Livestock Disaster / Emergency payments in Lamar County, Texas totaled $32.8 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Lamar County, Texas Receiving Livestock Disaster / Emergency payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Livestock Disaster / Emergency 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamar County, Texas | $32,804,855 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| 2 | Limestone County, Texas | $26,560,342 | 1.3% | 3.0% |
| 3 | Hopkins County, Texas | $25,678,513 | 1.3% | 4.2% |
| 4 | Red River County, Texas | $25,641,797 | 1.3% | 5.5% |
| 5 | Milam County, Texas | $25,389,381 | 1.3% | 6.8% |
| 6 | Edwards County, Texas | $24,509,836 | 1.2% | 8.0% |
| 7 | Clay County, Texas | $23,551,368 | 1.2% | 9.2% |
| 8 | Robertson County, Texas | $22,515,408 | 1.1% | 10.3% |
| 9 | Gillespie County, Texas | $22,375,907 | 1.1% | 11.4% |
| 10 | Houston County, Texas | $20,438,015 | 1.0% | 12.4% |
| 11 | Falls County, Texas | $19,216,305 | 1.0% | 13.4% |
| 12 | Schleicher County, Texas | $19,031,417 | 0.9% | 14.3% |
| 13 | Fannin County, Texas | $18,938,689 | 0.9% | 15.3% |
| 14 | Mason County, Texas | $18,492,142 | 0.9% | 16.2% |
| 15 | Crockett County, Texas | $18,311,788 | 0.9% | 17.1% |
| 16 | Gonzales County, Texas | $17,890,764 | 0.9% | 18.0% |
| 17 | Sutton County, Texas | $17,837,269 | 0.9% | 18.9% |
| 18 | Comanche County, Texas | $17,419,003 | 0.9% | 19.7% |
| 19 | Archer County, Texas | $17,090,734 | 0.9% | 20.6% |
| 20 | McLennan County, Texas | $17,085,565 | 0.9% | 21.4% |
| 21 | Leon County, Texas | $16,456,610 | 0.8% | 22.3% |
| 22 | Coryell County, Texas | $16,217,879 | 0.8% | 23.1% |
| 23 | Val Verde County, Texas | $15,990,262 | 0.8% | 23.9% |
| 24 | Freestone County, Texas | $15,947,133 | 0.8% | 24.7% |
| 25 | McCulloch County, Texas | $15,798,163 | 0.8% | 25.4% |
| 26 | Wheeler County, Texas | $15,475,852 | 0.8% | 26.2% |
| 27 | Fayette County, Texas | $15,344,443 | 0.8% | 27.0% |
| 28 | Hill County, Texas | $15,342,248 | 0.8% | 27.7% |
| 29 | Navarro County, Texas | $15,302,712 | 0.8% | 28.5% |
| 30 | Eastland County, Texas | $15,283,588 | 0.8% | 29.3% |
| 31 | Wharton County, Texas | $15,254,477 | 0.8% | 30.0% |
| 32 | Cooke County, Texas | $15,008,038 | 0.7% | 30.8% |
| 33 | San Saba County, Texas | $14,907,746 | 0.7% | 31.5% |
| 34 | Coleman County, Texas | $14,880,997 | 0.7% | 32.3% |
| 35 | Young County, Texas | $14,671,301 | 0.7% | 33.0% |
| 36 | Erath County, Texas | $14,597,100 | 0.7% | 33.7% |
| 37 | Matagorda County, Texas | $14,278,455 | 0.7% | 34.4% |
| 38 | Bastrop County, Texas | $14,145,974 | 0.7% | 35.1% |
| 39 | Callahan County, Texas | $14,031,372 | 0.7% | 35.8% |
| 40 | Grayson County, Texas | $14,002,207 | 0.7% | 36.5% |
| 41 | Lavaca County, Texas | $13,911,045 | 0.7% | 37.2% |
| 42 | Montague County, Texas | $13,910,150 | 0.7% | 37.9% |
| 43 | Hamilton County, Texas | $13,665,035 | 0.7% | 38.6% |
| 44 | Wise County, Texas | $13,549,084 | 0.7% | 39.3% |
| 45 | Lee County, Texas | $13,426,178 | 0.7% | 39.9% |
| 46 | Baylor County, Texas | $13,106,833 | 0.7% | 40.6% |
| 47 | Victoria County, Texas | $13,078,795 | 0.7% | 41.2% |
| 48 | Hunt County, Texas | $13,064,541 | 0.7% | 41.9% |
| 49 | Concho County, Texas | $12,806,602 | 0.6% | 42.5% |
| 50 | Brown County, Texas | $12,761,813 | 0.6% | 43.2% |
| 51 | Jackson County, Texas | $12,736,956 | 0.6% | 43.8% |
| 52 | Runnels County, Texas | $12,547,243 | 0.6% | 44.4% |
| 53 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $12,532,372 | 0.6% | 45.0% |
| 54 | Ellis County, Texas | $12,516,975 | 0.6% | 45.7% |
| 55 | Starr County, Texas | $12,319,280 | 0.6% | 46.3% |
| 56 | Atascosa County, Texas | $12,270,067 | 0.6% | 46.9% |
