| Rank |
County |
Total Direct Payments
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $44,385,223 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 2 | Dooly County, Georgia | $43,340,131 | 4.2% | 8.5% |
| 3 | Decatur County, Georgia | $41,189,727 | 4.0% | 12.5% |
| 4 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $39,818,139 | 3.9% | 16.4% |
| 5 | Worth County, Georgia | $39,064,338 | 3.8% | 20.2% |
| 6 | Early County, Georgia | $38,801,940 | 3.8% | 23.9% |
| 7 | Miller County, Georgia | $32,132,613 | 3.1% | 27.1% |
| 8 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $29,763,506 | 2.9% | 30.0% |
| 9 | Irwin County, Georgia | $28,935,958 | 2.8% | 32.8% |
| 10 | Brooks County, Georgia | $28,747,755 | 2.8% | 35.6% |
| 11 | Burke County, Georgia | $25,587,399 | 2.5% | 38.0% |
| 12 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $23,325,319 | 2.3% | 40.3% |
| 13 | Seminole County, Georgia | $23,323,012 | 2.3% | 42.6% |
| 14 | Baker County, Georgia | $23,287,829 | 2.3% | 44.8% |
| 15 | Sumter County, Georgia | $23,017,645 | 2.2% | 47.1% |
| 16 | Terrell County, Georgia | $22,266,359 | 2.2% | 49.2% |
| 17 | Coffee County, Georgia | $20,545,052 | 2.0% | 51.2% |
| 18 | Berrien County, Georgia | $20,062,536 | 1.9% | 53.2% |
| 19 | Thomas County, Georgia | $19,629,907 | 1.9% | 55.1% |
| 20 | Grady County, Georgia | $19,050,092 | 1.8% | 56.9% |
| 21 | Turner County, Georgia | $18,981,672 | 1.8% | 58.8% |
| 22 | Lee County, Georgia | $18,604,843 | 1.8% | 60.6% |
| 23 | Crisp County, Georgia | $18,082,807 | 1.8% | 62.3% |
| 24 | Appling County, Georgia | $18,066,809 | 1.8% | 64.1% |
| 25 | Tift County, Georgia | $17,889,624 | 1.7% | 65.8% |
| 26 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $17,118,171 | 1.7% | 67.5% |
| 27 | Randolph County, Georgia | $16,492,752 | 1.6% | 69.1% |
| 28 | Screven County, Georgia | $15,677,218 | 1.5% | 70.6% |
| 29 | Cook County, Georgia | $15,229,300 | 1.5% | 72.1% |
| 30 | Macon County, Georgia | $14,421,170 | 1.4% | 73.5% |
| 31 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $13,301,159 | 1.3% | 74.8% |
| 32 | Dodge County, Georgia | $12,886,344 | 1.3% | 76.0% |
| 33 | Laurens County, Georgia | $12,874,829 | 1.2% | 77.3% |
| 34 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $12,502,122 | 1.2% | 78.5% |
| 35 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $11,232,852 | 1.1% | 79.6% |
| 36 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $11,041,341 | 1.1% | 80.6% |
| 37 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $10,950,764 | 1.1% | 81.7% |
| 38 | Pierce County, Georgia | $10,252,404 | 1.0% | 82.7% |
| 39 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $10,209,507 | 1.0% | 83.7% |
| 40 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $9,442,172 | 0.9% | 84.6% |
| 41 | Webster County, Georgia | $8,233,407 | 0.8% | 85.4% |
| 42 | Clay County, Georgia | $8,105,983 | 0.8% | 86.2% |
| 43 | Houston County, Georgia | $7,728,230 | 0.8% | 86.9% |
| 44 | Bacon County, Georgia | $7,680,622 | 0.7% | 87.7% |
| 45 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $7,397,587 | 0.7% | 88.4% |
| 46 | Candler County, Georgia | $6,914,071 | 0.7% | 89.1% |
| 47 | Wayne County, Georgia | $6,783,150 | 0.7% | 89.7% |
| 48 | Washington County, Georgia | $6,127,770 | 0.6% | 90.3% |
| 49 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $5,826,673 | 0.6% | 90.9% |
| 50 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $5,486,779 | 0.5% | 91.4% |
| 51 | Telfair County, Georgia | $5,429,211 | 0.5% | 92.0% |
| 52 | Toombs County, Georgia | $5,222,111 | 0.5% | 92.5% |
| 53 | Johnson County, Georgia | $4,277,990 | 0.4% | 92.9% |
| 54 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $4,171,854 | 0.4% | 93.3% |
| 55 | Stewart County, Georgia | $4,108,611 | 0.4% | 93.7% |
| 56 | Lanier County, Georgia | $3,563,701 | 0.3% | 94.0% |
| 57 | Peach County, Georgia | $3,156,581 | 0.3% | 94.3% |
| 58 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $3,057,867 | 0.3% | 94.6% |
| 59 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $3,011,837 | 0.3% | 94.9% |
| 60 | Taylor County, Georgia | $2,937,384 | 0.3% | 95.2% |
| 61 | Effingham County, Georgia | $2,853,470 | 0.3% | 95.5% |
| 62 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $2,753,468 | 0.3% | 95.8% |
| 63 | Evans County, Georgia | $2,378,855 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 64 | Ware County, Georgia | $2,316,410 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 65 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $2,191,703 | 0.2% | 96.4% |
| 66 | Schley County, Georgia | $1,921,926 | 0.2% | 96.6% |
| 67 | Floyd County, Georgia | $1,850,032 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 68 | Marion County, Georgia | $1,745,264 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 69 | Elbert County, Georgia | $1,700,351 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 70 | Hart County, Georgia | $1,685,300 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 71 | Quitman County, Georgia | $1,684,796 | 0.2% | 97.5% |
| 72 | Gordon County, Georgia | $1,671,932 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 73 | Bartow County, Georgia | $1,630,422 | 0.2% | 97.8% |
| 74 | Lamar County, Georgia | $1,584,308 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 75 | Polk County, Georgia | $1,478,216 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 76 | Morgan County, Georgia | $1,446,360 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 77 | Pike County, Georgia | $1,253,397 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 78 | Walton County, Georgia | $1,080,139 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 79 | Oconee County, Georgia | $805,686 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 80 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $790,365 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 81 | Warren County, Georgia | $767,562 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 82 | Echols County, Georgia | $718,184 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 83 | Bryan County, Georgia | $710,513 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 84 | Madison County, Georgia | $698,436 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 85 | Monroe County, Georgia | $663,145 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 86 | Walker County, Georgia | $617,431 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 87 | Richmond County, Georgia | $602,897 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 88 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $546,234 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 89 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $511,045 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 90 | Jackson County, Georgia | $480,530 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 91 | Crawford County, Georgia | $461,059 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 92 | Franklin County, Georgia | $457,179 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 93 | Glascock County, Georgia | $445,727 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 94 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $426,001 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 95 | Henry County, Georgia | $354,057 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 96 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $334,349 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 97 | Upson County, Georgia | $325,397 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 98 | Long County, Georgia | $287,771 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 99 | Hall County, Georgia | $286,111 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 100 | Newton County, Georgia | $284,699 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 101 | Clarke County, Georgia | $263,341 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 102 | Brantley County, Georgia | $229,369 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 103 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $217,728 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 104 | Hancock County, Georgia | $210,139 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 105 | White County, Georgia | $207,868 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 106 | Bibb County, Georgia | $201,208 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 107 | Heard County, Georgia | $179,577 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 108 | Clinch County, Georgia | $173,042 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 109 | Coweta County, Georgia | $169,090 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 110 | Jasper County, Georgia | $160,994 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 111 | Murray County, Georgia | $155,585 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 112 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $149,405 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 113 | Barrow County, Georgia | $147,348 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 114 | Spalding County, Georgia | $132,297 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 115 | Butts County, Georgia | $131,681 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 116 | Haralson County, Georgia | $118,448 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 117 | Union County, Georgia | $115,947 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 118 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $110,287 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 119 | Putnam County, Georgia | $103,466 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 120 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $102,893 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 121 | Carroll County, Georgia | $102,198 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 122 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $89,852 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 123 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | $83,905 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 124 | Dawson County, Georgia | $83,418 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 125 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $83,072 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 126 | Fannin County, Georgia | $77,970 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 127 | Talbot County, Georgia | $77,655 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 128 | Banks County, Georgia | $77,237 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 129 | Greene County, Georgia | $71,638 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 130 | Liberty County, Georgia | $48,417 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 131 | Habersham County, Georgia | $48,119 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 132 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $47,984 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 133 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $44,621 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 134 | Dade County, Georgia | $34,786 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 135 | Chatham County, Georgia | $34,010 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 136 | Rabun County, Georgia | $25,772 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 137 | Stephens County, Georgia | $22,309 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 138 | Columbia County, Georgia | $20,697 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 139 | Jones County, Georgia | $18,467 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 140 | Fayette County, Georgia | $16,938 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 141 | Towns County, Georgia | $15,946 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 142 | Pickens County, Georgia | $14,663 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 143 | Charlton County, Georgia | $9,513 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 144 | Troup County, Georgia | $8,444 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 145 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | $5,816 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 146 | Rockdale County, Georgia | $947 | 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.
