Total Price Loss Coverage payments in Lamar County, Texas totaled $9.5 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Lamar County, Texas Receiving Total Price Loss Coverage payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Total Price Loss Coverage 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wharton County, Texas | $110,663,395 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| 2 | Gaines County, Texas | $99,671,561 | 5.5% | 11.6% |
| 3 | Matagorda County, Texas | $62,191,366 | 3.4% | 15.0% |
| 4 | Terry County, Texas | $55,452,956 | 3.1% | 18.1% |
| 5 | Colorado County, Texas | $50,106,499 | 2.8% | 20.9% |
| 6 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $46,831,072 | 2.6% | 23.5% |
| 7 | Yoakum County, Texas | $42,265,215 | 2.3% | 25.8% |
| 8 | Brazoria County, Texas | $42,190,612 | 2.3% | 28.1% |
| 9 | Jackson County, Texas | $42,018,410 | 2.3% | 30.4% |
| 10 | Jefferson County, Texas | $37,517,864 | 2.1% | 32.5% |
| 11 | Nueces County, Texas | $37,032,903 | 2.0% | 34.6% |
| 12 | Dawson County, Texas | $34,334,112 | 1.9% | 36.5% |
| 13 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $30,623,007 | 1.7% | 38.2% |
| 14 | San Patricio County, Texas | $30,412,661 | 1.7% | 39.8% |
| 15 | Chambers County, Texas | $30,059,201 | 1.7% | 41.5% |
| 16 | Hansford County, Texas | $28,033,217 | 1.5% | 43.0% |
| 17 | Liberty County, Texas | $27,860,099 | 1.5% | 44.6% |
| 18 | Swisher County, Texas | $24,804,123 | 1.4% | 45.9% |
| 19 | Parmer County, Texas | $24,465,622 | 1.4% | 47.3% |
| 20 | Hale County, Texas | $22,774,267 | 1.3% | 48.6% |
| 21 | Willacy County, Texas | $22,597,644 | 1.2% | 49.8% |
| 22 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $22,052,206 | 1.2% | 51.0% |
| 23 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $21,911,554 | 1.2% | 52.2% |
| 24 | Castro County, Texas | $21,241,785 | 1.2% | 53.4% |
| 25 | Floyd County, Texas | $21,228,949 | 1.2% | 54.6% |
| 26 | Cochran County, Texas | $21,139,157 | 1.2% | 55.7% |
| 27 | Sherman County, Texas | $19,614,503 | 1.1% | 56.8% |
| 28 | Haskell County, Texas | $18,983,040 | 1.0% | 57.9% |
| 29 | Carson County, Texas | $18,637,380 | 1.0% | 58.9% |
| 30 | Hockley County, Texas | $17,553,635 | 1.0% | 59.9% |
| 31 | Lamb County, Texas | $17,359,219 | 1.0% | 60.8% |
| 32 | Moore County, Texas | $17,350,004 | 1.0% | 61.8% |
| 33 | Cameron County, Texas | $16,882,953 | 0.9% | 62.7% |
| 34 | Victoria County, Texas | $14,659,027 | 0.8% | 63.5% |
| 35 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $14,441,085 | 0.8% | 64.3% |
| 36 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $13,989,211 | 0.8% | 65.1% |
| 37 | Hill County, Texas | $13,529,149 | 0.7% | 65.9% |
| 38 | Lubbock County, Texas | $13,467,877 | 0.7% | 66.6% |
| 39 | Calhoun County, Texas | $13,148,415 | 0.7% | 67.3% |
| 40 | Randall County, Texas | $13,009,335 | 0.7% | 68.0% |
| 41 | Williamson County, Texas | $12,903,489 | 0.7% | 68.8% |
| 42 | Hall County, Texas | $12,804,227 | 0.7% | 69.5% |
| 43 | Bailey County, Texas | $11,878,178 | 0.7% | 70.1% |
| 44 | Knox County, Texas | $11,781,549 | 0.7% | 70.8% |
| 45 | Fannin County, Texas | $11,777,269 | 0.7% | 71.4% |
| 46 | Runnels County, Texas | $11,445,515 | 0.6% | 72.0% |
| 47 | Jones County, Texas | $11,057,873 | 0.6% | 72.7% |
| 48 | Tom Green County, Texas | $10,989,227 | 0.6% | 73.3% |
| 49 | Lynn County, Texas | $10,160,644 | 0.6% | 73.8% |
| 50 | Waller County, Texas | $10,092,242 | 0.6% | 74.4% |
| 51 | Refugio County, Texas | $9,982,965 | 0.6% | 74.9% |
| 52 | Baylor County, Texas | $9,968,511 | 0.6% | 75.5% |
| 53 | Ellis County, Texas | $9,678,806 | 0.5% | 76.0% |
| 54 | Crosby County, Texas | $9,653,633 | 0.5% | 76.6% |
| 55 | Dallam County, Texas | $9,650,146 | 0.5% | 77.1% |
| 56 | Hardeman County, Texas | $9,534,343 | 0.5% | 77.6% |
| 57 | Lamar County, Texas | $9,468,188 | 0.5% | 78.1% |
| 58 | Frio County, Texas | $9,336,725 | 0.5% | 78.7% |
| 59 | Grayson County, Texas | $9,226,187 | 0.5% | 79.2% |
| 60 | McLennan County, Texas | $9,045,096 | 0.5% | 79.7% |
| 61 | Wichita County, Texas | $8,665,273 | 0.5% | 80.1% |
| 62 | Bell County, Texas | $8,575,081 | 0.5% | 80.6% |
| 63 | Armstrong County, Texas | $8,243,851 | 0.5% | 81.1% |
| 64 | Gray County, Texas | $8,208,198 | 0.5% | 81.5% |
| 65 | Austin County, Texas | $8,176,889 | 0.5% | 82.0% |
| 66 | Falls County, Texas | $7,953,838 | 0.4% | 82.4% |
| 67 | Harris County, Texas | $7,952,821 | 0.4% | 82.8% |
| 68 | Atascosa County, Texas | $7,921,274 | 0.4% | 83.3% |
| 69 | Donley County, Texas | $7,479,321 | 0.4% | 83.7% |
| 70 | Childress County, Texas | $7,279,670 | 0.4% | 84.1% |
| 71 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $7,267,773 | 0.4% | 84.5% |
| 72 | Milam County, Texas | $7,251,579 | 0.4% | 84.9% |
| 73 | Comanche County, Texas | $7,010,842 | 0.4% | 85.3% |
| 74 | Wheeler County, Texas | $6,921,997 | 0.4% | 85.7% |
| 75 | Briscoe County, Texas | $6,835,973 | 0.4% | 86.1% |
| 76 | Oldham County, Texas | $6,750,675 | 0.4% | 86.4% |
| 77 | Kleberg County, Texas | $6,749,583 | 0.4% | 86.8% |
| 78 | Eastland County, Texas | $6,218,574 | 0.3% | 87.1% |
| 79 | Denton County, Texas | $5,669,720 | 0.3% | 87.5% |
| 80 | Concho County, Texas | $5,597,986 | 0.3% | 87.8% |
| 81 | Galveston County, Texas | $5,435,062 | 0.3% | 88.1% |
| 82 | Archer County, Texas | $5,335,570 | 0.3% | 88.4% |
| 83 | Bee County, Texas | $5,283,635 | 0.3% | 88.6% |
| 84 | Young County, Texas | $5,280,744 | 0.3% | 88.9% |
| 85 | Hartley County, Texas | $5,182,216 | 0.3% | 89.2% |
| 86 | Collin County, Texas | $5,108,988 | 0.3% | 89.5% |
| 87 | Taylor County, Texas | $5,072,663 | 0.3% | 89.8% |
| 88 | Wilson County, Texas | $5,000,963 | 0.3% | 90.1% |
| 89 | Clay County, Texas | $4,993,599 | 0.3% | 90.3% |
| 90 | Howard County, Texas | $4,934,142 | 0.3% | 90.6% |
| 91 | Foard County, Texas | $4,906,697 | 0.3% | 90.9% |
| 92 | Medina County, Texas | $4,875,136 | 0.3% | 91.2% |
| 93 | Lavaca County, Texas | $4,863,143 | 0.3% | 91.4% |
| 94 | Coleman County, Texas | $4,846,780 | 0.3% | 91.7% |
| 95 | Navarro County, Texas | $4,762,224 | 0.3% | 92.0% |
