| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Disaster Payments
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Dooly County, Georgia | $26,559,292 | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| 2 | Worth County, Georgia | $23,750,640 | 3.1% | 6.7% |
| 3 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $20,115,929 | 2.7% | 9.3% |
| 4 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $19,389,658 | 2.6% | 11.9% |
| 5 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $17,741,866 | 2.3% | 14.2% |
| 6 | Early County, Georgia | $15,715,789 | 2.1% | 16.3% |
| 7 | Berrien County, Georgia | $15,493,907 | 2.0% | 18.4% |
| 8 | Burke County, Georgia | $15,268,943 | 2.0% | 20.4% |
| 9 | Brooks County, Georgia | $15,126,050 | 2.0% | 22.4% |
| 10 | Decatur County, Georgia | $14,924,484 | 2.0% | 24.4% |
| 11 | Miller County, Georgia | $13,822,365 | 1.8% | 26.2% |
| 12 | Terrell County, Georgia | $13,658,150 | 1.8% | 28.0% |
| 13 | Sumter County, Georgia | $13,513,611 | 1.8% | 29.8% |
| 14 | Lee County, Georgia | $13,493,725 | 1.8% | 31.6% |
| 15 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $13,412,401 | 1.8% | 33.3% |
| 16 | Tift County, Georgia | $12,933,780 | 1.7% | 35.0% |
| 17 | Coffee County, Georgia | $12,757,809 | 1.7% | 36.7% |
| 18 | Crisp County, Georgia | $12,683,715 | 1.7% | 38.4% |
| 19 | Grady County, Georgia | $12,293,109 | 1.6% | 40.0% |
| 20 | Macon County, Georgia | $12,171,558 | 1.6% | 41.7% |
| 21 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $11,379,391 | 1.5% | 43.2% |
| 22 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $11,110,196 | 1.5% | 44.6% |
| 23 | Irwin County, Georgia | $11,090,880 | 1.5% | 46.1% |
| 24 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $11,016,723 | 1.5% | 47.6% |
| 25 | Turner County, Georgia | $10,905,450 | 1.4% | 49.0% |
| 26 | Pierce County, Georgia | $10,810,026 | 1.4% | 50.4% |
| 27 | Baker County, Georgia | $10,497,809 | 1.4% | 51.8% |
| 28 | Dodge County, Georgia | $9,821,221 | 1.3% | 53.1% |
| 29 | Laurens County, Georgia | $9,132,366 | 1.2% | 54.3% |
| 30 | Seminole County, Georgia | $9,107,934 | 1.2% | 55.5% |
| 31 | Screven County, Georgia | $8,929,663 | 1.2% | 56.7% |
| 32 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $8,827,715 | 1.2% | 57.9% |
| 33 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $8,547,882 | 1.1% | 59.0% |
| 34 | Toombs County, Georgia | $8,323,025 | 1.1% | 60.1% |
| 35 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $7,894,222 | 1.0% | 61.2% |
| 36 | Bacon County, Georgia | $7,878,006 | 1.0% | 62.2% |
| 37 | Thomas County, Georgia | $7,752,832 | 1.0% | 63.2% |
| 38 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $7,386,174 | 1.0% | 64.2% |
| 39 | Appling County, Georgia | $7,315,466 | 1.0% | 65.2% |
| 40 | Houston County, Georgia | $7,210,556 | 1.0% | 66.1% |
| 41 | Candler County, Georgia | $7,168,741 | 0.9% | 67.1% |
| 42 | Cook County, Georgia | $6,952,418 | 0.9% | 68.0% |
| 43 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $6,354,523 | 0.8% | 68.8% |
| 44 | Marion County, Georgia | $6,190,564 | 0.8% | 69.6% |
| 45 | Jackson County, Georgia | $6,145,380 | 0.8% | 70.5% |
| 46 | Webster County, Georgia | $5,858,109 | 0.8% | 71.2% |
| 47 | Wayne County, Georgia | $5,780,260 | 0.8% | 72.0% |
| 48 | Peach County, Georgia | $5,726,926 | 0.8% | 72.8% |
| 49 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $5,503,176 | 0.7% | 73.5% |
| 50 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $5,443,572 | 0.7% | 74.2% |
| 51 | Hart County, Georgia | $5,443,278 | 0.7% | 74.9% |
| 52 | Telfair County, Georgia | $5,374,015 | 0.7% | 75.6% |
| 53 | Taylor County, Georgia | $5,355,643 | 0.7% | 76.3% |
| 54 | Madison County, Georgia | $5,314,507 | 0.7% | 77.0% |
| 55 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $5,251,604 | 0.7% | 77.7% |
| 56 | Washington County, Georgia | $5,240,688 | 0.7% | 78.4% |
| 57 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $5,212,600 | 0.7% | 79.1% |
| 58 | Randolph County, Georgia | $4,600,251 | 0.6% | 79.7% |
| 59 | Morgan County, Georgia | $4,541,625 | 0.6% | 80.3% |
| 60 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $3,974,636 | 0.5% | 80.9% |
| 61 | Franklin County, Georgia | $3,944,608 | 0.5% | 81.4% |
| 62 | Ware County, Georgia | $3,879,345 | 0.5% | 81.9% |
| 63 | Carroll County, Georgia | $3,731,859 | 0.5% | 82.4% |
| 64 | Elbert County, Georgia | $3,487,648 | 0.5% | 82.9% |
| 65 | Floyd County, Georgia | $3,379,365 | 0.4% | 83.3% |
| 66 | Walker County, Georgia | $3,347,657 | 0.4% | 83.7% |
| 67 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $3,302,928 | 0.4% | 84.2% |
| 68 | Hall County, Georgia | $3,248,134 | 0.4% | 84.6% |
| 69 | Johnson County, Georgia | $3,206,884 | 0.4% | 85.0% |
| 70 | Gordon County, Georgia | $3,083,645 | 0.4% | 85.4% |
| 71 | Pike County, Georgia | $3,035,256 | 0.4% | 85.8% |
| 72 | Oconee County, Georgia | $3,032,775 | 0.4% | 86.2% |
| 73 | Bartow County, Georgia | $3,000,030 | 0.4% | 86.6% |
| 74 | Stewart County, Georgia | $2,878,810 | 0.4% | 87.0% |
| 75 | Putnam County, Georgia | $2,868,854 | 0.4% | 87.4% |
| 76 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $2,787,904 | 0.4% | 87.8% |
| 77 | Lamar County, Georgia | $2,689,256 | 0.4% | 88.1% |
| 78 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $2,678,541 | 0.4% | 88.5% |
| 79 | Walton County, Georgia | $2,668,580 | 0.4% | 88.8% |
| 80 | Greene County, Georgia | $2,649,870 | 0.4% | 89.2% |
| 81 | Monroe County, Georgia | $2,572,521 | 0.3% | 89.5% |
| 82 | Effingham County, Georgia | $2,533,879 | 0.3% | 89.9% |
| 83 | Clay County, Georgia | $2,527,119 | 0.3% | 90.2% |
| 84 | Warren County, Georgia | $2,438,761 | 0.3% | 90.5% |
| 85 | Polk County, Georgia | $2,362,412 | 0.3% | 90.8% |
| 86 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $2,224,913 | 0.3% | 91.1% |
| 87 | Banks County, Georgia | $2,194,622 | 0.3% | 91.4% |
| 88 | Henry County, Georgia | $2,065,051 | 0.3% | 91.7% |
| 89 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $2,002,435 | 0.3% | 91.9% |
| 90 | Barrow County, Georgia | $1,965,933 | 0.3% | 92.2% |
| 91 | Evans County, Georgia | $1,939,009 | 0.3% | 92.5% |
