EQIP in Texas
Texas
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Texas
EQIP payments by fiscal year in Texas
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2020
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Texas
Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2020 |
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1 | Brush Management | $96,775,096 |
2 | Sprinkler System | $41,159,145 |
3 | Fence | $26,093,152 |
4 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $25,860,241 |
5 | Range Planting ![]() | $21,759,590 |
6 | Forage and Biomass Planting ![]() | $15,312,400 |
7 | Cover Crop ![]() | $13,201,776 |
8 | Water Well | $9,450,501 |
9 | Prescribed Grazing ![]() | $9,104,466 |
10 | Irrigation Land Leveling | $7,731,637 |
11 | Livestock Pipeline | $6,829,333 |
12 | Pumping Plant | $6,546,102 |
13 | High Tunnel System | $5,137,191 |
14 | Irrigation Pipeline | $5,030,601 |
15 | Tree & Shrub Establishment ![]() | $4,529,319 |
16 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $4,521,838 |
17 | Watering Facility | $4,216,370 |
18 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $4,194,240 |
19 | Pond | $3,295,961 |
20 | Structure for Water Control | $3,129,012 |
21 | Terrace | $2,418,005 |
22 | Precision Land Forming and Smoothing | $2,377,477 |
23 | Conservation Cover ![]() | $1,991,305 |
24 | Amendments for Treatment of Agricultural Waste | $1,743,409 |
25 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till ![]() | $1,355,659 |
26 | Irrigation Ditch Lining | $1,326,796 |
27 | Prescribed Burning | $1,208,019 |
28 | Waste Treatment | $1,114,717 |
29 | Forest Stand Improvement | $982,270 |
30 | Firebreak | $912,163 |
31 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) ![]() | $840,584 |
32 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management ![]() | $788,439 |
33 | Irrigation Water Management ![]() | $754,114 |
34 | Waste Storage Facility | $711,970 |
35 | Animal Mortality Facility | $666,145 |
36 | Grassed Waterway ![]() | $597,725 |
37 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $435,423 |
38 | Land Smoothing | $419,978 |
39 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $396,087 |
40 | Roofs and Covers | $377,314 |
41 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $364,899 |
42 | Roof Runoff Structure | $324,868 |
43 | Waste Transfer | $323,058 |
44 | Nutrient Management ![]() | $303,105 |
45 | Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment | $292,277 |
46 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $291,995 |
47 | Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface | $205,197 |
48 | Subsurface Drain | $189,960 |
49 | Emergency Animal Mortality Management | $169,810 |
50 | Diversion | $141,160 |
51 | Critical Area Planting | $136,566 |
52 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $135,772 |
53 | Well Decommissioning | $133,204 |
54 | Composting Facility | $95,214 |
55 | Waste Facility Closure | $79,640 |
56 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $77,206 |
57 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $76,239 |
58 | Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Clay Treatment | $75,787 |
59 | Underground Outlet | $60,637 |
60 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $57,956 |
61 | Conservation Crop Rotation ![]() | $50,360 |
62 | Irrigation Reservoir | $44,456 |
63 | Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility ![]() | $41,366 |
64 | Obstruction Removal | $40,769 |
65 | Field Border ![]() | $37,486 |
66 | Water Harvesting Catchment | $33,510 |
67 | Equitable Relief Payment | $29,429 |
68 | Access Road | $24,564 |
69 | TA Design | $24,280 |
70 | Forage Harvest Management | $23,243 |
71 | Woody Residue Treatment | $22,621 |
72 | Stream Crossing | $20,301 |
73 | Livestock Shelter Structure | $19,418 |
74 | Erroneous Underpayment | $18,334 |
75 | TA Check-Out | $18,233 |
76 | Fuel Break | $16,635 |
77 | Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Soil Treatment | $16,083 |
78 | TA Application | $14,684 |
79 | Forest Management Plan | $13,655 |
80 | Structures for Wildlife | $13,143 |
81 | Shallow Water Development and Management | $12,980 |
82 | Water and Sediment Control Basin | $10,883 |
83 | Pest Management Conservation System | $10,623 |