| 96 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $4,634,066 | 0.3% | 92.2% |
| 97 | Fisher County, Texas | $4,627,759 | 0.3% | 92.5% |
| 98 | Cooke County, Texas | $4,626,149 | 0.3% | 92.7% |
| 99 | Hunt County, Texas | $4,617,353 | 0.3% | 93.0% |
| 100 | Andrews County, Texas | $4,526,804 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 101 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $4,467,247 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 102 | Martin County, Texas | $4,450,956 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 103 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $4,078,961 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 104 | Uvalde County, Texas | $3,749,989 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 105 | McCulloch County, Texas | $3,735,673 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 106 | Bowie County, Texas | $3,585,785 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 107 | Starr County, Texas | $3,575,296 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 108 | Red River County, Texas | $3,470,532 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 109 | Coryell County, Texas | $3,402,660 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 110 | Travis County, Texas | $3,059,262 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 111 | Johnson County, Texas | $3,018,042 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 112 | Motley County, Texas | $2,997,990 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 113 | Brown County, Texas | $2,597,345 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 114 | Cottle County, Texas | $2,485,471 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 115 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $2,372,968 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 116 | Stonewall County, Texas | $2,359,926 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 117 | Mason County, Texas | $2,279,823 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 118 | Robertson County, Texas | $2,247,270 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 119 | Glasscock County, Texas | $2,028,154 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 120 | Zavala County, Texas | $1,940,930 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 121 | Limestone County, Texas | $1,923,227 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 122 | Mitchell County, Texas | $1,891,832 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 123 | Potter County, Texas | $1,882,419 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 124 | Montague County, Texas | $1,845,633 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 125 | Live Oak County, Texas | $1,796,874 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 126 | Caldwell County, Texas | $1,794,671 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 127 | Bexar County, Texas | $1,765,340 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 128 | Kaufman County, Texas | $1,758,417 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 129 | Nolan County, Texas | $1,718,838 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 130 | Shackelford County, Texas | $1,646,653 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 131 | Dickens County, Texas | $1,617,907 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 132 | Brazos County, Texas | $1,528,496 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 133 | Roberts County, Texas | $1,526,969 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 134 | San Saba County, Texas | $1,474,596 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 135 | Duval County, Texas | $1,473,347 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 136 | Burleson County, Texas | $1,472,829 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 137 | Hamilton County, Texas | $1,471,321 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 138 | Wise County, Texas | $1,356,465 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 139 | Hemphill County, Texas | $1,349,211 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 140 | Hopkins County, Texas | $1,340,704 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 141 | Scurry County, Texas | $1,324,535 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 142 | Bosque County, Texas | $1,188,568 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 143 | Dallas County, Texas | $1,171,982 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 144 | Hardin County, Texas | $1,156,535 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 145 | Erath County, Texas | $1,140,554 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 146 | La Salle County, Texas | $1,126,086 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 147 | Bastrop County, Texas | $1,020,744 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 148 | Fayette County, Texas | $1,007,467 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 149 | Reagan County, Texas | $950,574 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 150 | Gillespie County, Texas | $934,987 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 151 | Delta County, Texas | $907,615 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 152 | Callahan County, Texas | $902,238 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 153 | Lee County, Texas | $790,886 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 154 | Schleicher County, Texas | $763,432 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 155 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $726,633 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 156 | Houston County, Texas | $708,053 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 157 | Borden County, Texas | $671,194 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 158 | Karnes County, Texas | $650,243 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 159 | Pecos County, Texas | $647,768 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 160 | Kent County, Texas | $634,778 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 