| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Disaster Payments
1995-2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Dooly County, Georgia | $23,080,171 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 2 | Worth County, Georgia | $22,439,316 | 3.2% | 6.4% |
| 3 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $18,862,179 | 2.7% | 9.1% |
| 4 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $18,282,808 | 2.6% | 11.7% |
| 5 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $15,671,455 | 2.2% | 13.9% |
| 6 | Berrien County, Georgia | $15,065,349 | 2.1% | 16.0% |
| 7 | Burke County, Georgia | $14,705,376 | 2.1% | 18.1% |
| 8 | Decatur County, Georgia | $14,073,159 | 2.0% | 20.1% |
| 9 | Brooks County, Georgia | $14,047,318 | 2.0% | 22.1% |
| 10 | Lee County, Georgia | $13,202,527 | 1.9% | 24.0% |
| 11 | Sumter County, Georgia | $12,953,212 | 1.8% | 25.8% |
| 12 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $12,758,730 | 1.8% | 27.6% |
| 13 | Early County, Georgia | $12,669,020 | 1.8% | 29.4% |
| 14 | Terrell County, Georgia | $12,404,208 | 1.8% | 31.2% |
| 15 | Coffee County, Georgia | $12,072,642 | 1.7% | 32.9% |
| 16 | Crisp County, Georgia | $12,064,209 | 1.7% | 34.6% |
| 17 | Tift County, Georgia | $11,951,949 | 1.7% | 36.3% |
| 18 | Miller County, Georgia | $11,584,878 | 1.6% | 37.9% |
| 19 | Grady County, Georgia | $11,460,936 | 1.6% | 39.5% |
| 20 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $11,260,832 | 1.6% | 41.1% |
| 21 | Macon County, Georgia | $11,173,885 | 1.6% | 42.7% |
| 22 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $11,055,642 | 1.6% | 44.3% |
| 23 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $10,935,815 | 1.5% | 45.8% |
| 24 | Irwin County, Georgia | $10,594,184 | 1.5% | 47.3% |
| 25 | Turner County, Georgia | $10,461,661 | 1.5% | 48.8% |
| 26 | Pierce County, Georgia | $10,206,758 | 1.4% | 50.2% |
| 27 | Dodge County, Georgia | $9,515,421 | 1.3% | 51.6% |
| 28 | Baker County, Georgia | $9,059,502 | 1.3% | 52.9% |
| 29 | Screven County, Georgia | $8,846,195 | 1.3% | 54.1% |
| 30 | Laurens County, Georgia | $8,760,620 | 1.2% | 55.4% |
| 31 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $8,605,174 | 1.2% | 56.6% |
| 32 | Seminole County, Georgia | $8,470,649 | 1.2% | 57.8% |
| 33 | Toombs County, Georgia | $8,235,811 | 1.2% | 58.9% |
| 34 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $7,879,384 | 1.1% | 60.0% |
| 35 | Bacon County, Georgia | $7,667,291 | 1.1% | 61.1% |
| 36 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $7,179,919 | 1.0% | 62.1% |
| 37 | Thomas County, Georgia | $7,147,266 | 1.0% | 63.2% |
| 38 | Houston County, Georgia | $7,052,222 | 1.0% | 64.2% |
| 39 | Candler County, Georgia | $6,969,714 | 1.0% | 65.1% |
| 40 | Cook County, Georgia | $6,872,776 | 1.0% | 66.1% |
| 41 | Appling County, Georgia | $6,849,347 | 1.0% | 67.1% |
| 42 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $6,562,662 | 0.9% | 68.0% |
| 43 | Marion County, Georgia | $5,894,692 | 0.8% | 68.8% |
| 44 | Wayne County, Georgia | $5,639,067 | 0.8% | 69.6% |
| 45 | Jackson County, Georgia | $5,578,866 | 0.8% | 70.4% |
| 46 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $5,563,678 | 0.8% | 71.2% |
| 47 | Peach County, Georgia | $5,536,554 | 0.8% | 72.0% |
| 48 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $5,341,745 | 0.8% | 72.8% |
| 49 | Taylor County, Georgia | $5,292,484 | 0.7% | 73.5% |
| 50 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $5,251,376 | 0.7% | 74.3% |
| 51 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $5,203,828 | 0.7% | 75.0% |
| 52 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $5,184,622 | 0.7% | 75.7% |
| 53 | Washington County, Georgia | $5,181,789 | 0.7% | 76.5% |
| 54 | Telfair County, Georgia | $5,172,537 | 0.7% | 77.2% |
| 55 | Webster County, Georgia | $4,909,508 | 0.7% | 77.9% |
| 56 | Madison County, Georgia | $4,793,895 | 0.7% | 78.6% |
| 57 | Hart County, Georgia | $4,765,249 | 0.7% | 79.2% |
| 58 | Randolph County, Georgia | $4,351,012 | 0.6% | 79.8% |
| 59 | Ware County, Georgia | $3,849,588 | 0.5% | 80.4% |
| 60 | Morgan County, Georgia | $3,731,861 | 0.5% | 80.9% |
| 61 | Franklin County, Georgia | $3,618,304 | 0.5% | 81.4% |
| 62 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $3,538,851 | 0.5% | 81.9% |
| 63 | Walker County, Georgia | $3,280,480 | 0.5% | 82.4% |
| 64 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $3,265,034 | 0.5% | 82.9% |
| 65 | Floyd County, Georgia | $3,246,243 | 0.5% | 83.3% |
| 66 | Carroll County, Georgia | $3,190,386 | 0.5% | 83.8% |
| 67 | Elbert County, Georgia | $3,174,265 | 0.4% | 84.2% |
| 68 | Johnson County, Georgia | $3,120,513 | 0.4% | 84.7% |
| 69 | Hall County, Georgia | $3,097,547 | 0.4% | 85.1% |
| 70 | Gordon County, Georgia | $2,971,810 | 0.4% | 85.5% |
| 71 | Bartow County, Georgia | $2,888,435 | 0.4% | 85.9% |
| 72 | Putnam County, Georgia | $2,741,655 | 0.4% | 86.3% |
| 73 | Pike County, Georgia | $2,689,083 | 0.4% | 86.7% |
| 74 | Oconee County, Georgia | $2,674,338 | 0.4% | 87.1% |
| 75 | Stewart County, Georgia | $2,621,816 | 0.4% | 87.4% |
| 76 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $2,474,063 | 0.4% | 87.8% |
| 77 | Clay County, Georgia | $2,431,780 | 0.3% | 88.1% |
| 78 | Walton County, Georgia | $2,427,895 | 0.3% | 88.5% |
| 79 | Effingham County, Georgia | $2,412,244 | 0.3% | 88.8% |
| 80 | Greene County, Georgia | $2,361,649 | 0.3% | 89.2% |
| 81 | Lamar County, Georgia | $2,357,340 | 0.3% | 89.5% |
| 82 | Warren County, Georgia | $2,278,409 | 0.3% | 89.8% |
| 83 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $2,248,126 | 0.3% | 90.1% |
| 84 | Polk County, Georgia | $2,235,131 | 0.3% | 90.4% |
| 85 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $2,220,293 | 0.3% | 90.8% |
| 86 | Monroe County, Georgia | $2,051,693 | 0.3% | 91.1% |
| 87 | Henry County, Georgia | $2,026,188 | 0.3% | 91.3% |
| 88 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $1,995,717 | 0.3% | 91.6% |
| 89 | Banks County, Georgia | $1,982,718 | 0.3% | 91.9% |
| 90 | Evans County, Georgia | $1,930,351 | 0.3% | 92.2% |
| 91 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $1,828,261 | 0.3% | 92.4% |
| 92 | Habersham County, Georgia | $1,698,774 | 0.2% | 92.7% |
| 93 | Barrow County, Georgia | $1,690,744 | 0.2% | 92.9% |
