Env. Quality Incentive Program payments in Live Oak County, Texas totaled $581,915 from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Live Oak County, Texas Receiving Env. Quality Incentive Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Env. Quality Incentive Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Texas NRCS | $239,689,672 | 61.6% | 61.6% |
| 2 | Uvalde County, Texas | $3,159,626 | 0.8% | 62.4% |
| 3 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $2,888,322 | 0.7% | 63.1% |
| 4 | Lamb County, Texas | $2,648,555 | 0.7% | 63.8% |
| 5 | Hale County, Texas | $2,600,153 | 0.7% | 64.5% |
| 6 | Castro County, Texas | $2,383,794 | 0.6% | 65.1% |
| 7 | Parmer County, Texas | $2,064,012 | 0.5% | 65.6% |
| 8 | Glasscock County, Texas | $2,002,014 | 0.5% | 66.1% |
| 9 | Erath County, Texas | $1,948,488 | 0.5% | 66.6% |
| 10 | Medina County, Texas | $1,910,167 | 0.5% | 67.1% |
| 11 | Hansford County, Texas | $1,850,846 | 0.5% | 67.6% |
| 12 | Tom Green County, Texas | $1,829,595 | 0.5% | 68.1% |
| 13 | Hill County, Texas | $1,705,720 | 0.4% | 68.5% |
| 14 | Nolan County, Texas | $1,669,398 | 0.4% | 68.9% |
| 15 | Montague County, Texas | $1,589,487 | 0.4% | 69.3% |
| 16 | Kinney County, Texas | $1,498,300 | 0.4% | 69.7% |
| 17 | Jefferson County, Texas | $1,459,619 | 0.4% | 70.1% |
| 18 | Hockley County, Texas | $1,457,628 | 0.4% | 70.5% |
| 19 | Starr County, Texas | $1,397,884 | 0.4% | 70.8% |
| 20 | Reagan County, Texas | $1,360,933 | 0.3% | 71.2% |
| 21 | Edwards County, Texas | $1,331,759 | 0.3% | 71.5% |
| 22 | Sterling County, Texas | $1,321,210 | 0.3% | 71.9% |
| 23 | Hopkins County, Texas | $1,314,901 | 0.3% | 72.2% |
| 24 | Reeves County, Texas | $1,277,519 | 0.3% | 72.5% |
| 25 | Wharton County, Texas | $1,252,181 | 0.3% | 72.8% |
| 26 | Robertson County, Texas | $1,248,841 | 0.3% | 73.2% |
| 27 | King County, Texas | $1,245,359 | 0.3% | 73.5% |
| 28 | Kimble County, Texas | $1,240,775 | 0.3% | 73.8% |
| 29 | Dallam County, Texas | $1,226,912 | 0.3% | 74.1% |
| 30 | Bailey County, Texas | $1,178,579 | 0.3% | 74.4% |
| 31 | Gaines County, Texas | $1,174,901 | 0.3% | 74.7% |
| 32 | Irion County, Texas | $1,135,169 | 0.3% | 75.0% |
| 33 | Wise County, Texas | $1,077,473 | 0.3% | 75.3% |
| 34 | Cochran County, Texas | $1,075,380 | 0.3% | 75.6% |
| 35 | Lubbock County, Texas | $1,056,825 | 0.3% | 75.8% |
| 36 | Cameron County, Texas | $1,051,928 | 0.3% | 76.1% |
| 37 | Floyd County, Texas | $1,034,176 | 0.3% | 76.4% |
| 38 | Schleicher County, Texas | $1,013,025 | 0.3% | 76.6% |
| 39 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $1,006,150 | 0.3% | 76.9% |
| 40 | Gonzales County, Texas | $997,415 | 0.3% | 77.1% |
| 41 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $996,981 | 0.3% | 77.4% |
| 42 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $967,345 | 0.2% | 77.7% |
| 43 | Scurry County, Texas | $957,995 | 0.2% | 77.9% |
| 44 | Coke County, Texas | $952,217 | 0.2% | 78.1% |
| 45 | Sherman County, Texas | $948,011 | 0.2% | 78.4% |
| 46 | Colorado County, Texas | $946,221 | 0.2% | 78.6% |
| 47 | Karnes County, Texas | $939,405 | 0.2% | 78.9% |
| 48 | Duval County, Texas | $934,174 | 0.2% | 79.1% |
| 49 | Moore County, Texas | $895,391 | 0.2% | 79.3% |
| 50 | Goliad County, Texas | $895,138 | 0.2% | 79.6% |
| 51 | Hartley County, Texas | $873,230 | 0.2% | 79.8% |
| 52 | Swisher County, Texas | $862,768 | 0.2% | 80.0% |
| 53 | Martin County, Texas | $831,340 | 0.2% | 80.2% |
| 54 | Hamilton County, Texas | $815,960 | 0.2% | 80.4% |
| 55 | Fayette County, Texas | $814,403 | 0.2% | 80.6% |
| 56 | Haskell County, Texas | $802,896 | 0.2% | 80.9% |
| 57 | Jones County, Texas | $798,062 | 0.2% | 81.1% |
| 58 | Upton County, Texas | $789,329 | 0.2% | 81.3% |
| 59 | Kerr County, Texas | $786,246 | 0.2% | 81.5% |
| 60 | Archer County, Texas | $779,379 | 0.2% | 81.7% |
| 61 | Knox County, Texas | $773,691 | 0.2% | 81.9% |
| 62 | Pecos County, Texas | $772,424 | 0.2% | 82.1% |
| 63 | Chambers County, Texas | $763,836 | 0.2% | 82.3% |
| 64 | Zavala County, Texas | $759,927 | 0.2% | 82.5% |
| 65 | Howard County, Texas | $759,691 | 0.2% | 82.6% |
| 66 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $733,429 | 0.2% | 82.8% |
| 67 | McCulloch County, Texas | $733,421 | 0.2% | 83.0% |
| 68 | Frio County, Texas | $729,451 | 0.2% | 83.2% |
| 69 | Baylor County, Texas | $725,911 | 0.2% | 83.4% |
| 70 | Gillespie County, Texas | $723,313 | 0.2% | 83.6% |
| 71 | Atascosa County, Texas | $704,566 | 0.2% | 83.8% |
| 72 | Donley County, Texas | $698,042 | 0.2% | 83.9% |
| 73 | Hardin County, Texas | $677,451 | 0.2% | 84.1% |
| 74 | Midland County, Texas | $671,443 | 0.2% | 84.3% |