84 | Residue and Tillage Management - Ridge Till | $8,334 |
85 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $7,766 |
86 | Riparian Forest Buffer ![]() | $4,778 |
87 | Lined Waterway or Outlet | $4,589 |
88 | Mulching ![]() | $4,436 |
89 | Pollinator Habitat Plan - Written | $4,216 |
90 | Contour Buffer Strips ![]() | $3,569 |
91 | Riparian Herbaceous Cover ![]() | $3,184 |
92 | Forest Trails and Landings | $2,616 |
93 | Wetland Creation | $1,974 |
94 | Other Payment | $1,375 |
95 | Filter Strip ![]() | $655 |
96 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $588 |
97 | Access Control | $536 |
98 | Groundwater Testing | $455 |
99 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment ![]() | $418 |
100 | Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management | $274 |
101 | Water Well Disinfection | $216 |
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Total Payments, 2017-2020 | 339,437,152 |

NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Texas
Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2020 |
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1 | Range Planting ![]() | $21,759,590 |
2 | Forage and Biomass Planting ![]() | $15,312,400 |
3 | Cover Crop ![]() | $13,201,776 |
4 | Prescribed Grazing ![]() | $9,104,466 |
5 | Tree & Shrub Establishment ![]() | $4,529,319 |
6 | Conservation Cover ![]() | $1,991,305 |
7 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till ![]() | $1,355,659 |
8 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) ![]() | $840,584 |
9 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management ![]() | $788,439 |
10 | Irrigation Water Management ![]() | $754,114 |
11 | Grassed Waterway ![]() | $597,725 |
12 | Nutrient Management ![]() | $303,105 |
13 | Conservation Crop Rotation ![]() | $50,360 |
14 | Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility ![]() | $41,366 |
15 | Field Border ![]() | $37,486 |
16 | Riparian Forest Buffer ![]() | $4,778 |
17 | Mulching ![]() | $4,436 |
18 | Contour Buffer Strips ![]() | $3,569 |
19 | Riparian Herbaceous Cover ![]() | $3,184 |
20 | Filter Strip ![]() | $655 |
21 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment ![]() | $418 |
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Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2020 | $70,684,732 |

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2020 |
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1 | Starr County, Texas | $9,412,327 |
2 | Hale County, Texas | $6,925,571 |
3 | Lubbock County, Texas | $6,750,282 |
4 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $4,425,530 |
5 | Taylor County, Texas | $4,343,479 |
6 | Nolan County, Texas | $4,209,120 |
7 | Kimble County, Texas | $3,938,827 |
8 | Hansford County, Texas | $3,869,279 |
9 | Castro County, Texas | $3,677,808 |
10 | Zapata County, Texas | $3,577,058 |
11 | Lamb County, Texas | $3,428,142 |
12 | Coke County, Texas | $3,355,942 |
13 | Webb County, Texas | $3,236,145 |
14 | Colorado County, Texas | $3,223,607 |
15 | Hockley County, Texas | $3,133,818 |
16 | Edwards County, Texas | $3,132,322 |
17 | Wharton County, Texas | $3,125,563 |
18 | Gaines County, Texas | $2,877,283 |
19 | Schleicher County, Texas | $2,806,844 |
20 | Duval County, Texas | $2,687,724 |
21 | Terry County, Texas | $2,676,117 |
22 | Crockett County, Texas | $2,633,211 |
23 | Crosby County, Texas | $2,399,821 |
24 | Stephens County, Texas | $2,355,638 |
25 | Matagorda County, Texas | $2,248,865 |
26 | Floyd County, Texas | $2,229,325 |
27 | Concho County, Texas | $2,158,111 |
28 | Martin County, Texas | $2,147,981 |
29 | Dawson County, Texas | $2,059,909 |
30 | Cass County, Texas | $1,981,614 |
31 | Sutton County, Texas | $1,923,659 |
32 | Dallam County, Texas | $1,888,353 |
33 | Menard County, Texas | $1,849,211 |
34 | Presidio County, Texas | $1,833,692 |
35 | Sterling County, Texas | $1,760,677 |
36 | Jim Hogg County, Texas | $1,744,728 |
37 | Runnels County, Texas | $1,722,956 |
38 | Cochran County, Texas | $1,703,669 |
39 | Lynn County, Texas | $1,686,229 |
40 | San Saba County, Texas | $1,659,837 |
41 | Reagan County, Texas | $1,643,892 |
42 | Gillespie County, Texas | $1,635,165 |
43 | Kerr County, Texas | $1,613,826 |
44 | Comanche County, Texas | $1,586,820 |
45 | McCulloch County, Texas | $1,572,153 |
