Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) payments in Hidalgo County, Texas totaled $18,298 in 2023
Counties in Hidalgo County, Texas Receiving Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) payments, 2023
| Rank |
County |
Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP)
2023 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Erath County, Texas | $7,342,160 | 4.8% | 4.8% |
| 2 | Comanche County, Texas | $7,026,792 | 4.6% | 9.4% |
| 3 | Matagorda County, Texas | $5,115,546 | 3.3% | 12.7% |
| 4 | Calhoun County, Texas | $5,075,409 | 3.3% | 16.0% |
| 5 | Jackson County, Texas | $3,985,137 | 2.6% | 18.6% |
| 6 | Callahan County, Texas | $2,653,156 | 1.7% | 20.3% |
| 7 | Wise County, Texas | $2,466,448 | 1.6% | 22.0% |
| 8 | Runnels County, Texas | $2,410,848 | 1.6% | 23.5% |
| 9 | Brown County, Texas | $2,369,316 | 1.5% | 25.1% |
| 10 | Lavaca County, Texas | $2,122,361 | 1.4% | 26.5% |
| 11 | Hamilton County, Texas | $2,098,960 | 1.4% | 27.8% |
| 12 | Gonzales County, Texas | $1,909,280 | 1.2% | 29.1% |
| 13 | Coleman County, Texas | $1,670,904 | 1.1% | 30.2% |
| 14 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $1,578,728 | 1.0% | 31.2% |
| 15 | Limestone County, Texas | $1,540,828 | 1.0% | 32.2% |
| 16 | Liberty County, Texas | $1,529,186 | 1.0% | 33.2% |
| 17 | Gillespie County, Texas | $1,484,128 | 1.0% | 34.2% |
| 18 | McLennan County, Texas | $1,462,536 | 1.0% | 35.1% |
| 19 | Lamar County, Texas | $1,402,476 | 0.9% | 36.0% |
| 20 | Cherokee County, Texas | $1,398,682 | 0.9% | 36.9% |
| 21 | Milam County, Texas | $1,391,234 | 0.9% | 37.9% |
| 22 | Cooke County, Texas | $1,312,146 | 0.9% | 38.7% |
| 23 | Coryell County, Texas | $1,295,580 | 0.8% | 39.6% |
| 24 | Schleicher County, Texas | $1,287,282 | 0.8% | 40.4% |
| 25 | Eastland County, Texas | $1,165,437 | 0.8% | 41.2% |
| 26 | Bosque County, Texas | $1,160,601 | 0.8% | 41.9% |
| 27 | Clay County, Texas | $1,154,205 | 0.8% | 42.7% |
| 28 | Hopkins County, Texas | $1,096,170 | 0.7% | 43.4% |
| 29 | Taylor County, Texas | $1,074,422 | 0.7% | 44.1% |
| 30 | Falls County, Texas | $1,073,832 | 0.7% | 44.8% |
| 31 | Bastrop County, Texas | $1,043,781 | 0.7% | 45.5% |
| 32 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $1,042,350 | 0.7% | 46.1% |
| 33 | Red River County, Texas | $1,014,167 | 0.7% | 46.8% |
| 34 | Hill County, Texas | $1,004,244 | 0.7% | 47.5% |
| 35 | Lamb County, Texas | $995,345 | 0.6% | 48.1% |
| 36 | Parker County, Texas | $983,517 | 0.6% | 48.7% |
| 37 | Freestone County, Texas | $980,314 | 0.6% | 49.4% |
| 38 | Edwards County, Texas | $976,779 | 0.6% | 50.0% |
| 39 | Robertson County, Texas | $956,827 | 0.6% | 50.6% |
| 40 | Crockett County, Texas | $915,010 | 0.6% | 51.2% |
| 41 | Swisher County, Texas | $898,849 | 0.6% | 51.8% |
| 42 | Kimble County, Texas | $897,014 | 0.6% | 52.4% |
| 43 | Fayette County, Texas | $893,034 | 0.6% | 53.0% |
| 44 | Shackelford County, Texas | $890,635 | 0.6% | 53.6% |
| 45 | Val Verde County, Texas | $886,311 | 0.6% | 54.2% |
| 46 | Archer County, Texas | $882,245 | 0.6% | 54.7% |
| 47 | Kaufman County, Texas | $871,792 | 0.6% | 55.3% |
| 48 | Jones County, Texas | $851,486 | 0.6% | 55.9% |
| 49 | McCulloch County, Texas | $849,315 | 0.6% | 56.4% |
| 50 | Wheeler County, Texas | $845,110 | 0.6% | 57.0% |
| 51 | Austin County, Texas | $840,531 | 0.5% | 57.5% |
| 52 | Collin County, Texas | $822,985 | 0.5% | 58.0% |
| 53 | Cottle County, Texas | $814,094 | 0.5% | 58.6% |
| 54 | Ellis County, Texas | $805,237 | 0.5% | 59.1% |
| 55 | Bowie County, Texas | $803,966 | 0.5% | 59.6% |
| 56 | Navarro County, Texas | $802,823 | 0.5% | 60.1% |
| 57 | Concho County, Texas | $798,848 | 0.5% | 60.7% |
| 58 | Lee County, Texas | $797,799 | 0.5% | 61.2% |
| 59 | Knox County, Texas | $786,571 | 0.5% | 61.7% |
| 60 | Sutton County, Texas | $780,646 | 0.5% | 62.2% |
| 61 | Grayson County, Texas | $774,639 | 0.5% | 62.7% |
| 62 | Brazoria County, Texas | $767,985 | 0.5% | 63.2% |
| 63 | Tom Green County, Texas | $751,471 | 0.5% | 63.7% |
| 64 | Washington County, Texas | $740,842 | 0.5% | 64.2% |
| 65 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $733,774 | 0.5% | 64.7% |
| 66 | Houston County, Texas | $717,465 | 0.5% | 65.1% |
| 67 | Hunt County, Texas | $690,208 | 0.5% | 65.6% |
| 68 | Denton County, Texas | $682,932 | 0.4% | 66.0% |
| 69 | San Saba County, Texas | $681,943 | 0.4% | 66.5% |
| 70 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $666,534 | 0.4% | 66.9% |
| 71 | Lubbock County, Texas | $649,887 | 0.4% | 67.3% |
| 72 | Motley County, Texas | $643,527 | 0.4% | 67.8% |
| 73 | Henderson County, Texas | $632,766 | 0.4% | 68.2% |
