Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Texas
The state-level CSP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
CSP payments by fiscal year in Texas
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Texas
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $49,038,597 |
| 2 | Rangeland Annual Payment | $44,475,236 |
| 3 | Pasture Annual Payment | $20,349,966 |
| 4 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $3,661,562 |
| 5 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $2,497,066 |
| 6 | Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion | $2,225,390 |
| 7 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $1,484,609 |
| 8 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $1,437,588 |
| 9 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $1,222,488 |
| 10 | Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction | $1,003,076 |
| 11 | Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife | $876,906 |
| 12 | Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site | $685,400 |
| 13 | Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $649,014 |
| 14 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $636,694 |
| 15 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $594,446 |
| 16 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $582,320 |
| 17 | Improved grazing management for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $459,708 |
| 18 | Farmstead | $399,421 |
| 19 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $396,088 |
| 20 | Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife food | $390,240 |
| 21 | Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function impairment from nutrients | $378,403 |
| 22 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $358,084 |
| 23 | Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to increase the presence of dung beetles | $317,260 |
| 24 | Improved grazing management for soil compaction on rangeland through monitoring activities | $282,270 |
| 25 | Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife. | $256,961 |
| 26 | Advanced IWM--Soil moisture is monitored- recorded- and used in decision making | $252,607 |
| 27 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater | $251,846 |
| 28 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $241,151 |
| 29 | Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion  | $232,486 |
| 30 | Reduced tillage to reduce wind erosion | $229,895 |
| 31 | Associated Ag Land | $210,563 |
| 32 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $176,421 |
| 33 | Close structures to capture/retain rainfall to improve food for waterfowl/wading birds during winter | $171,537 |
| 34 | Pest Management Conservation System | $155,152 |
| 35 | Reduced tillage to reduce energy use | $136,599 |
| 36 | Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $133,642 |
| 37 | Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health | $129,244 |
| 38 | Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for prescribed grazing-cover/shelter | $125,814 |
| 39 | Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian/watershed function-elevated water temperature | $119,034 |
| 40 | Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health | $90,155 |
| 41 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $89,647 |
| 42 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment  | $85,359 |
| 43 | Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion | $80,342 |
| 44 | Close structures to capture and retain rainfall to improve cover and shelter for birds during winter | $79,155 |
| 45 | Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-ground water from nutrients | $70,296 |
| 46 | Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $69,813 |
| 47 | Prescribed Grazing | $65,383 |
| 48 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $59,662 |
| 49 | Improved grazing management through monitoring activities | $57,862 |
| 50 | Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-min sediment in surface water | $53,183 |
| 51 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $45,468 |
| 52 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $43,893 |
| 53 | Nutrient Management | $43,370 |
| 54 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $36,261 |
| 55 | Short-interval burn | $31,964 |
| 56 | Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of cover and shelter for wildlife | $30,664 |
| 57 | Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-surface water from nutrients | $29,195 |
| 58 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $28,926 |
| 59 | Forage plantings that can help increase organic matter in depleted soils | $28,157 |
| 60 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs | $27,830 |
