Total Market Facilitation Program payments in Howard County, Texas totaled $5.1 million from 2018-2019‡.
Counties in Howard County, Texas Receiving Total Market Facilitation Program payments, 1995-2019‡
| Rank |
County |
Total Market Facilitation Program
1995-2019‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Lubbock County, Texas | $29,940,909 | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| 2 | Nueces County, Texas | $27,667,978 | 4.3% | 9.0% |
| 3 | Gaines County, Texas | $26,528,097 | 4.2% | 13.2% |
| 4 | Hale County, Texas | $24,589,759 | 3.8% | 17.0% |
| 5 | San Patricio County, Texas | $23,708,983 | 3.7% | 20.7% |
| 6 | Hockley County, Texas | $22,187,390 | 3.5% | 24.2% |
| 7 | Dawson County, Texas | $21,954,127 | 3.4% | 27.6% |
| 8 | Floyd County, Texas | $21,009,481 | 3.3% | 30.9% |
| 9 | Terry County, Texas | $19,509,720 | 3.1% | 34.0% |
| 10 | Lamb County, Texas | $18,707,358 | 2.9% | 36.9% |
| 11 | Wharton County, Texas | $14,259,115 | 2.2% | 39.1% |
| 12 | Crosby County, Texas | $13,994,414 | 2.2% | 41.3% |
| 13 | Tom Green County, Texas | $12,456,237 | 1.9% | 43.3% |
| 14 | Hansford County, Texas | $11,807,811 | 1.8% | 45.1% |
| 15 | Willacy County, Texas | $11,097,878 | 1.7% | 46.9% |
| 16 | Lynn County, Texas | $10,946,657 | 1.7% | 48.6% |
| 17 | Castro County, Texas | $10,676,586 | 1.7% | 50.2% |
| 18 | Swisher County, Texas | $10,650,577 | 1.7% | 51.9% |
| 19 | Cochran County, Texas | $10,074,181 | 1.6% | 53.5% |
| 20 | Sherman County, Texas | $9,954,160 | 1.6% | 55.0% |
| 21 | Yoakum County, Texas | $9,711,459 | 1.5% | 56.6% |
| 22 | Cameron County, Texas | $9,375,740 | 1.5% | 58.0% |
| 23 | Moore County, Texas | $8,646,460 | 1.4% | 59.4% |
| 24 | Parmer County, Texas | $8,520,769 | 1.3% | 60.7% |
| 25 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $8,494,456 | 1.3% | 62.0% |
| 26 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $8,433,289 | 1.3% | 63.4% |
| 27 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $7,587,965 | 1.2% | 64.5% |
| 28 | Jackson County, Texas | $7,115,998 | 1.1% | 65.7% |
| 29 | Hall County, Texas | $6,846,983 | 1.1% | 66.7% |
| 30 | Runnels County, Texas | $6,627,893 | 1.0% | 67.8% |
| 31 | Martin County, Texas | $6,299,331 | 1.0% | 68.8% |
| 32 | Bailey County, Texas | $6,101,008 | 1.0% | 69.7% |
| 33 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $6,036,113 | 0.9% | 70.7% |
| 34 | Refugio County, Texas | $6,011,481 | 0.9% | 71.6% |
| 35 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $5,854,994 | 0.9% | 72.5% |
| 36 | Medina County, Texas | $5,534,678 | 0.9% | 73.4% |
| 37 | Haskell County, Texas | $5,464,800 | 0.9% | 74.2% |
| 38 | Carson County, Texas | $5,184,418 | 0.8% | 75.0% |
| 39 | Howard County, Texas | $5,101,296 | 0.8% | 75.8% |
| 40 | Glasscock County, Texas | $4,913,626 | 0.8% | 76.6% |
| 41 | Hartley County, Texas | $4,867,013 | 0.8% | 77.4% |
| 42 | Victoria County, Texas | $4,529,441 | 0.7% | 78.1% |
| 43 | Nolan County, Texas | $4,000,688 | 0.6% | 78.7% |
| 44 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $3,788,181 | 0.6% | 79.3% |
| 45 | Matagorda County, Texas | $3,709,969 | 0.6% | 79.9% |
| 46 | Garza County, Texas | $3,662,034 | 0.6% | 80.5% |
| 47 | Jones County, Texas | $3,658,561 | 0.6% | 81.0% |
| 48 | Childress County, Texas | $3,403,042 | 0.5% | 81.6% |
| 49 | Uvalde County, Texas | $3,398,414 | 0.5% | 82.1% |
| 50 | Calhoun County, Texas | $3,212,867 | 0.5% | 82.6% |
| 51 | Fisher County, Texas | $3,204,022 | 0.5% | 83.1% |
| 52 | Ellis County, Texas | $3,167,032 | 0.5% | 83.6% |
| 53 | Dallam County, Texas | $2,992,815 | 0.5% | 84.1% |
| 54 | Concho County, Texas | $2,916,048 | 0.5% | 84.5% |
| 55 | Hill County, Texas | $2,722,287 | 0.4% | 84.9% |
| 56 | Knox County, Texas | $2,659,161 | 0.4% | 85.4% |
| 57 | Williamson County, Texas | $2,602,143 | 0.4% | 85.8% |
| 58 | Kleberg County, Texas | $2,527,377 | 0.4% | 86.2% |
| 59 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $2,415,902 | 0.4% | 86.5% |
| 60 | Hardeman County, Texas | $2,392,817 | 0.4% | 86.9% |
| 61 | Bee County, Texas | $2,309,358 | 0.4% | 87.3% |
| 62 | Robertson County, Texas | $2,290,161 | 0.4% | 87.6% |
| 63 | Lamar County, Texas | $2,238,216 | 0.4% | 88.0% |
| 64 | Milam County, Texas | $2,201,774 | 0.3% | 88.3% |
| 65 | McLennan County, Texas | $2,075,910 | 0.3% | 88.6% |
| 66 | Baylor County, Texas | $1,992,252 | 0.3% | 89.0% |
| 67 | Burleson County, Texas | $1,954,107 | 0.3% | 89.3% |
| 68 | Gray County, Texas | $1,950,814 | 0.3% | 89.6% |
| 69 | Donley County, Texas | $1,949,835 | 0.3% | 89.9% |
| 70 | Brazos County, Texas | $1,931,153 | 0.3% | 90.2% |
| 71 | Wichita County, Texas | $1,811,531 | 0.3% | 90.5% |
| 72 | Erath County, Texas | $1,801,408 | 0.3% | 90.7% |
| 73 | Dickens County, Texas | $1,759,713 | 0.3% | 91.0% |
| 74 | Starr County, Texas | $1,640,899 | 0.3% | 91.3% |
| 75 | Archer County, Texas | $1,600,610 | 0.3% | 91.5% |
| 76 | Comanche County, Texas | $1,539,065 | 0.2% | 91.8% |
| 77 | Mitchell County, Texas | $1,520,429 | 0.2% | 92.0% |
| 78 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $1,516,481 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 79 | Falls County, Texas | $1,493,866 | 0.2% | 92.5% |
| 80 | Borden County, Texas | $1,475,533 | 0.2% | 92.7% |
| 81 | Briscoe County, Texas | $1,439,733 | 0.2% | 92.9% |
| 82 | Bell County, Texas | $1,415,641 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 83 | Navarro County, Texas | $1,356,685 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 84 | Wheeler County, Texas | $1,308,913 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 85 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $1,283,280 | 0.2% | 93.8% |
