Texas (TX) received $12.58B across 2,525,022 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.
Total Subsidies
$12.58B
Payments
2,525,022
Counties
100
Avg Payment
$5K
Near national avg
How Texas Compares
National Rank
#1 of 59 states
Subsidy Per Capita
$412
Share of National Total
8.5%
💡 Key Insight
Texas's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $2.84B. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($2.84B) was 6.0× the 2017 baseline.
Yearly Trends
Top Programs in Texas
| # | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $2.34B |
| 2 | Market Facilitation Program 2019 | $1.08B |
| 3 | Livestock Forage Program | $1.07B |
| 4 | Emergency Relief Program | $919.5M |
| 5 | CRP Annual Rental | $847.3M |
| 6 | Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $834.8M |
| 7 | CFAP Round 2 | $765.3M |
| 8 | Supp Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops 1 | $569.1M |
| 9 | Agriculture Risk Coverage (County) | $448.2M |
| 10 | Cfapcccca | $376.3M |
Top Recipients in Texas
| # | Recipient | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agrifund Llc | $53.2M |
| 2 | Prosperity Bank | $31.2M |
| 3 | Farm Service Agency | $17.5M |
| 4 | First State Bank | $15.8M |
| 5 | Capital Farm Credit | $15.2M |
| 6 | Frische Farms | $15.0M |
| 7 | Agrifund Llc | $13.1M |
| 8 | R&G Fish, Llc | $12.4M |
| 9 | Sunrise Farms | $11.3M |
| 10 | Smith & Sons | $10.8M |
| 11 | Agtexas Fcs | $10.2M |
| 12 | H Bar H Farms Gp | $9.5M |
| 13 | Prosperity Bank | $9.3M |
| 14 | Happy State Bank | $9.2M |
| 15 | Capital Farm Credit Flca | $9.2M |
| 16 | Prukop Farms | $8.8M |
| 17 | First National Bank Of Eagle Lake | $8.0M |
| 18 | Capital Farm Credit | $7.3M |
| 19 | Lindley Farms | $6.7M |
| 20 | City Bank | $6.6M |
| 21 | 3-S Jv | $6.6M |
| 22 | Ekstrom Aquaculture Llc | $6.5M |
| 23 | Ag Partners | $6.1M |
| 24 | Farm Service Agency | $6.1M |
| 25 | Anaqua Farms | $6.0M |
Counties in Texas
| # | County | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaines | 44,946 | $448.2M |
| 2 | Hale | 56,799 | $310.1M |
| 3 | Terry | 42,550 | $293.9M |
| 4 | Lamb | 52,813 | $285.2M |
| 5 | Dawson | 44,910 | $284.4M |
| 6 | Lubbock | 51,746 | $260.5M |
| 7 | Floyd | 43,604 | $257.4M |
| 8 | Hockley | 45,201 | $243.2M |
| 9 | Wharton | 40,850 | $231.8M |
| 10 | Deaf Smith | 23,975 | $223.4M |
| 11 | Castro | 28,170 | $208.7M |
| 12 | Swisher | 38,989 | $206.7M |
| 13 | Lynn | 38,754 | $205.4M |
| 14 | Parmer | 28,777 | $194.1M |
| 15 | Nueces | 24,741 | $170.8M |
| 16 | Yoakum | 18,446 | $170.7M |
| 17 | San Patricio | 28,918 | $164.7M |
| 18 | Cochran | 23,565 | $163.1M |
| 19 | Crosby | 28,465 | $159.5M |
| 20 | Hansford | 15,324 | $146.7M |
| 21 | Matagorda | 14,264 | $146.2M |
| 22 | Hidalgo | 12,335 | $142.6M |
| 23 | Tom Green | 24,783 | $142.6M |
| 24 | Bailey | 23,288 | $137.1M |
| 25 | Jackson | 18,906 | $136.0M |
| 26 | Collingsworth | 20,795 | $120.5M |
| 27 | Haskell | 33,213 | $119.4M |
| 28 | Dallam | 7,200 | $110.4M |
| 29 | Carson | 12,765 | $109.9M |
