Conservation payments in Midland County, Texas totaled $16.4 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Midland County, Texas Receiving Subtotal, Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Subtotal, Conservation Programs 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas NRCS | $264,845,281 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| 2 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $155,979,870 | 4.1% | 10.9% |
| 3 | Gaines County, Texas | $147,674,511 | 3.8% | 14.8% |
| 4 | Lamb County, Texas | $135,814,517 | 3.5% | 18.3% |
| 5 | Bailey County, Texas | $122,138,901 | 3.2% | 21.5% |
| 6 | Hale County, Texas | $109,630,226 | 2.8% | 24.3% |
| 7 | Swisher County, Texas | $109,393,496 | 2.8% | 27.2% |
| 8 | Floyd County, Texas | $107,881,508 | 2.8% | 30.0% |
| 9 | Hockley County, Texas | $106,171,852 | 2.8% | 32.7% |
| 10 | Terry County, Texas | $101,428,373 | 2.6% | 35.4% |
| 11 | Dallam County, Texas | $93,540,291 | 2.4% | 37.8% |
| 12 | Castro County, Texas | $92,913,433 | 2.4% | 40.2% |
| 13 | Dawson County, Texas | $92,720,753 | 2.4% | 42.6% |
| 14 | Parmer County, Texas | $82,620,954 | 2.1% | 44.8% |
| 15 | Sherman County, Texas | $81,169,316 | 2.1% | 46.9% |
| 16 | Cochran County, Texas | $79,432,290 | 2.1% | 48.9% |
| 17 | Randall County, Texas | $71,502,330 | 1.9% | 50.8% |
| 18 | Martin County, Texas | $61,490,499 | 1.6% | 52.4% |
| 19 | Yoakum County, Texas | $61,310,514 | 1.6% | 54.0% |
| 20 | Lynn County, Texas | $51,233,694 | 1.3% | 55.3% |
| 21 | Carson County, Texas | $50,181,533 | 1.3% | 56.6% |
| 22 | Hall County, Texas | $48,405,086 | 1.3% | 57.9% |
| 23 | Howard County, Texas | $47,900,792 | 1.2% | 59.1% |
| 24 | Crosby County, Texas | $44,021,398 | 1.1% | 60.3% |
| 25 | Dickens County, Texas | $43,171,341 | 1.1% | 61.4% |
| 26 | Lubbock County, Texas | $42,973,789 | 1.1% | 62.5% |
| 27 | Briscoe County, Texas | $40,319,692 | 1.0% | 63.5% |
| 28 | Fisher County, Texas | $39,651,518 | 1.0% | 64.6% |
| 29 | Hartley County, Texas | $38,721,192 | 1.0% | 65.6% |
| 30 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $38,626,336 | 1.0% | 66.6% |
| 31 | Scurry County, Texas | $38,579,246 | 1.0% | 67.6% |
| 32 | Mitchell County, Texas | $38,390,685 | 1.0% | 68.6% |
| 33 | Jones County, Texas | $36,565,877 | 0.9% | 69.5% |
| 34 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $36,152,889 | 0.9% | 70.5% |
| 35 | Starr County, Texas | $36,114,348 | 0.9% | 71.4% |
| 36 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $33,372,491 | 0.9% | 72.3% |
| 37 | Cottle County, Texas | $33,148,991 | 0.9% | 73.1% |
| 38 | Childress County, Texas | $31,724,317 | 0.8% | 74.0% |
| 39 | Wheeler County, Texas | $31,527,332 | 0.8% | 74.8% |
| 40 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $31,331,858 | 0.8% | 75.6% |
| 41 | Runnels County, Texas | $30,604,236 | 0.8% | 76.4% |
| 42 | Gray County, Texas | $30,304,713 | 0.8% | 77.2% |
| 43 | Armstrong County, Texas | $30,093,000 | 0.8% | 78.0% |
| 44 | Andrews County, Texas | $26,659,237 | 0.7% | 78.7% |
| 45 | Oldham County, Texas | $26,228,588 | 0.7% | 79.3% |
| 46 | Hansford County, Texas | $25,831,135 | 0.7% | 80.0% |
| 47 | Motley County, Texas | $25,048,840 | 0.7% | 80.7% |
| 48 | Haskell County, Texas | $24,974,715 | 0.6% | 81.3% |
| 49 | Moore County, Texas | $24,864,168 | 0.6% | 81.9% |
| 50 | Nolan County, Texas | $24,732,347 | 0.6% | 82.6% |
| 51 | Stonewall County, Texas | $23,870,638 | 0.6% | 83.2% |
| 52 | Taylor County, Texas | $23,414,169 | 0.6% | 83.8% |
| 53 | Reeves County, Texas | $21,742,155 | 0.6% | 84.4% |
| 54 | Kent County, Texas | $21,262,831 | 0.6% | 84.9% |
| 55 | Donley County, Texas | $20,902,024 | 0.5% | 85.5% |
| 56 | Garza County, Texas | $20,637,136 | 0.5% | 86.0% |
| 57 | Hardeman County, Texas | $18,944,372 | 0.5% | 86.5% |
| 58 | Red River County, Texas | $16,765,978 | 0.4% | 86.9% |
| 59 | Midland County, Texas | $16,385,901 | 0.4% | 87.4% |
| 60 | Pecos County, Texas | $15,438,395 | 0.4% | 87.8% |
| 61 | Lamar County, Texas | $13,596,866 | 0.4% | 88.1% |
| 62 | Duval County, Texas | $13,558,956 | 0.4% | 88.5% |
| 63 | Concho County, Texas | $13,001,219 | 0.3% | 88.8% |
| 64 | Foard County, Texas | $11,963,648 | 0.3% | 89.1% |
| 65 | Hemphill County, Texas | $11,572,259 | 0.3% | 89.4% |
| 66 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $11,272,680 | 0.3% | 89.7% |
| 67 | Willacy County, Texas | $11,115,555 | 0.3% | 90.0% |
| 68 | Hill County, Texas | $10,562,032 | 0.3% | 90.3% |
| 69 | La Salle County, Texas | $9,952,672 | 0.3% | 90.5% |
| 70 | King County, Texas | $9,847,465 | 0.3% | 90.8% |
| 71 | Uvalde County, Texas | $9,551,239 | 0.2% | 91.0% |
| 72 | Knox County, Texas | $9,374,329 | 0.2% | 91.3% |
| 73 | Roberts County, Texas | $9,253,290 | 0.2% | 91.5% |
| 74 | Chambers County, Texas | $8,207,393 | 0.2% | 91.7% |
| 75 | Kimble County, Texas | $8,041,025 | 0.2% | 92.0% |
| 76 | Potter County, Texas | $7,843,229 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 77 | Glasscock County, Texas | $7,621,968 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 78 | Jefferson County, Texas | $6,923,716 | 0.2% | 92.5% |
| 79 | Tom Green County, Texas | $6,886,919 | 0.2% | 92.7% |