| 75 | Hemphill County, Texas | $658,889 | 0.2% | 84.5% |
| 76 | Navarro County, Texas | $656,574 | 0.2% | 84.6% |
| 77 | Bowie County, Texas | $654,698 | 0.2% | 84.8% |
| 78 | Dawson County, Texas | $653,480 | 0.2% | 85.0% |
| 79 | Kent County, Texas | $650,798 | 0.2% | 85.1% |
| 80 | Bastrop County, Texas | $634,463 | 0.2% | 85.3% |
| 81 | Williamson County, Texas | $632,899 | 0.2% | 85.5% |
| 82 | San Patricio County, Texas | $630,171 | 0.2% | 85.6% |
| 83 | Clay County, Texas | $624,361 | 0.2% | 85.8% |
| 84 | Shelby County, Texas | $622,658 | 0.2% | 85.9% |
| 85 | Lynn County, Texas | $621,732 | 0.2% | 86.1% |
| 86 | Concho County, Texas | $620,537 | 0.2% | 86.3% |
| 87 | Wichita County, Texas | $617,481 | 0.2% | 86.4% |
| 88 | Borden County, Texas | $606,641 | 0.2% | 86.6% |
| 89 | Willacy County, Texas | $606,011 | 0.2% | 86.7% |
| 90 | Shackelford County, Texas | $603,083 | 0.2% | 86.9% |
| 91 | El Paso County, Texas | $597,829 | 0.2% | 87.0% |
| 92 | Briscoe County, Texas | $592,040 | 0.2% | 87.2% |
| 93 | McLennan County, Texas | $590,196 | 0.2% | 87.3% |
| 94 | Victoria County, Texas | $588,975 | 0.2% | 87.5% |
| 95 | Eastland County, Texas | $587,763 | 0.2% | 87.6% |
| 96 | Live Oak County, Texas | $581,915 | 0.1% | 87.8% |
| 97 | Comanche County, Texas | $580,801 | 0.1% | 87.9% |
| 98 | DeWitt County, Texas | $575,101 | 0.1% | 88.1% |
| 99 | Bandera County, Texas | $574,361 | 0.1% | 88.2% |
| 100 | Oldham County, Texas | $569,275 | 0.1% | 88.4% |
| 101 | Ellis County, Texas | $562,311 | 0.1% | 88.5% |
| 102 | Young County, Texas | $541,512 | 0.1% | 88.7% |
| 103 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $538,596 | 0.1% | 88.8% |
| 104 | Culberson County, Texas | $536,686 | 0.1% | 88.9% |
| 105 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $534,586 | 0.1% | 89.1% |
| 106 | Carson County, Texas | $532,408 | 0.1% | 89.2% |
| 107 | Dickens County, Texas | $527,792 | 0.1% | 89.4% |
| 108 | Crosby County, Texas | $522,694 | 0.1% | 89.5% |
| 109 | Randall County, Texas | $517,657 | 0.1% | 89.6% |
| 110 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $515,022 | 0.1% | 89.8% |
| 111 | Crockett County, Texas | $514,324 | 0.1% | 89.9% |
| 112 | Stonewall County, Texas | $510,625 | 0.1% | 90.0% |
| 113 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $507,772 | 0.1% | 90.1% |
| 114 | Sutton County, Texas | $507,499 | 0.1% | 90.3% |
| 115 | Panola County, Texas | $498,386 | 0.1% | 90.4% |
| 116 | Motley County, Texas | $498,051 | 0.1% | 90.5% |
| 117 | Terry County, Texas | $489,737 | 0.1% | 90.7% |
| 118 | Real County, Texas | $486,683 | 0.1% | 90.8% |
| 119 | Stephens County, Texas | $476,033 | 0.1% | 90.9% |
| 120 | Limestone County, Texas | $472,670 | 0.1% | 91.0% |
| 121 | Cottle County, Texas | $465,373 | 0.1% | 91.1% |
| 122 | Burleson County, Texas | $454,735 | 0.1% | 91.3% |
| 123 | Red River County, Texas | $451,560 | 0.1% | 91.4% |
| 124 | Callahan County, Texas | $450,630 | 0.1% | 91.5% |
| 125 | Coryell County, Texas | $449,276 | 0.1% | 91.6% |
| 126 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $444,218 | 0.1% | 91.7% |
| 127 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $440,394 | 0.1% | 91.8% |
| 128 | Hall County, Texas | $437,558 | 0.1% | 91.9% |
| 129 | Mitchell County, Texas | $436,433 | 0.1% | 92.1% |
| 130 | Grayson County, Texas | $434,980 | 0.1% | 92.2% |
| 131 | Brown County, Texas | $434,199 | 0.1% | 92.3% |
| 132 | Lee County, Texas | $428,762 | 0.1% | 92.4% |
| 133 | Kendall County, Texas | $423,656 | 0.1% | 92.5% |
| 134 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $419,990 | 0.1% | 92.6% |
| 135 | Leon County, Texas | $419,489 | 0.1% | 92.7% |
| 136 | Bosque County, Texas | $417,593 | 0.1% | 92.8% |
| 137 | Val Verde County, Texas | $411,563 | 0.1% | 92.9% |
| 138 | Mason County, Texas | $411,311 | 0.1% | 93.0% |
| 139 | Harrison County, Texas | $409,005 | 0.1% | 93.1% |
| 140 | Runnels County, Texas | $405,347 | 0.1% | 93.2% |
| 141 | Lamar County, Texas | $404,349 | 0.1% | 93.4% |
| 142 | Franklin County, Texas | $403,696 | 0.1% | 93.5% |
| 143 | Garza County, Texas | $402,300 | 0.1% | 93.6% |
| 144 | Mills County, Texas | $399,441 | 0.1% | 93.7% |
| 145 | Yoakum County, Texas | $396,218 | 0.1% | 93.8% |
| 146 | Menard County, Texas | $390,078 | 0.1% | 93.9% |
| 147 | Falls County, Texas | $388,239 | 0.1% | 94.0% |
| 148 | Foard County, Texas | $385,730 | 0.1% | 94.1% |
| 149 | Walker County, Texas | $385,188 | 0.1% | 94.2% |
| 150 | Cass County, Texas | $383,623 | 0.1% | 94.3% |
| 151 | Hays County, Texas | $382,374 | 0.1% | 94.4% |
| 152 | Hardeman County, Texas | $381,876 | 0.1% | 94.5% |
