USDA subsidies in Cherokee County, Texas totaled $22.3 million from 1995-2019‡.
Total USDA - Subsidies in Cherokee County, Texas by county, 1995-2019‡
| Rank | County | Total USDA - Subsidies 1995-2019‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaines County, Texas | $1,210,164,949 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 2 | Plains Cotton Cooperative Association | $1,015,779,850 | 2.7% | 6.0% |
| 3 | Hale County, Texas | $965,305,857 | 2.6% | 8.6% |
| 4 | Dawson County, Texas | $903,604,932 | 2.4% | 11.0% |
| 5 | Wharton County, Texas | $818,214,913 | 2.2% | 13.2% |
| 6 | Terry County, Texas | $798,173,103 | 2.2% | 15.4% |
| 7 | Lamb County, Texas | $764,219,187 | 2.1% | 17.5% |
| 8 | Floyd County, Texas | $701,756,428 | 1.9% | 19.3% |
| 9 | Lubbock County, Texas | $698,951,708 | 1.9% | 21.2% |
| 10 | Parmer County, Texas | $690,831,418 | 1.9% | 23.1% |
| 11 | Hockley County, Texas | $672,219,487 | 1.8% | 24.9% |
| 12 | Lynn County, Texas | $667,675,866 | 1.8% | 26.7% |
| 13 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $651,832,261 | 1.8% | 28.5% |
| 14 | Castro County, Texas | $632,191,141 | 1.7% | 30.2% |
| 15 | Swisher County, Texas | $599,601,008 | 1.6% | 31.8% |
| 16 | Nueces County, Texas | $531,274,741 | 1.4% | 33.2% |
| 17 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $528,997,187 | 1.4% | 34.6% |
| 18 | Crosby County, Texas | $486,666,454 | 1.3% | 36.0% |
| 19 | Martin County, Texas | $462,182,039 | 1.2% | 37.2% |
| 20 | Yoakum County, Texas | $453,277,890 | 1.2% | 38.4% |
| 21 | Cochran County, Texas | $441,223,277 | 1.2% | 39.6% |
| 22 | San Patricio County, Texas | $440,051,081 | 1.2% | 40.8% |
| 23 | Matagorda County, Texas | $425,399,338 | 1.1% | 41.9% |
| 24 | Dallam County, Texas | $421,633,684 | 1.1% | 43.1% |
| 25 | Bailey County, Texas | $419,596,612 | 1.1% | 44.2% |
| 26 | Sherman County, Texas | $401,143,222 | 1.1% | 45.3% |
| 27 | Jackson County, Texas | $399,309,891 | 1.1% | 46.4% |
| 28 | Howard County, Texas | $394,104,047 | 1.1% | 47.4% |
| 29 | Hansford County, Texas | $388,834,008 | 1.0% | 48.5% |
| 30 | Telmark LSA | $371,137,146 | 1.0% | 49.5% |
| 31 | Haskell County, Texas | $369,935,812 | 1.0% | 50.5% |
| 32 | Jones County, Texas | $363,808,597 | 1.0% | 51.5% |
| 33 | Cameron County, Texas | $359,357,204 | 1.0% | 52.4% |
| 34 | Hartley County, Texas | $350,019,721 | 0.9% | 53.4% |
| 35 | Tom Green County, Texas | $336,842,632 | 0.9% | 54.3% |
| 36 | Moore County, Texas | $328,484,091 | 0.9% | 55.2% |
| 37 | Fisher County, Texas | $328,480,503 | 0.9% | 56.1% |
| 38 | Willacy County, Texas | $327,346,336 | 0.9% | 56.9% |
| 39 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $298,042,571 | 0.8% | 57.7% |
| 40 | Colorado County, Texas | $297,134,335 | 0.8% | 58.5% |
| 41 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $282,847,055 | 0.8% | 59.3% |
| 42 | Glasscock County, Texas | $282,182,569 | 0.8% | 60.1% |
| 43 | Hall County, Texas | $271,236,590 | 0.7% | 60.8% |
| 44 | Carson County, Texas | $268,326,570 | 0.7% | 61.5% |
| 45 | Texas NRCS | $264,846,881 | 0.7% | 62.2% |
| 46 | Runnels County, Texas | $256,471,707 | 0.7% | 62.9% |
| 47 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $247,400,398 | 0.7% | 63.6% |
| 48 | Brazoria County, Texas | $246,248,636 | 0.7% | 64.3% |
| 49 | Hill County, Texas | $241,629,666 | 0.7% | 64.9% |
| 50 | Scurry County, Texas | $240,234,155 | 0.6% | 65.6% |
| 51 | Williamson County, Texas | $233,692,535 | 0.6% | 66.2% |
| 52 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $213,769,526 | 0.6% | 66.8% |
| 53 | Jefferson County, Texas | $207,961,444 | 0.6% | 67.3% |
| 54 | Randall County, Texas | $203,062,876 | 0.5% | 67.9% |
| 55 | Chambers County, Texas | $200,776,700 | 0.5% | 68.4% |
| 56 | Knox County, Texas | $199,210,783 | 0.5% | 68.9% |
| 57 | Mitchell County, Texas | $197,111,302 | 0.5% | 69.5% |
| 58 | Briscoe County, Texas | $192,189,952 | 0.5% | 70.0% |
| 59 | US Cotton Growers Association | $191,393,735 | 0.5% | 70.5% |
| 60 | Liberty County, Texas | $186,968,316 | 0.5% | 71.0% |
| 61 | Ellis County, Texas | $179,018,845 | 0.5% | 71.5% |