| 80 | Cameron County, Texas | $6,726,258 | 0.2% | 92.9% |
| 81 | Frio County, Texas | $6,623,334 | 0.2% | 93.1% |
| 82 | Zavala County, Texas | $6,083,640 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 83 | Limestone County, Texas | $6,024,981 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 84 | Borden County, Texas | $5,985,973 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 85 | Coleman County, Texas | $5,910,093 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 86 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $5,809,788 | 0.2% | 93.8% |
| 87 | Navarro County, Texas | $5,678,985 | 0.1% | 94.0% |
| 88 | Reagan County, Texas | $5,605,261 | 0.1% | 94.1% |
| 89 | Bowie County, Texas | $5,473,872 | 0.1% | 94.3% |
| 90 | Kinney County, Texas | $5,038,783 | 0.1% | 94.4% |
| 91 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $4,668,906 | 0.1% | 94.5% |
| 92 | McCulloch County, Texas | $4,331,591 | 0.1% | 94.6% |
| 93 | Coke County, Texas | $4,248,403 | 0.1% | 94.7% |
| 94 | Culberson County, Texas | $4,204,863 | 0.1% | 94.9% |
| 95 | Montague County, Texas | $4,058,567 | 0.1% | 95.0% |
| 96 | Schleicher County, Texas | $3,781,428 | 0.1% | 95.1% |
| 97 | Brooks County, Texas | $3,761,052 | 0.1% | 95.2% |
| 98 | Hopkins County, Texas | $3,725,980 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 99 | Fannin County, Texas | $3,621,017 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 100 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $3,617,662 | 0.1% | 95.4% |
| 101 | Medina County, Texas | $3,569,606 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 102 | Live Oak County, Texas | $3,453,882 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 103 | Delta County, Texas | $3,441,508 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 104 | Ellis County, Texas | $3,316,805 | 0.1% | 95.8% |
| 105 | Grayson County, Texas | $3,165,524 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 106 | Callahan County, Texas | $3,038,013 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 107 | Baylor County, Texas | $2,995,998 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 108 | Kleberg County, Texas | $2,960,554 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 109 | San Patricio County, Texas | $2,901,687 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 110 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $2,887,422 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 111 | Presidio County, Texas | $2,671,415 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 112 | Upton County, Texas | $2,669,933 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 113 | Shackelford County, Texas | $2,668,529 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 114 | Liberty County, Texas | $2,639,868 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 115 | Sterling County, Texas | $2,622,581 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 116 | Clay County, Texas | $2,512,312 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 117 | Edwards County, Texas | $2,486,637 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 118 | Erath County, Texas | $2,458,938 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 119 | Val Verde County, Texas | $2,449,721 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 120 | Hardin County, Texas | $2,358,416 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 121 | Tyler County, Texas | $2,320,447 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 122 | Irion County, Texas | $2,291,444 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 123 | Fayette County, Texas | $2,266,161 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 124 | Williamson County, Texas | $2,237,336 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 125 | Austin County, Texas | $2,212,646 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 126 | Nueces County, Texas | $2,146,043 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 127 | Orange County, Texas | $2,128,777 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 128 | Brewster County, Texas | $2,085,300 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 129 | Eastland County, Texas | $2,053,292 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 130 | Karnes County, Texas | $1,928,150 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 131 | Brown County, Texas | $1,925,566 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 132 | Crockett County, Texas | $1,910,119 | 0.0% | 97.6% |
| 133 | McLennan County, Texas | $1,897,553 | 0.0% | 97.6% |
| 134 | Jasper County, Texas | $1,786,870 | 0.0% | 97.7% |
| 135 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $1,777,186 | 0.0% | 97.7% |
| 136 | Kerr County, Texas | $1,768,538 | 0.0% | 97.8% |
| 137 | Dimmit County, Texas | $1,750,451 | 0.0% | 97.8% |
| 138 | Bandera County, Texas | $1,737,986 | 0.0% | 97.9% |
| 139 | Panola County, Texas | $1,717,047 | 0.0% | 97.9% |
| 140 | Atascosa County, Texas | $1,704,659 | 0.0% | 98.0% |
| 141 | Gonzales County, Texas | $1,629,232 | 0.0% | 98.0% |
| 142 | Goliad County, Texas | $1,619,257 | 0.0% | 98.0% |
| 143 | Falls County, Texas | $1,601,138 | 0.0% | 98.1% |
