Disaster payments in Matagorda County, Texas totaled $57,715 in 2017
Counties in Matagorda County, Texas Receiving Total Disaster Programs payments, 2017
| Rank |
County |
Total Disaster Programs
2017 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Lamar County, Texas | $6,254,615 | 19.1% | 19.1% |
| 2 | Fannin County, Texas | $2,782,919 | 8.5% | 27.7% |
| 3 | Bowie County, Texas | $1,960,526 | 6.0% | 33.7% |
| 4 | Red River County, Texas | $1,644,593 | 5.0% | 38.7% |
| 5 | Terry County, Texas | $1,412,500 | 4.3% | 43.0% |
| 6 | Hopkins County, Texas | $1,166,321 | 3.6% | 46.6% |
| 7 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $1,000,673 | 3.1% | 49.7% |
| 8 | Hemphill County, Texas | $989,440 | 3.0% | 52.7% |
| 9 | Hunt County, Texas | $926,569 | 2.8% | 55.5% |
| 10 | Hill County, Texas | $707,104 | 2.2% | 57.7% |
| 11 | Edwards County, Texas | $657,609 | 2.0% | 59.7% |
| 12 | Washington County, Texas | $591,348 | 1.8% | 61.5% |
| 13 | Briscoe County, Texas | $519,668 | 1.6% | 63.1% |
| 14 | Chambers County, Texas | $484,108 | 1.5% | 64.6% |
| 15 | Brazoria County, Texas | $475,425 | 1.5% | 66.0% |
| 16 | Wheeler County, Texas | $444,147 | 1.4% | 67.4% |
| 17 | Hartley County, Texas | $424,781 | 1.3% | 68.7% |
| 18 | Cooke County, Texas | $394,791 | 1.2% | 69.9% |
| 19 | Titus County, Texas | $388,278 | 1.2% | 71.1% |
| 20 | Ellis County, Texas | $380,192 | 1.2% | 72.3% |
| 21 | Cass County, Texas | $340,882 | 1.0% | 73.3% |
| 22 | Duval County, Texas | $331,081 | 1.0% | 74.3% |
| 23 | Hansford County, Texas | $281,625 | 0.9% | 75.2% |
| 24 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $269,922 | 0.8% | 76.0% |
| 25 | Coleman County, Texas | $269,231 | 0.8% | 76.8% |
| 26 | Austin County, Texas | $264,900 | 0.8% | 77.6% |
| 27 | Upshur County, Texas | $262,391 | 0.8% | 78.4% |
| 28 | Liberty County, Texas | $247,020 | 0.8% | 79.2% |
| 29 | McCulloch County, Texas | $240,740 | 0.7% | 79.9% |
| 30 | Delta County, Texas | $239,361 | 0.7% | 80.7% |
| 31 | Hardeman County, Texas | $225,064 | 0.7% | 81.4% |
| 32 | Lavaca County, Texas | $216,687 | 0.7% | 82.0% |
| 33 | Morris County, Texas | $211,329 | 0.6% | 82.7% |
| 34 | Dallam County, Texas | $204,033 | 0.6% | 83.3% |
| 35 | Victoria County, Texas | $202,085 | 0.6% | 83.9% |
| 36 | Parmer County, Texas | $199,293 | 0.6% | 84.5% |
| 37 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $194,275 | 0.6% | 85.1% |
| 38 | Hamilton County, Texas | $178,903 | 0.5% | 85.7% |
| 39 | Camp County, Texas | $168,500 | 0.5% | 86.2% |
| 40 | Harrison County, Texas | $166,771 | 0.5% | 86.7% |
| 41 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $162,912 | 0.5% | 87.2% |
| 42 | Baylor County, Texas | $150,444 | 0.5% | 87.6% |
| 43 | Smith County, Texas | $145,548 | 0.4% | 88.1% |
| 44 | Hall County, Texas | $134,915 | 0.4% | 88.5% |
| 45 | Floyd County, Texas | $129,647 | 0.4% | 88.9% |
| 46 | El Paso County, Texas | $123,584 | 0.4% | 89.3% |
| 47 | Grimes County, Texas | $121,852 | 0.4% | 89.6% |
| 48 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $121,239 | 0.4% | 90.0% |
| 49 | Pecos County, Texas | $109,810 | 0.3% | 90.4% |
| 50 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $105,211 | 0.3% | 90.7% |
| 51 | Comanche County, Texas | $101,410 | 0.3% | 91.0% |
| 52 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $98,995 | 0.3% | 91.3% |
| 53 | Wise County, Texas | $89,242 | 0.3% | 91.6% |
| 54 | Colorado County, Texas | $82,289 | 0.3% | 91.8% |
| 55 | Frio County, Texas | $80,065 | 0.2% | 92.1% |
| 56 | Menard County, Texas | $78,983 | 0.2% | 92.3% |
| 57 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $75,450 | 0.2% | 92.5% |
| 58 | Lamb County, Texas | $75,446 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 59 | Roberts County, Texas | $74,539 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 60 | Bastrop County, Texas | $68,230 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 61 | Waller County, Texas | $66,756 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 62 | Fayette County, Texas | $66,154 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 63 | Dimmit County, Texas | $64,887 | 0.2% | 93.8% |
| 64 | Denton County, Texas | $61,792 | 0.2% | 94.0% |
| 65 | Brazos County, Texas | $61,568 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 66 | Collin County, Texas | $60,987 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 67 | Clay County, Texas | $59,598 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 68 | Matagorda County, Texas | $57,715 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 69 | Anderson County, Texas | $56,592 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 70 | Howard County, Texas | $56,321 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 71 | Newton County, Texas | $55,924 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 72 | Bosque County, Texas | $55,328 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 73 | Henderson County, Texas | $54,109 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 74 | Hockley County, Texas | $49,599 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 75 | Callahan County, Texas | $47,834 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 76 | Foard County, Texas | $43,879 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 77 | Swisher County, Texas | $43,866 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 78 | Glasscock County, Texas | $42,467 