Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments in Texas totaled $246 million in 2020‡
Counties in Texas Receiving Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Erath County, Texas | $6,232,996 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| 2 | Lamb County, Texas | $6,128,162 | 2.5% | 5.0% |
| 3 | Bailey County, Texas | $5,192,484 | 2.1% | 7.1% |
| 4 | Hansford County, Texas | $4,931,092 | 2.0% | 9.1% |
| 5 | Hamilton County, Texas | $4,098,899 | 1.7% | 10.8% |
| 6 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $4,052,929 | 1.6% | 12.4% |
| 7 | Hartley County, Texas | $3,899,912 | 1.6% | 14.0% |
| 8 | Archer County, Texas | $3,898,794 | 1.6% | 15.6% |
| 9 | Castro County, Texas | $3,814,533 | 1.6% | 17.2% |
| 10 | Parmer County, Texas | $3,723,299 | 1.5% | 18.7% |
| 11 | Coryell County, Texas | $3,660,597 | 1.5% | 20.2% |
| 12 | Clay County, Texas | $3,475,928 | 1.4% | 21.6% |
| 13 | Gonzales County, Texas | $3,434,558 | 1.4% | 23.0% |
| 14 | Falls County, Texas | $3,293,883 | 1.3% | 24.3% |
| 15 | Hale County, Texas | $3,257,275 | 1.3% | 25.6% |
| 16 | Lamar County, Texas | $3,122,013 | 1.3% | 26.9% |
| 17 | Baylor County, Texas | $3,044,938 | 1.2% | 28.1% |
| 18 | Comanche County, Texas | $2,959,753 | 1.2% | 29.3% |
| 19 | Wise County, Texas | $2,875,530 | 1.2% | 30.5% |
| 20 | McLennan County, Texas | $2,855,063 | 1.2% | 31.7% |
| 21 | Moore County, Texas | $2,794,053 | 1.1% | 32.8% |
| 22 | Milam County, Texas | $2,777,865 | 1.1% | 33.9% |
| 23 | Uvalde County, Texas | $2,775,574 | 1.1% | 35.1% |
| 24 | Washington County, Texas | $2,700,022 | 1.1% | 36.2% |
| 25 | Gaines County, Texas | $2,577,690 | 1.0% | 37.2% |
| 26 | Red River County, Texas | $2,555,990 | 1.0% | 38.3% |
| 27 | Sherman County, Texas | $2,439,825 | 1.0% | 39.2% |
| 28 | Jackson County, Texas | $2,367,432 | 1.0% | 40.2% |
| 29 | Bowie County, Texas | $2,324,800 | 0.9% | 41.2% |
| 30 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $2,176,747 | 0.9% | 42.0% |
| 31 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $2,150,468 | 0.9% | 42.9% |
| 32 | Swisher County, Texas | $2,083,838 | 0.8% | 43.8% |
| 33 | Lubbock County, Texas | $2,068,425 | 0.8% | 44.6% |
| 34 | Randall County, Texas | $2,030,457 | 0.8% | 45.4% |
| 35 | Knox County, Texas | $2,026,808 | 0.8% | 46.2% |
| 36 | Cherokee County, Texas | $1,987,453 | 0.8% | 47.1% |
| 37 | Brown County, Texas | $1,969,695 | 0.8% | 47.9% |
| 38 | Johnson County, Texas | $1,966,419 | 0.8% | 48.7% |
| 39 | Lavaca County, Texas | $1,949,518 | 0.8% | 49.4% |
| 40 | Runnels County, Texas | $1,948,414 | 0.8% | 50.2% |
| 41 | Matagorda County, Texas | $1,885,873 | 0.8% | 51.0% |
| 42 | Tom Green County, Texas | $1,870,404 | 0.8% | 51.8% |
| 43 | Williamson County, Texas | $1,861,945 | 0.8% | 52.5% |
| 44 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $1,795,824 | 0.7% | 53.2% |
| 45 | Montague County, Texas | $1,784,584 | 0.7% | 54.0% |
| 46 | Wharton County, Texas | $1,754,667 | 0.7% | 54.7% |
| 47 | Robertson County, Texas | $1,727,442 | 0.7% | 55.4% |
| 48 | Terry County, Texas | $1,723,910 | 0.7% | 56.1% |
| 49 | Young County, Texas | $1,691,559 | 0.7% | 56.8% |
| 50 | Grayson County, Texas | $1,680,432 | 0.7% | 57.5% |
| 51 | Bastrop County, Texas | $1,658,546 | 0.7% | 58.1% |
| 52 | Wheeler County, Texas | $1,652,447 | 0.7% | 58.8% |
| 53 | Dallam County, Texas | $1,641,702 | 0.7% | 59.5% |
| 54 | Medina County, Texas | $1,616,710 | 0.7% | 60.1% |
| 55 | Callahan County, Texas | $1,601,851 | 0.7% | 60.8% |
| 56 | Henderson County, Texas | $1,595,199 | 0.6% | 61.4% |
| 57 | Hill County, Texas | $1,569,493 | 0.6% | 62.1% |
| 58 | Navarro County, Texas | $1,527,352 | 0.6% | 62.7% |
| 59 | Carson County, Texas | $1,505,761 | 0.6% | 63.3% |
| 60 | Cooke County, Texas | $1,505,326 | 0.6% | 63.9% |
| 61 | San Saba County, Texas | $1,498,163 | 0.6% | 64.5% |
| 62 | Hopkins County, Texas | $1,487,239 | 0.6% | 65.1% |
| 63 | Austin County, Texas | $1,474,237 | 0.6% | 65.7% |
| 64 | Mason County, Texas | $1,458,906 | 0.6% | 66.3% |
| 65 | Franklin County, Texas | $1,447,727 | 0.6% | 66.9% |
| 66 | Eastland County, Texas | $1,438,713 | 0.6% | 67.5% |
| 67 | Haskell County, Texas | $1,333,682 | 0.5% | 68.0% |