| 144 | Wichita County, Texas | $1,567,541 | 0.0% | 98.1% |
| 145 | Bee County, Texas | $1,565,956 | 0.0% | 98.2% |
| 146 | Maverick County, Texas | $1,546,776 | 0.0% | 98.2% |
| 147 | Houston County, Texas | $1,510,065 | 0.0% | 98.2% |
| 148 | Robertson County, Texas | $1,499,317 | 0.0% | 98.3% |
| 149 | Bell County, Texas | $1,498,871 | 0.0% | 98.3% |
| 150 | Young County, Texas | $1,465,454 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 151 | Wharton County, Texas | $1,454,049 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 152 | Stephens County, Texas | $1,417,840 | 0.0% | 98.4% |
| 153 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $1,361,940 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 154 | Wise County, Texas | $1,355,911 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 155 | Angelina County, Texas | $1,315,332 | 0.0% | 98.5% |
| 156 | Archer County, Texas | $1,297,226 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 157 | Refugio County, Texas | $1,288,932 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 158 | Colorado County, Texas | $1,277,123 | 0.0% | 98.6% |
| 159 | Comanche County, Texas | $1,274,540 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 160 | Victoria County, Texas | $1,197,396 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 161 | Menard County, Texas | $1,191,658 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 162 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $1,179,422 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 163 | Polk County, Texas | $1,174,908 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 164 | Mason County, Texas | $1,097,268 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 165 | Hamilton County, Texas | $1,040,322 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 166 | Gillespie County, Texas | $1,029,432 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 167 | Bastrop County, Texas | $1,010,044 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 168 | Jack County, Texas | $996,475 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 169 | Bosque County, Texas | $981,692 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 170 | Webb County, Texas | $956,433 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 171 | Sutton County, Texas | $939,435 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 172 | Rusk County, Texas | $868,331 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 173 | Brazoria County, Texas | $847,566 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 174 | Coryell County, Texas | $844,777 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 175 | DeWitt County, Texas | $826,844 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 176 | Shelby County, Texas | $826,425 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 177 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $791,925 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 178 | Newton County, Texas | $788,495 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 179 | Cass County, Texas | $775,988 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 180 | Mills County, Texas | $747,644 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 181 | Ward County, Texas | $731,908 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 182 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $728,214 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 183 | Milam County, Texas | $696,450 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 184 | Cooke County, Texas | $691,429 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 185 | Cherokee County, Texas | $685,546 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 186 | El Paso County, Texas | $671,485 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 187 | Terrell County, Texas | $668,425 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 188 | Loving County, Texas | $662,403 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 189 | Walker County, Texas | $647,211 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 190 | Zapata County, Texas | $641,017 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 191 | Real County, Texas | $613,100 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 192 | Galveston County, Texas | $612,609 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 193 | Leon County, Texas | $606,589 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 194 | Jackson County, Texas | $570,426 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 195 | Kendall County, Texas | $568,568 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 196 | Bexar County, Texas | $561,288 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 197 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $560,161 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 198 | Lampasas County, Texas | $558,445 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 199 | Travis County, Texas | $555,922 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 200 | Comal County, Texas | $553,409 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 201 | Lee County, Texas | $551,510 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 