| 62 | Childress County, Texas | $170,417,035 | 0.5% | 72.0% |
| 63 | Nolan County, Texas | $170,342,024 | 0.5% | 72.4% |
| 64 | Victoria County, Texas | $165,936,954 | 0.4% | 72.9% |
| 65 | Fannin County, Texas | $159,822,595 | 0.4% | 73.3% |
| 66 | McLennan County, Texas | $159,736,717 | 0.4% | 73.7% |
| 67 | Falls County, Texas | $157,427,759 | 0.4% | 74.2% |
| 68 | Lamar County, Texas | $156,056,658 | 0.4% | 74.6% |
| 69 | Milam County, Texas | $144,912,979 | 0.4% | 75.0% |
| 70 | Concho County, Texas | $144,433,873 | 0.4% | 75.4% |
| 71 | Starr County, Texas | $141,854,373 | 0.4% | 75.7% |
| 72 | Refugio County, Texas | $138,224,574 | 0.4% | 76.1% |
| 73 | Calhoun County, Texas | $135,415,450 | 0.4% | 76.5% |
| 74 | $134,711,784 | 0.4% | 76.8% | |
| 75 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $133,291,874 | 0.4% | 77.2% |
| 76 | Uvalde County, Texas | $132,027,522 | 0.4% | 77.6% |
| 77 | Cottle County, Texas | $130,623,864 | 0.4% | 77.9% |
| 78 | Hardeman County, Texas | $129,969,273 | 0.4% | 78.3% |
| 79 | Taylor County, Texas | $129,110,519 | 0.3% | 78.6% |
| 80 | Gray County, Texas | $128,819,050 | 0.3% | 79.0% |
| 81 | Bell County, Texas | $126,278,293 | 0.3% | 79.3% |
| 82 | Baylor County, Texas | $124,604,501 | 0.3% | 79.6% |
| 83 | Frio County, Texas | $124,599,887 | 0.3% | 80.0% |
| 84 | Kleberg County, Texas | $123,445,626 | 0.3% | 80.3% |
| 85 | Wichita County, Texas | $121,782,050 | 0.3% | 80.6% |
| 86 | Armstrong County, Texas | $121,274,434 | 0.3% | 81.0% |
| 87 | Reagan County, Texas | $118,477,517 | 0.3% | 81.3% |
| 88 | Grayson County, Texas | $115,731,526 | 0.3% | 81.6% |
| 89 | Collin County, Texas | $114,574,027 | 0.3% | 81.9% |
| 90 | Dickens County, Texas | $113,847,487 | 0.3% | 82.2% |
| 91 | Garza County, Texas | $113,698,863 | 0.3% | 82.5% |
| 92 | Bee County, Texas | $110,405,666 | 0.3% | 82.8% |
| 93 | Medina County, Texas | $109,200,905 | 0.3% | 83.1% |
| 94 | Robertson County, Texas | $105,288,552 | 0.3% | 83.4% |
| 95 | Foard County, Texas | $105,132,381 | 0.3% | 83.7% |
| 96 | Andrews County, Texas | $104,915,080 | 0.3% | 83.9% |
| 97 | Wheeler County, Texas | $103,516,245 | 0.3% | 84.2% |
| 98 | Navarro County, Texas | $103,062,984 | 0.3% | 84.5% |
| 99 | Oldham County, Texas | $101,287,874 | 0.3% | 84.8% |
| 100 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $100,333,610 | 0.3% | 85.0% |
| 101 | Red River County, Texas | $100,070,496 | 0.3% | 85.3% |
| 102 | Donley County, Texas | $98,085,212 | 0.3% | 85.6% |
| 103 | Motley County, Texas | $96,947,697 | 0.3% | 85.8% |
| 104 | Comanche County, Texas | $95,574,757 | 0.3% | 86.1% |
| 105 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $94,817,377 | 0.3% | 86.4% |
| 106 | Waller County, Texas | $93,419,682 | 0.3% | 86.6% |
| 107 | Pecos County, Texas | $90,899,182 | 0.2% | 86.9% |
| 108 | Stonewall County, Texas | $89,032,989 | 0.2% | 87.1% |
| 109 | Midland County, Texas | $87,037,640 | 0.2% | 87.3% |
| 110 | Reeves County, Texas | $86,548,934 | 0.2% | 87.6% |
| 111 | Archer County, Texas | $84,505,412 | 0.2% | 87.8% |
| 112 | McCulloch County, Texas | $83,661,756 | 0.2% | 88.0% |
| 113 | Borden County, Texas | $83,426,737 | 0.2% | 88.2% |
| 114 | Clay County, Texas | $79,589,135 | 0.2% | 88.5% |
| 115 | Atascosa County, Texas | $79,330,701 | 0.2% | 88.7% |
| 116 | Harris County, Texas | $78,396,879 | 0.2% | 88.9% |
| 117 | Burleson County, Texas | $75,704,664 | 0.2% | 89.1% |
| 118 | Hopkins County, Texas | $75,536,532 | 0.2% | 89.3% |
| 119 | Erath County, Texas | $75,221,509 | 0.2% | 89.5% |
| 120 | Hunt County, Texas | $74,137,257 | 0.2% | 89.7% |
| 121 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $71,861,472 | 0.2% | 89.9% |
| 122 | Bowie County, Texas | $69,837,543 | 0.2% | 90.1% |
| 123 | Zavala County, Texas | $69,501,214 | 0.2% | 90.3% |
| 124 | Coleman County, Texas | $68,508,271 | 0.2% | 90.4% |
| 125 | Wilson County, Texas | $68,426,223 | 0.2% | 90.6% |
| 126 | Young County, Texas | $67,893,974 | 0.2% | 90.8% |
| 127 | Schleicher County, Texas | $67,127,092 | 0.2% | 91.0% |
| 128 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $65,316,707 | 0.2% | 91.2% |
