Misc. Disaster Payments in Georgia totaled $799 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Georgia Receiving Misc. Disaster Payments payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Misc. Disaster Payments
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Dooly County, Georgia | $29,098,669 | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| 2 | Worth County, Georgia | $28,184,654 | 3.5% | 7.2% |
| 3 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $27,358,922 | 3.4% | 10.6% |
| 4 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $21,700,656 | 2.7% | 13.3% |
| 5 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $19,996,024 | 2.5% | 15.8% |
| 6 | Bacon County, Georgia | $19,524,095 | 2.4% | 18.2% |
| 7 | Berrien County, Georgia | $19,311,685 | 2.4% | 20.7% |
| 8 | Coffee County, Georgia | $17,913,357 | 2.2% | 22.9% |
| 9 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $16,910,518 | 2.1% | 25.0% |
| 10 | Pierce County, Georgia | $16,793,239 | 2.1% | 27.1% |
| 11 | Lee County, Georgia | $16,708,582 | 2.1% | 29.2% |
| 12 | Brooks County, Georgia | $16,681,949 | 2.1% | 31.3% |
| 13 | Sumter County, Georgia | $16,676,679 | 2.1% | 33.4% |
| 14 | Burke County, Georgia | $16,601,683 | 2.1% | 35.5% |
| 15 | Decatur County, Georgia | $16,045,283 | 2.0% | 37.5% |
| 16 | Early County, Georgia | $15,591,802 | 2.0% | 39.4% |
| 17 | Crisp County, Georgia | $15,576,881 | 1.9% | 41.4% |
| 18 | Miller County, Georgia | $15,129,518 | 1.9% | 43.3% |
| 19 | Terrell County, Georgia | $14,931,330 | 1.9% | 45.1% |
| 20 | Tift County, Georgia | $14,901,048 | 1.9% | 47.0% |
| 21 | Turner County, Georgia | $14,593,722 | 1.8% | 48.8% |
| 22 | Grady County, Georgia | $14,538,676 | 1.8% | 50.6% |
| 23 | Irwin County, Georgia | $13,501,804 | 1.7% | 52.3% |
| 24 | Dodge County, Georgia | $13,075,231 | 1.6% | 54.0% |
| 25 | Macon County, Georgia | $12,839,190 | 1.6% | 55.6% |
| 26 | Appling County, Georgia | $11,877,506 | 1.5% | 57.1% |
| 27 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $11,694,719 | 1.5% | 58.5% |
| 28 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $11,566,693 | 1.4% | 60.0% |
| 29 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $11,213,418 | 1.4% | 61.4% |
| 30 | Baker County, Georgia | $10,604,612 | 1.3% | 62.7% |
| 31 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $9,870,816 | 1.2% | 63.9% |
| 32 | Thomas County, Georgia | $9,804,072 | 1.2% | 65.2% |
| 33 | Seminole County, Georgia | $9,421,056 | 1.2% | 66.3% |
| 34 | Screven County, Georgia | $9,200,380 | 1.2% | 67.5% |
| 35 | Clinch County, Georgia | $9,180,528 | 1.1% | 68.6% |
| 36 | Cook County, Georgia | $9,082,970 | 1.1% | 69.8% |
| 37 | Laurens County, Georgia | $8,677,021 | 1.1% | 70.9% |
| 38 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $8,562,675 | 1.1% | 71.9% |
| 39 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $8,455,427 | 1.1% | 73.0% |
| 40 | Toombs County, Georgia | $8,280,345 | 1.0% | 74.0% |
| 41 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $8,266,545 | 1.0% | 75.1% |
| 42 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $7,903,714 | 1.0% | 76.0% |
| 43 | Candler County, Georgia | $7,525,968 | 0.9% | 77.0% |
| 44 | Houston County, Georgia | $6,949,118 | 0.9% | 77.9% |
| 45 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $6,891,820 | 0.9% | 78.7% |
| 46 | Peach County, Georgia | $6,598,213 | 0.8% | 79.5% |
| 47 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $6,576,220 | 0.8% | 80.4% |
| 48 | Wayne County, Georgia | $6,185,638 | 0.8% | 81.1% |
| 49 | Telfair County, Georgia | $6,151,551 | 0.8% | 81.9% |
| 50 | Marion County, Georgia | $5,845,704 | 0.7% | 82.6% |
| 51 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $5,678,170 | 0.7% | 83.4% |
| 52 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $5,648,313 | 0.7% | 84.1% |
| 53 | Webster County, Georgia | $5,627,149 | 0.7% | 84.8% |
| 54 | Randolph County, Georgia | $5,372,981 | 0.7% | 85.4% |
| 55 | Taylor County, Georgia | $4,610,062 | 0.6% | 86.0% |
| 56 | Washington County, Georgia | $4,535,808 | 0.6% | 86.6% |
| 57 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $4,514,959 | 0.6% | 87.1% |
| 58 | Ware County, Georgia | $4,310,613 | 0.5% | 87.7% |
| 59 | Lanier County, Georgia | $4,096,217 | 0.5% | 88.2% |
| 60 | Clay County, Georgia | $2,843,634 | 0.4% | 88.6% |
| 61 | Stewart County, Georgia | $2,788,100 | 0.3% | 88.9% |
| 62 | Morgan County, Georgia | $2,574,796 | 0.3% | 89.2% |
| 63 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $2,493,170 | 0.3% | 89.5% |
| 64 | Jackson County, Georgia | $2,428,392 | 0.3% | 89.8% |
| 65 | Effingham County, Georgia | $2,397,434 | 0.3% | 90.1% |
| 66 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $2,383,204 | 0.3% | 90.4% |
| 67 | Pike County, Georgia | $2,291,482 | 0.3% | 90.7% |
| 68 | Johnson County, Georgia | $2,218,166 | 0.3% | 91.0% |
| 69 | Madison County, Georgia | $2,199,541 | 0.3% | 91.3% |
| 70 | Crawford County, Georgia | $2,182,218 | 0.3% | 91.5% |
| 71 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $2,091,923 | 0.3% | 91.8% |
| 72 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $2,037,088 | 0.3% | 92.1% |
| 73 | Hart County, Georgia | $1,928,791 | 0.2% | 92.3% |
| 74 | Lamar County, Georgia | $1,894,978 | 0.2% | 92.5% |
| 75 | Elbert County, Georgia | $1,841,379 | 0.2% | 92.8% |
| 76 | Evans County, Georgia | $1,784,778 | 0.2% | 93.0% |
| 77 | Brantley County, Georgia | $1,773,288 | 0.2% | 93.2% |
| 78 | Oconee County, Georgia | $1,759,489 | 0.2% | 93.4% |
| 79 | Floyd County, Georgia | $1,722,881 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 80 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $1,675,258 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 81 | Putnam County, Georgia | $1,646,364 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 82 | Monroe County, Georgia | $1,573,184 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
| 83 | Warren County, Georgia | $1,547,827 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 84 | Echols County, Georgia | $1,543,391 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 85 | Greene County, Georgia | $1,488,823 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 86 | Gordon County, Georgia | $1,398,464 | 0.2% | 95.0% |
| 87 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $1,384,300 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 88 | Talbot County, Georgia | $1,383,900 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 89 | Bartow County, Georgia | $1,359,641 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 90 | Walker County, Georgia | $1,341,099 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 91 | Rabun County, Georgia | $1,312,806 | 0.2% | 95.9% |