| 74 | Grimes County, Texas | $628,359 | 0.4% | 68.6% |
| 75 | Victoria County, Texas | $624,270 | 0.4% | 69.0% |
| 76 | Uvalde County, Texas | $621,984 | 0.4% | 69.4% |
| 77 | Haskell County, Texas | $621,324 | 0.4% | 69.8% |
| 78 | Lampasas County, Texas | $621,151 | 0.4% | 70.2% |
| 79 | Frio County, Texas | $619,187 | 0.4% | 70.6% |
| 80 | Mason County, Texas | $617,226 | 0.4% | 71.0% |
| 81 | Pecos County, Texas | $611,082 | 0.4% | 71.4% |
| 82 | Caldwell County, Texas | $607,477 | 0.4% | 71.8% |
| 83 | Upshur County, Texas | $589,358 | 0.4% | 72.2% |
| 84 | King County, Texas | $582,913 | 0.4% | 72.6% |
| 85 | Stonewall County, Texas | $578,752 | 0.4% | 72.9% |
| 86 | Wharton County, Texas | $576,642 | 0.4% | 73.3% |
| 87 | Montague County, Texas | $575,503 | 0.4% | 73.7% |
| 88 | Colorado County, Texas | $572,853 | 0.4% | 74.1% |
| 89 | Karnes County, Texas | $566,759 | 0.4% | 74.4% |
| 90 | Fannin County, Texas | $563,947 | 0.4% | 74.8% |
| 91 | Baylor County, Texas | $562,891 | 0.4% | 75.2% |
| 92 | Hardeman County, Texas | $557,238 | 0.4% | 75.5% |
| 93 | DeWitt County, Texas | $555,508 | 0.4% | 75.9% |
| 94 | Johnson County, Texas | $549,568 | 0.4% | 76.3% |
| 95 | Menard County, Texas | $545,882 | 0.4% | 76.6% |
| 96 | Briscoe County, Texas | $534,676 | 0.3% | 77.0% |
| 97 | Atascosa County, Texas | $532,516 | 0.3% | 77.3% |
| 98 | Medina County, Texas | $530,435 | 0.3% | 77.7% |
| 99 | Mitchell County, Texas | $511,728 | 0.3% | 78.0% |
| 100 | Hansford County, Texas | $507,768 | 0.3% | 78.3% |
| 101 | Wichita County, Texas | $494,152 | 0.3% | 78.6% |
| 102 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $489,752 | 0.3% | 79.0% |
| 103 | Anderson County, Texas | $487,701 | 0.3% | 79.3% |
| 104 | Fisher County, Texas | $485,493 | 0.3% | 79.6% |
| 105 | Burleson County, Texas | $470,046 | 0.3% | 79.9% |
| 106 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $456,540 | 0.3% | 80.2% |
| 107 | Starr County, Texas | $454,595 | 0.3% | 80.5% |
| 108 | Leon County, Texas | $454,064 | 0.3% | 80.8% |
| 109 | Chambers County, Texas | $452,095 | 0.3% | 81.1% |
| 110 | Young County, Texas | $450,568 | 0.3% | 81.4% |
| 111 | Williamson County, Texas | $445,478 | 0.3% | 81.7% |
| 112 | Mills County, Texas | $442,982 | 0.3% | 82.0% |
| 113 | Hall County, Texas | $440,530 | 0.3% | 82.2% |
| 114 | Stephens County, Texas | $438,239 | 0.3% | 82.5% |
| 115 | Titus County, Texas | $427,264 | 0.3% | 82.8% |
| 116 | Brazos County, Texas | $421,743 | 0.3% | 83.1% |
| 117 | Hood County, Texas | $411,552 | 0.3% | 83.4% |
| 118 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $410,383 | 0.3% | 83.6% |
| 119 | Randall County, Texas | $410,023 | 0.3% | 83.9% |
| 120 | Coke County, Texas | $401,937 | 0.3% | 84.2% |
| 121 | Hemphill County, Texas | $390,938 | 0.3% | 84.4% |
| 122 | Goliad County, Texas | $386,916 | 0.3% | 84.7% |
| 123 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $380,383 | 0.2% | 84.9% |
| 124 | Childress County, Texas | $374,858 | 0.2% | 85.2% |
| 125 | Donley County, Texas | $374,042 | 0.2% | 85.4% |
| 126 | Live Oak County, Texas | $373,307 | 0.2% | 85.6% |
| 127 | Gray County, Texas | $372,760 | 0.2% | 85.9% |
| 128 | Nolan County, Texas | $372,497 | 0.2% | 86.1% |
| 129 | Webb County, Texas | $372,277 | 0.2% | 86.4% |
| 130 | Llano County, Texas | $363,555 | 0.2% | 86.6% |
| 131 | Dickens County, Texas | $361,381 | 0.2% | 86.8% |
| 132 | Cass County, Texas | $359,695 | 0.2% | 87.1% |
| 133 | Bandera County, Texas | $357,316 | 0.2% | 87.3% |
| 134 | Burnet County, Texas | $356,902 | 0.2% | 87.5% |
| 135 | Oldham County, Texas | $355,196 | 0.2% | 87.8% |
| 136 | Armstrong County, Texas | $348,192 | 0.2% | 88.0% |
| 137 | Shelby County, Texas | $346,075 | 0.2% | 88.2% |
| 138 | Madison County, Texas | $339,262 | 0.2% | 88.4% |
| 139 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $333,775 | 0.2% | 88.7% |
| 140 | Bell County, Texas | $326,788 | 0.2% | 88.9% |
| 141 | Duval County, Texas | $324,764 | 0.2% | 89.1% |
| 142 | Scurry County, Texas | $323,333 | 0.2% | 89.3% |
| 143 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $322,532 | 0.2% | 89.5% |
| 144 | Foard County, Texas | $321,360 | 0.2% | 89.7% |
| 145 | Floyd County, Texas | $317,166 | 0.2% | 89.9% |
| 146 | Castro County, Texas | $315,984 | 0.2% | 90.1% |
| 147 | Delta County, Texas | $314,985 | 0.2% | 90.3% |
| 148 | Camp County, Texas | $311,876 | 0.2% | 90.5% |
| 149 | Terrell County, Texas | $309,150 | 0.2% | 90.7% |
| 150 | Kent County, Texas | $307,693 | 0.2% | 90.9% |
| 151 | Wilson County, Texas | $307,077 | 0.2% | 91.1% |
| 152 | Waller County, Texas | $293,980 | 0.2% | 91.3% |