| 129 | Denton County, Texas | $65,070,195 | 0.2% | 91.3% |
| 130 | Limestone County, Texas | $64,176,994 | 0.2% | 91.5% |
| 131 | Eastland County, Texas | $63,504,740 | 0.2% | 91.7% |
| 132 | Duval County, Texas | $62,743,056 | 0.2% | 91.9% |
| 133 | Live Oak County, Texas | $61,847,484 | 0.2% | 92.0% |
| 134 | Austin County, Texas | $57,197,953 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 135 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $56,619,222 | 0.2% | 92.3% |
| 136 | Kent County, Texas | $55,747,463 | 0.2% | 92.5% |
| 137 | Cooke County, Texas | $55,204,441 | 0.1% | 92.6% |
| 138 | Upton County, Texas | $54,639,559 | 0.1% | 92.8% |
| 139 | Brazos County, Texas | $54,421,559 | 0.1% | 92.9% |
| 140 | Lavaca County, Texas | $51,084,017 | 0.1% | 93.1% |
| 141 | Coryell County, Texas | $50,279,517 | 0.1% | 93.2% |
| 142 | Karnes County, Texas | $49,881,594 | 0.1% | 93.3% |
| 143 | Travis County, Texas | $49,532,016 | 0.1% | 93.5% |
| 144 | Edwards County, Texas | $48,796,442 | 0.1% | 93.6% |
| 145 | Crockett County, Texas | $48,514,845 | 0.1% | 93.7% |
| 146 | Gillespie County, Texas | $48,021,099 | 0.1% | 93.9% |
| 147 | Johnson County, Texas | $47,321,892 | 0.1% | 94.0% |
| 148 | Delta County, Texas | $45,906,890 | 0.1% | 94.1% |
| 149 | Houston County, Texas | $45,800,140 | 0.1% | 94.2% |
| 150 | El Paso County, Texas | $44,988,864 | 0.1% | 94.4% |
| 151 | Callahan County, Texas | $44,813,031 | 0.1% | 94.5% |
| 152 | Val Verde County, Texas | $44,049,041 | 0.1% | 94.6% |
| 153 | King County, Texas | $43,999,498 | 0.1% | 94.7% |
| 154 | Mason County, Texas | $41,817,519 | 0.1% | 94.8% |
| 155 | Shackelford County, Texas | $41,391,245 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| 156 | Fayette County, Texas | $40,100,380 | 0.1% | 95.0% |
| 157 | Bexar County, Texas | $39,334,316 | 0.1% | 95.1% |
| 158 | Kaufman County, Texas | $38,693,881 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 159 | Brown County, Texas | $37,692,622 | 0.1% | 95.4% |
| 160 | Potter County, Texas | $37,594,861 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 161 | San Saba County, Texas | $37,415,133 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 162 | $36,227,074 | 0.1% | 95.7% | |
| 163 | Caldwell County, Texas | $36,196,800 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 164 | Montague County, Texas | $36,051,236 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 165 | Gonzales County, Texas | $35,577,919 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 166 | Culberson County, Texas | $35,084,361 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 167 | Hemphill County, Texas | $34,503,302 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 168 | Roberts County, Texas | $34,231,001 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 169 | Sutton County, Texas | $34,158,706 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 170 | Hamilton County, Texas | $33,943,179 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 171 | Galveston County, Texas | $33,883,538 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 172 | Kinney County, Texas | $33,733,240 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 173 | La Salle County, Texas | $33,693,096 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 174 | Webb County, Texas | $33,323,049 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 175 | Wise County, Texas | $33,160,523 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 176 | Kimble County, Texas | $28,104,641 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 177 | Goliad County, Texas | $27,985,021 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 178 | Bastrop County, Texas | $27,915,294 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 179 | Brewster County, Texas | $27,028,062 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 180 | Southwestern Irrigated Cotton Growers Assoc | $26,684,631 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 181 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $26,608,910 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 182 | Coke County, Texas | $26,297,342 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 183 | DeWitt County, Texas | $26,282,262 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 184 | Bosque County, Texas | $25,286,857 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 185 | $24,674,610 | 0.1% | 97.6% | |
