| Rank |
County |
Livestock Subsidies
1995-2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $4,574,525 | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| 2 | Jackson County, Georgia | $4,415,213 | 3.4% | 6.9% |
| 3 | Hart County, Georgia | $3,868,946 | 3.0% | 9.9% |
| 4 | Madison County, Georgia | $3,773,497 | 2.9% | 12.8% |
| 5 | Franklin County, Georgia | $3,374,587 | 2.6% | 15.4% |
| 6 | Carroll County, Georgia | $3,187,811 | 2.4% | 17.8% |
| 7 | Morgan County, Georgia | $3,126,606 | 2.4% | 20.2% |
| 8 | Hall County, Georgia | $2,802,546 | 2.2% | 22.4% |
| 9 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $2,332,870 | 1.8% | 24.2% |
| 10 | Gordon County, Georgia | $2,274,989 | 1.7% | 25.9% |
| 11 | Bartow County, Georgia | $2,125,491 | 1.6% | 27.5% |
| 12 | Walker County, Georgia | $1,956,773 | 1.5% | 29.0% |
| 13 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $1,748,741 | 1.3% | 30.4% |
| 14 | Floyd County, Georgia | $1,732,181 | 1.3% | 31.7% |
| 15 | Elbert County, Georgia | $1,705,601 | 1.3% | 33.0% |
| 16 | Banks County, Georgia | $1,704,037 | 1.3% | 34.3% |
| 17 | Burke County, Georgia | $1,630,483 | 1.3% | 35.6% |
| 18 | Oconee County, Georgia | $1,612,562 | 1.2% | 36.8% |
| 19 | Walton County, Georgia | $1,528,900 | 1.2% | 38.0% |
| 20 | Putnam County, Georgia | $1,520,723 | 1.2% | 39.2% |
| 21 | Grady County, Georgia | $1,503,275 | 1.2% | 40.3% |
| 22 | Greene County, Georgia | $1,485,645 | 1.1% | 41.5% |
| 23 | Worth County, Georgia | $1,478,585 | 1.1% | 42.6% |
| 24 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $1,466,241 | 1.1% | 43.7% |
| 25 | Early County, Georgia | $1,439,985 | 1.1% | 44.8% |
| 26 | Monroe County, Georgia | $1,436,052 | 1.1% | 45.9% |
| 27 | Habersham County, Georgia | $1,429,427 | 1.1% | 47.0% |
| 28 | Coffee County, Georgia | $1,415,860 | 1.1% | 48.1% |
| 29 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $1,408,640 | 1.1% | 49.2% |
| 30 | Polk County, Georgia | $1,372,952 | 1.1% | 50.3% |
| 31 | Barrow County, Georgia | $1,357,025 | 1.0% | 51.3% |
| 32 | Decatur County, Georgia | $1,351,171 | 1.0% | 52.3% |
| 33 | Pike County, Georgia | $1,297,416 | 1.0% | 53.3% |
| 34 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $1,217,402 | 0.9% | 54.3% |
| 35 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $1,188,400 | 0.9% | 55.2% |
| 36 | Johnson County, Georgia | $1,170,946 | 0.9% | 56.1% |
| 37 | Irwin County, Georgia | $1,163,250 | 0.9% | 57.0% |
| 38 | Warren County, Georgia | $1,150,956 | 0.9% | 57.9% |
| 39 | Berrien County, Georgia | $1,149,073 | 0.9% | 58.7% |
| 40 | Turner County, Georgia | $1,127,824 | 0.9% | 59.6% |
| 41 | Jasper County, Georgia | $1,104,429 | 0.8% | 60.5% |
| 42 | Laurens County, Georgia | $1,099,025 | 0.8% | 61.3% |
| 43 | Lamar County, Georgia | $1,073,468 | 0.8% | 62.1% |
| 44 | Miller County, Georgia | $1,066,228 | 0.8% | 62.9% |
| 45 | Dodge County, Georgia | $1,047,077 | 0.8% | 63.7% |
| 46 | Macon County, Georgia | $1,045,700 | 0.8% | 64.6% |
| 47 | Brooks County, Georgia | $1,027,833 | 0.8% | 65.3% |
| 48 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $1,025,800 | 0.8% | 66.1% |
| 49 | Upson County, Georgia | $1,021,676 | 0.8% | 66.9% |
| 50 | Washington County, Georgia | $985,965 | 0.8% | 67.7% |
| 51 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $972,788 | 0.7% | 68.4% |
| 52 | Murray County, Georgia | $961,357 | 0.7% | 69.2% |
| 53 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $953,803 | 0.7% | 69.9% |
| 54 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $884,290 | 0.7% | 70.6% |
| 55 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $882,791 | 0.7% | 71.2% |
| 56 | Henry County, Georgia | $860,189 | 0.7% | 71.9% |
| 57 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $855,360 | 0.7% | 72.6% |
| 58 | Seminole County, Georgia | $839,719 | 0.6% | 73.2% |
| 59 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $822,677 | 0.6% | 73.8% |
| 60 | Newton County, Georgia | $799,118 | 0.6% | 74.5% |
| 61 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $784,375 | 0.6% | 75.1% |
| 62 | Telfair County, Georgia | $733,074 | 0.6% | 75.6% |
| 63 | Taylor County, Georgia | $731,011 | 0.6% | 76.2% |
| 64 | Stephens County, Georgia | $730,160 | 0.6% | 76.7% |
| 65 | White County, Georgia | $720,825 | 0.6% | 77.3% |
| 66 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $710,330 | 0.5% | 77.8% |
| 67 | Sumter County, Georgia | $687,857 | 0.5% | 78.4% |
| 68 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $686,332 | 0.5% | 78.9% |
| 69 | Thomas County, Georgia | $684,430 | 0.5% | 79.4% |
| 70 | Marion County, Georgia | $673,928 | 0.5% | 79.9% |
| 71 | Union County, Georgia | $672,670 | 0.5% | 80.5% |
| 72 | Troup County, Georgia | $668,475 | 0.5% | 81.0% |
| 73 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | $660,717 | 0.5% | 81.5% |
| 74 | Tift County, Georgia | $629,141 | 0.5% | 82.0% |
| 75 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $621,738 | 0.5% | 82.4% |
| 76 | Haralson County, Georgia | $592,245 | 0.5% | 82.9% |
| 77 | Randolph County, Georgia | $575,241 | 0.4% | 83.3% |
| 78 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $542,624 | 0.4% | 83.8% |
| 79 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $540,319 | 0.4% | 84.2% |
| 80 | Screven County, Georgia | $529,924 | 0.4% | 84.6% |
| 81 | Webster County, Georgia | $526,774 | 0.4% | 85.0% |
| 82 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $526,319 | 0.4% | 85.4% |
| 83 | Coweta County, Georgia | $513,123 | 0.4% | 85.8% |
| 84 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $507,781 | 0.4% | 86.2% |
| 85 | Toombs County, Georgia | $503,478 | 0.4% | 86.6% |
| 86 | Crisp County, Georgia | $500,266 | 0.4% | 86.9% |
| 87 | Dooly County, Georgia | $489,708 | 0.4% | 87.3% |
| 88 | Houston County, Georgia | $475,431 | 0.4% | 87.7% |
| 89 | Dawson County, Georgia | $475,119 | 0.4% | 88.0% |
| 90 | Spalding County, Georgia | $462,006 | 0.4% | 88.4% |