| 57 | Shackelford County, Texas | $12,139,689 | 0.6% | 47.5% |
| 58 | Llano County, Texas | $12,077,101 | 0.6% | 48.1% |
| 59 | Colorado County, Texas | $11,959,376 | 0.6% | 48.7% |
| 60 | Tom Green County, Texas | $11,912,850 | 0.6% | 49.3% |
| 61 | Kimble County, Texas | $11,891,124 | 0.6% | 49.9% |
| 62 | Williamson County, Texas | $11,644,182 | 0.6% | 50.5% |
| 63 | Bowie County, Texas | $11,608,820 | 0.6% | 51.0% |
| 64 | Menard County, Texas | $11,489,672 | 0.6% | 51.6% |
| 65 | Burleson County, Texas | $11,435,071 | 0.6% | 52.2% |
| 66 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $11,303,842 | 0.6% | 52.7% |
| 67 | Hansford County, Texas | $11,033,354 | 0.5% | 53.3% |
| 68 | Donley County, Texas | $10,786,061 | 0.5% | 53.8% |
| 69 | Cherokee County, Texas | $10,598,390 | 0.5% | 54.3% |
| 70 | Uvalde County, Texas | $10,559,189 | 0.5% | 54.9% |
| 71 | Madison County, Texas | $10,462,787 | 0.5% | 55.4% |
| 72 | Washington County, Texas | $10,324,400 | 0.5% | 55.9% |
| 73 | Haskell County, Texas | $10,313,878 | 0.5% | 56.4% |
| 74 | Austin County, Texas | $10,281,321 | 0.5% | 56.9% |
| 75 | Brazoria County, Texas | $10,271,171 | 0.5% | 57.4% |
| 76 | Foard County, Texas | $10,075,639 | 0.5% | 57.9% |
| 77 | Grimes County, Texas | $10,062,092 | 0.5% | 58.4% |
| 78 | Anderson County, Texas | $10,056,672 | 0.5% | 58.9% |
| 79 | Karnes County, Texas | $10,023,472 | 0.5% | 59.4% |
| 80 | Gray County, Texas | $10,013,359 | 0.5% | 59.9% |
| 81 | Knox County, Texas | $9,894,033 | 0.5% | 60.4% |
| 82 | Bosque County, Texas | $9,795,165 | 0.5% | 60.9% |
| 83 | Swisher County, Texas | $9,769,694 | 0.5% | 61.4% |
| 84 | Hardeman County, Texas | $9,765,731 | 0.5% | 61.9% |
| 85 | Stonewall County, Texas | $9,732,261 | 0.5% | 62.4% |
| 86 | Johnson County, Texas | $9,724,745 | 0.5% | 62.9% |
| 87 | Briscoe County, Texas | $9,670,681 | 0.5% | 63.3% |
| 88 | Kinney County, Texas | $9,653,660 | 0.5% | 63.8% |
| 89 | Wichita County, Texas | $9,616,727 | 0.5% | 64.3% |
| 90 | Wilson County, Texas | $9,516,905 | 0.5% | 64.8% |
| 91 | Cottle County, Texas | $9,499,674 | 0.5% | 65.3% |
| 92 | Kaufman County, Texas | $9,443,607 | 0.5% | 65.7% |
| 93 | DeWitt County, Texas | $9,358,293 | 0.5% | 66.2% |
| 94 | Motley County, Texas | $9,216,629 | 0.5% | 66.6% |
| 95 | Stephens County, Texas | $9,133,570 | 0.5% | 67.1% |
| 96 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $9,092,454 | 0.5% | 67.6% |
| 97 | Mills County, Texas | $9,064,048 | 0.5% | 68.0% |
| 98 | Live Oak County, Texas | $8,906,946 | 0.4% | 68.4% |
| 99 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $8,560,217 | 0.4% | 68.9% |
| 100 | Pecos County, Texas | $8,560,166 | 0.4% | 69.3% |
| 101 | Fisher County, Texas | $8,520,080 | 0.4% | 69.7% |
| 102 | Brazos County, Texas | $8,503,473 | 0.4% | 70.1% |
| 103 | Lampasas County, Texas | $8,480,368 | 0.4% | 70.6% |
| 104 | Randall County, Texas | $8,478,336 | 0.4% | 71.0% |
| 105 | Jack County, Texas | $8,471,547 | 0.4% | 71.4% |
| 106 | Duval County, Texas | $8,459,303 | 0.4% | 71.8% |
| 107 | Denton County, Texas | $8,385,589 | 0.4% | 72.3% |
| 108 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $8,347,576 | 0.4% | 72.7% |
| 109 | Armstrong County, Texas | $8,346,303 | 0.4% | 73.1% |
| 110 | Jones County, Texas | $8,322,821 | 0.4% | 73.5% |
| 111 | Bell County, Texas | $8,307,452 | 0.4% | 73.9% |
| 112 | Oldham County, Texas | $8,305,194 | 0.4% | 74.3% |
| 113 | Medina County, Texas | $8,250,309 | 0.4% | 74.7% |
| 114 | Frio County, Texas | $8,099,693 | 0.4% | 75.1% |
| 115 | Hall County, Texas | $7,990,995 | 0.4% | 75.5% |
| 116 | Webb County, Texas | $7,817,788 | 0.4% | 75.9% |
| 117 | Henderson County, Texas | $7,551,767 | 0.4% | 76.3% |
