Bandera County, Texas Farm Subsidies

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Bandera County in Texas received $4.0M in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 1,696 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.

📊 County Rank

National Rank

#2523 of 3087

Rank in Texas

#222 of 254

Total Subsidies

$4.0M

Payments

1,696

Peak Year

2023

$915K

Avg Payment

$2K

49% below national avg

💡 Key Insight

Bandera County's peak subsidy year was 2023 at $915K. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($368K) was 3.2× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $2K is 49% below the national average.

Yearly Trend

Yearly Subsidy Trend

Year-by-Year Breakdown

YearSubsidiesPaymentsAvg Payment
2025$721K318$2K
2024$786K271$3K
2023$915K301$3K
2022$467K176$3K
2021$289K181$2K
2020$368K273$1K
2019$151K96$2K
2018$167K54$3K
2017$116K26$4K

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🤖 AI Overview

Bandera County ranks #2523 out of 3,087 U.S. counties in total farm subsidy payments, and #222 within Texas.

This county receives 92% less than the average Texas county ($48.2M), suggesting a smaller agricultural footprint relative to state peers.

Peak spending in 2023 ($915K) was likely driven by commodity and conservation program cycles. The average payment of $2K is 49% below the national average of $5K.

About Farm Subsidies in Bandera County

Bandera County, Texas is one of 3,087 U.S. counties receiving USDA farm subsidy payments. Over the nine-year period from 2017 to 2025, the county received $4.0M across 1,696 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.

Bandera County's subsidy payments peaked in 2023 at $915K.

Data on this page comes from USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, which are public records available under the Freedom of Information Act. All payment data is aggregated at the county level — individual recipient details are available on our top recipients page.