| 153 | Rusk County, Texas | $290,363 | 0.2% | 91.5% |
| 154 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $289,604 | 0.2% | 91.7% |
| 155 | Potter County, Texas | $285,830 | 0.2% | 91.9% |
| 156 | Reagan County, Texas | $279,387 | 0.2% | 92.1% |
| 157 | Blanco County, Texas | $273,871 | 0.2% | 92.3% |
| 158 | Roberts County, Texas | $273,640 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 159 | Carson County, Texas | $271,517 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 160 | Kerr County, Texas | $271,315 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 161 | Real County, Texas | $261,377 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 162 | Hockley County, Texas | $260,862 | 0.2% | 93.1% |
| 163 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $255,422 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 164 | Franklin County, Texas | $254,877 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 165 | Bee County, Texas | $253,811 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 166 | Presidio County, Texas | $253,523 | 0.2% | 93.8% |
| 167 | Wood County, Texas | $248,015 | 0.2% | 94.0% |
| 168 | Zapata County, Texas | $247,924 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 169 | Smith County, Texas | $246,079 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
| 170 | Jefferson County, Texas | $242,547 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 171 | Hale County, Texas | $242,360 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 172 | Brewster County, Texas | $237,538 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 173 | Morris County, Texas | $229,542 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| 174 | Garza County, Texas | $227,402 | 0.1% | 95.1% |
| 175 | Sterling County, Texas | $222,968 | 0.1% | 95.2% |
| 176 | Kinney County, Texas | $221,822 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 177 | Sherman County, Texas | $221,101 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 178 | Irion County, Texas | $217,466 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 179 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $216,763 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 180 | Jack County, Texas | $215,364 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 181 | Hartley County, Texas | $214,884 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 182 | Panola County, Texas | $213,484 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 183 | Moore County, Texas | $213,402 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 184 | Borden County, Texas | $203,174 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 185 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $192,011 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 186 | Kendall County, Texas | $185,488 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 187 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $183,072 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 188 | Polk County, Texas | $181,762 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 189 | Dallam County, Texas | $181,133 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 190 | Bailey County, Texas | $179,716 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 191 | Parmer County, Texas | $174,418 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 192 | Terry County, Texas | $163,762 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 193 | Rains County, Texas | $154,843 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 194 | Bexar County, Texas | $153,522 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 195 | Howard County, Texas | $132,922 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 196 | Andrews County, Texas | $132,666 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 197 | Refugio County, Texas | $129,596 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 198 | Harrison County, Texas | $118,752 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 199 | Zavala County, Texas | $113,392 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 200 | Brooks County, Texas | $111,042 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 201 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $109,848 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 202 | Ector County, Texas | $109,111 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 203 | Cochran County, Texas | $107,518 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 204 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $105,513 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 205 | Trinity County, Texas | $103,907 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 206 | Upton County, Texas | $98,419 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 207 | Reeves County, Texas | $98,238 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 208 | Gaines County, Texas | $95,267 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 209 | Walker County, Texas | $93,767 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 210 | Travis County, Texas | $93,613 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 211 | Crosby County, Texas | $90,629 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 212 | Angelina County, Texas | $89,019 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 213 | Hays County, Texas | $88,993 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 214 | San Patricio County, Texas | $88,112 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 215 | Maverick County, Texas | $79,829 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 216 | Yoakum County, Texas | $77,698 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 217 | Dimmit County, Texas | $77,232 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 218 | Harris County, Texas | $73,838 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 219 | Glasscock County, Texas | $70,830 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 220 | McMullen County, Texas | $70,809 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 221 | Dawson County, Texas | $68,647 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 222 | Cameron County, Texas | $66,249 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 223 | Lynn County, Texas | $65,929 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 224 | La Salle County, Texas | $65,487 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 225 | Nueces County, Texas | $56,082 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 226 | Rockwall County, Texas | $55,987 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 227 | Galveston County, Texas | $51,092 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 228 | Comal County, Texas | $48,585 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 229 | Crane County, Texas | $46,740 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 230 | Culberson County, Texas | $46,383 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 231 | Martin County, Texas | $45,092 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 232 | Dallas County, Texas | $43,874 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 233 | Willacy County, Texas | $40,047 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 234 | San Augustine County, Texas | $39,645 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 235 | Kleberg County, Texas | $35,329 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 236 | Loving County, Texas | $32,304 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 237 | Ward County, Texas | $32,187 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 238 | Gregg County, Texas | $30,952 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 239 | Tarrant County, Texas | $29,743 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 240 | Montgomery County, Texas | $28,663 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 241 | Marion County, Texas | $27,923 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 242 | Winkler County, Texas | $23,166 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 243 | Midland County, Texas | $20,640 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 244 | Jasper County, Texas | $18,899 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 245 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $18,298 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 246 | Orange County, Texas | $17,183 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 247 | Sabine County, Texas | $15,251 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 248 | Somervell County, Texas | $15,074 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 249 | Kenedy County, Texas | $13,811 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 250 | Tyler County, Texas | $5,927 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 251 | Aransas County, Texas | $3,935 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 252 | Hardin County, Texas | $1,172 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 253 | Newton County, Texas | $572 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 254 | El Paso County, Texas | $419 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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