| 86 | Hunt County, Texas | $1,281,315 | 0.2% | 94.0% |
| 87 | Armstrong County, Texas | $1,226,494 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 88 | Taylor County, Texas | $1,209,459 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 89 | El Paso County, Texas | $1,171,153 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 90 | Wilson County, Texas | $1,093,601 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 91 | Grayson County, Texas | $1,065,664 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 92 | Scurry County, Texas | $986,848 | 0.2% | 95.0% |
| 93 | Brazoria County, Texas | $956,995 | 0.1% | 95.2% |
| 94 | Fannin County, Texas | $908,778 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 95 | Motley County, Texas | $901,365 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 96 | Coleman County, Texas | $887,214 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 97 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $873,512 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 98 | Randall County, Texas | $870,987 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 99 | Bexar County, Texas | $822,709 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 100 | Caldwell County, Texas | $818,261 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 101 | Clay County, Texas | $802,014 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 102 | Hopkins County, Texas | $795,580 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 103 | Cottle County, Texas | $760,179 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 104 | Austin County, Texas | $756,079 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 105 | Foard County, Texas | $754,935 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 106 | Colorado County, Texas | $745,896 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 107 | Collin County, Texas | $715,209 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 108 | Andrews County, Texas | $699,450 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 109 | Hamilton County, Texas | $675,133 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 110 | Young County, Texas | $666,003 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 111 | Denton County, Texas | $643,994 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 112 | Frio County, Texas | $623,803 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 113 | McCulloch County, Texas | $616,823 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 114 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $570,375 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 115 | Schleicher County, Texas | $548,096 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 116 | Oldham County, Texas | $518,709 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 117 | Bowie County, Texas | $505,788 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 118 | Cooke County, Texas | $497,908 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 119 | Atascosa County, Texas | $496,421 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 120 | Johnson County, Texas | $492,913 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 121 | Delta County, Texas | $490,669 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 122 | Coryell County, Texas | $448,237 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 123 | Pecos County, Texas | $429,736 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 124 | Eastland County, Texas | $401,604 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 125 | Travis County, Texas | $396,967 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 126 | Zavala County, Texas | $371,508 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 127 | Hays County, Texas | $366,969 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 128 | Brown County, Texas | $366,629 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 129 | Dallas County, Texas | $365,214 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 130 | San Saba County, Texas | $356,877 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 131 | Limestone County, Texas | $350,820 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 132 | Shackelford County, Texas | $336,991 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 133 | Reagan County, Texas | $310,582 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 134 | Roberts County, Texas | $286,300 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 135 | Red River County, Texas | $269,919 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 136 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $265,361 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 137 | Karnes County, Texas | $261,096 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 138 | King County, Texas | $255,087 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 139 | Liberty County, Texas | $253,825 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 140 | Live Oak County, Texas | $235,603 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 141 | Callahan County, Texas | $222,488 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 142 | Reeves County, Texas | $222,446 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 143 | Montague County, Texas | $221,593 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 144 | Upton County, Texas | $211,527 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 145 | Stonewall County, Texas | $211,046 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 146 | Fayette County, Texas | $196,786 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 147 | Kaufman