Conservation Reserve Program payments in Young County, Texas totaled $596,938 from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Young County, Texas Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Conservation Reserve Program 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $152,859,019 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| 2 | Gaines County, Texas | $146,452,085 | 4.4% | 9.0% |
| 3 | Lamb County, Texas | $132,945,548 | 4.0% | 13.0% |
| 4 | Bailey County, Texas | $120,784,605 | 3.6% | 16.6% |
| 5 | Swisher County, Texas | $108,423,371 | 3.3% | 19.9% |
| 6 | Hale County, Texas | $106,898,066 | 3.2% | 23.1% |
| 7 | Floyd County, Texas | $106,747,533 | 3.2% | 26.3% |
| 8 | Hockley County, Texas | $104,637,109 | 3.1% | 29.4% |
| 9 | Terry County, Texas | $100,836,608 | 3.0% | 32.5% |
| 10 | Dallam County, Texas | $92,004,227 | 2.8% | 35.2% |
| 11 | Dawson County, Texas | $91,956,649 | 2.8% | 38.0% |
| 12 | Castro County, Texas | $90,434,175 | 2.7% | 40.7% |
| 13 | Parmer County, Texas | $80,422,681 | 2.4% | 43.1% |
| 14 | Sherman County, Texas | $80,069,632 | 2.4% | 45.5% |
| 15 | Cochran County, Texas | $78,313,205 | 2.4% | 47.9% |
| 16 | Randall County, Texas | $70,813,387 | 2.1% | 50.0% |
| 17 | Yoakum County, Texas | $60,883,084 | 1.8% | 51.8% |
| 18 | Martin County, Texas | $60,621,230 | 1.8% | 53.7% |
| 19 | Lynn County, Texas | $50,520,032 | 1.5% | 55.2% |
| 20 | Carson County, Texas | $49,356,620 | 1.5% | 56.7% |
| 21 | Hall County, Texas | $47,833,964 | 1.4% | 58.1% |
| 22 | Howard County, Texas | $46,874,496 | 1.4% | 59.5% |
| 23 | Crosby County, Texas | $43,225,677 | 1.3% | 60.8% |
| 24 | Dickens County, Texas | $42,555,993 | 1.3% | 62.1% |
| 25 | Lubbock County, Texas | $41,823,519 | 1.3% | 63.3% |
| 26 | Briscoe County, Texas | $39,648,646 | 1.2% | 64.5% |
| 27 | Fisher County, Texas | $38,746,399 | 1.2% | 65.7% |
| 28 | Hartley County, Texas | $37,712,208 | 1.1% | 66.8% |
| 29 | Mitchell County, Texas | $37,698,959 | 1.1% | 68.0% |
| 30 | Scurry County, Texas | $36,995,626 | 1.1% | 69.1% |
| 31 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $36,894,765 | 1.1% | 70.2% |
| 32 | Jones County, Texas | $35,130,039 | 1.1% | 71.2% |
| 33 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $34,998,318 | 1.1% | 72.3% |
| 34 | Starr County, Texas | $33,869,238 | 1.0% | 73.3% |
| 35 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $33,036,795 | 1.0% | 74.3% |
| 36 | Cottle County, Texas | $32,430,441 | 1.0% | 75.3% |
| 37 | Childress County, Texas | $31,377,974 | 0.9% | 76.2% |
| 38 | Wheeler County, Texas | $30,473,116 | 0.9% | 77.1% |
| 39 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $29,808,491 | 0.9% | 78.0% |
| 40 | Runnels County, Texas | $29,732,090 | 0.9% | 78.9% |
| 41 | Armstrong County, Texas | $29,420,861 | 0.9% | 79.8% |
| 42 | Gray County, Texas | $28,998,321 | 0.9% | 80.7% |
| 43 | Andrews County, Texas | $26,396,101 | 0.8% | 81.5% |
| 44 | Oldham County, Texas | $25,601,535 | 0.8% | 82.2% |
| 45 | Motley County, Texas | $24,265,451 | 0.7% | 83.0% |
| 46 | Moore County, Texas | $23,868,153 | 0.7% | 83.7% |
| 47 | Hansford County, Texas | $23,839,933 | 0.7% | 84.4% |
| 48 | Haskell County, Texas | $23,583,139 | 0.7% | 85.1% |
| 49 | Stonewall County, Texas | $22,689,768 | 0.7% | 85.8% |
| 50 | Taylor County, Texas | $22,495,566 | 0.7% | 86.5% |
| 51 | Nolan County, Texas | $21,727,723 | 0.7% | 87.1% |
| 52 | Kent County, Texas | $20,263,834 | 0.6% | 87.7% |
| 53 | Reeves County, Texas | $20,248,901 | 0.6% | 88.3% |
| 54 | Garza County, Texas | $19,843,200 | 0.6% | 88.9% |
| 55 | Donley County, Texas | $19,612,374 | 0.6% | 89.5% |
| 56 | Hardeman County, Texas | $18,194,343 | 0.5% | 90.1% |
| 57 | Midland County, Texas | $15,565,211 | 0.5% | 90.5% |
| 58 | Red River County, Texas | $14,488,915 | 0.4% | 91.0% |
| 59 | Pecos County, Texas | $14,181,938 | 0.4% | 91.4% |
| 60 | Duval County, Texas | $12,474,075 | 0.4% | 91.8% |
| 61 | Concho County, Texas | $12,155,811 | 0.4% | 92.1% |
| 62 | Lamar County, Texas | $12,111,173 | 0.4% | 92.5% |
| 63 | Foard County, Texas | $11,153,536 | 0.3% | 92.8% |
| 64 | Hemphill County, Texas | $10,862,062 | 0.3% | 93.2% |
| 65 | Willacy County, Texas | $10,430,017 | 0.3% | 93.5% |
| 66 | La Salle County, Texas | $9,619,345 | 0.3% | 93.8% |
| 67 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $9,379,406 | 0.3% | 94.0% |
| 68 | Hill County, Texas | $8,456,887 | 0.3% | 94.3% |
| 69 | King County, Texas | $8,260,513 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 70 | Roberts County, Texas | $8,252,319 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 71 | Knox County, Texas | $8,053,258 | 0.2% | 95.0% |
| 72 | Potter County, Texas | $7,533,589 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 73 | Frio County, Texas | $5,713,692 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 74 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $5,520,082 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 75 | Glasscock County, Texas | $5,513,000 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 76 | Cameron County, Texas | $5,484,965 | 0.2% | 95.9% |
| 77 | Limestone County, Texas | $5,335,320 | 0.2% | 96.1% |
| 78 | Borden County, Texas | $5,259,284 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 79 | Zavala County, Texas | $5,224,932 | 0.2% | 96.4% |
| 80 | Uvalde County, Texas | $5,015,200 | 0.2% | 96.6% |
| 81 | Coleman County, Texas | $4,795,015 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 82 | Navarro County, Texas | $4,612,862 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 83 | Tom Green County, Texas | $4,529,553 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 84 | Reagan County, Texas | $4,144,253 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 85 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $4,081,371 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 86 | Culberson County, Texas | $3,600,527 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 87 | Brooks County, Texas | $3,474,491 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 88 | Fannin County, Texas | $3,121,807 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 89 | McCulloch County, Texas | $2,977,622 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 90 | Delta County, Texas | $2,889,506 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 91 