Livestock Forage Disaster Program payments in Val Verde County, Texas totaled $1.6 million in 2023
Counties in Val Verde County, Texas Receiving Livestock Forage Disaster Program payments, 2023
| Rank |
County |
Livestock Forage Disaster Program
2023 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Limestone County, Texas | $6,236,295 | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| 2 | Gonzales County, Texas | $6,127,194 | 2.2% | 4.5% |
| 3 | Lavaca County, Texas | $5,786,089 | 2.1% | 6.6% |
| 4 | Falls County, Texas | $4,615,671 | 1.7% | 8.3% |
| 5 | Milam County, Texas | $4,282,167 | 1.6% | 9.8% |
| 6 | Robertson County, Texas | $4,087,355 | 1.5% | 11.3% |
| 7 | Swisher County, Texas | $3,916,296 | 1.4% | 12.7% |
| 8 | Freestone County, Texas | $3,866,968 | 1.4% | 14.1% |
| 9 | Comanche County, Texas | $3,753,270 | 1.4% | 15.5% |
| 10 | Red River County, Texas | $3,614,998 | 1.3% | 16.8% |
| 11 | Wheeler County, Texas | $3,495,973 | 1.3% | 18.1% |
| 12 | Coleman County, Texas | $3,083,397 | 1.1% | 19.2% |
| 13 | Wharton County, Texas | $3,046,733 | 1.1% | 20.3% |
| 14 | Fayette County, Texas | $3,022,282 | 1.1% | 21.4% |
| 15 | Jackson County, Texas | $2,992,122 | 1.1% | 22.5% |
| 16 | McLennan County, Texas | $2,902,351 | 1.1% | 23.5% |
| 17 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $2,867,255 | 1.0% | 24.6% |
| 18 | Matagorda County, Texas | $2,826,874 | 1.0% | 25.6% |
| 19 | Coryell County, Texas | $2,789,342 | 1.0% | 26.6% |
| 20 | Gillespie County, Texas | $2,728,819 | 1.0% | 27.6% |
| 21 | Houston County, Texas | $2,640,640 | 1.0% | 28.6% |
| 22 | Lee County, Texas | $2,622,558 | 1.0% | 29.5% |
| 23 | Bosque County, Texas | $2,594,770 | 0.9% | 30.5% |
| 24 | Grayson County, Texas | $2,398,121 | 0.9% | 31.3% |
| 25 | Hamilton County, Texas | $2,375,582 | 0.9% | 32.2% |
| 26 | Runnels County, Texas | $2,372,344 | 0.9% | 33.1% |
| 27 | Clay County, Texas | $2,340,948 | 0.9% | 33.9% |
| 28 | Crockett County, Texas | $2,300,594 | 0.8% | 34.8% |
| 29 | Bastrop County, Texas | $2,287,409 | 0.8% | 35.6% |
| 30 | Mason County, Texas | $2,262,728 | 0.8% | 36.4% |
| 31 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $2,258,744 | 0.8% | 37.2% |
| 32 | Brown County, Texas | $2,145,925 | 0.8% | 38.0% |
| 33 | Motley County, Texas | $2,116,085 | 0.8% | 38.8% |
| 34 | Colorado County, Texas | $2,020,583 | 0.7% | 39.5% |
| 35 | Hansford County, Texas | $2,012,466 | 0.7% | 40.2% |
| 36 | Madison County, Texas | $2,011,750 | 0.7% | 41.0% |
| 37 | McCulloch County, Texas | $2,007,949 | 0.7% | 41.7% |
| 38 | Cooke County, Texas | $1,951,172 | 0.7% | 42.4% |
| 39 | Callahan County, Texas | $1,934,815 | 0.7% | 43.1% |
| 40 | Leon County, Texas | $1,915,995 | 0.7% | 43.8% |
| 41 | Hardeman County, Texas | $1,905,746 | 0.7% | 44.5% |
| 42 | Concho County, Texas | $1,896,415 | 0.7% | 45.2% |
| 43 | Edwards County, Texas | $1,892,817 | 0.7% | 45.9% |
| 44 | Gray County, Texas | $1,884,815 | 0.7% | 46.6% |
| 45 | Briscoe County, Texas | $1,884,470 | 0.7% | 47.2% |
| 46 | Brazoria County, Texas | $1,860,191 | 0.7% | 47.9% |
| 47 | Victoria County, Texas | $1,784,714 | 0.6% | 48.6% |
| 48 | Erath County, Texas | $1,771,524 | 0.6% | 49.2% |
| 49 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $1,763,145 | 0.6% | 49.9% |
| 50 | Wise County, Texas | $1,755,439 | 0.6% | 50.5% |
| 51 | DeWitt County, Texas | $1,745,891 | 0.6% | 51.1% |
| 52 | Randall County, Texas | $1,699,516 | 0.6% | 51.7% |
| 53 | Eastland County, Texas | $1,665,159 | 0.6% | 52.3% |
| 54 | San Saba County, Texas | $1,654,669 | 0.6% | 52.9% |
| 55 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $1,649,405 | 0.6% | 53.5% |
| 56 | Anderson County, Texas | $1,645,367 | 0.6% | 54.1% |
| 57 | Medina County, Texas | $1,625,675 | 0.6% | 54.7% |
| 58 | Austin County, Texas | $1,625,028 | 0.6% | 55.3% |
| 59 | Wilson County, Texas | $1,616,274 | 0.6% | 55.9% |
| 60 | Dickens County, Texas | $1,608,296 | 0.6% | 56.5% |
| 61 | Cherokee County, Texas | $1,606,871 | 0.6% | 57.1% |
| 62 | Stonewall County, Texas | $1,603,491 | 0.6% | 57.7% |
| 63 | Hill County, Texas | $1,575,934 | 0.6% | 58.2% |
| 64 | Val Verde County, Texas | $1,569,030 | 0.6% | 58.8% |
| 65 | Hunt County, Texas | $1,563,650 | 0.6% | 59.4% |
| 66 | Atascosa County, Texas | $1,553,589 | 0.6% | 59.9% |
| 67 | Washington County, Texas | $1,552,593 | 0.6% | 60.5% |
| 68 | Burleson County, Texas | $1,542,435 | 0.6% | 61.1% |
| 69 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $1,521,769 | 0.6% | 61.6% |
| 70 | Menard County, Texas | $1,484,855 | 0.5% | 62.2% |
| 71 | Schleicher County, Texas | $1,478,844 | 0.5% | 62.7% |
