FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

Freestone County, Texas

$937,222 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 68/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Freestone County

$937,222 in USDA farm subsidies to Freestone County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 440 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $937,202

Selected program components shown individually. These are separate EWG/USDA pulls and are not additive to the headline subsidy total — no combined "total" is shown. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database / USDA, 2024.

Crop Insurance Premium Subsidy

$1.7M in federal crop-insurance premium subsidy (RMA, 2024).

This is a separate program total (premium-subsidy dollars only) — it is not part of the subsidy headline above and is shown on its own. Source: USDA RMA via EWG, 2024.

Top Subsidy Recipients

# Recipient 2024 Total
1 Brewer Land & Cattle Lp $81,820
2 Beene & Eubanks Cattle LLC $79,914
3 J.R. $29,466
4 T.D. $29,147
5 T.C.M. $26,942
6 Y.N.S.J. $24,878
7 K.E.T. $22,991
8 Brackens 3 B Cattle Company LLC $21,686
9 T.C. $21,645
10 3js Cattle Co LLC $21,335

Top recipients by EWG totalfarm (2024). These named payments sum toward the headline total above. Source: EWG Farm Subsidy Database.

About Farming in Freestone County

Freestone County has roughly 1,291 farms working about 372,086 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~288 acres per farm.

In Freestone County, farmland is valued near $4,299/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Below-average USDA $/acre vs. state; Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs.

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

68 out of 100
High Opportunity
#24 of 254 in Texas (91st pctile)
89th national percentile
Funding Gap? 20.0/25
Program Eligibility? 17.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 18.8/25
Economic Need? 13.0/25
What drives this score
  • Below-average USDA $/acre vs. state
  • Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs
  • Above-average beginning producers (52 per 100 farms)
  • Elevated women-producer presence (69 per 100 farms)
  • Notable veteran population (7.1%)
  • Above-median loss ratio (2.22)
  • Low insured-policy density (0.1 policies/farm)
  • Moderate poverty (15.4%)
  • Above-average unemployment (5.1%)

An opportunity-gap indicator (0–100) built from up to four public-data components — not a prediction that any farm will get funding or qualifies for a program. Sources: USDA ERS, NASS, RMA, and EWG subsidy records.

USDA Funding Per Acre

Historically, Freestone County received about $2.52 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #2,119 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (372,086 acres, USDA NASS 2022 Census). A descriptive county-wide statistic — not a prediction of what any individual farm received or will receive.

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County Land Economics & Demographics

Population
20,441
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$58,850
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
15.4%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
5.1%
(USDA ERS)
Land Value
$4,299/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
86
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
67,062
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Freestone County receive?

Freestone County recipients received about $937,222 in USDA farm subsidies in 2024, per the EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm). This is a single-year county total of recorded payments, not a forecast of future funding.

What USDA programs are available to farmers in Freestone County?

Farmers may be eligible for a range of USDA programs — conservation (e.g. CRP, EQIP), commodity support (ARC/PLC), disaster assistance, federal crop insurance, and FSA loans. Eligibility depends on your farm; use the free Subsidy Finder to see programs you could qualify for.

How is the FarmGrant Opportunity Score calculated?

The Opportunity Score (0–100; 68 for Freestone County) is an opportunity-gap indicator built from up to four public-data components — funding gap, program eligibility, insurance opportunity, and economic need — using USDA ERS, NASS, RMA, and EWG records. It is not a prediction that any farm will receive funding or qualifies for a specific program.

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Could your farm benefit?

Farms in Freestone County may qualify for USDA programs based on crop, conservation, and disaster activity. Run the free Subsidy Finder to see which programs you could qualify for, then prep your local USDA office visit.

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Data as of June 02, 2026. Subsidy figures: USDA/EWG 2024 release. Farmland acres: USDA NASS 2022 Census. Opportunity score refreshed monthly. Each figure above carries its own data year; this page is never fresher than its oldest input.