| 153 | Rusk County, Texas | $379,767 | 0.1% | 94.6% |
| 154 | Wilson County, Texas | $373,923 | 0.1% | 94.6% |
| 155 | Bee County, Texas | $373,670 | 0.1% | 94.7% |
| 156 | Lampasas County, Texas | $371,822 | 0.1% | 94.8% |
| 157 | Jack County, Texas | $363,013 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| 158 | Caldwell County, Texas | $356,248 | 0.1% | 95.0% |
| 159 | Bexar County, Texas | $354,407 | 0.1% | 95.1% |
| 160 | Wheeler County, Texas | $353,528 | 0.1% | 95.2% |
| 161 | Cooke County, Texas | $349,556 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 162 | Dimmit County, Texas | $346,908 | 0.1% | 95.4% |
| 163 | Taylor County, Texas | $341,678 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 164 | Jackson County, Texas | $335,138 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 165 | Grimes County, Texas | $334,891 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 166 | Loving County, Texas | $333,883 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 167 | Harris County, Texas | $330,734 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 168 | Presidio County, Texas | $326,453 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 169 | Fisher County, Texas | $324,623 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 170 | Llano County, Texas | $318,582 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 171 | Nueces County, Texas | $315,616 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 172 | Webb County, Texas | $309,722 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 173 | Crane County, Texas | $307,110 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 174 | Coleman County, Texas | $306,205 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 175 | Brazos County, Texas | $304,091 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 176 | Matagorda County, Texas | $300,697 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 177 | Terrell County, Texas | $299,383 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 178 | Cherokee County, Texas | $296,902 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 179 | Ector County, Texas | $278,687 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 180 | Comal County, Texas | $273,289 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 181 | Houston County, Texas | $269,627 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 182 | Zapata County, Texas | $269,159 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 183 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $268,443 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 184 | Fannin County, Texas | $267,068 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 185 | Liberty County, Texas | $264,491 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 186 | Bell County, Texas | $262,501 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 187 | Brewster County, Texas | $253,491 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 188 | San Augustine County, Texas | $246,783 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 189 | Armstrong County, Texas | $245,405 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 190 | Henderson County, Texas | $243,809 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 191 | La Salle County, Texas | $239,430 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 192 | Waller County, Texas | $234,735 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 193 | Montgomery County, Texas | $234,527 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 194 | Lavaca County, Texas | $233,468 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 195 | Kaufman County, Texas | $233,317 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 196 | Anderson County, Texas | $232,505 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 197 | Andrews County, Texas | $230,596 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 198 | Johnson County, Texas | $229,581 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 199 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $228,358 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 200 | Blanco County, Texas | $227,221 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 201 | Freestone County, Texas | $224,918 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 202 | Potter County, Texas | $223,597 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 203 | Austin County, Texas | $220,957 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 204 | Milam County, Texas | $216,924 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 205 | Burnet County, Texas | $216,345 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 