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $2,803,125 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 92 | Kleberg County, Texas | $2,799,002 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 93 | Ellis County, Texas | $2,646,218 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 94 | Grayson County, Texas | $2,640,265 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 95 | Schleicher County, Texas | $2,617,694 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 96 | Live Oak County, Texas | $2,559,361 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 97 | Kinney County, Texas | $2,414,073 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 98 | Bowie County, Texas | $2,183,024 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 99 | Coke County, Texas | $2,163,288 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 100 | Presidio County, Texas | $2,135,791 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 101 | Callahan County, Texas | $2,021,497 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 102 | Hopkins County, Texas | $1,854,721 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 103 | Upton County, Texas | $1,830,568 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 104 | Nueces County, Texas | $1,807,130 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 105 | Baylor County, Texas | $1,796,554 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 106 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $1,772,449 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 107 | Shackelford County, Texas | $1,552,959 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 108 | Brewster County, Texas | $1,543,031 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 109 | Montague County, Texas | $1,475,610 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 110 | Medina County, Texas | $1,379,207 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 111 | Maverick County, Texas | $1,319,398 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 112 | Williamson County, Texas | $1,276,204 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 113 | Dimmit County, Texas | $1,201,663 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 114 | Fayette County, Texas | $1,179,809 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 115 | Refugio County, Texas | $1,142,863 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 116 | McLennan County, Texas | $1,125,846 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 117 | Bee County, Texas | $1,120,145 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 118 | Irion County, Texas | $1,046,934 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 119 | Hardin County, Texas | $1,043,946 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 120 | Bell County, Texas | $1,042,425 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 121 | Falls County, Texas | $1,026,569 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 122 | Tyler County, Texas | $1,000,284 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 123 | Clay County, Texas | $971,551 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 124 | Atascosa County, Texas | $933,546 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 125 | San Patricio County, Texas | $933,402 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 126 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $802,255 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 127 | Crockett County, Texas | $792,061 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 128 | Angelina County, Texas | $785,580 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 129 | Karnes County, Texas | $778,398 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 130 | Houston County, Texas | $753,510 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 131 | Eastland County, Texas | $711,241 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 132 | Menard County, Texas | $663,932 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 133 | Panola County, Texas | $629,212 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 134 | Young County, Texas | $596,938 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 135 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $523,349 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 136 | Ward County, Texas | $520,686 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 137 | Bosque County, Texas | $515,455 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 138 | Comanche County, Texas | $492,224 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 139 | Brown County, Texas | $482,214 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 140 | Val Verde County, Texas | $449,829 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 141 | Jasper County, Texas | $344,090 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 142 | Hunt County, Texas | $318,090 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 143 | Coryell County, Texas | $314,787 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 144 | Victoria County, Texas | $308,393 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 145 | Cass County, Texas | $297,647 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 146 | Sutton County, Texas | $284,727 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 147 | Goliad County, Texas | $281,527 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 148 | Rusk County, Texas | $268,974 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 149 | Collin County, Texas | $268,275 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 150 | Stephens County, Texas | $251,302 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 151 | Mason County, Texas | $241,045 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 152 | Milam County, Texas | $237,786 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 153 | Edwards County, Texas | $236,846 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 154 | Terrell County, Texas | $230,429 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 155 | San Saba County, Texas | $210,989 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 156 | Newton County, Texas | $210,186 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 157 | Kimble County, Texas | $196,466 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 158 | Colorado County, Texas | $182,592 