| 72 | Cottle County, Texas | $1,476,815 | 0.5% | 63.2% |
| 73 | Williamson County, Texas | $1,472,930 | 0.5% | 63.8% |
| 74 | Sutton County, Texas | $1,470,963 | 0.5% | 64.3% |
| 75 | Shackelford County, Texas | $1,456,039 | 0.5% | 64.8% |
| 76 | Llano County, Texas | $1,448,295 | 0.5% | 65.3% |
| 77 | Hemphill County, Texas | $1,435,613 | 0.5% | 65.9% |
| 78 | Donley County, Texas | $1,395,750 | 0.5% | 66.4% |
| 79 | Starr County, Texas | $1,393,366 | 0.5% | 66.9% |
| 80 | Lampasas County, Texas | $1,376,635 | 0.5% | 67.4% |
| 81 | Grimes County, Texas | $1,346,132 | 0.5% | 67.9% |
| 82 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $1,330,752 | 0.5% | 68.4% |
| 83 | Taylor County, Texas | $1,330,231 | 0.5% | 68.8% |
| 84 | Caldwell County, Texas | $1,329,418 | 0.5% | 69.3% |
| 85 | Castro County, Texas | $1,328,156 | 0.5% | 69.8% |
| 86 | Montague County, Texas | $1,311,773 | 0.5% | 70.3% |
| 87 | Roberts County, Texas | $1,298,777 | 0.5% | 70.8% |
| 88 | Jones County, Texas | $1,263,149 | 0.5% | 71.2% |
| 89 | Kimble County, Texas | $1,255,973 | 0.5% | 71.7% |
| 90 | Fisher County, Texas | $1,245,322 | 0.5% | 72.1% |
| 91 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $1,237,975 | 0.4% | 72.6% |
| 92 | Foard County, Texas | $1,226,244 | 0.4% | 73.0% |
| 93 | Floyd County, Texas | $1,220,844 | 0.4% | 73.5% |
| 94 | Chambers County, Texas | $1,213,255 | 0.4% | 73.9% |
| 95 | Archer County, Texas | $1,206,773 | 0.4% | 74.3% |
| 96 | Hall County, Texas | $1,203,325 | 0.4% | 74.8% |
| 97 | Karnes County, Texas | $1,196,485 | 0.4% | 75.2% |
| 98 | Childress County, Texas | $1,192,676 | 0.4% | 75.6% |
| 99 | Pecos County, Texas | $1,169,136 | 0.4% | 76.1% |
| 100 | Haskell County, Texas | $1,154,717 | 0.4% | 76.5% |
| 101 | Kent County, Texas | $1,149,903 | 0.4% | 76.9% |
| 102 | Fannin County, Texas | $1,108,430 | 0.4% | 77.3% |
| 103 | Lamar County, Texas | $1,079,668 | 0.4% | 77.7% |
| 104 | Brazos County, Texas | $1,071,797 | 0.4% | 78.1% |
| 105 | Uvalde County, Texas | $1,063,655 | 0.4% | 78.5% |
| 106 | Goliad County, Texas | $1,062,139 | 0.4% | 78.9% |
| 107 | Oldham County, Texas | $1,043,694 | 0.4% | 79.2% |
| 108 | Nolan County, Texas | $1,032,801 | 0.4% | 79.6% |
| 109 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $988,979 | 0.4% | 80.0% |
| 110 | Jefferson County, Texas | $984,692 | 0.4% | 80.3% |
| 111 | Ellis County, Texas | $977,886 | 0.4% | 80.7% |
| 112 | Bell County, Texas | $967,905 | 0.4% | 81.0% |
| 113 | Carson County, Texas | $957,547 | 0.3% | 81.4% |
| 114 | Stephens County, Texas | $940,775 | 0.3% | 81.7% |
| 115 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $940,559 | 0.3% | 82.1% |
| 116 | Henderson County, Texas | $898,857 | 0.3% | 82.4% |
| 117 | Johnson County, Texas | $897,824 | 0.3% | 82.7% |
| 118 | Wichita County, Texas | $859,095 | 0.3% | 83.0% |
| 119 | Liberty County, Texas | $858,432 | 0.3% | 83.3% |
| 120 | Mills County, Texas | $858,418 | 0.3% | 83.7% |
| 121 | Webb County, Texas | $857,776 | 0.3% | 84.0% |
| 122 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $842,265 | 0.3% | 84.3% |
| 123 | Frio County, Texas | $798,185 | 0.3% | 84.6% |
| 124 | Moore County, Texas | $788,550 | 0.3% | 84.9% |
| 125 | Mitchell County, Texas | $786,541 | 0.3% | 85.1% |
| 126 | Burnet County, Texas | $780,200 | 0.3% | 85.4% |
| 127 | Panola County, Texas | $778,278 | 0.3% | 85.7% |
| 128 | Polk County, Texas | $773,810 | 0.3% | 86.0% |
| 129 | Calhoun County, Texas | $756,855 | 0.3% | 86.3% |
| 130 | Young County, Texas | $739,933 | 0.3% | 86.5% |
| 131 | Scurry County, Texas | $731,743 | 0.3% | 86.8% |
| 132 | Duval County, Texas | $717,628 | 0.3% | 87.1% |
| 133 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $714,466 | 0.3% | 87.3% |
| 134 | Rusk County, Texas | $702,228 | 0.3% | 87.6% |
| 135 | Blanco County, Texas | $687,130 | 0.2% | 87.8% |
| 136 | Zapata County, Texas | $680,047 | 0.2% | 88.1% |
| 137 | Denton County, Texas | $660,276 | 0.2% | 88.3% |
| 138 | Parmer County, Texas | $659,236 | 0.2% | 88.5% |
| 139 | Hale County, Texas | $653,504 | 0.2% | 88.8% |
| 140 | Waller County, Texas | $643,328 | 0.2% | 89.0% |
| 141 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $642,852 | 0.2% | 89.2% |
| 142 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $629,874 | 0.2% | 89.5% |
| 143 | Borden County, Texas | $627,306 | 0.2% | 89.7% |
| 144 | Garza County, Texas | $617,698 | 0.2% | 89.9% |
| 145 | Brewster County, Texas | $616,684 | 0.2% | 90.2% |
| 146 | Brooks County, Texas | $598,541 | 0.2% | 90.4% |
| 147 | Jack County, Texas | $585,535 | 0.2% | 90.6% |
| 148 | Reagan County, Texas | $583,116 | 0.2% | 90.8% |
