Total Organic Cost Share payments in Texas totaled $171,494 from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Texas Receiving Total Organic Cost Share payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Total Organic Cost Share
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Colorado County, Texas | $44,492 | 25.9% | 25.9% |
| 2 | Lavaca County, Texas | $11,093 | 6.5% | 32.4% |
| 3 | Jefferson County, Texas | $10,375 | 6.0% | 38.5% |
| 4 | Angelina County, Texas | $7,532 | 4.4% | 42.9% |
| 5 | Travis County, Texas | $6,019 | 3.5% | 46.4% |
| 6 | Dawson County, Texas | $6,014 | 3.5% | 49.9% |
| 7 | Wharton County, Texas | $5,533 | 3.2% | 53.1% |
| 8 | Austin County, Texas | $5,254 | 3.1% | 56.2% |
| 9 | Matagorda County, Texas | $4,538 | 2.6% | 58.8% |
| 10 | Williamson County, Texas | $4,515 | 2.6% | 61.4% |
| 11 | Tarrant County, Texas | $4,500 | 2.6% | 64.1% |
| 12 | Erath County, Texas | $3,750 | 2.2% | 66.2% |
| 13 | Cameron County, Texas | $3,586 | 2.1% | 68.3% |
| 14 | Lubbock County, Texas | $3,000 | 1.7% | 70.1% |
| 15 | Jackson County, Texas | $3,000 | 1.7% | 71.8% |
| 16 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $3,000 | 1.7% | 73.6% |
| 17 | Denton County, Texas | $3,000 | 1.7% | 75.3% |
| 18 | Dallas County, Texas | $3,000 | 1.7% | 77.1% |
| 19 | Chambers County, Texas | $3,000 | 1.7% | 78.8% |
| 20 | Hays County, Texas | $2,682 | 1.6% | 80.4% |
| 21 | Comanche County, Texas | $2,254 | 1.3% | 81.7% |
| 22 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $2,250 | 1.3% | 83.0% |
| 23 | Borden County, Texas | $2,250 | 1.3% | 84.3% |
| 24 | Bailey County, Texas | $2,250 | 1.3% | 85.7% |
| 25 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $1,501 | 0.9% | 86.5% |
| 26 | Taylor County, Texas | $1,500 | 0.9% | 87.4% |
| 27 | Smith County, Texas | $1,500 | 0.9% | 88.3% |
| 28 | Randall County, Texas | $1,500 | 0.9% | 89.2% |
| 29 | Wichita County, Texas | $1,500 | 0.9% | 90.0% |
| 30 | Armstrong County, Texas | $1,500 | 0.9% | 90.9% |
| 31 | Gregg County, Texas | $1,500 | 0.9% | 91.8% |
| 32 | Bell County, Texas | $1,500 | 0.9% | 92.6% |
| 33 | Hunt County, Texas | $1,464 | 0.9% | 93.5% |
| 34 | Collin County, Texas | $1,443 | 0.8% | 94.3% |
| 35 | Caldwell County, Texas | $1,336 | 0.8% | 95.1% |
| 36 | Yoakum County, Texas | $1,125 | 0.7% | 95.8% |
| 37 | Liberty County, Texas | $750 | 0.4% | 96.2% |
| 38 | Martin County, Texas | $750 | 0.4% | 96.7% |
| 39 | Midland County, Texas | $750 | 0.4% | 97.1% |
| 40 | Haskell County, Texas | $750 | 0.4% | 97.5% |
| 41 | Parmer County, Texas | $750 | 0.4% | 98.0% |
| 42 | Harris County, Texas | $750 | 0.4% | 98.4% |
| 43 | Hardeman County, Texas | $750 | 0.4% | 98.8% |
| 44 | Gillespie County, Texas | $750 | 0.4% | 99.3% |
| 45 | El Paso County, Texas | $750 | 0.4% | 99.7% |
| 46 | Bastrop County, Texas | $488 | 0.3% | 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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