| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Conservation Programs
1995-2011 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Georgia NRCS | $70,069,991 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| 2 | Laurens County, Georgia | $15,424,508 | 3.3% | 18.3% |
| 3 | Dooly County, Georgia | $14,177,836 | 3.0% | 21.4% |
| 4 | Terrell County, Georgia | $13,311,958 | 2.9% | 24.2% |
| 5 | Sumter County, Georgia | $12,172,088 | 2.6% | 26.8% |
| 6 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $10,758,243 | 2.3% | 29.1% |
| 7 | Dodge County, Georgia | $10,624,933 | 2.3% | 31.4% |
| 8 | Brooks County, Georgia | $9,405,206 | 2.0% | 33.4% |
| 9 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $9,358,960 | 2.0% | 35.4% |
| 10 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $9,028,165 | 1.9% | 37.4% |
| 11 | Early County, Georgia | $8,771,734 | 1.9% | 39.2% |
| 12 | Screven County, Georgia | $8,747,101 | 1.9% | 41.1% |
| 13 | Worth County, Georgia | $8,633,484 | 1.9% | 43.0% |
| 14 | Coffee County, Georgia | $8,425,238 | 1.8% | 44.8% |
| 15 | Turner County, Georgia | $7,398,911 | 1.6% | 46.4% |
| 16 | Burke County, Georgia | $7,240,117 | 1.6% | 47.9% |
| 17 | Macon County, Georgia | $7,083,129 | 1.5% | 49.4% |
| 18 | Grady County, Georgia | $7,022,445 | 1.5% | 50.9% |
| 19 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $6,643,724 | 1.4% | 52.3% |
| 20 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $6,582,035 | 1.4% | 53.8% |
| 21 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $6,430,577 | 1.4% | 55.1% |
| 22 | Candler County, Georgia | $6,355,543 | 1.4% | 56.5% |
| 23 | Irwin County, Georgia | $6,134,391 | 1.3% | 57.8% |
| 24 | Toombs County, Georgia | $6,088,649 | 1.3% | 59.1% |
| 25 | Thomas County, Georgia | $5,745,094 | 1.2% | 60.3% |
| 26 | Telfair County, Georgia | $5,553,932 | 1.2% | 61.5% |
| 27 | Randolph County, Georgia | $5,481,042 | 1.2% | 62.7% |
| 28 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $5,457,818 | 1.2% | 63.9% |
| 29 | Decatur County, Georgia | $5,303,686 | 1.1% | 65.0% |
| 30 | Lee County, Georgia | $5,259,979 | 1.1% | 66.1% |
| 31 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $5,031,276 | 1.1% | 67.2% |
| 32 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $4,597,172 | 1.0% | 68.2% |
| 33 | Johnson County, Georgia | $4,540,045 | 1.0% | 69.2% |
| 34 | Crisp County, Georgia | $4,199,855 | 0.9% | 70.1% |
| 35 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $4,067,022 | 0.9% | 71.0% |
| 36 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $3,953,492 | 0.8% | 71.8% |
| 37 | Washington County, Georgia | $3,766,849 | 0.8% | 72.6% |
| 38 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $3,212,748 | 0.7% | 73.3% |
| 39 | Evans County, Georgia | $3,140,421 | 0.7% | 74.0% |
| 40 | Tift County, Georgia | $3,138,511 | 0.7% | 74.6% |
| 41 | Hart County, Georgia | $3,046,186 | 0.7% | 75.3% |
| 42 | Taylor County, Georgia | $3,043,641 | 0.7% | 75.9% |
| 43 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $2,999,328 | 0.6% | 76.6% |
| 44 | Berrien County, Georgia | $2,950,895 | 0.6% | 77.2% |
| 45 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $2,782,079 | 0.6% | 77.8% |
| 46 | Hall County, Georgia | $2,694,256 | 0.6% | 78.4% |
| 47 | Madison County, Georgia | $2,662,925 | 0.6% | 79.0% |
| 48 | Houston County, Georgia | $2,649,671 | 0.6% | 79.5% |
| 49 | Webster County, Georgia | $2,621,701 | 0.6% | 80.1% |
| 50 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $2,586,755 | 0.6% | 80.7% |
| 51 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $2,575,479 | 0.6% | 81.2% |
| 52 | Peach County, Georgia | $2,550,917 | 0.5% | 81.7% |
| 53 | Walton County, Georgia | $2,462,745 | 0.5% | 82.3% |
| 54 | Appling County, Georgia | $2,369,212 | 0.5% | 82.8% |
| 55 | Clay County, Georgia | $2,332,893 | 0.5% | 83.3% |
| 56 | Carroll County, Georgia | $2,172,208 | 0.5% | 83.8% |
| 57 | Seminole County, Georgia | $2,125,759 | 0.5% | 84.2% |
| 58 | Floyd County, Georgia | $2,085,115 | 0.4% | 84.7% |
| 59 | Pierce County, Georgia | $2,063,424 | 0.4% | 85.1% |
| 60 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $2,028,343 | 0.4% | 85.5% |
| 61 | Morgan County, Georgia | $1,983,549 | 0.4% | 86.0% |
| 62 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $1,771,101 | 0.4% | 86.3% |
| 63 | Marion County, Georgia | $1,757,933 | 0.4% | 86.7% |
| 64 | Warren County, Georgia | $1,709,122 | 0.4% | 87.1% |
| 65 | Franklin County, Georgia | $1,679,286 | 0.4% | 87.4% |
| 66 | Elbert County, Georgia | $1,671,471 | 0.4% | 87.8% |
| 67 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $1,600,113 | 0.3% | 88.1% |
| 68 | Gordon County, Georgia | $1,595,230 | 0.3% | 88.5% |
| 69 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $1,590,034 | 0.3% | 88.8% |
| 70 | Walker County, Georgia | $1,586,209 | 0.3% | 89.2% |
| 71 | Bartow County, Georgia | $1,538,753 | 0.3% | 89.5% |
| 72 | Wayne County, Georgia | $1,503,970 | 0.3% | 89.8% |
| 73 | Polk County, Georgia | $1,502,630 | 0.3% | 90.1% |
| 74 | Oconee County, Georgia | $1,495,248 | 0.3% | 90.5% |
| 75 | Jackson County, Georgia | $1,438,604 | 0.3% | 90.8% |
| 76 | Stewart County, Georgia | $1,426,237 | 0.3% | 91.1% |
| 77 | Schley County, Georgia | $1,403,857 | 0.3% | 91.4% |
| 78 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $1,360,038 | 0.3% | 91.7% |
| 79 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $1,343,825 | 0.3% | 91.9% |
| 80 | Cook County, Georgia | $1,329,855 | 0.3% | 92.2% |
| 81 | Miller County, Georgia | $1,207,083 | 0.3% | 92.5% |
| 82 | Bacon County, Georgia | $1,189,464 | 0.3% | 92.7% |
| 83 | Baker County, Georgia | $1,185,999 | 0.3% | 93.0% |
| 84 | Ware County, Georgia | $1,156,434 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 85 | Crawford County, Georgia | $1,138,196 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 86 | Pike County, Georgia | $1,122,007 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 87 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $1,087,244 | 0.2% | 94.0% |
| 88 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $1,055,275 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 89 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $1,039,724 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 90 | Murray County, Georgia | $943,741 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 91 | Barrow County, Georgia | $831,132 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 92 | Banks County, Georgia | $825,886 | 0.2% | 95.0% |