| 68 | Jones County, Texas | $1,326,770 | 0.5% | 68.6% |
| 69 | Fannin County, Texas | $1,318,294 | 0.5% | 69.1% |
| 70 | Coleman County, Texas | $1,300,185 | 0.5% | 69.6% |
| 71 | Bosque County, Texas | $1,297,563 | 0.5% | 70.2% |
| 72 | Burleson County, Texas | $1,278,382 | 0.5% | 70.7% |
| 73 | Donley County, Texas | $1,271,252 | 0.5% | 71.2% |
| 74 | Victoria County, Texas | $1,226,549 | 0.5% | 71.7% |
| 75 | Jack County, Texas | $1,214,202 | 0.5% | 72.2% |
| 76 | Childress County, Texas | $1,191,934 | 0.5% | 72.7% |
| 77 | Kaufman County, Texas | $1,156,597 | 0.5% | 73.1% |
| 78 | Hall County, Texas | $1,146,249 | 0.5% | 73.6% |
| 79 | Fayette County, Texas | $1,122,774 | 0.5% | 74.1% |
| 80 | Gillespie County, Texas | $1,080,610 | 0.4% | 74.5% |
| 81 | Upshur County, Texas | $1,034,633 | 0.4% | 74.9% |
| 82 | Brazos County, Texas | $1,034,515 | 0.4% | 75.3% |
| 83 | Wilson County, Texas | $1,031,012 | 0.4% | 75.8% |
| 84 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $1,021,094 | 0.4% | 76.2% |
| 85 | Frio County, Texas | $997,263 | 0.4% | 76.6% |
| 86 | Limestone County, Texas | $983,870 | 0.4% | 77.0% |
| 87 | Lampasas County, Texas | $982,740 | 0.4% | 77.4% |
| 88 | Hunt County, Texas | $981,832 | 0.4% | 77.8% |
| 89 | Atascosa County, Texas | $960,757 | 0.4% | 78.2% |
| 90 | Parker County, Texas | $935,997 | 0.4% | 78.6% |
| 91 | Concho County, Texas | $914,243 | 0.4% | 78.9% |
| 92 | Titus County, Texas | $908,118 | 0.4% | 79.3% |
| 93 | Mills County, Texas | $897,941 | 0.4% | 79.7% |
| 94 | Lee County, Texas | $882,963 | 0.4% | 80.0% |
| 95 | Wood County, Texas | $872,173 | 0.4% | 80.4% |
| 96 | Bell County, Texas | $849,921 | 0.3% | 80.7% |
| 97 | El Paso County, Texas | $826,145 | 0.3% | 81.1% |
| 98 | Shackelford County, Texas | $824,971 | 0.3% | 81.4% |
| 99 | Zavala County, Texas | $824,407 | 0.3% | 81.7% |
| 100 | Cottle County, Texas | $807,075 | 0.3% | 82.1% |
| 101 | Gray County, Texas | $796,467 | 0.3% | 82.4% |
| 102 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $777,910 | 0.3% | 82.7% |
| 103 | Panola County, Texas | $771,231 | 0.3% | 83.0% |
| 104 | Chambers County, Texas | $762,823 | 0.3% | 83.3% |
| 105 | Yoakum County, Texas | $754,294 | 0.3% | 83.6% |
| 106 | Cameron County, Texas | $741,271 | 0.3% | 83.9% |
| 107 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $729,523 | 0.3% | 84.2% |
| 108 | Caldwell County, Texas | $708,455 | 0.3% | 84.5% |
| 109 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $706,421 | 0.3% | 84.8% |
| 110 | Brazoria County, Texas | $691,352 | 0.3% | 85.1% |
| 111 | Denton County, Texas | $670,439 | 0.3% | 85.3% |
| 112 | Stonewall County, Texas | $659,528 | 0.3% | 85.6% |
| 113 | Harrison County, Texas | $659,120 | 0.3% | 85.9% |
| 114 | Hemphill County, Texas | $657,717 | 0.3% | 86.1% |
| 115 | Garza County, Texas | $654,823 | 0.3% | 86.4% |
| 116 | Nolan County, Texas | $640,171 | 0.3% | 86.7% |
| 117 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $638,902 | 0.3% | 86.9% |
| 118 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $632,613 | 0.3% | 87.2% |
| 119 | Pecos County, Texas | $622,436 | 0.3% | 87.4% |
| 120 | Crockett County, Texas | $620,123 | 0.3% | 87.7% |
| 121 | Camp County, Texas | $612,122 | 0.2% | 87.9% |
| 122 | Fisher County, Texas | $608,629 | 0.2% | 88.2% |
| 123 | Briscoe County, Texas | $605,943 | 0.2% | 88.4% |
| 124 | Grimes County, Texas | $599,030 | 0.2% | 88.7% |
| 125 | Waller County, Texas | $587,429 | 0.2% | 88.9% |
| 126 | Foard County, Texas | $585,982 | 0.2% | 89.2% |
| 127 | McCulloch County, Texas | $575,476 | 0.2% | 89.4% |
| 128 | Delta County, Texas | $570,294 | 0.2% | 89.6% |
| 129 | Tarrant County, Texas | $570,132 | 0.2% | 89.9% |
| 130 | Webb County, Texas | $554,196 | 0.2% | 90.1% |
| 131 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $551,482 | 0.2% | 90.3% |
| 132 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $550,958 | 0.2% | 90.5% |
| 133 | Brewster County, Texas | $544,163 | 0.2% | 90.8% |
| 134 | Calhoun County, Texas | $487,487 | 0.2% | 90.9% |
| 135 | Travis County, Texas | $484,634 | 0.2% | 91.1% |
| 136 | Rusk County, Texas | $471,903 | 0.2% | 91.3% |
| 137 | Llano County, Texas | $471,822 | 0.2% | 91.5% |
