Miscellaneous Disaster Programs payments in Georgia totaled $41.8 million from 1995-2021.
Counties in Georgia Receiving Miscellaneous Disaster Programs payments, 1995-2021
| Rank |
County |
Miscellaneous Disaster Programs
1995-2021 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $1,933,720 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| 2 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $1,772,755 | 4.2% | 8.9% |
| 3 | Turner County, Georgia | $1,567,505 | 3.7% | 12.6% |
| 4 | Burke County, Georgia | $1,473,507 | 3.5% | 16.1% |
| 5 | Thomas County, Georgia | $1,248,214 | 3.0% | 19.1% |
| 6 | Worth County, Georgia | $1,183,986 | 2.8% | 21.9% |
| 7 | Grady County, Georgia | $1,117,515 | 2.7% | 24.6% |
| 8 | Dooly County, Georgia | $1,050,362 | 2.5% | 27.1% |
| 9 | Lee County, Georgia | $964,162 | 2.3% | 29.4% |
| 10 | Macon County, Georgia | $903,330 | 2.2% | 31.6% |
| 11 | Crisp County, Georgia | $850,182 | 2.0% | 33.6% |
| 12 | Telfair County, Georgia | $844,763 | 2.0% | 35.6% |
| 13 | Brooks County, Georgia | $762,584 | 1.8% | 37.5% |
| 14 | Decatur County, Georgia | $648,156 | 1.5% | 39.0% |
| 15 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $639,975 | 1.5% | 40.5% |
| 16 | Pierce County, Georgia | $608,384 | 1.5% | 42.0% |
| 17 | Terrell County, Georgia | $606,587 | 1.5% | 43.5% |
| 18 | Randolph County, Georgia | $592,975 | 1.4% | 44.9% |
| 19 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $590,321 | 1.4% | 46.3% |
| 20 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $575,834 | 1.4% | 47.7% |
| 21 | Coffee County, Georgia | $555,892 | 1.3% | 49.0% |
| 22 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $548,876 | 1.3% | 50.3% |
| 23 | Appling County, Georgia | $534,674 | 1.3% | 51.6% |
| 24 | Taylor County, Georgia | $528,779 | 1.3% | 52.8% |
| 25 | Screven County, Georgia | $515,923 | 1.2% | 54.1% |
| 26 | Irwin County, Georgia | $511,223 | 1.2% | 55.3% |
| 27 | Berrien County, Georgia | $503,665 | 1.2% | 56.5% |
| 28 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $501,227 | 1.2% | 57.7% |
| 29 | Houston County, Georgia | $496,795 | 1.2% | 58.9% |
| 30 | Early County, Georgia | $466,347 | 1.1% | 60.0% |
| 31 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $452,165 | 1.1% | 61.1% |
| 32 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $432,494 | 1.0% | 62.1% |
| 33 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $413,891 | 1.0% | 63.1% |
| 34 | Dodge County, Georgia | $406,442 | 1.0% | 64.1% |
| 35 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $386,917 | 0.9% | 65.0% |
| 36 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $370,745 | 0.9% | 65.9% |
| 37 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $363,211 | 0.9% | 66.8% |
| 38 | Charlton County, Georgia | $358,847 | 0.9% | 67.6% |
| 39 | Floyd County, Georgia | $358,382 | 0.9% | 68.5% |
| 40 | Cook County, Georgia | $353,118 | 0.8% | 69.3% |
| 41 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $351,257 | 0.8% | 70.2% |
| 42 | Bacon County, Georgia | $337,770 | 0.8% | 71.0% |
| 43 | Sumter County, Georgia | $318,506 | 0.8% | 71.7% |
| 44 | Peach County, Georgia | $316,174 | 0.8% | 72.5% |
| 45 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $304,533 | 0.7% | 73.2% |
| 46 | Tift County, Georgia | $300,706 | 0.7% | 73.9% |
| 47 | Washington County, Georgia | $288,199 | 0.7% | 74.6% |
| 48 | Crawford County, Georgia | $284,332 | 0.7% | 75.3% |
| 49 | Seminole County, Georgia | $283,155 | 0.7% | 76.0% |
| 50 | Toombs County, Georgia | $274,601 | 0.7% | 76.6% |
| 51 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $273,528 | 0.7% | 77.3% |
| 52 | Rabun County, Georgia | $249,106 | 0.6% | 77.9% |
| 53 | Effingham County, Georgia | $247,106 | 0.6% | 78.5% |
| 54 | Greene County, Georgia | $244,107 | 0.6% | 79.1% |
| 55 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $239,691 | 0.6% | 79.6% |
| 56 | Richmond County, Georgia | $239,557 | 0.6% | 80.2% |
| 57 | Wayne County, Georgia | $239,389 | 0.6% | 80.8% |
| 58 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $231,755 | 0.6% | 81.3% |
| 59 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $227,990 | 0.5% | 81.9% |
| 60 | Echols County, Georgia | $226,285 | 0.5% | 82.4% |
| 61 | Lamar County, Georgia | $221,032 | 0.5% | 82.9% |
| 62 | Hall County, Georgia | $209,690 | 0.5% | 83.4% |
| 63 | Clinch County, Georgia | $202,961 | 0.5% | 83.9% |
| 64 | Monroe County, Georgia | $200,494 | 0.5% | 84.4% |
| 65 | Putnam County, Georgia | $200,494 | 0.5% | 84.9% |
| 66 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $196,826 | 0.5% | 85.4% |
| 67 | Miller County, Georgia | $192,226 | 0.5% | 85.8% |
| 68 | Brantley County, Georgia | $188,106 | 0.4% | 86.3% |
| 69 | Lanier County, Georgia | $187,976 | 0.4% | 86.7% |
| 70 | Laurens County, Georgia | $186,553 | 0.4% | 87.2% |
| 71 | Pike County, Georgia | $172,939 | 0.4% | 87.6% |
| 72 | Webster County, Georgia | $164,313 | 0.4% | 88.0% |
| 73 | Morgan County, Georgia | $161,294 | 0.4% | 88.4% |
| 74 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $159,851 | 0.4% | 88.7% |
| 75 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $153,060 | 0.4% | 89.1% |
| 76 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $151,270 | 0.4% | 89.5% |
| 77 | Stephens County, Georgia | $149,816 | 0.4% | 89.8% |
| 78 | Jones County, Georgia | $146,942 | 0.4% | 90.2% |
| 79 | Clay County, Georgia | $144,436 | 0.3% | 90.5% |
| 80 | Ware County, Georgia | $141,656 | 0.3% | 90.9% |
| 81 | Evans County, Georgia | $133,104 | 0.3% | 91.2% |
| 82 | Hart County, Georgia | $132,227 | 0.3% | 91.5% |
| 83 | Bartow County, Georgia | $125,655 | 0.3% | 91.8% |
| 84 | Habersham County, Georgia | $123,030 | 0.3% | 92.1% |
| 85 | Union County, Georgia | $119,137 | 0.3% | 92.4% |
| 86 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $116,506 | 0.3% | 92.6% |
| 87 | Talbot County, Georgia | $113,961 | 0.3% | 92.9% |
| 88 | Troup County, Georgia | $108,169 | 0.3% | 93.2% |