| 91 | Fannin County, Georgia | $456,561 | 0.4% | 88.7% |
| 92 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $451,340 | 0.3% | 89.1% |
| 93 | Talbot County, Georgia | $438,720 | 0.3% | 89.4% |
| 94 | Jones County, Georgia | $433,109 | 0.3% | 89.8% |
| 95 | Pierce County, Georgia | $425,593 | 0.3% | 90.1% |
| 96 | Baker County, Georgia | $425,184 | 0.3% | 90.4% |
| 97 | Bacon County, Georgia | $420,842 | 0.3% | 90.7% |
| 98 | Hancock County, Georgia | $413,640 | 0.3% | 91.1% |
| 99 | Appling County, Georgia | $403,634 | 0.3% | 91.4% |
| 100 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $391,592 | 0.3% | 91.7% |
| 101 | Wayne County, Georgia | $389,877 | 0.3% | 92.0% |
| 102 | Butts County, Georgia | $386,368 | 0.3% | 92.3% |
| 103 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $385,810 | 0.3% | 92.6% |
| 104 | Dade County, Georgia | $382,430 | 0.3% | 92.9% |
| 105 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $360,301 | 0.3% | 93.1% |
| 106 | Heard County, Georgia | $342,795 | 0.3% | 93.4% |
| 107 | Candler County, Georgia | $341,188 | 0.3% | 93.7% |
| 108 | Clay County, Georgia | $338,903 | 0.3% | 93.9% |
| 109 | Cook County, Georgia | $325,248 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 110 | Effingham County, Georgia | $317,924 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 111 | Paulding County, Georgia | $314,644 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 112 | Pickens County, Georgia | $302,762 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 113 | Glascock County, Georgia | $302,226 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 114 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $300,797 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 115 | Stewart County, Georgia | $275,020 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 116 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $272,425 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 117 | Harris County, Georgia | $268,054 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 118 | Clinch County, Georgia | $252,821 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 119 | Towns County, Georgia | $248,836 | 0.2% | 96.4% |
| 120 | Evans County, Georgia | $234,274 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 121 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $227,271 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 122 | Columbia County, Georgia | $222,161 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 123 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $221,404 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 124 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $218,495 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 125 | Clarke County, Georgia | $218,038 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 126 | Ware County, Georgia | $209,371 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 127 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $201,892 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 128 | Brantley County, Georgia | $198,999 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 129 | Lanier County, Georgia | $197,128 | 0.2% | 98.0% |
| 130 | Bibb County, Georgia | $196,254 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 131 | Long County, Georgia | $194,119 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 132 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | $177,713 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 133 | Crawford County, Georgia | $165,658 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 134 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $158,472 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 135 | Fulton County, Georgia | $152,791 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 136 | Quitman County, Georgia | $136,500 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 137 | Terrell County, Georgia | $134,681 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 138 | Richmond County, Georgia | $122,299 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 139 | Rabun County, Georgia | $118,839 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 140 | Schley County, Georgia | $114,874 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 141 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $113,501 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 142 | Lee County, Georgia | $105,799 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 143 | Echols County, Georgia | $104,201 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 144 | Douglas County, Georgia | $102,292 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 145 | Peach County, Georgia | $95,946 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 146 | Charlton County, Georgia | $80,417 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 147 | Fayette County, Georgia | $77,555 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 148 | Rockdale County, Georgia | $46,734 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 149 | Clayton County, Georgia | $39,400 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 150 | Liberty County, Georgia | $38,310 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 151 | Cobb County, Georgia | $26,657 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 152 | Chatham County, Georgia | $25,729 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 153 | Bryan County, Georgia | $20,318 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 154 | Camden County, Georgia | $10,687 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 155 | McIntosh County, Georgia | $9,886 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 156 | Chattahoochee County, Georgia | $8,052 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 157 | Muscogee County, Georgia | $6,753 | 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.
