Cotton Subsidies** in Brooks County, Georgia totaled $103 million from 1995-2012.
Counties in Brooks County, Georgia Receiving cotton subsidies**, 1995-2012
| Rank | County | Cotton Subsidies** 1995-2012 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dooly County, Georgia | $172,029,445 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| 2 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $161,928,645 | 5.7% | 11.8% |
| 3 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $132,168,890 | 4.7% | 16.4% |
| 4 | Worth County, Georgia | $120,519,652 | 4.2% | 20.6% |
| 5 | Brooks County, Georgia | $103,499,605 | 3.6% | 24.3% |
| 6 | Decatur County, Georgia | $90,775,660 | 3.2% | 27.5% |
| 7 | Early County, Georgia | $83,522,119 | 2.9% | 30.4% |
| 8 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $82,244,866 | 2.9% | 33.3% |
| 9 | Thomas County, Georgia | $74,153,958 | 2.6% | 35.9% |
| 10 | Burke County, Georgia | $71,542,562 | 2.5% | 38.5% |
| 11 | Crisp County, Georgia | $71,504,300 | 2.5% | 41.0% |
| 12 | Miller County, Georgia | $67,033,786 | 2.4% | 43.3% |
| 13 | Irwin County, Georgia | $65,746,132 | 2.3% | 45.6% |
| 14 | Berrien County, Georgia | $65,074,328 | 2.3% | 47.9% |
| 15 | Baker County, Georgia | $58,466,592 | 2.1% | 50.0% |
| 16 | Sumter County, Georgia | $57,988,679 | 2.0% | 52.0% |
| 17 | Coffee County, Georgia | $57,793,511 | 2.0% | 54.1% |
| 18 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $55,843,594 | 2.0% | 56.0% |
| 19 | Turner County, Georgia | $55,334,018 | 1.9% | 58.0% |
| 20 | Appling County, Georgia | $54,034,397 | 1.9% | 59.9% |
| 21 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $53,143,284 | 1.9% | 61.8% |
| 22 | Tift County, Georgia | $51,487,382 | 1.8% | 63.6% |
| 23 | Cook County, Georgia | $50,831,677 | 1.8% | 65.4% |
| 24 | Terrell County, Georgia | $50,150,816 | 1.8% | 67.1% |
| 25 | Lee County, Georgia | $48,880,232 | 1.7% | 68.8% |
| 26 | Seminole County, Georgia | $47,297,348 | 1.7% | 70.5% |
| 27 | Grady County, Georgia | $45,295,266 | 1.6% | 72.1% |
| 28 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $43,698,046 | 1.5% | 73.6% |
| 29 | Screven County, Georgia | $42,147,803 | 1.5% | 75.1% |
| 30 | Macon County, Georgia | $40,263,190 | 1.4% | 76.5% |
| 31 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $38,750,164 | 1.4% | 77.9% |
| 32 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $36,156,806 | 1.3% | 79.2% |
| 33 | Dodge County, Georgia | $35,753,836 | 1.3% | 80.4% |
| 34 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $33,522,438 | 1.2% | 81.6% |
| 35 | Pierce County, Georgia | $31,990,144 | 1.1% | 82.7% |
| 36 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $28,532,041 | 1.0% | 83.7% |
| 37 | Candler County, Georgia | $26,970,268 | 0.9% | 84.7% |
| 38 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $26,809,510 | 0.9% | 85.6% |
| 39 | Bacon County, Georgia | $25,019,053 | 0.9% | 86.5% |
| 40 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $23,385,893 | 0.8% | 87.3% |
| 41 | Houston County, Georgia | $22,854,450 | 0.8% | 88.1% |
| 42 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $22,152,279 | 0.8% | 88.9% |
| 43 | Laurens County, Georgia | $21,452,896 | 0.8% | 89.7% |
| 44 | Wayne County, Georgia | $21,129,851 | 0.7% | 90.4% |
| 45 | Randolph County, Georgia | $20,499,747 | 0.7% | 91.1% |
| 46 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $20,169,180 | 0.7% | 91.9% |
| 47 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $18,976,319 | 0.7% | 92.5% |
| 48 | Lanier County, Georgia | $14,448,627 | 0.5% | 93.0% |
| 49 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $12,477,652 | 0.4% | 93.5% |
| 50 | Telfair County, Georgia | $12,344,163 | 0.4% | 93.9% |
| 51 | Clay County, Georgia | $11,835,474 | 0.4% | 94.3% |
| 52 | Toombs County, Georgia | $11,223,955 | 0.4% | 94.7% |
| 53 | Webster County, Georgia | $11,041,243 | 0.4% | 95.1% |
| 54 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $9,770,455 | 0.3% | 95.4% |
| 55 | Peach County, Georgia | $9,019,637 | 0.3% | 95.8% |
| 56 | Washington County, Georgia | $8,718,194 | 0.3% | 96.1% |
| 57 | Stewart County, Georgia | $8,674,161 | 0.3% | 96.4% |
| 58 | Ware County, Georgia | $8,529,497 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 59 | Johnson County, Georgia | $8,429,674 | 0.3% | 97.0% |
| 60 | Taylor County, Georgia | $8,283,805 | 0.3% | 97.3% |
| 61 | Evans County, Georgia | $8,218,512 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 62 | Floyd County, Georgia | $6,132,800 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 63 | Effingham County, Georgia | $5,566,946 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 64 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $5,147,445 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 65 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $5,073,285 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 66 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $4,833,073 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 67 | Polk County, Georgia | $4,640,616 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 68 | Bartow County, Georgia | $4,089,535 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 69 | Elbert County, Georgia | $3,811,285 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 70 | Morgan County, Georgia | $3,238,656 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 71 | Lamar County, Georgia | $3,124,284 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 