexar County, Texas | $47,397,776 | 0.1% | 91.7% |
| 159 | Caldwell County, Texas | $45,326,126 | 0.1% | 91.8% |
| 160 | Wise County, Texas | $45,303,227 | 0.1% | 91.9% |
| 161 | Webb County, Texas | $44,455,702 | 0.1% | 92.0% |
| 162 | Montague County, Texas | $44,339,766 | 0.1% | 92.1% |
| 163 | Hemphill County, Texas | $44,302,902 | 0.1% | 92.2% |
| 164 | Culberson County, Texas | $43,725,791 | 0.1% | 92.3% |
| 165 | Roberts County, Texas | $43,431,440 | 0.1% | 92.4% |
| 166 | Sutton County, Texas | $39,942,643 | 0.1% | 92.5% |
| 167 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $38,663,640 | 0.1% | 92.6% |
| 168 | Bastrop County, Texas | $38,538,378 | 0.1% | 92.6% |
| 169 | Kinney County, Texas | $37,994,932 | 0.1% | 92.7% |
| 170 | Galveston County, Texas | $37,671,823 | 0.1% | 92.8% |
| 171 | La Salle County, Texas | $36,797,588 | 0.1% | 92.9% |
| 172 | Brewster County, Texas | $35,308,142 | 0.1% | 93.0% |
| 173 | Goliad County, Texas | $34,591,724 | 0.1% | 93.0% |
| 174 | DeWitt County, Texas | $34,530,637 | 0.1% | 93.1% |
| 175 | Bosque County, Texas | $32,037,780 | 0.1% | 93.2% |
| 176 | Leon County, Texas | $31,192,215 | 0.1% | 93.3% |
| 177 | Kimble County, Texas | $31,176,213 | 0.1% | 93.3% |
| 178 | Coke County, Texas | $31,166,230 | 0.1% | 93.4% |
| 179 | Lee County, Texas | $31,103,199 | 0.1% | 93.5% |
| 180 | Freestone County, Texas | $30,990,534 | 0.1% | 93.5% |
| 181 | Cherokee County, Texas | $30,742,574 | 0.1% | 93.6% |
| 182 | Washington County, Texas | $30,020,116 | 0.1% | 93.7% |
| 183 | Mills County, Texas | $28,415,290 | 0.1% | 93.7% |
| 184 | Menard County, Texas | $26,243,284 | 0.1% | 93.8% |
| 185 | Terrell County, Texas | $25,903,439 | 0.1% | 93.9% |
| 186 | Anderson County, Texas | $25,088,570 | 0.1% | 93.9% |
| 187 | Henderson County, Texas | $24,837,812 | 0.1% | 94.0% |
| 188 | Presidio County, Texas | $24,710,391 | 0.1% | 94.0% |
| 189 | Dallas County, Texas | $24,475,074 | 0.1% | 94.1% |
| 190 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $24,369,814 | 0.1% | 94.1% |
| 191 | Wood County, Texas | $23,072,575 | 0.1% | 94.2% |
| 192 | Brooks County, Texas | $23,021,674 | 0.1% | 94.2% |
| 193 | Sterling County, Texas | $22,023,938 | 0.0% | 94.3% |
| 194 | Llano County, Texas | $21,619,768 | 0.0% | 94.3% |
| 195 | Stephens County, Texas | $20,910,473 | 0.0% | 94.4% |
| 196 | Dimmit County, Texas | $20,422,919 | 0.0% | 94.4% |
| 197 | Grimes County, Texas | $20,263,780 | 0.0% | 94.5% |
| 198 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $19,879,771 | 0.0% | 94.5% |
| 199 | Irion County, Texas | $19,814,986 | 0.0% | 94.6% |
| 200 | Jack County, Texas | $19,686,069 | 0.0% | 94.6% |
| 201 | Lampasas County, Texas | $19,269,581 | 0.0% | 94.7% |
| 202 | Maverick County, Texas | $18,948,387 | 0.0% | 94.7% |
| 203 | Hays County, Texas | $18,524,307 | 0.0% | 94.7% |
| 204 | Madison County, Texas | $18,149,265 | 0.0% | 94.8% |
| 205 | Franklin County, Texas | $17,590,619 | 0.0% | 94.8% |
| 206 | Tarrant County, Texas | $16,333,584 | 0.0% | 94.9% |