161 | Garza County, Texas | $633,007 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 162 | Reeves County, Texas | $628,690 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 163 | Gonzales County, Texas | $600,093 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 164 | Goliad County, Texas | $582,264 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 165 | Hays County, Texas | $566,719 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 166 | Culberson County, Texas | $475,507 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 167 | King County, Texas | $460,970 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 168 | Upton County, Texas | $423,624 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 169 | Lampasas County, Texas | $401,586 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 170 | Coke County, Texas | $356,710 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 171 | Webb County, Texas | $301,988 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 172 | Stephens County, Texas | $287,622 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 173 | Tarrant County, Texas | $287,037 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 174 | El Paso County, Texas | $248,354 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 175 | Mills County, Texas | $242,853 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 176 | Jack County, Texas | $234,387 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 177 | DeWitt County, Texas | $232,321 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 178 | Orange County, Texas | $223,066 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 179 | Dimmit County, Texas | $197,157 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 180 | Washington County, Texas | $168,708 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 181 | McMullen County, Texas | $167,757 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 182 | Franklin County, Texas | $157,904 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 183 | Rockwall County, Texas | $155,711 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 184 | Brooks County, Texas | $150,892 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 185 | Llano County, Texas | $131,863 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 186 | Kinney County, Texas | $126,454 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 187 | Aransas County, Texas | $124,164 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 188 | Sterling County, Texas | $117,813 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 189 | Burnet County, Texas | $111,606 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 190 | Menard County, Texas | $103,657 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 191 | Rains County, Texas | $85,258 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 192 | Henderson County, Texas | $81,504 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 193 | Kendall County, Texas | $81,196 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 194 | Anderson County, Texas | $67,240 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 195 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $54,144 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 196 | Sutton County, Texas | $44,602 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 197 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $42,929 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 198 | Titus County, Texas | $41,365 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 199 | Cherokee County, Texas | $40,367 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 200 | Leon County, Texas | $32,927 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 201 | Midland County, Texas | $27,428 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 202 | Bandera County, Texas | $27,177 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 203 | Wood County, Texas | $26,610 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 204 | Angelina County, Texas | $24,823 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 205 | Parker County, Texas | $21,772 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 206 | Comal County, Texas | $21,684 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 207 | Kerr County, Texas | $21,472 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 208 | Blanco County, Texas | $19,282 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 209 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $16,616 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 210 | Crockett County, Texas | $11,398 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 211 | Irion County, Texas | $10,016 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 212 | Hood County, Texas | $8,565 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 213 | Panola County, Texas | $5,886 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 214 | Smith County, Texas | $5,872 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 215 | Grimes County, Texas | $4,415 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 216 | Kimble County, Texas | $3,759 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 217 | Morris County, Texas | $3,246 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 218 | Ward County, Texas | $3,220 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 219 | Harrison County, Texas | $2,951 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 220 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $1,283 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 221 | Madison County, Texas | $798 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 222 | Somervell County, Texas | $682 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 223 | Camp County, Texas | $664 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 224 | Maverick County, Texas | $308 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 225 | Val Verde County, Texas | $270 | 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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