| 138 | Martin County, Texas | $468,341 | 0.2% | 91.7% |
| 139 | Bexar County, Texas | $463,386 | 0.2% | 91.9% |
| 140 | DeWitt County, Texas | $453,247 | 0.2% | 92.1% |
| 141 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $444,686 | 0.2% | 92.3% |
| 142 | Hardeman County, Texas | $426,069 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 143 | Howard County, Texas | $425,831 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 144 | Stephens County, Texas | $423,967 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 145 | Wichita County, Texas | $420,120 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 146 | Hood County, Texas | $419,244 | 0.2% | 93.1% |
| 147 | Glasscock County, Texas | $416,644 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 148 | Collin County, Texas | $410,491 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 149 | Reeves County, Texas | $410,027 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 150 | Freestone County, Texas | $403,844 | 0.2% | 93.8% |
| 151 | Motley County, Texas | $384,365 | 0.2% | 94.0% |
| 152 | Willacy County, Texas | $383,943 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 153 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $374,508 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
| 154 | Armstrong County, Texas | $366,725 | 0.1% | 94.4% |
| 155 | Shelby County, Texas | $365,374 | 0.1% | 94.6% |
| 156 | Blanco County, Texas | $359,545 | 0.1% | 94.7% |
| 157 | Dawson County, Texas | $355,551 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| 158 | Menard County, Texas | $353,797 | 0.1% | 95.0% |
| 159 | Smith County, Texas | $351,846 | 0.1% | 95.1% |
| 160 | Cass County, Texas | $341,698 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 161 | Montgomery County, Texas | $333,196 | 0.1% | 95.4% |
| 162 | Irion County, Texas | $326,465 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 163 | Presidio County, Texas | $320,948 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 164 | Morris County, Texas | $316,243 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 165 | Schleicher County, Texas | $307,625 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 166 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $304,652 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 167 | Borden County, Texas | $301,960 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 168 | Reagan County, Texas | $292,417 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 169 | Lynn County, Texas | $286,636 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 170 | Liberty County, Texas | $282,528 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 171 | Val Verde County, Texas | $279,756 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 172 | Kendall County, Texas | $273,629 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 173 | Ector County, Texas | $270,751 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 174 | Rains County, Texas | $266,369 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 175 | Hockley County, Texas | $264,120 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 176 | Cochran County, Texas | $254,734 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 177 | Live Oak County, Texas | $248,387 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 178 | Kent County, Texas | $238,763 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 179 | Edwards County, Texas | $238,025 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 180 | Oldham County, Texas | $236,135 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 181 | Harris County, Texas | $233,917 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 182 | Roberts County, Texas | $229,680 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 183 | Anderson County, Texas | $229,244 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 184 | King County, Texas | $227,000 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 185 | Dimmit County, Texas | $225,634 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 186 | Floyd County, Texas | $224,689 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 187 | La Salle County, Texas | $218,502 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 