| 30 | Runnels | 32,950 | $108.9M |
| 31 | Willacy | 17,489 | $107.9M |
| 32 | Sherman | 10,770 | $105.1M |
| 33 | Moore | 8,454 | $102.3M |
| 34 | Cameron | 22,932 | $101.3M |
| 35 | Martin | 20,948 | $101.2M |
| 36 | Ochiltree | 15,134 | $98.7M |
| 37 | Jones | 30,501 | $96.5M |
| 38 | Hall | 17,374 | $89.2M |
| 39 | Hill | 35,545 | $85.7M |
| 40 | Hartley | 4,745 | $84.8M |
| 41 | Glasscock | 12,102 | $84.2M |
| 42 | Colorado | 11,033 | $83.8M |
| 43 | Howard | 16,606 | $81.3M |
| 44 | Fisher | 26,084 | $80.4M |
| 45 | Lamar | 20,093 | $78.5M |
| 46 | Randall | 12,585 | $75.2M |
| 47 | Briscoe | 13,371 | $71.0M |
| 48 | McLennan | 24,208 | $70.1M |
| 49 | Erath | 8,322 | $69.8M |
| 50 | Brazoria | 7,763 | $68.6M |
| 51 | Falls | 17,010 | $68.6M |
| 52 | Ellis | 27,518 | $67.2M |
| 53 | Wilbarger | 17,345 | $64.7M |
| 54 | Fort Bend | 19,868 | $63.7M |
| 55 | Comanche | 12,792 | $63.2M |
| 56 | Victoria | 12,076 | $62.1M |
| 57 | Hardeman | 11,560 | $60.9M |
| 58 | Gray | 8,487 | $59.3M |
| 59 | Knox | 13,439 | $57.7M |
| 60 | Jefferson | 5,101 | $57.2M |
| 61 | Milam | 16,887 | $56.8M |
| 62 | Calhoun | 6,464 | $56.3M |
| 63 | Williamson | 27,681 | $54.8M |
| 64 | Chambers | 3,656 | $53.5M |
| 65 | Childress | 12,798 | $53.5M |
| 66 | Concho | 15,357 | $53.3M |
| 67 | Baylor | 10,255 | $53.0M |
| 68 | Nolan | 13,201 | $51.3M |
| 69 | Uvalde | 4,740 | $51.3M |
| 70 | Scurry | 14,289 | $49.0M |
| 71 | Medina | 13,039 | $48.9M |
| 72 | Wheeler | 11,371 | $48.8M |
| 73 | Archer | 9,504 | $47.3M |
| 74 | Lavaca | 20,880 | $47.2M |
| 75 | Wichita | 9,835 | $47.0M |
| 76 | Fannin | 17,213 | $46.8M |
| 77 | Armstrong | 6,644 | $46.7M |
| 78 | Clay | 12,433 | $46.3M |
| 79 | Grayson | 13,384 | $45.9M |
| 80 | Mitchell | 12,902 | $45.9M |
| 81 | Jim Wells | 8,589 | $45.4M |
| 82 | Gonzales | 13,844 | $44.1M |
| 83 | Garza | 9,998 | $42.6M |
| 84 | Taylor | 15,731 | $42.5M |
| 85 | Dickens | 11,657 | $42.3M |
| 86 | Liberty | 2,878 | $42.0M |
| 87 | Coleman | 18,824 | $41.4M |
| 88 | Red River | 8,887 | $40.4M |
| 89 | Refugio | 6,991 | $40.2M |
| 90 | Bell | 18,776 | $39.7M |
| 91 | Motley | 7,950 | $39.3M |
| 92 | Limestone | 10,701 | $38.0M |
| 93 | Cooke | 12,071 | $37.5M |
| 94 | Navarro | 11,869 | $36.8M |
| 95 | Cottle | 8,707 | $36.0M |
| 96 | Hopkins | 9,719 | $35.5M |
| 97 | Donley | 7,147 | $35.4M |
| 98 | Bee | 8,051 | $35.3M |
| 99 | Oldham | 5,475 | $34.6M |
| 100 | Robertson | 7,190 | $34.6M |
📊 Understanding Texas's Farm Subsidies
From 2017 to 2025, Texas received $12.58B in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #1 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was Price Loss Coverage Program at $2.34B, followed by Market Facilitation Program 2019 at $1.08B. Payments flowed to recipients across 100 counties.
The average payment in Texas ($5K) is close to the national average of $5K.
This data comes from USDA FSA payment files covering 2017–2025. Compare Texas with other states using our comparison tool, see state rankings, or explore why some states get more.