| 186 | Leon County, Texas | $23,188,873 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 187 | Mills County, Texas | $22,829,719 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 188 | Lee County, Texas | $22,751,109 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 189 | Menard County, Texas | $22,462,503 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 190 | Cherokee County, Texas | $22,280,262 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 191 | Terrell County, Texas | $21,115,524 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 192 | Dallas County, Texas | $21,028,894 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 193 | Freestone County, Texas | $19,854,178 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 194 | Brooks County, Texas | $19,739,860 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 195 | Sterling County, Texas | $19,570,995 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 196 | Presidio County, Texas | $19,016,797 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 197 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $18,123,127 | 0.0% | 98.3% |
| 198 | Stephens County, Texas | $18,121,804 | 0.0% | 98.3% |
| 199 | Washington County, Texas | $17,876,109 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 200 | Irion County, Texas | $17,424,053 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 201 | Anderson County, Texas | $17,045,209 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 202 | Llano County, Texas | $16,677,416 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 203 | Dimmit County, Texas | $16,607,563 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 204 | Wood County, Texas | $16,241,415 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 205 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $16,117,067 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 206 | Hays County, Texas | $15,610,321 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 207 | Lampasas County, Texas | $15,373,332 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 208 | Henderson County, Texas | $15,169,757 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 209 | Jack County, Texas | $14,955,499 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 210 | Maverick County, Texas | $14,662,512 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 211 | Grimes County, Texas | $14,623,048 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 212 | $14,538,816 | 0.0% | 98.9% | |
| 213 | Tarrant County, Texas | $14,213,793 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 214 | $13,647,905 | 0.0% | 99.0% | |
| 215 | Kerr County, Texas | $13,217,572 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 216 | Madison County, Texas | $13,105,057 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 217 | Rockwall County, Texas | $12,580,659 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 218 | Parker County, Texas | $11,544,790 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 219 | Franklin County, Texas | $11,388,466 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 220 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $11,321,323 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 221 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $10,830,567 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 222 | Zapata County, Texas | $10,672,224 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 223 | McMullen County, Texas | $10,361,791 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 224 | Upshur County, Texas | $10,008,353 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 225 | Burnet County, Texas | $9,933,088 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 226 | Blanco County, Texas | $9,852,560 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 227 | Rains