188 | Burnet County, Texas | $217,698 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 189 | Ellis County, Texas | $209,883 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 190 | Refugio County, Texas | $200,336 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 191 | Kinney County, Texas | $197,408 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 192 | Kimble County, Texas | $197,288 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 193 | Brooks County, Texas | $188,066 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 194 | Dickens County, Texas | $185,889 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 195 | Goliad County, Texas | $182,770 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 196 | Maverick County, Texas | $176,358 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 197 | Houston County, Texas | $170,747 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 198 | Duval County, Texas | $149,349 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 199 | San Patricio County, Texas | $148,261 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 200 | Andrews County, Texas | $144,939 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 201 | Sutton County, Texas | $138,726 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 202 | San Augustine County, Texas | $135,148 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 203 | Walker County, Texas | $131,297 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 204 | Crane County, Texas | $128,992 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 205 | Upton County, Texas | $127,610 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 206 | Terrell County, Texas | $126,493 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 207 | Dallas County, Texas | $89,026 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 208 | Kerr County, Texas | $86,202 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 209 | Karnes County, Texas | $83,357 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 210 | Real County, Texas | $82,622 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 211 | Bee County, Texas | $82,053 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 212 | Angelina County, Texas | $67,538 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 213 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $63,902 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 214 | Hays County, Texas | $61,158 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 215 | Comal County, Texas | $55,162 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 216 | Trinity County, Texas | $51,969 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 217 | Somervell County, Texas | $50,001 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 218 | Marion County, Texas | $48,530 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 219 | Madison County, Texas | $43,860 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 220 | Galveston County, Texas | $43,767 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 221 | Potter County, Texas | $42,724 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 222 | Kleberg County, Texas | $42,085 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 223 | Bandera County, Texas | $38,170 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 224 | Colorado County, Texas | $37,978 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 225 | Ward County, Texas | $37,278 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 226 | Hardin County, Texas | $31,153 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 227 | Rockwall County, Texas | $27,134 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 228 | Leon County, Texas | $21,502 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 229 | Midland County, Texas | $19,867 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 230 | Winkler County, Texas | $11,986 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 231 | Gregg County, Texas | $10,175 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 232 | Culberson County, Texas | $3,558 | 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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