| 149 | Kaufman County, Texas | $579,871 | 0.2% | 91.0% |
| 150 | Potter County, Texas | $576,581 | 0.2% | 91.2% |
| 151 | Sterling County, Texas | $565,580 | 0.2% | 91.4% |
| 152 | King County, Texas | $559,240 | 0.2% | 91.6% |
| 153 | Shelby County, Texas | $556,101 | 0.2% | 91.8% |
| 154 | Terrell County, Texas | $554,878 | 0.2% | 92.0% |
| 155 | Coke County, Texas | $547,932 | 0.2% | 92.2% |
| 156 | Lamb County, Texas | $546,673 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 157 | Parker County, Texas | $545,081 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 158 | Bailey County, Texas | $542,417 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 159 | Howard County, Texas | $540,686 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 160 | Baylor County, Texas | $511,364 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 161 | Smith County, Texas | $506,314 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 162 | Kerr County, Texas | $493,506 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 163 | Kendall County, Texas | $488,269 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 164 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $478,123 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 165 | Presidio County, Texas | $471,021 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 166 | Knox County, Texas | $468,795 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
| 167 | Tom Green County, Texas | $451,134 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 168 | Navarro County, Texas | $448,816 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 169 | Refugio County, Texas | $433,811 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 170 | Live Oak County, Texas | $431,919 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 171 | Lubbock County, Texas | $430,954 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 172 | Bee County, Texas | $386,804 | 0.1% | 95.2% |
| 173 | Travis County, Texas | $386,479 | 0.1% | 95.3% |
| 174 | Armstrong County, Texas | $375,865 | 0.1% | 95.5% |
| 175 | Yoakum County, Texas | $371,664 | 0.1% | 95.6% |
| 176 | Walker County, Texas | $370,445 | 0.1% | 95.7% |
| 177 | Harrison County, Texas | $366,127 | 0.1% | 95.9% |
| 178 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $360,502 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 179 | Zavala County, Texas | $349,853 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 180 | Trinity County, Texas | $347,673 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 181 | Hockley County, Texas | $345,850 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 182 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $342,121 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 183 | Angelina County, Texas | $330,048 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 184 | Upshur County, Texas | $327,406 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 185 | Bexar County, Texas | $322,009 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 186 | Harris County, Texas | $314,148 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 187 | Dimmit County, Texas | $310,468 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 188 | Hays County, Texas | $309,734 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 189 | Sherman County, Texas | $295,393 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 190 | Dallam County, Texas | $294,855 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 191 | Bandera County, Texas | $291,549 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 192 | Crosby County, Texas | $291,356 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 193 | Gaines County, Texas | $274,112 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 194 | Upton County, Texas | $259,941 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 195 | Reeves County, Texas | $243,605 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 196 | Glasscock County, Texas | $243,301 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 197 | Andrews County, Texas | $241,070 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 198 | Hopkins County, Texas | $240,122 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 199 | Terry County, Texas | $227,549 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 200 | Maverick County, Texas | $209,569 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 201 | Lynn County, Texas | $201,465 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 202 | Dawson County, Texas | $193,876 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 203 | La Salle County, Texas | $192,298 