County, Texas | $192,912 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 148 | Bosque County, Texas | $187,741 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 149 | Potter County, Texas | $187,276 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 150 | Gonzales County, Texas | $184,584 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 151 | Jefferson County, Texas | $177,523 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 152 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $170,127 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 153 | Wood County, Texas | $166,155 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 154 | Lavaca County, Texas | $162,075 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 155 | Washington County, Texas | $161,228 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 156 | Galveston County, Texas | $157,397 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 157 | Chambers County, Texas | $153,109 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 158 | Menard County, Texas | $135,080 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 159 | Coke County, Texas | $126,121 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 160 | Franklin County, Texas | $124,928 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 161 | Kent County, Texas | $120,538 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 162 | Bastrop County, Texas | $108,617 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 163 | Gillespie County, Texas | $106,806 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 164 | Wise County, Texas | $103,993 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 165 | Harris County, Texas | $97,614 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 166 | Mills County, Texas | $90,192 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 167 | Waller County, Texas | $86,234 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 168 | Goliad County, Texas | $80,369 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 169 | Upshur County, Texas | $76,843 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 170 | Henderson County, Texas | $66,613 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 171 | Culberson County, Texas | $46,640 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 172 | Kinney County, Texas | $42,978 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 173 | Anderson County, Texas | $42,536 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 174 | Jack County, Texas | $40,996 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 175 | Titus County, Texas | $39,129 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 176 | Cherokee County, Texas | $37,430 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 177 | Mason County, Texas | $29,719 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 178 | Stephens County, Texas | $24,436 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 179 | Rains County, Texas | $23,283 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 180 | Hemphill County, Texas | $23,131 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 181 | Rockwall County, Texas | $22,871 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 182 | Sterling County, Texas | $15,633 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 183 | Midland County, Texas | $13,690 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 184 | DeWitt County, Texas | $12,809 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 185 | Parker County, Texas | $9,944 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 186 | Lee County, Texas | $9,521 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 187 | Brooks County, Texas | $9,145 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 188 | Comal County, Texas | $8,831 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 189 | Hardin County, Texas | $8,172 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 190 | Lampasas County, Texas | $7,650 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 191 | Madison County, Texas | $6,606 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 192 | Houston County, Texas | $6,049 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 193 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $5,488 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 194 | Sutton County, Texas | $4,214 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 195 | Dimmit County, Texas | $4,082 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 196 | Harrison County, Texas | $3,580 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 197 | Morris County, Texas | $3,552 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 198 | McMullen County, Texas | $3,314 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 199 | Grimes County, Texas | $3,107 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 200 | La Salle County, Texas | $3,100 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 201 | Cass County, Texas | $3,024 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 202 | Kendall County, Texas | $1,289 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 203 | Duval County, Texas | $819 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 204 | Blanco County, Texas | $567 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 205 | Panola County, Texas | $400 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 206 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $370 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
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 October 31, 2019.
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