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 79 | Taylor County, Texas | $42,377 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 80 | Navarro County, Texas | $40,876 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 81 | Cherokee County, Texas | $40,302 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 82 | Marion County, Texas | $40,284 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 83 | Burleson County, Texas | $40,213 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 84 | Childress County, Texas | $36,675 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 85 | Garza County, Texas | $35,321 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 86 | Borden County, Texas | $34,316 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 87 | Zavala County, Texas | $33,356 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 88 | Lee County, Texas | $32,360 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 89 | Mills County, Texas | $31,741 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 90 | Uvalde County, Texas | $31,658 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 91 | Hale County, Texas | $31,392 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 92 | Cameron County, Texas | $31,236 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 93 | Brooks County, Texas | $29,692 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 94 | Grayson County, Texas | $28,932 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 95 | Crosby County, Texas | $27,662 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 96 | Moore County, Texas | $26,353 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 97 | McLennan County, Texas | $25,510 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 98 | Galveston County, Texas | $24,456 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 99 | Kinney County, Texas | $23,932 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 100 | Parker County, Texas | $23,849 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 101 | Wilson County, Texas | $23,277 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 102 | Castro County, Texas | $22,109 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 103 | Erath County, Texas | $21,667 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 104 | King County, Texas | $21,630 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 105 | Motley County, Texas | $20,926 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 106 | Mason County, Texas | $20,726 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 107 | Medina County, Texas | $20,671 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 108 | Sherman County, Texas | $20,365 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 109 | Llano County, Texas | $19,324 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 110 | Dawson County, Texas | $19,299 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 111 | Carson County, Texas | $19,148 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 112 | Leon County, Texas | $19,134 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 113 | Blanco County, Texas | $17,384 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 114 | Dickens County, Texas | $17,135 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 115 | Caldwell County, Texas | $16,891 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 116 | Fisher County, Texas | $16,177 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 117 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $15,959 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 118 | Gonzales County, Texas | $15,711 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 119 | Kimble County, Texas | $15,274 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 120 | Jack County, Texas | $15,138 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 121 | Hays County, Texas | $14,236 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 122 | Falls County, Texas | $13,920 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 123 | Wood County, Texas | $12,452 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 124 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $12,408 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 125 | Bailey County, Texas | $12,341 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 126 | Travis County, Texas | $12,264 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 127 | Gray County, Texas | $12,103 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 128 | Brown County, Texas | $10,990 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 129 | Comal County, Texas | $10,844 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 130 | Houston County, Texas | $10,755 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 131 | Webb County, Texas | $10,337 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 132 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $9,838 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 133 | Zapata County, Texas | $9,010 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 134 | Atascosa County, Texas | $8,801 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 135 | Robertson County, Texas | $8,534 | 0.0% | 100.1% |
| 136 | Limestone County, Texas | $8,272 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 137 | Crockett County, Texas | $7,762 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 138 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $7,456 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 139 | Maverick County, Texas | $7,251 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 140 | Knox County, Texas | $6,574 | 0.0% | 100.2% |