County, Texas | $9,401,017 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 228 | Smith County, Texas | $9,154,249 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 229 | Panola County, Texas | $8,965,202 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 230 | Hardin County, Texas | $8,546,680 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 231 | Kendall County, Texas | $8,385,766 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 232 | Kenedy County, Texas | $8,309,191 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 233 | Ward County, Texas | $7,455,196 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 234 | Rusk County, Texas | $7,329,741 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 235 | Hood County, Texas | $6,996,588 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 236 | Shelby County, Texas | $6,843,443 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 237 | Titus County, Texas | $6,784,635 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 238 | Bandera County, Texas | $6,666,134 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 239 | Camp County, Texas | $6,659,803 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 240 | Crane County, Texas | $6,309,448 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 241 | Orange County, Texas | $6,286,338 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 242 | $6,196,364 | 0.0% | 99.7% | |
| 243 | $6,076,105 | 0.0% | 99.7% | |
| 244 | Cass County, Texas | $5,758,025 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 245 | Winkler County, Texas | $5,466,037 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 246 | Walker County, Texas | $5,208,328 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 247 | $5,075,293 | 0.0% | 99.7% | |
| 248 | Ector County, Texas | $4,988,990 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 249 | Morris County, Texas | $4,842,422 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 250 | $4,620,146 | 0.0% | 99.8% | |
| 251 | Comal County, Texas | $4,526,473 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 252 | Harrison County, Texas | $4,061,260 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 253 | Angelina County, Texas | $3,863,325 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 254 | Loving County, Texas | $3,834,129 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 255 | Aransas County, Texas | $3,757,672 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 256 | $3,650,830 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 257 | Trinity County, Texas | $3,547,658 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 258 | Jasper County, Texas | $3,370,440 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 259 | Tyler County, Texas | $3,264,778 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 260 | Real County, Texas | $3,259,744 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 261 | Montgomery County, Texas | $3,170,619 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 262 | Polk County, Texas | $3,010,999 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 263 | $2,974,693 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 264 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $2,722,956 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 265 | San Augustine County, Texas | $2,461,044 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 266 | Somervell County, Texas | $2,164,230 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 267 | Newton County, Texas | $1,230,176 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 268 | Sabine County, Texas | $1,138,517 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 269 | Marion County, Texas | $951,059 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 270 | Gregg County, Texas | $918,259 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 271 | $894,066 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 272 | $526,088 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 273 | $399,705 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and April 30, 2019.
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