| 61 | Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion | $27,115 |
| 62 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $26,234 |
| 63 | Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat | $23,729 |
| 64 | Cover Crop | $23,143 |
| 65 | Sequential patch burning | $22,859 |
| 66 | Conservation Cover | $22,382 |
| 67 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $21,600 |
| 68 | Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $17,028 |
| 69 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter | $15,919 |
| 70 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $12,162 |
| 71 | Strategically planned- patch burning for grazing distribution and wildlife habitat (fuel loading) | $9,562 |
| 72 | Brush Management | $9,496 |
| 73 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $9,235 |
| 74 | Herbaceous weed control (inadequate structure and comp) for desired plant communities/habitats | $8,886 |
| 75 | No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management | $6,144 |
| 76 | Manipulate vegetation on fields where rainfall is to be captured and retained-food | $6,134 |
| 77 | Strategic patch burning for grazing distribution/wildlife habitat (undesirable plant pressure) | $5,888 |
| 78 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources | $5,409 |
| 79 | Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment | $4,039 |
| 80 | Brush management for improved structure and composition | $3,804 |
| 81 | Forage harvest management that helps maintain or improve wildlife habitat (cover and shelter) | $2,371 |
| 82 | Prescribed Burning | $878 |
| 83 | Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food for wildlife | $231 |
| 84 | Structures for Wildlife | $177 |
| 85 | Forest Stand Improvement | $38 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 138,655,832 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Texas
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion | $232,486 |
| 2 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $85,359 |
| 3 | Prescribed Grazing | $65,383 |
| 4 | Improved grazing management through monitoring activities | $57,862 |
| 5 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $45,468 |
| 6 | Nutrient Management | $43,370 |
| 7 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $36,261 |
| 8 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $28,926 |
| 9 | Cover Crop | $23,143 |
| 10 | Conservation Cover | $22,382 |
| 11 | Brush Management | $9,496 |
| 12 | Prescribed Burning | $878 |
| 13 | Forest Stand Improvement | $38 |
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| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $651,052 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $519,020 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $132,032 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaines County, Texas | $36,064,210 |
| 2 | Bailey County, Texas | $34,469,530 |
| 3 | Lamb County, Texas | $32,537,160 |
| 4 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $31,153,596 |
| 5 | Swisher County, Texas | $24,038,225 |
| 6 | Floyd County, Texas | $23,245,830 |
| 7 | Hockley County, Texas | $22,641,194 |
| 8 | Terry County, Texas | $22,365,645 |
| 9 | Hale County, Texas | $19,958,371 |
| 10 | Castro County, Texas | $19,718,486 |
| 11 | Parmer County, Texas | $18,781,611 |
| 12 | Dallam County, Texas | $17,368,171 |
| 13 | Cochran County, Texas | $16,306,102 |
| 14 | Dawson County, Texas | $14,045,455 |
| 15 | Sherman County, Texas | $12,639,759 |
| 16 | Yoakum County, Texas | $12,635,440 |
| 17 | Randall County, Texas | $11,933,115 |
| 18 | Martin County, Texas | $11,883,142 |
| 19 | Dickens County, Texas | $10,185,771 |
| 20 | Hall County, Texas | $9,362,948 |
| 21 | Crosby County, Texas | $8,971,862 |
| 22 | Briscoe County, Texas | $8,732,481 |
| 23 | Lynn County, Texas | $8,438,745 |
| 24 | Carson County, Texas | $7,493,077 |
| 25 | Lubbock County, Texas | $7,275,170 |
| 26 | Andrews County, Texas | $7,046,640 |
| 27 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $6,874,338 |
| 28 | Hartley County, Texas | $6,393,618 |
| 29 | Howard County, Texas | $6,006,913 |
| 30 | Mitchell County, Texas | $5,983,681 |
| 31 | Motley County, Texas | $5,892,009 |
| 32 | Cottle County, Texas | $5,751,884 |
| 33 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $5,710,229 |
| 34 | Childress County, Texas | $5,380,875 |
| 35 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $5,340,298 |
| 36 | Fisher County, Texas | $5,295,636 |
| 37 | Scurry County, Texas | $4,993,588 |
| 38 | Starr County, Texas | $4,876,305 |
| 39 | Oldham County, Texas | $4,729,964 |
| 40 | Wheeler County, Texas | $4,538,750 |
| 41 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $4,164,285 |
| 42 | Stonewall County, Texas | $3,944,328 |