| 93 | Lanier County, Georgia | $818,503 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 94 | Habersham County, Georgia | $801,013 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 95 | White County, Georgia | $796,142 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 96 | Lamar County, Georgia | $755,354 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 97 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | $743,747 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 98 | Putnam County, Georgia | $733,826 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 99 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $691,282 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 100 | Jasper County, Georgia | $655,277 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 101 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $648,217 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 102 | Quitman County, Georgia | $625,961 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 103 | Monroe County, Georgia | $616,767 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 104 | Upson County, Georgia | $609,501 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 105 | Glascock County, Georgia | $604,656 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 106 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $601,880 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 107 | Heard County, Georgia | $599,884 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 108 | Henry County, Georgia | $591,734 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 109 | Coweta County, Georgia | $571,128 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 110 | Hancock County, Georgia | $540,434 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 111 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $485,865 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 112 | Butts County, Georgia | $483,608 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 113 | Greene County, Georgia | $472,555 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 114 | Clarke County, Georgia | $456,869 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 115 | Fannin County, Georgia | $426,671 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 116 | Brantley County, Georgia | $412,807 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 117 | Echols County, Georgia | $391,142 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 118 | Pickens County, Georgia | $388,023 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 119 | Jones County, Georgia | $380,141 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 120 | Talbot County, Georgia | $379,617 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 121 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $365,687 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 122 | Spalding County, Georgia | $346,717 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 123 | Douglas County, Georgia | $345,055 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 124 | Rabun County, Georgia | $334,041 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 125 | Harris County, Georgia | $328,745 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 126 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $326,814 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 127 | Newton County, Georgia | $313,613 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 128 | Bibb County, Georgia | $311,501 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 129 | Long County, Georgia | $308,798 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 130 | Stephens County, Georgia | $300,349 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 131 | Haralson County, Georgia | $295,986 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 132 | Dade County, Georgia | $278,751 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 133 | Dawson County, Georgia | $274,323 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 134 | Union County, Georgia | $248,082 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 135 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $239,121 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 136 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $225,505 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 137 | Paulding County, Georgia | $205,165 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 138 | Richmond County, Georgia | $204,715 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 139 | Troup County, Georgia | $195,890 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 140 | Effingham County, Georgia | $184,845 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 141 | Liberty County, Georgia | $148,604 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 142 | Towns County, Georgia | $146,186 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 143 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $132,707 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 144 | Bryan County, Georgia | $118,662 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 145 | Charlton County, Georgia | $108,423 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 146 | Chatham County, Georgia | $101,055 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 147 | Clinch County, Georgia | $97,914 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 148 | McIntosh County, Georgia | $89,657 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 149 | Fulton County, Georgia | $83,461 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 150 | Columbia County, Georgia | $80,668 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 151 | Camden County, Georgia | $80,096 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 152 | Fayette County, Georgia | $70,045 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 153 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | $65,824 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 154 | Cobb County, Georgia | $61,394 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 155 | Glynn County, Georgia | $52,020 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 156 | Rockdale County, Georgia | $45,905 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 157 | Chattahoochee County, Georgia | $43,832 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 158 | Muscogee County, Georgia | $16,308 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 159 | Clayton County, Georgia | $2,953 | 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.