| 94 | Crawford County, Georgia | $1,680,114 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 95 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $1,653,149 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 96 | Lanier County, Georgia | $1,652,465 | 0.2% | 93.6% |
| 97 | Talbot County, Georgia | $1,629,642 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 98 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $1,604,398 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 99 | Upson County, Georgia | $1,527,182 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
| 100 | White County, Georgia | $1,422,235 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 101 | Echols County, Georgia | $1,371,699 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 102 | Jasper County, Georgia | $1,333,816 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 103 | Rabun County, Georgia | $1,315,375 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 104 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $1,283,095 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 105 | Murray County, Georgia | $1,279,217 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 106 | Schley County, Georgia | $1,265,889 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 107 | Long County, Georgia | $1,261,580 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 108 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $1,239,732 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 109 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $1,183,115 | 0.2% | 96.1% |
| 110 | Glascock County, Georgia | $1,174,043 | 0.2% | 96.3% |
| 111 | Spalding County, Georgia | $1,120,026 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 112 | Harris County, Georgia | $1,115,486 | 0.2% | 96.6% |
| 113 | Hancock County, Georgia | $1,090,537 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 114 | Fannin County, Georgia | $1,052,774 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 115 | Newton County, Georgia | $1,036,375 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 116 | Troup County, Georgia | $1,031,729 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 117 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $1,030,216 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 118 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $1,019,203 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 119 | Union County, Georgia | $991,422 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 120 | Brantley County, Georgia | $949,737 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 121 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | $941,607 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 122 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $925,084 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 123 | Jones County, Georgia | $901,861 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 124 | Stephens County, Georgia | $895,489 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 125 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $861,349 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 126 | Coweta County, Georgia | $794,620 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 127 | Dade County, Georgia | $755,230 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 128 | Bibb County, Georgia | $747,289 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 129 | Butts County, Georgia | $737,295 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 130 | Richmond County, Georgia | $712,363 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 131 | Haralson County, Georgia | $632,379 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 132 | Columbia County, Georgia | $622,225 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 133 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $598,750 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 134 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $506,331 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 135 | Dawson County, Georgia | $491,305 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 136 | Clinch County, Georgia | $460,340 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 137 | Quitman County, Georgia | $405,133 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 138 | Heard County, Georgia | $388,305 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 139 | Paulding County, Georgia | $373,874 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 140 | Bryan County, Georgia | $372,817 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 141 | Pickens County, Georgia | $361,663 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 142 | Clarke County, Georgia | $339,689 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 143 | Towns County, Georgia | $303,165 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 144 | Fulton County, Georgia | $268,282 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 145 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | $238,859 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 146 | Fayette County, Georgia | $185,901 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 147 | Charlton County, Georgia | $183,989 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 148 | Douglas County, Georgia | $142,763 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 149 | Chatham County, Georgia | $139,302 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 150 | Liberty County, Georgia | $119,077 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 151 | Muscogee County, Georgia | $111,171 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 152 | Clayton County, Georgia | $105,343 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 153 | Rockdale County, Georgia | $61,549 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 154 | Cobb County, Georgia | $32,933 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 155 | Chattahoochee County, Georgia | $18,297 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 156 | McIntosh County, Georgia | $8,350 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 157 | DeKalb County, Georgia | $5,398 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 158 | Camden County, Georgia | $2,893 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
Note: The information on conservation spending for 2011 is 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 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.