| 141 | Wharton County, Texas | $6,460 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 142 | Kent County, Texas | $5,919 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 143 | Concho County, Texas | $4,934 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 144 | Potter County, Texas | $4,890 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 145 | Franklin County, Texas | $4,852 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 146 | Coryell County, Texas | $4,841 | 0.0% | 100.3% |
| 147 | Harris County, Texas | $4,611 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 148 | Bexar County, Texas | $4,459 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 149 | Kleberg County, Texas | $4,353 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 150 | Montague County, Texas | $4,310 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 151 | Cottle County, Texas | $3,869 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 152 | Kendall County, Texas | $3,382 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 153 | Madison County, Texas | $3,193 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 154 | Lampasas County, Texas | $3,046 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 155 | Val Verde County, Texas | $2,930 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 156 | Stephens County, Texas | $2,827 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 157 | Willacy County, Texas | $2,687 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 158 | Polk County, Texas | $2,564 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 159 | Stonewall County, Texas | $2,542 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 160 | Johnson County, Texas | $2,504 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 161 | Runnels County, Texas | $2,309 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 162 | La Salle County, Texas | $1,800 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 163 | Shackelford County, Texas | $1,470 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 164 | Burnet County, Texas | $1,448 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 165 | Scurry County, Texas | $1,322 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 166 | Andrews County, Texas | $1,305 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 167 | Gillespie County, Texas | $1,283 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 168 | Nueces County, Texas | $1,245 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 169 | Gregg County, Texas | $992 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 170 | Midland County, Texas | $734 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 171 | San Saba County, Texas | $618 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 172 | Martin County, Texas | $318 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 173 | Archer County, Texas | $210 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 174 | Kerr County, Texas | $63 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 175 | DeWitt County, Texas | $44 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 176 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $22 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 177 | Sterling County, Texas | $5 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 178 | Haskell County, Texas | $-11 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 179 | Coke County, Texas | $-23 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 180 | Young County, Texas | $-23 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 181 | Presidio County, Texas | $-39 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 182 | Schleicher County, Texas | $-152 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 183 | Sutton County, Texas | $-494 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 184 | Tom Green County, Texas | $-555 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 185 | Dallas County, Texas | $-1,479 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 186 | Kaufman County, Texas | $-2,390 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 187 | Tarrant County, Texas | $-2,424 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 188 | Somervell County, Texas | $-2,687 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 189 | Jones County, Texas | $-2,864 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 190 | Starr County, Texas | $-3,643 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 191 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $-4,244 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 192 | Milam County, Texas | $-5,417 | 0.0% | 100.5% |
| 193 | Cochran County, Texas | $-7,046 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 194 | Hood County, Texas | $-7,736 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 195 | Randall County, Texas | $-8,551 | 0.0% | 100.4% |
| 196 | Walker County, Texas | $-23,326 | -0.1% | 100.3% |
| 197 | Yoakum County, Texas | $-24,809 | -0.1% | 100.2% |
| 198 | Wichita County, Texas | $-30,011 | -0.1% | 100.1% |
| 199 | Tyler County, Texas | $-47,268 | -0.1% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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