46 | Pecos County, Texas | $1,557,790 |
47 | Hopkins County, Texas | $1,540,266 |
48 | Tom Green County, Texas | $1,487,801 |
49 | Swisher County, Texas | $1,472,413 |
50 | Moore County, Texas | $1,394,695 |
51 | Frio County, Texas | $1,389,525 |
52 | Sherman County, Texas | $1,375,176 |
53 | Lipscomb County, Texas | $1,361,395 |
54 | Lamar County, Texas | $1,357,702 |
55 | Hemphill County, Texas | $1,356,147 |
56 | Brewster County, Texas | $1,350,707 |
57 | Howard County, Texas | $1,327,981 |
58 | Hidalgo County, Texas | $1,324,940 |
59 | Oldham County, Texas | $1,323,167 |
60 | Yoakum County, Texas | $1,274,360 |
61 | Parmer County, Texas | $1,268,475 |
62 | Callahan County, Texas | $1,264,290 |
63 | Red River County, Texas | $1,254,577 |
64 | Ellis County, Texas | $1,234,723 |
65 | Hardeman County, Texas | $1,203,726 |
66 | Young County, Texas | $1,170,004 |
67 | Motley County, Texas | $1,137,918 |
68 | Live Oak County, Texas | $1,114,583 |
69 | Foard County, Texas | $1,102,171 |
70 | Hamilton County, Texas | $1,100,125 |
71 | Medina County, Texas | $1,094,109 |
72 | Val Verde County, Texas | $1,086,945 |
73 | Hartley County, Texas | $1,076,167 |
74 | El Paso County, Texas | $1,055,782 |
75 | Armstrong County, Texas | $1,054,160 |
76 | Lampasas County, Texas | $1,030,868 |
77 | Jim Wells County, Texas | $1,022,432 |
78 | Cherokee County, Texas | $1,016,506 |
79 | Hall County, Texas | $1,009,928 |
80 | Wise County, Texas | $1,002,897 |
81 | Hutchinson County, Texas | $996,640 |
82 | Bailey County, Texas | $990,011 |
83 | Mason County, Texas | $987,676 |
84 | Terrell County, Texas | $986,953 |
85 | Fisher County, Texas | $976,693 |
86 | Childress County, Texas | $975,727 |
87 | Uvalde County, Texas | $950,678 |
88 | Brown County, Texas | $933,606 |
89 | Bee County, Texas | $925,217 |
90 | Montague County, Texas | $919,169 |
91 | King County, Texas | $915,128 |
92 | Shackelford County, Texas | $891,398 |
93 | Anderson County, Texas | $865,627 |
94 | Stonewall County, Texas | $861,051 |
95 | Wilbarger County, Texas | $860,092 |
96 | Briscoe County, Texas | $854,114 |
97 | Scurry County, Texas | $848,352 |
98 | Houston County, Texas | $830,515 |
99 | La Salle County, Texas | $819,294 |
100 | Collingsworth County, Texas | $814,179 |
101 | Kent County, Texas | $813,203 |
102 | Dickens County, Texas | $781,202 |
103 | Throckmorton County, Texas | $771,557 |
104 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | $743,097 |
105 | Kinney County, Texas | $742,352 |
106 | Navarro County, Texas | $740,858 |
107 | Glasscock County, Texas | $721,755 |
108 | Donley County, Texas | $720,216 |
109 | Robertson County, Texas | $713,004 |
110 | Cottle County, Texas | $711,035 |
111 | Coleman County, Texas | $709,931 |
112 | Borden County, Texas | $706,249 |
113 | Atascosa County, Texas | $694,737 |
114 | Wheeler County, Texas | $692,874 |
115 | Llano County, Texas | $688,991 |
116 | Mitchell County, Texas | $687,269 |
117 | McLennan County, Texas | $685,441 |
118 | Limestone County, Texas | $671,291 |
119 | Bandera County, Texas | $665,561 |
120 | Wichita County, Texas | $660,047 |
121 | Jack County, Texas | $659,138 |
122 | Haskell County, Texas | $653,254 |
123 | Hill County, Texas | $646,708 |
124 | Mills County, Texas | $629,511 |
125 | Erath County, Texas | $615,218 |
126 | Blanco County, Texas | $607,967 |
127 | Irion County, Texas | $602,874 |
128 | Guadalupe County, Texas | $602,438 |
129 | Lavaca County, Texas | $601,060 |
130 | Upton County, Texas | $580,707 |
131 | Coryell County, Texas | $574,310 |
132 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | $568,119 |
133 | Real County, Texas | $560,149 |
134 | Harrison County, Texas | $550,330 |
135 | Roberts County, Texas | $548,128 |
136 | Caldwell County, Texas | $535,570 |
137 | Rusk County, Texas | $529,943 |
138 | Goliad County, Texas | $504,037 |
139 | Washington County, Texas | $470,433 |
140 | Victoria County, Texas | $468,287 |
141 | Jones County, Texas | $463,590 |
142 | Falls County, Texas | $458,901 |
143 | Ochiltree County, Texas | $457,108 |
144 | Cooke County, Texas | $447,759 |
145 | Knox County, Texas | $436,576 |
146 | Refugio County, Texas | $429,192 |
147 | Angelina County, Texas | $426,909 |
148 | Brooks County, Texas | $425,803 |
149 | Bell County, Texas | $422,767 |