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 204 | Tyler County, Texas | $182,474 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 205 | Cochran County, Texas | $181,605 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 206 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $177,904 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 207 | San Augustine County, Texas | $171,992 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 208 | Galveston County, Texas | $170,369 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 209 | Kinney County, Texas | $161,350 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 210 | Hood County, Texas | $157,400 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 211 | Collin County, Texas | $144,104 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 212 | Montgomery County, Texas | $142,026 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 213 | Ector County, Texas | $133,743 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 214 | McMullen County, Texas | $121,348 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 215 | Bowie County, Texas | $117,504 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 216 | Comal County, Texas | $117,444 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 217 | Martin County, Texas | $108,837 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 218 | Culberson County, Texas | $107,582 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 219 | Marion County, Texas | $102,685 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 220 | Ward County, Texas | $100,390 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 221 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $96,193 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 222 | Winkler County, Texas | $93,763 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 223 | Kleberg County, Texas | $93,118 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 224 | San Patricio County, Texas | $89,439 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 225 | Loving County, Texas | $87,068 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 226 | Sabine County, Texas | $86,544 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 227 | Orange County, Texas | $79,061 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 228 | Crane County, Texas | $74,540 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 229 | Kenedy County, Texas | $69,126 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 230 | Tarrant County, Texas | $67,869 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 231 | Jasper County, Texas | $61,324 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 232 | Real County, Texas | $58,946 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 233 | Rains County, Texas | $54,333 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 234 | Somervell County, Texas | $54,063 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 235 | Cameron County, Texas | $51,248 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 236 | Delta County, Texas | $48,347 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 237 | Gregg County, Texas | $44,659 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 238 | Hardin County, Texas | $43,443 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 239 | Nueces County, Texas | $41,318 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 240 | Dallas County, Texas | $37,079 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 241 | Willacy County, Texas | $36,200 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 242 | Midland County, Texas | $34,347 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 243 | Morris County, Texas | $31,960 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 244 | Cass County, Texas | $31,384 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 245 | Aransas County, Texas | $29,296 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 246 | Rockwall County, Texas | $23,196 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 247 | Wood County, Texas | $20,096 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 248 | Camp County, Texas | $17,544 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 249 | Newton County, Texas | $15,040 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 250 | Titus County, Texas | $13,379 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 251 | Irion County, Texas | $8,962 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 252 | Hartley County, Texas | $6,931 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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