| 118 | Scurry County, Texas | $7,071,035 | 0.4% | 76.7% |
| 119 | Bee County, Texas | $7,060,275 | 0.4% | 77.0% |
| 120 | Childress County, Texas | $7,028,160 | 0.3% | 77.4% |
| 121 | Burnet County, Texas | $6,963,144 | 0.3% | 77.7% |
| 122 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $6,928,939 | 0.3% | 78.0% |
| 123 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $6,922,196 | 0.3% | 78.4% |
| 124 | Waller County, Texas | $6,911,517 | 0.3% | 78.7% |
| 125 | Taylor County, Texas | $6,864,863 | 0.3% | 79.1% |
| 126 | Nolan County, Texas | $6,611,525 | 0.3% | 79.4% |
| 127 | Collin County, Texas | $6,609,351 | 0.3% | 79.7% |
| 128 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $6,475,390 | 0.3% | 80.1% |
| 129 | Blanco County, Texas | $6,462,714 | 0.3% | 80.4% |
| 130 | Kent County, Texas | $6,426,363 | 0.3% | 80.7% |
| 131 | Goliad County, Texas | $6,420,710 | 0.3% | 81.0% |
| 132 | Kerr County, Texas | $6,407,282 | 0.3% | 81.3% |
| 133 | Hartley County, Texas | $6,395,551 | 0.3% | 81.7% |
| 134 | Dickens County, Texas | $6,352,107 | 0.3% | 82.0% |
| 135 | Caldwell County, Texas | $6,338,760 | 0.3% | 82.3% |
| 136 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $6,282,056 | 0.3% | 82.6% |
| 137 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $6,221,736 | 0.3% | 82.9% |
| 138 | Roberts County, Texas | $6,190,600 | 0.3% | 83.2% |
| 139 | Hemphill County, Texas | $6,180,959 | 0.3% | 83.5% |
| 140 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $6,166,717 | 0.3% | 83.8% |
| 141 | Mitchell County, Texas | $6,033,000 | 0.3% | 84.1% |
| 142 | Coke County, Texas | $6,010,630 | 0.3% | 84.4% |
| 143 | King County, Texas | $5,963,637 | 0.3% | 84.7% |
| 144 | Garza County, Texas | $5,729,772 | 0.3% | 85.0% |
| 145 | Dallam County, Texas | $5,526,487 | 0.3% | 85.3% |
| 146 | Sterling County, Texas | $5,494,534 | 0.3% | 85.6% |
| 147 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $5,488,489 | 0.3% | 85.8% |
| 148 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $5,351,119 | 0.3% | 86.1% |
| 149 | Irion County, Texas | $5,315,961 | 0.3% | 86.4% |
| 150 | Zapata County, Texas | $5,214,596 | 0.3% | 86.6% |
| 151 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $5,214,582 | 0.3% | 86.9% |
| 152 | Terrell County, Texas | $5,200,444 | 0.3% | 87.1% |
| 153 | Potter County, Texas | $5,172,153 | 0.3% | 87.4% |
| 154 | Jefferson County, Texas | $5,069,767 | 0.3% | 87.7% |
| 155 | Carson County, Texas | $5,043,865 | 0.3% | 87.9% |
| 156 | Titus County, Texas | $5,015,792 | 0.2% | 88.2% |
| 157 | Shelby County, Texas | $5,000,471 | 0.2% | 88.4% |
| 158 | Wood County, Texas | $4,876,529 | 0.2% | 88.6% |
| 159 | Reagan County, Texas | $4,855,753 | 0.2% | 88.9% |
| 160 | Parker County, Texas | $4,751,655 | 0.2% | 89.1% |
| 161 | Floyd County, Texas | $4,713,910 | 0.2% | 89.4% |
| 162 | Upshur County, Texas | $4,708,021 | 0.2% | 89.6% |
| 163 | Franklin County, Texas | $4,679,149 | 0.2% | 89.8% |
| 164 | Presidio County, Texas | $4,612,497 | 0.2% | 90.1% |
| 165 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $4,585,562 | 0.2% | 90.3% |
| 166 | Calhoun County, Texas | $4,540,401 | 0.2% | 90.5% |
| 167 | Rusk County, Texas | $4,423,192 | 0.2% | 90.7% |
| 168 | Cass County, Texas | $4,414,730 | 0.2% | 91.0% |
| 169 | Kendall County, Texas | $4,408,343 | 0.2% | 91.2% |
| 170 | Borden County, Texas | $4,354,582 | 0.2% | 91.4% |
| 171 | Panola County, Texas | $4,292,039 | 0.2% | 91.6% |
| 172 | Zavala County, Texas | $4,219,969 | 0.2% | 91.8% |
| 173 | Delta County, Texas | $4,212,700 | 0.2% | 92.0% |