| 43 | Jones County, Texas | $3,870,856 |
| 44 | Garza County, Texas | $3,559,306 |
| 45 | Kent County, Texas | $3,542,125 |
| 46 | Haskell County, Texas | $3,371,580 |
| 47 | Moore County, Texas | $3,355,947 |
| 48 | Donley County, Texas | $3,339,792 |
| 49 | Gray County, Texas | $2,983,963 |
| 50 | Armstrong County, Texas | $2,916,029 |
| 51 | Runnels County, Texas | $2,523,070 |
| 52 | Hardeman County, Texas | $2,426,884 |
| 53 | Hansford County, Texas | $2,385,840 |
| 54 | Midland County, Texas | $2,359,589 |
| 55 | Reeves County, Texas | $2,268,220 |
| 56 | Nolan County, Texas | $2,233,548 |
| 57 | Hemphill County, Texas | $1,605,194 |
| 58 | Pecos County, Texas | $1,527,400 |
| 59 | Red River County, Texas | $1,477,591 |
| 60 | Roberts County, Texas | $1,472,902 |
| 61 | Duval County, Texas | $1,346,944 |
| 62 | Foard County, Texas | $1,260,132 |
| 63 | Concho County, Texas | $1,201,802 |
| 64 | Potter County, Texas | $1,158,817 |
| 65 | Taylor County, Texas | $1,085,862 |
| 66 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $995,972 |
| 67 | Lamar County, Texas | $984,759 |
| 68 | King County, Texas | $980,754 |
| 69 | Knox County, Texas | $979,519 |
| 70 | Cameron County, Texas | $932,469 |
| 71 | Borden County, Texas | $931,979 |
| 72 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $919,827 |
| 73 | Hill County, Texas | $913,397 |
| 74 | Glasscock County, Texas | $623,066 |
| 75 | Willacy County, Texas | $612,013 |
| 76 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $560,889 |
| 77 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $560,694 |
| 78 | Frio County, Texas | $490,818 |
| 79 | Uvalde County, Texas | $472,553 |
| 80 | Coleman County, Texas | $382,290 |
| 81 | Tom Green County, Texas | $377,228 |
| 82 | Zavala County, Texas | $327,713 |
| 83 | Limestone County, Texas | $279,090 |
| 84 | La Salle County, Texas | $270,359 |
| 85 | Fannin County, Texas | $266,968 |
| 86 | Williamson County, Texas | $265,960 |
| 87 | Navarro County, Texas | $252,194 |
| 88 | Live Oak County, Texas | $248,412 |
| 89 | Presidio County, Texas | $244,545 |
| 90 | McCulloch County, Texas | $215,482 |
| 91 | Clay County, Texas | $210,770 |
| 92 | Hopkins County, Texas | $203,160 |
| 93 | Brooks County, Texas | $201,760 |
| 94 | Maverick County, Texas | $198,076 |
| 95 | Reagan County, Texas | $198,006 |
| 96 | Grayson County, Texas | $188,473 |
| 97 | Fayette County, Texas | $183,856 |
| 98 | Medina County, Texas | $174,733 |
| 99 | Shackelford County, Texas | $173,054 |
| 100 | Ellis County, Texas | $164,056 |
| 101 | Crockett County, Texas | $155,620 |
| 102 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $148,045 |
| 103 | Ward County, Texas | $145,157 |
| 104 | Kleberg County, Texas | $137,829 |
| 105 | Schleicher County, Texas | $132,297 |
| 106 | Bowie County, Texas | $130,353 |
| 107 | Callahan County, Texas | $123,380 |
| 108 | Nueces County, Texas | $119,856 |
| 109 | Baylor County, Texas | $100,311 |
| 110 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $98,371 |
| 111 | Irion County, Texas | $94,794 |
| 112 | Coke County, Texas | $93,076 |
| 113 | Kenedy County, Texas | $82,251 |
| 114 | Falls County, Texas | $81,348 |
| 115 | Angelina County, Texas | $81,083 |
| 116 | Delta County, Texas | $77,132 |
| 117 | Menard County, Texas | $76,131 |
| 118 | Kinney County, Texas | $72,938 |
| 119 | Val Verde County, Texas | $70,777 |
| 120 | Goliad County, Texas | $63,089 |
| 121 | Atascosa County, Texas | $60,737 |
| 122 | McLennan County, Texas | $60,622 |
| 123 | Jack County, Texas | $58,136 |
| 124 | Hunt County, Texas | $57,767 |
| 125 | Terrell County, Texas | $57,018 |
| 126 | Montague County, Texas | $54,513 |
| 127 | Edwards County, Texas | $52,682 |
| 128 | Brewster County, Texas | $49,777 |
| 129 | Young County, Texas | $45,959 |
| 130 | Bosque County, Texas | $42,830 |
| 131 | Victoria County, Texas | $41,924 |
| 132 | Bell County, Texas | $41,076 |
| 133 | Trinity County, Texas | $40,261 |
| 134 | Washington County, Texas | $34,713 |
| 135 | Dimmit County, Texas | $34,353 |
| 136 | Rusk County, Texas | $33,413 |
| 137 | Hamilton County, Texas | $32,526 |
| 138 | Upton County, Texas | $32,251 |
| 139 | Culberson County, Texas | $31,835 |
| 140 | Brown County, Texas | $26,522 |
| 141 | Eastland County, Texas | $25,026 |
| 142 | Houston County, Texas | $24,909 |
| 143 | Jackson County, Texas | $24,198 |
| 144 | Colorado County, Texas | $22,482 |
| 145 | Mills County, Texas | $21,786 |
| 146 | Llano County, Texas | $20,908 |
| 147 | Gonzales County, Texas | $18,812 |
| 148 | Comanche County, Texas | $18,350 |
| 149 | Mason County, Texas | $18,038 |
| 150 | Kimble County, Texas | $17,945 |
| 151 | Archer County, Texas | $17,091 |
| 152 | Stephens County, Texas | $16,677 |