| 89 | Heard County, Georgia | $106,351 | 0.3% | 93.4% |
| 90 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $103,543 | 0.2% | 93.7% |
| 91 | Stewart County, Georgia | $102,620 | 0.2% | 93.9% |
| 92 | Spalding County, Georgia | $101,781 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 93 | Banks County, Georgia | $100,757 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 94 | Candler County, Georgia | $97,007 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 95 | Pickens County, Georgia | $88,642 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 96 | Fannin County, Georgia | $85,033 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 97 | Warren County, Georgia | $84,866 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 98 | Baker County, Georgia | $78,802 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 99 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $77,598 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 100 | Johnson County, Georgia | $75,019 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 101 | Polk County, Georgia | $74,917 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 102 | Jasper County, Georgia | $71,516 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 103 | Henry County, Georgia | $70,928 | 0.2% | 96.3% |
| 104 | Schley County, Georgia | $70,422 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 105 | Gordon County, Georgia | $68,910 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 106 | Paulding County, Georgia | $67,717 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 107 | Columbia County, Georgia | $67,025 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 108 | Jackson County, Georgia | $66,100 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 109 | Bibb County, Georgia | $63,001 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 110 | Dade County, Georgia | $62,519 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 111 | Butts County, Georgia | $62,295 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 112 | Marion County, Georgia | $60,987 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 113 | Walker County, Georgia | $60,800 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 114 | Long County, Georgia | $58,763 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 115 | Liberty County, Georgia | $57,490 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 116 | Haralson County, Georgia | $54,899 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 117 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $53,635 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 118 | Camden County, Georgia | $52,875 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 119 | Glynn County, Georgia | $52,875 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 120 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $52,546 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 121 | Glascock County, Georgia | $41,352 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 122 | Oconee County, Georgia | $40,582 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 123 | Harris County, Georgia | $38,909 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 124 | Barrow County, Georgia | $32,460 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 125 | White County, Georgia | $30,889 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 126 | Towns County, Georgia | $30,604 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 127 | Coweta County, Georgia | $29,189 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 128 | Clarke County, Georgia | $27,507 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 129 | Upson County, Georgia | $27,330 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 130 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | $27,036 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 131 | Walton County, Georgia | $25,317 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 132 | Elbert County, Georgia | $23,667 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 133 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $21,267 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 134 | Carroll County, Georgia | $20,603 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 135 | Quitman County, Georgia | $16,201 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 136 | Hancock County, Georgia | $11,637 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 137 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $10,658 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 138 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $10,199 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 139 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $7,210 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 140 | Newton County, Georgia | $5,524 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 141 | Fulton County, Georgia | $4,633 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 142 | Madison County, Georgia | $3,728 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 143 | Murray County, Georgia | $3,354 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 144 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $2,941 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 145 | Chatham County, Georgia | $2,392 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 146 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $1,987 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 147 | Fayette County, Georgia | $1,492 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 148 | Bryan County, Georgia | $1,437 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 149 | Franklin County, Georgia | $1,217 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 150 | Clayton County, Georgia | $623 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 151 | Douglas County, Georgia | $182 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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