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 159 | Loving County, Texas | $173,674 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 160 | Jackson County, Texas | $171,332 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 161 | Wichita County, Texas | $158,755 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 162 | Erath County, Texas | $157,199 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 163 | Kaufman County, Texas | $156,759 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 164 | Llano County, Texas | $155,986 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 165 | Jack County, Texas | $145,571 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 166 | Madison County, Texas | $143,528 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 167 | Hamilton County, Texas | $143,148 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 168 | Gillespie County, Texas | $129,683 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 169 | Mills County, Texas | $125,793 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 170 | Freestone County, Texas | $124,198 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 171 | Washington County, Texas | $118,112 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 172 | Archer County, Texas | $111,643 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 173 | Johnson County, Texas | $99,984 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 174 | Burnet County, Texas | $79,009 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 175 | Lampasas County, Texas | $78,170 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 176 | Parker County, Texas | $76,149 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 177 | Morris County, Texas | $74,991 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 178 | Sterling County, Texas | $74,136 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 179 | Camp County, Texas | $73,875 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 180 | Gonzales County, Texas | $70,903 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 181 | Bastrop County, Texas | $69,550 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 182 | Franklin County, Texas | $68,199 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 183 | Real County, Texas | $65,865 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 184 | Wharton County, Texas | $64,277 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 185 | Austin County, Texas | $64,253 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 186 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $62,012 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 187 | Crane County, Texas | $60,985 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 188 | Rockwall County, Texas | $60,932 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 189 | Trinity County, Texas | $59,388 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 190 | Lavaca County, Texas | $54,629 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 191 | Wood County, Texas | $51,412 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 192 | Orange County, Texas | $44,721 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 193 | Bandera County, Texas | $44,693 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 194 | Kendall County, Texas | $44,525 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 195 | Cherokee County, Texas | $43,441 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 196 | Caldwell County, Texas | $42,277 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 197 | Titus County, Texas | $41,920 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 198 | Smith County, Texas | $39,475 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 199 | Jefferson County, Texas | $39,322 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 200 | Shelby County, Texas | $37,720 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 201 | Travis County, Texas | $35,384 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 202 | Rains County, Texas | $31,786 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 203 | Hays County, Texas | $24,661 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 204 | Cooke County, Texas | $24,610 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 205 | Matagorda County, Texas | $22,773 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 206 | Grimes County, Texas | $21,342 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 207 | Kerr County, Texas | $21,019 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 208 | Dallas County, Texas | $18,900 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 209 | Walker County, Texas | $18,051 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 210 | Wilson County, Texas | $16,704 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 211 | Harrison County, Texas | $16,080 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 212 | Denton County, Texas | $15,892 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 213 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $12,000 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 214 | Harris County, Texas | $7,951 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 215 | Anderson County, Texas | $7,788 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 216 | Wise County, Texas | $7,776 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 217 | Leon County, Texas | $6,911 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 218 | Upshur County, Texas | $5,662 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 219 | Webb County, Texas | $5,653 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 220 | Robertson County, Texas | $4,937 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 221 | Polk County, Texas | $2,100 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 222 | Somervell County, Texas | $1,728 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 223 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $1,263 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 224 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $868 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 225 | Blanco County, Texas | $631 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 226 | DeWitt County, Texas | $268 | 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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