| 207 | Parker County, Texas | $16,052,796 | 0.0% | 94.9% |
| 208 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $16,044,354 | 0.0% | 94.9% |
| 209 | Upshur County, Texas | $15,202,496 | 0.0% | 95.0% |
| 210 | Kerr County, Texas | $14,836,246 | 0.0% | 95.0% |
| 211 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $14,783,847 | 0.0% | 95.0% |
| 212 | Zapata County, Texas | $14,413,270 | 0.0% | 95.1% |
| 213 | Rockwall County, Texas | $14,048,419 | 0.0% | 95.1% |
| 214 | Smith County, Texas | $13,627,540 | 0.0% | 95.1% |
| 215 | Blanco County, Texas | $12,613,976 | 0.0% | 95.2% |
| 216 | Rains County, Texas | $12,151,367 | 0.0% | 95.2% |
| 217 | McMullen County, Texas | $12,059,814 | 0.0% | 95.2% |
| 218 | Burnet County, Texas | $12,052,318 | 0.0% | 95.2% |
| 219 | Panola County, Texas | $11,701,210 | 0.0% | 95.3% |
| 220 | Shelby County, Texas | $11,527,367 | 0.0% | 95.3% |
| 221 | Kenedy County, Texas | $11,173,020 | 0.0% | 95.3% |
| 222 | Titus County, Texas | $10,484,530 | 0.0% | 95.3% |
| 223 | Kendall County, Texas | $10,390,639 | 0.0% | 95.4% |
| 224 | Rusk County, Texas | $10,048,772 | 0.0% | 95.4% |
| 225 | Hood County, Texas | $9,181,292 | 0.0% | 95.4% |
| 226 | Camp County, Texas | $9,120,499 | 0.0% | 95.4% |
| 227 | Hardin County, Texas | $8,896,126 | 0.0% | 95.4% |
| 228 | Cass County, Texas | $8,691,827 | 0.0% | 95.5% |
| 229 | Angelina County, Texas | $8,580,835 | 0.0% | 95.5% |
| 230 | Ward County, Texas | $8,510,803 | 0.0% | 95.5% |
| 231 | Crane County, Texas | $7,924,587 | 0.0% | 95.5% |
| 232 | Bandera County, Texas | $7,473,147 | 0.0% | 95.5% |
| 233 | Orange County, Texas | $7,411,587 | 0.0% | 95.6% |
| 234 | Ector County, Texas | $6,770,065 | 0.0% | 95.6% |
| 235 | Jasper County, Texas | $6,490,757 | 0.0% | 95.6% |
| 236 | Walker County, Texas | $6,474,110 | 0.0% | 95.6% |
| 237 | Morris County, Texas | $6,423,365 | 0.0% | 95.6% |
| 238 | Winkler County, Texas | $6,336,751 | 0.0% | 95.6% |
| 239 | Harrison County, Texas | $5,926,085 | 0.0% | 95.6% |
| 240 | Comal County, Texas | $5,147,719 | 0.0% | 95.7% |
| 241 | Trinity County, Texas | $5,126,256 | 0.0% | 95.7% |
| 242 | Montgomery County, Texas | $5,035,717 | 0.0% | 95.7% |
| 243 | Polk County, Texas | $4,926,910 | 0.0% | 95.7% |
| 244 | Aransas County, Texas | $4,794,775 | 0.0% | 95.7% |
| 245 | Loving County, Texas | $4,445,507 | 0.0% | 95.7% |
| 246 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $3,886,366 | 0.0% | 95.7% |
| 247 | Tyler County, Texas | $3,867,553 | 0.0% | 95.7% |
| 248 | San Augustine County, Texas | $3,666,233 | 0.0% | 95.7% |
| 249 | Real County, Texas | $3,398,079 | 0.0% | 95.7% |
| 250 | Somervell County, Texas | $2,473,988 | 0.0% | 95.7% |
| 251 | Newton County, Texas | $1,853,592 | 0.0% | 95.8% |
| 252 | Sabine County, Texas | $1,317,356 | 0.0% | 95.8% |
| 253 | Marion County, Texas | $1,282,245 | 0.0% | 95.8% |
| 254 | Gregg County, Texas | $1,112,396 | 0.0% | 95.8% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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