206 | Childress County, Texas | $212,105 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 207 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $211,076 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 208 | Ward County, Texas | $208,822 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 209 | Brooks County, Texas | $206,915 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 210 | Upshur County, Texas | $201,115 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 211 | Titus County, Texas | $196,518 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 212 | Roberts County, Texas | $193,243 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 213 | McMullen County, Texas | $192,105 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 214 | Travis County, Texas | $190,154 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 215 | Delta County, Texas | $189,020 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 216 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $187,316 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 217 | Polk County, Texas | $187,000 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 218 | Gray County, Texas | $178,096 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 219 | Marion County, Texas | $177,964 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 220 | Washington County, Texas | $175,530 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 221 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $173,572 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 222 | Angelina County, Texas | $171,948 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 223 | Wood County, Texas | $171,716 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 224 | San Saba County, Texas | $169,160 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 225 | Winkler County, Texas | $167,442 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 226 | Denton County, Texas | $163,645 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 227 | Smith County, Texas | $146,771 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 228 | Kleberg County, Texas | $146,014 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 229 | Somervell County, Texas | $140,336 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 230 | Collin County, Texas | $139,213 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 231 | Tyler County, Texas | $134,830 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 232 | Brazoria County, Texas | $133,122 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 233 | Rains County, Texas | $126,893 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 234 | Hunt County, Texas | $124,076 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 235 | Hood County, Texas | $123,853 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 236 | Madison County, Texas | $123,276 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 237 | Maverick County, Texas | $115,668 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 238 | Refugio County, Texas | $114,833 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 239 | Camp County, Texas | $108,557 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 240 | Sabine County, Texas | $102,962 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 241 | Parker County, Texas | $92,647 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 242 | Trinity County, Texas | $90,438 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 243 | Calhoun County, Texas | $82,378 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 244 | Morris County, Texas | $69,912 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 245 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $56,767 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 246 | Rockwall County, Texas | $54,410 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 247 | Newton County, Texas | $41,968 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 248 | Jasper County, Texas | $32,576 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 249 | Orange County, Texas | $26,476 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 250 | Dallas County, Texas | $19,185 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 251 | Gregg County, Texas | $15,760 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 252 | Kenedy County, Texas | $14,085 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 253 | Tarrant County, Texas | $8,172 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 254 | Galveston County, Texas | $1,950 | 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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