FARMGRANT COUNTY PROFILE · PUBLIC USDA DATA

Tyler County, Texas

$490,953 in USDA farm subsidies to county recipients (2024)

Opportunity Score: 62/100

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USDA Farm Subsidies — Tyler County

$490,953 in USDA farm subsidies to Tyler County recipients (2024).

Sum of payments to 38 recipients in this county, EWG Farm Subsidy Database (totalfarm), 2024 single year.

Program Breakdown (selected programs, EWG/USDA 2024)

Disaster Payments $488,973

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

$582,058 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 Willis Family Farms LLC $102,459
2 B.C. $39,461
3 Barbara Scott Dba Scott Angus Ranch $31,663
4 C.S.S. $29,643
5 J.W.D. $27,241
6 G.Y. $25,121
7 L.S. $21,701
8 C&c Family Partners, Ltd. $21,625
9 Cobb-knob Cattle Company LLC Dba C-k Cattle $21,163
10 L.M.A. $20,217

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

About Farming in Tyler County

Tyler County has roughly 652 farms working about 63,492 acres of land in farms (USDA NASS, 2022 Census of Agriculture), averaging ~97 acres per farm.

In Tyler County, farmland is valued near $4,622/acre (USDA NASS).

Local signals from public data: Above-average USDA $/acre — fewer gaps; Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs.

FarmGrant Opportunity Score

62 out of 100
Moderate Opportunity
#52 of 254 in Texas (80th pctile)
79th national percentile
Funding Gap? 5.0/25
Program Eligibility? 21.0/25
Insurance Opportunity? 18.8/25
Economic Need? 18.0/25
What drives this score
  • Above-average USDA $/acre — fewer gaps
  • Rural county — eligible for rural-priority programs
  • Elevated beginning-producer presence (61 per 100 farms)
  • Elevated women-producer presence (77 per 100 farms)
  • High veteran population (10.0%)
  • Above-median loss ratio (2.34)
  • Low insured-policy density (0.0 policies/farm)
  • Above-average poverty (18.5%)
  • Above-average unemployment (5.8%)
  • Below-average income ($54,438)

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, Tyler County received about $7.73 per acre of farmland in USDA subsidies. That ranks #1,070 of 3,032 U.S. counties for USDA dollars per farmland acre.

2024 USDA subsidy $ (EWG totalfarm) ÷ land-in-farms acres (63,492 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
20,382
(2023, USDA ERS)
Median Income
$54,438
(USDA ERS)
Poverty Rate
18.5%
(USDA ERS)
Unemployment
5.8%
(USDA ERS)
Land Value
$4,622/ac
(USDA NASS, 2022 Census)
Insurance Policies
10
(USDA RMA)
Acres Insured
6,366
(USDA RMA)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much USDA funding does Tyler County receive?

Tyler County recipients received about $490,953 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 Tyler 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; 62 for Tyler 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 Tyler 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.