| 153 | Sutton County, Texas | $15,695 |
| 154 | Panola County, Texas | $14,566 |
| 155 | Gillespie County, Texas | $13,174 |
| 156 | Wichita County, Texas | $13,065 |
| 157 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $12,799 |
| 158 | Karnes County, Texas | $12,662 |
| 159 | Caldwell County, Texas | $11,725 |
| 160 | Bastrop County, Texas | $11,289 |
| 161 | Kaufman County, Texas | $10,952 |
| 162 | Robertson County, Texas | $10,065 |
| 163 | Crane County, Texas | $9,511 |
| 164 | Calhoun County, Texas | $8,268 |
| 165 | Lavaca County, Texas | $8,220 |
| 166 | Milam County, Texas | $7,750 |
| 167 | Real County, Texas | $7,439 |
| 168 | Smith County, Texas | $7,075 |
| 169 | Bee County, Texas | $6,965 |
| 170 | Bandera County, Texas | $6,632 |
| 171 | Collin County, Texas | $6,330 |
| 172 | San Saba County, Texas | $5,859 |
| 173 | Kendall County, Texas | $5,584 |
| 174 | San Patricio County, Texas | $5,018 |
| 175 | Austin County, Texas | $4,610 |
| 176 | Hays County, Texas | $4,246 |
| 177 | Cherokee County, Texas | $3,831 |
| 178 | Burnet County, Texas | $3,366 |
| 179 | Lampasas County, Texas | $3,190 |
| 180 | Wharton County, Texas | $2,913 |
| 181 | Kerr County, Texas | $575 |
| 182 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $213 |
| 183 | Anderson County, Texas | $0 |
| 184 | Aransas County, Texas | $0 |
| 185 | Bexar County, Texas | $0 |
| 186 | Blanco County, Texas | $0 |
| 187 | Brazoria County, Texas | $0 |
| 188 | Brazos County, Texas | $0 |
| 189 | Burleson County, Texas | $0 |
| 190 | Camp County, Texas | $0 |
| 191 | Cass County, Texas | $0 |
| 192 | Chambers County, Texas | $0 |
| 193 | Comal County, Texas | $0 |
| 194 | Cooke County, Texas | $0 |
| 195 | Coryell County, Texas | $0 |
| 196 | Dallas County, Texas | $0 |
| 197 | Denton County, Texas | $0 |
| 198 | DeWitt County, Texas | $0 |
| 199 | Ector County, Texas | $0 |
| 200 | El Paso County, Texas | $0 |
| 201 | Erath County, Texas | $0 |
| 202 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $0 |
| 203 | Franklin County, Texas | $0 |
| 204 | Freestone County, Texas | $0 |
| 205 | Galveston County, Texas | $0 |
| 206 | Gregg County, Texas | $0 |
| 207 | Grimes County, Texas | $0 |
| 208 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $0 |
| 209 | Hardin County, Texas | $0 |
| 210 | Harris County, Texas | $0 |
| 211 | Harrison County, Texas | $0 |
| 212 | Henderson County, Texas | $0 |
| 213 | Hood County, Texas | $0 |
| 214 | Jasper County, Texas | $0 |
| 215 | Jefferson County, Texas | $0 |
| 216 | Johnson County, Texas | $0 |
| 217 | Lee County, Texas | $0 |
| 218 | Leon County, Texas | $0 |
| 219 | Liberty County, Texas | $0 |
| 220 | Loving County, Texas | $0 |
| 221 | McMullen County, Texas | $0 |
| 222 | Madison County, Texas | $0 |
| 223 | Marion County, Texas | $0 |
| 224 | Matagorda County, Texas | $0 |
| 225 | Montgomery County, Texas | $0 |
| 226 | Morris County, Texas | $0 |
| 227 | Newton County, Texas | $0 |
| 228 | Orange County, Texas | $0 |
| 229 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $0 |
| 230 | Parker County, Texas | $0 |
| 231 | Polk County, Texas | $0 |
| 232 | Rains County, Texas | $0 |
| 233 | Refugio County, Texas | $0 |
| 234 | Rockwall County, Texas | $0 |
| 235 | Sabine County, Texas | $0 |
| 236 | San Augustine County, Texas | $0 |
| 237 | San Jacinto County, Texas | $0 |
| 238 | Shelby County, Texas | $0 |
| 239 | Somervell County, Texas | $0 |
| 240 | Sterling County, Texas | $0 |
| 241 | Tarrant County, Texas | $0 |
| 242 | Titus County, Texas | $0 |
| 243 | Travis County, Texas | $0 |
| 244 | Tyler County, Texas | $0 |
| 245 | Upshur County, Texas | $0 |
| 246 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $0 |
| 247 | Walker County, Texas | $0 |
| 248 | Waller County, Texas | $0 |
| 249 | Webb County, Texas | $0 |
| 250 | Wilson County, Texas | $0 |
| 251 | Winkler County, Texas | $0 |
| 252 | Wise County, Texas | $0 |
| 253 | Wood County, Texas | $0 |
| 254 | Zapata County, Texas | $0 |
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The state-level CSP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Texas, 2022
Land in Texas, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 230,662 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 125,471,325 |
| Cropland Acres: | 27,903,626 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 88,472,861 |
| Woodland Acres: | 6,624,943 |
Livestock in Texas, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 709,585,824 |
| Layers inventory | 24,478,507 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 12,543,300 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,188,820 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 612,917 |
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