| 174 | Chambers County, Texas | $4,204,388 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 175 | Travis County, Texas | $4,200,766 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 176 | Brewster County, Texas | $4,193,683 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 177 | Bexar County, Texas | $4,151,485 | 0.2% | 92.9% |
| 178 | Moore County, Texas | $3,932,077 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 179 | Castro County, Texas | $3,862,060 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 180 | La Salle County, Texas | $3,828,573 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 181 | Reeves County, Texas | $3,810,796 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 182 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $3,666,598 | 0.2% | 93.8% |
| 183 | Sherman County, Texas | $3,658,797 | 0.2% | 94.0% |
| 184 | Howard County, Texas | $3,506,205 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 185 | Upton County, Texas | $3,460,828 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
| 186 | Morris County, Texas | $3,447,986 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 187 | Dimmit County, Texas | $3,394,870 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 188 | Smith County, Texas | $3,306,051 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 189 | Refugio County, Texas | $3,236,776 | 0.2% | 95.0% |
| 190 | Lamb County, Texas | $3,104,755 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 191 | Bailey County, Texas | $3,047,924 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 192 | Rains County, Texas | $2,937,178 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 193 | Bandera County, Texas | $2,836,206 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 194 | Brooks County, Texas | $2,835,731 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 195 | Culberson County, Texas | $2,641,447 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 196 | Crosby County, Texas | $2,627,215 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 197 | Harrison County, Texas | $2,625,386 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 198 | Liberty County, Texas | $2,552,032 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 199 | Hood County, Texas | $2,469,036 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 200 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $2,346,556 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 201 | Camp County, Texas | $2,321,987 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 202 | Parmer County, Texas | $2,299,171 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 203 | Maverick County, Texas | $2,281,544 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 204 | Walker County, Texas | $2,264,160 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 205 | San Patricio County, Texas | $2,234,876 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 206 | Hays County, Texas | $2,193,929 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 207 | Andrews County, Texas | $2,170,474 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 208 | Trinity County, Texas | $2,164,824 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 209 | McMullen County, Texas | $2,140,854 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 210 | Angelina County, Texas | $2,050,562 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 211 | Glasscock County, Texas | $2,019,856 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 212 | Harris County, Texas | $1,942,790 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 213 | Ector County, Texas | $1,837,926 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 214 | El Paso County, Texas | $1,718,255 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 215 | Lubbock County, Texas | $1,711,976 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 