| 92 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $1,938,802 | 0.3% | 92.7% |
| 93 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $1,931,007 | 0.3% | 93.0% |
| 94 | Lanier County, Georgia | $1,776,066 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 95 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $1,768,623 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 96 | Habersham County, Georgia | $1,740,019 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 97 | Talbot County, Georgia | $1,719,306 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 98 | Crawford County, Georgia | $1,718,355 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 99 | Upson County, Georgia | $1,711,278 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 100 | Jasper County, Georgia | $1,556,850 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 101 | White County, Georgia | $1,483,721 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 102 | Echols County, Georgia | $1,387,728 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 103 | Schley County, Georgia | $1,384,963 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 104 | Rabun County, Georgia | $1,357,415 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 105 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $1,335,197 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 106 | Murray County, Georgia | $1,305,463 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 107 | Long County, Georgia | $1,293,348 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 108 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $1,244,193 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 109 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $1,233,464 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 110 | Newton County, Georgia | $1,208,029 | 0.2% | 96.3% |
| 111 | Glascock County, Georgia | $1,188,306 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 112 | Harris County, Georgia | $1,173,011 | 0.2% | 96.6% |
| 113 | Spalding County, Georgia | $1,162,208 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 114 | Hancock County, Georgia | $1,139,880 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 115 | Troup County, Georgia | $1,111,828 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 116 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $1,094,003 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 117 | Fannin County, Georgia | $1,063,701 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 118 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $1,050,781 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 119 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $1,024,923 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 120 | Union County, Georgia | $993,862 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 121 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | $973,516 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 122 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $964,601 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 123 | Brantley County, Georgia | $963,249 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 124 | Jones County, Georgia | $961,958 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 125 | Stephens County, Georgia | $928,479 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 126 | Coweta County, Georgia | $833,021 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 127 | Bibb County, Georgia | $824,906 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 128 | Dade County, Georgia | $759,873 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 129 | Butts County, Georgia | $750,057 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 130 | Richmond County, Georgia | $748,978 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 131 | Haralson County, Georgia | $714,257 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 132 | Columbia County, Georgia | $656,828 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 133 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $619,129 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 134 | Clinch County, Georgia | $618,360 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 135 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $527,514 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 136 | Dawson County, Georgia | $511,891 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 137 | Quitman County, Georgia | $491,003 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 138 | Heard County, Georgia | $456,339 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 139 | Clarke County, Georgia | $401,970 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 140 | Paulding County, Georgia | $379,390 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 141 | Bryan County, Georgia | $372,940 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 142 | Pickens County, Georgia | $363,827 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 143 | Towns County, Georgia | $303,165 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 144 | Fulton County, Georgia | $303,075 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 145 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | $242,484 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 146 | Charlton County, Georgia | $195,400 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 147 | Fayette County, Georgia | $185,901 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 148 | Chatham County, Georgia | $146,978 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 149 | Douglas County, Georgia | $142,763 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 150 | Liberty County, Georgia | $129,954 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 151 | Muscogee County, Georgia | $116,760 | 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 | Camden County, Georgia | $10,687 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 157 | McIntosh County, Georgia | $9,886 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 158 | DeKalb County, Georgia | $5,398 | 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.
