Env. Quality Incentive Program payments in Bailey County, Texas totaled $1.2 million from 1995-2020‡.
Congressional Districts in Bailey County, Texas Receiving Env. Quality Incentive Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
District |
Env. Quality Incentive Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 13th District of Texas (Rep. Mac Thornberry) | $22,799,798 | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| 2 | 19th District of Texas (Rep. Jodey Arrington) | $21,697,487 | 5.6% | 11.4% |
| 3 | 11th District of Texas (Rep. Michael Conaway) | $15,842,792 | 4.1% | 15.5% |
| 4 | 23rd District of Texas (Rep. Will Hurd) | $15,780,586 | 4.1% | 19.6% |
| 5 | 4th District of Texas (Rep. John Ratcliffe) | $3,896,910 | 1.0% | 20.6% |
| 6 | 34th District of Texas (Rep. Filemon Vela) | $3,468,512 | 0.9% | 21.4% |
| 7 | 27th District of Texas (Rep. Michael Cloud) | $3,386,230 | 0.9% | 22.3% |
| 8 | 25th District of Texas (Rep. Roger Williams) | $3,252,664 | 0.8% | 23.1% |
| 9 | 15th District of Texas (Rep. Vicente Gonzalez) | $2,860,231 | 0.7% | 23.9% |
| 10 | 17th District of Texas (Rep. Bill Flores) | $2,742,230 | 0.7% | 24.6% |
| 11 | 21st District of Texas (Rep. Chip Roy) | $2,730,496 | 0.7% | 25.3% |
| 12 | 28th District of Texas (Rep. Henry Cuellar) | $2,423,997 | 0.6% | 25.9% |
| 13 | 10th District of Texas (Rep. Michael McCaul) | $2,341,508 | 0.6% | 26.5% |
| 14 | 1st District of Texas (Rep. Louis Gohmert) | $1,803,197 | 0.5% | 27.0% |
| 15 | 36th District of Texas (Rep. Brian Babin) | $1,236,183 | 0.3% | 27.3% |
| 16 | 8th District of Texas (Rep. Kevin Brady) | $1,037,162 | 0.3% | 27.6% |
| 17 | 14th District of Texas (Rep. Randy Weber) | $1,007,208 | 0.3% | 27.8% |
| 18 | 5th District of Texas (Rep. Lance Gooden) | $899,139 | 0.2% | 28.0% |
| 19 | 6th District of Texas (Rep. Ron Wright) | $845,029 | 0.2% | 28.3% |
| 20 | 31st District of Texas (Rep. John Carter) | $774,065 | 0.2% | 28.5% |
| 21 | 12th District of Texas (Rep. Kay Granger) | $480,542 | 0.1% | 28.6% |
| 22 | 26th District of Texas (Rep. Michael Burgess) | $195,469 | 0.1% | 28.6% |
| 23 | 22nd District of Texas (Rep. Pete Olson) | $189,898 | 0.0% | 28.7% |
| 24 | 35th District of Texas (Rep. LLoyd Doggett) | $189,251 | 0.0% | 28.7% |
| 25 | 16th District of Texas (Rep. Veronica Escobar) | $101,019 | 0.0% | 28.8% |
| 26 | 20th District of Texas (Rep. Joaquin Castro) | $59,984 | 0.0% | 28.8% |
| 27 | 3rd District of Texas (Rep. Van Taylor) | $38,932 | 0.0% | 28.8% |
| 28 | 2nd District of Texas (Rep. Dan Crenshaw) | $20,754 | 0.0% | 28.8% |
| 29 | 7th District of Texas (Rep. Lizzie Fletcher) | $14,088 | 0.0% | 28.8% |
| 30 | 30th District of Texas (Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson) | $13,306 | 0.0% | 28.8% |
| 31 | 32nd District of Texas (Rep. Colin Allred) | $10,762 | 0.0% | 28.8% |
| 32 | 9th District of Texas (Rep. Al Green) | $1,141 | 0.0% | 28.8% |
| 33 | 33rd District of Texas (Rep. Marc Veasey) | $405 | 0.0% | 28.8% |
NOTE: Not all recipients were able to be placed into Congressional Districts
so the District total may not total 100%. Nationally 96% of all program monies were designated into a Congressional District
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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