216 | Crane County, Texas | $1,680,159 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 217 | Nueces County, Texas | $1,659,222 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 218 | San Augustine County, Texas | $1,642,891 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 219 | Yoakum County, Texas | $1,639,975 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 220 | Tarrant County, Texas | $1,587,328 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 221 | Hale County, Texas | $1,540,647 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 222 | Gaines County, Texas | $1,500,857 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 223 | Kleberg County, Texas | $1,491,045 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 224 | Cochran County, Texas | $1,451,349 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 225 | Polk County, Texas | $1,435,168 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 226 | Galveston County, Texas | $1,410,881 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 227 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $1,382,821 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 228 | Dawson County, Texas | $1,294,278 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 229 | Hockley County, Texas | $1,276,337 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 230 | Martin County, Texas | $1,254,770 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 231 | Midland County, Texas | $1,230,026 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 232 | Terry County, Texas | $1,201,592 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 233 | Real County, Texas | $1,168,857 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 234 | Willacy County, Texas | $1,104,794 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 235 | Jasper County, Texas | $882,899 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 236 | Rockwall County, Texas | $843,243 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 237 | Comal County, Texas | $832,545 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 238 | Winkler County, Texas | $780,604 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 239 | Kenedy County, Texas | $780,085 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 240 | Dallas County, Texas | $774,415 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 241 | Cameron County, Texas | $733,804 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 242 | Lynn County, Texas | $692,303 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 243 | Montgomery County, Texas | $692,244 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 244 | Sabine County, Texas | $681,932 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 245 | Somervell County, Texas | $622,220 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 246 | Orange County, Texas | $599,648 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 247 | Marion County, Texas | $586,251 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 248 | Tyler County, Texas | $582,751 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 249 | Loving County, Texas | $501,667 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 250 | Gregg County, Texas | $498,942 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 251 | Ward County, Texas | $375,936 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 252 | Newton County, Texas | $291,916 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 253 | Hardin County, Texas | $290,012 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 254 | Aransas County, Texas | $78,996 | 0.0% | 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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