FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

La Salle County, Texas

$201,470 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 68/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — La Salle County

$201,470 in USDA farm subsidies to La Salle County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 37 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $193,749
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $7,722

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

$1.2M 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 P.L. $49,152
2 Kelley Thigpen Cattle Partnership $38,822
3 Bartek Cattle Company LLC $31,860
4 J.V.C.I. $21,747
5 T.G. $10,657
6 L.M. $9,960
7 H.G.A. $9,577
8 J.H.B. $4,626
9 Nieschwietz Ranch LLC $3,744
10 Rothe Brothers Ranch LLC $2,506

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

About Farming in La Salle County

La Salle County has roughly 344 farms working about 552,478 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~1,606 acres per farm.

In La Salle County, farmland is valued near $2,050/acre (USDA NASS).

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

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

68 out of 100
High Opportunity
#21 of 254 in Texas (92nd pctile)
90th national percentile
Funding Gap? 25.0/25
Program Eligibility? 17.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 11.9/25
Economic Need? 15.0/25
What drives this score
  • Very low USDA $/acre vs. state average — large funding gap
  • Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs
  • Above-average beginning producers (49 per 100 farms)
  • Elevated women-producer presence (62 per 100 farms)
  • Notable veteran population (6.1%)
  • Moderate insured-policy density (0.3 policies/farm)
  • High poverty rate (27.1%)
  • Below-average income ($48,675)

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, La Salle County received about $0.36 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #2,845 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (552,478 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
6,537
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$48,675
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
27.1%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
2.6%
(USDA ERS)
Land Value
$2,050/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
109
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
322,271
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does La Salle County receive?

La Salle County recipients received about $201,470 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 La Salle 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 La Salle 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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Farms in La Salle 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.