| 92 | Walton County, Georgia | $1,282,216 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 93 | Henry County, Georgia | $1,277,122 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 94 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $1,275,671 | 0.2% | 96.3% |
| 95 | Schley County, Georgia | $1,231,442 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 96 | Long County, Georgia | $1,119,442 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 97 | Polk County, Georgia | $1,052,620 | 0.1% | 96.8% |
| 98 | Carroll County, Georgia | $1,029,311 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 99 | Glascock County, Georgia | $1,014,560 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 100 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $1,002,049 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 101 | Harris County, Georgia | $909,743 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 102 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $880,448 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 103 | Upson County, Georgia | $875,122 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 104 | Franklin County, Georgia | $864,266 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 105 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $841,969 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 106 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $819,359 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 107 | Spalding County, Georgia | $809,602 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 108 | White County, Georgia | $809,416 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 109 | Banks County, Georgia | $786,238 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 110 | Barrow County, Georgia | $782,746 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 111 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $778,753 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 112 | Richmond County, Georgia | $762,424 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 113 | Hancock County, Georgia | $746,432 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 114 | Bibb County, Georgia | $686,290 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 115 | Jasper County, Georgia | $660,314 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 116 | Fannin County, Georgia | $640,273 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 117 | Newton County, Georgia | $576,240 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 118 | Jones County, Georgia | $571,970 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 119 | Murray County, Georgia | $538,931 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 120 | Troup County, Georgia | $509,666 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 121 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $493,548 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 122 | Hall County, Georgia | $484,816 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 123 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | $443,984 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 124 | Columbia County, Georgia | $419,466 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 125 | Dade County, Georgia | $414,646 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 126 | Union County, Georgia | $409,971 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 127 | Quitman County, Georgia | $398,679 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 128 | Coweta County, Georgia | $392,047 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 129 | Butts County, Georgia | $376,565 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 130 | Bryan County, Georgia | $374,140 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 131 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $354,607 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 132 | Charlton County, Georgia | $314,551 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 133 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $312,185 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 134 | Habersham County, Georgia | $297,158 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 135 | McIntosh County, Georgia | $231,920 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 136 | Clarke County, Georgia | $229,503 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 137 | Stephens County, Georgia | $198,319 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 138 | Haralson County, Georgia | $191,577 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 139 | Heard County, Georgia | $184,973 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 140 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $176,763 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 141 | Fulton County, Georgia | $159,198 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 142 | Pickens County, Georgia | $120,200 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 143 | Chatham County, Georgia | $106,673 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 144 | Muscogee County, Georgia | $105,802 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 145 | Fayette County, Georgia | $100,108 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 146 | Liberty County, Georgia | $91,937 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 147 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $77,993 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 148 | Paulding County, Georgia | $77,428 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 149 | Towns County, Georgia | $72,516 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 150 | Camden County, Georgia | $68,042 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 151 | Clayton County, Georgia | $65,943 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 152 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | $62,839 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 153 | Dawson County, Georgia | $45,572 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 154 | Douglas County, Georgia | $18,766 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 155 | Rockdale County, Georgia | $17,309 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 156 | Chattahoochee County, Georgia | $14,115 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 157 | Glynn County, Georgia | $13,494 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 158 | Cobb County, Georgia | $12,425 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 159 | DeKalb County, Georgia | $4,292 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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