150 | Smith County, Texas | $417,502 |
151 | Eastland County, Texas | $415,081 |
152 | Cameron County, Texas | $413,827 |
153 | McMullen County, Texas | $411,053 |
154 | Fannin County, Texas | $410,129 |
155 | Reeves County, Texas | $407,053 |
156 | Clay County, Texas | $404,963 |
157 | Kleberg County, Texas | $399,940 |
158 | Karnes County, Texas | $397,543 |
159 | Randall County, Texas | $391,223 |
160 | Archer County, Texas | $374,852 |
161 | Liberty County, Texas | $373,293 |
162 | Chambers County, Texas | $367,650 |
163 | Jeff Davis County, Texas | $365,328 |
164 | Bosque County, Texas | $337,249 |
165 | Gonzales County, Texas | $331,225 |
166 | Bastrop County, Texas | $329,757 |
167 | Grayson County, Texas | $328,577 |
168 | Hays County, Texas | $317,798 |
169 | Milam County, Texas | $303,608 |
170 | Dimmit County, Texas | $301,494 |
171 | Wilson County, Texas | $297,913 |
172 | Burleson County, Texas | $296,841 |
173 | Delta County, Texas | $295,550 |
174 | Wood County, Texas | $293,668 |
175 | Bowie County, Texas | $292,543 |
176 | Willacy County, Texas | $287,211 |
177 | Kendall County, Texas | $284,532 |
178 | Jackson County, Texas | $283,430 |
179 | Fayette County, Texas | $281,725 |
180 | Maverick County, Texas | $279,643 |
181 | Baylor County, Texas | $279,548 |
182 | Potter County, Texas | $276,108 |
183 | Carson County, Texas | $267,565 |
184 | Williamson County, Texas | $256,056 |
185 | Henderson County, Texas | $251,134 |
186 | Upshur County, Texas | $247,528 |
187 | Leon County, Texas | $246,577 |
188 | Panola County, Texas | $238,101 |
189 | San Patricio County, Texas | $229,693 |
190 | Hood County, Texas | $217,491 |
191 | Nueces County, Texas | $217,350 |
192 | Garza County, Texas | $212,873 |
193 | Burnet County, Texas | $187,145 |
194 | Shelby County, Texas | $186,150 |
195 | Freestone County, Texas | $185,633 |
196 | Hunt County, Texas | $179,369 |
197 | Trinity County, Texas | $179,200 |
198 | DeWitt County, Texas | $172,532 |
199 | Denton County, Texas | $161,583 |
200 | Travis County, Texas | $148,838 |
201 | Parker County, Texas | $143,640 |
202 | Camp County, Texas | $132,731 |
203 | Hudspeth County, Texas | $124,980 |
204 | Grimes County, Texas | $120,149 |
205 | Crane County, Texas | $114,285 |
206 | Van Zandt County, Texas | $109,428 |
207 | Kaufman County, Texas | $109,116 |
208 | Gray County, Texas | $108,561 |
209 | Jefferson County, Texas | $106,629 |
210 | Lee County, Texas | $105,080 |
211 | Madison County, Texas | $101,266 |
212 | Sabine County, Texas | $98,798 |
213 | Marion County, Texas | $95,323 |
214 | Montgomery County, Texas | $92,736 |
215 | Comal County, Texas | $91,124 |
216 | Andrews County, Texas | $86,839 |
217 | Fort Bend County, Texas | $85,463 |
218 | Brazoria County, Texas | $84,931 |
219 | Franklin County, Texas | $81,404 |
220 | Titus County, Texas | $78,652 |
221 | Bexar County, Texas | $77,396 |
222 | Tyler County, Texas | $71,778 |
223 | Rains County, Texas | $64,632 |
224 | Brazos County, Texas | $60,243 |
225 | Polk County, Texas | $57,766 |
226 | Johnson County, Texas | $53,255 |
227 | Zavala County, Texas | $48,520 |
228 | Midland County, Texas | $37,545 |
229 | Walker County, Texas | $33,570 |
230 | Jasper County, Texas | $25,106 |
231 | Somervell County, Texas | $24,736 |
232 | Collin County, Texas | $23,005 |
233 | Austin County, Texas | $14,842 |
234 | Calhoun County, Texas | $13,361 |
235 | San Augustine County, Texas | $8,481 |
236 | Aransas County, Texas | $4,629 |
237 | Ector County, Texas | $1,832 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Texas, 2017
Land in Texas, 2017
Land type | Acres |
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Number of Farms: | 248,416 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 127,036,184 |
Cropland Acres: | 29,360,229 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 87,913,721 |
Woodland Acres: | 7,277,187 |
Livestock in Texas, 2017
Livestock | Number of Animals |
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Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 619,061,221 |
Layers inventory | 21,006,254 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 12,573,876 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,026,418 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 729,438 |