202 | Hays County, Texas | $546,447 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 203 | Kaufman County, Texas | $545,205 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 204 | Caldwell County, Texas | $537,444 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 205 | Hunt County, Texas | $530,883 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 206 | Llano County, Texas | $528,859 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 207 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $523,059 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 208 | Franklin County, Texas | $517,980 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 209 | Harrison County, Texas | $517,080 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 210 | Burleson County, Texas | $508,891 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 211 | Wilson County, Texas | $503,117 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 212 | Freestone County, Texas | $502,769 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 213 | San Saba County, Texas | $501,533 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 214 | Collin County, Texas | $496,243 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 215 | Johnson County, Texas | $481,003 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 216 | San Augustine County, Texas | $458,060 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 217 | Grimes County, Texas | $441,934 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 218 | McMullen County, Texas | $440,747 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 219 | Washington County, Texas | $405,544 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 220 | Smith County, Texas | $403,706 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 221 | Crane County, Texas | $400,429 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 222 | Brazos County, Texas | $395,827 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 223 | Lavaca County, Texas | $395,814 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 224 | Burnet County, Texas | $395,270 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 225 | Montgomery County, Texas | $386,192 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 226 | Anderson County, Texas | $377,742 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 227 | Harris County, Texas | $366,863 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 228 | Henderson County, Texas | $361,273 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 229 | Matagorda County, Texas | $348,090 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 230 | Wood County, Texas | $323,454 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 231 | Madison County, Texas | $314,890 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 232 | Ector County, Texas | $294,305 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 233 | Upshur County, Texas | $290,736 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 234 | Denton County, Texas | $281,857 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 235 | Blanco County, Texas | $281,362 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 236 | Trinity County, Texas | $267,184 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 237 | Waller County, Texas | $266,184 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 238 | Sabine County, Texas | $265,012 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 239 | Titus County, Texas | $261,067 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 240 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $239,824 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 241 | Rains County, Texas | $228,966 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 242 | Parker County, Texas | $221,793 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 243 | Camp County, Texas | $209,231 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 244 | Marion County, Texas | $203,073 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 245 | Somervell County, Texas | $173,758 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 246 | Hood County, Texas | $170,380 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 247 | Rockwall County, Texas | $169,256 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 248 | Winkler County, Texas | $167,442 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 249 | Morris County, Texas | $155,678 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 250 | Calhoun County, Texas | $114,350 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 251 | Gregg County, Texas | $65,645 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 252 | Dallas County, Texas | $50,839 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 253 | Tarrant County, Texas | $23,565 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 254 | Kenedy County, Texas | $14,085 | 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.
Federal crop insurance reform vital for incentivizing climate adaptation on farms
Farm Subsidies Ballooned Under Trump
Is Federal Crop Insurance Policy Leading to Another Dust Bowl?
Double Dipping:
The "Farm Crisis" Myth
Crying Wolf