72 | Quitman County, Georgia | $2,641,329 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 73 | Bryan County, Georgia | $2,625,676 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 74 | Schley County, Georgia | $2,263,609 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 75 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $1,470,530 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 76 | Echols County, Georgia | $1,435,515 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 77 | Hart County, Georgia | $1,290,326 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 78 | Crawford County, Georgia | $1,285,587 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 79 | Oconee County, Georgia | $1,267,399 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 80 | Gordon County, Georgia | $1,183,499 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 81 | Glascock County, Georgia | $1,067,902 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 82 | $889,200 | 0.0% | 99.8% | |
| 83 | Warren County, Georgia | $819,891 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 84 | Pike County, Georgia | $607,853 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 85 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $592,952 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 86 | Walton County, Georgia | $582,319 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 87 | Marion County, Georgia | $500,885 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 88 | Henry County, Georgia | $497,860 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 89 | Monroe County, Georgia | $435,051 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Clinch County, Georgia | $426,034 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Long County, Georgia | $393,513 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 92 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $369,252 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 93 | Richmond County, Georgia | $317,205 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 94 | Brantley County, Georgia | $234,211 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 95 | Liberty County, Georgia | $81,747 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 96 | Bibb County, Georgia | $72,852 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 97 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $71,486 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 98 | Franklin County, Georgia | $67,805 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 99 | Jackson County, Georgia | $63,825 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 100 | Newton County, Georgia | $40,847 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 101 | Charlton County, Georgia | $24,945 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 102 | Carroll County, Georgia | $18,871 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 103 | Upson County, Georgia | $12,454 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 104 | Jasper County, Georgia | $4,192 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 105 | Chatham County, Georgia | $3,179 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 106 | Hancock County, Georgia | $2,543 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 107 | Spalding County, Georgia | $1,815 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 108 | Walker County, Georgia | $746 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011and 2012 are incomplete due to missing data from USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. In addition some payments made in 2010 were not assigned to recipients in the data received from NRCS. Those payments are also not included.
The information provided for the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) provides an inaccurate picture of how WRP payments are distributed. USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service uses title companies as intermediaries to finalize wetlands easements under the Wetlands Reserve Program. As a result, the data provided to us shows large sums of money going to these title companies. In reality, the payments are ultimately distributed to landowners participating in the WRP.
Unfortunately, NRCS has not provided the data to show where these farms and wetlands are located or which farmers or landowners are enrolling in the program, so EWG is unable to allocate these large sums of money to individuals beyond the title companies. Therefore, these companies skew the conservation rankings and payment concentration, which EWG cannot avoid unless and until NRCS makes available the additional farm attribution data. Therefore, we have not included WRP payments in the 2011 or 2012 data update.
We have separated data on farm commodity, disaster and conservation payments in order to provide a more accurate picture of top recipients and concentration of payments among the three main categories of USDA programs.
Finally, EWG works hard to ensure the accuracy of the information it provides through its products and services, but obtains data for the Farm Subsidy Database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Therefore, EWG cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information USDA provides or any analysis based thereon. If you find an error or discrepancy on the site, please contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office to check its records before contacting EWG.
