Emergency Conservation payments in Georgia totaled $40.3 million from 1995-2017.
Counties in Georgia Receiving Emergency Conservation payments, 1995-2017
| Rank |
County |
Emergency Conservation
1995-2017 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $2,080,714 | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| 2 | Peach County, Georgia | $1,914,177 | 4.8% | 9.9% |
| 3 | Bartow County, Georgia | $1,514,171 | 3.8% | 13.7% |
| 4 | Gordon County, Georgia | $1,156,003 | 2.9% | 16.5% |
| 5 | Madison County, Georgia | $981,902 | 2.4% | 19.0% |
| 6 | Carroll County, Georgia | $886,844 | 2.2% | 21.2% |
| 7 | Sumter County, Georgia | $853,522 | 2.1% | 23.3% |
| 8 | Dooly County, Georgia | $797,611 | 2.0% | 25.3% |
| 9 | Houston County, Georgia | $735,411 | 1.8% | 27.1% |
| 10 | Grady County, Georgia | $731,709 | 1.8% | 28.9% |
| 11 | Crawford County, Georgia | $646,258 | 1.6% | 30.5% |
| 12 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $636,100 | 1.6% | 32.1% |
| 13 | Screven County, Georgia | $626,195 | 1.6% | 33.7% |
| 14 | Hall County, Georgia | $620,757 | 1.5% | 35.2% |
| 15 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $617,305 | 1.5% | 36.7% |
| 16 | Floyd County, Georgia | $592,187 | 1.5% | 38.2% |
| 17 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $585,355 | 1.5% | 39.7% |
| 18 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $574,196 | 1.4% | 41.1% |
| 19 | Macon County, Georgia | $573,985 | 1.4% | 42.5% |
| 20 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $572,905 | 1.4% | 43.9% |
| 21 | Thomas County, Georgia | $531,101 | 1.3% | 45.2% |
| 22 | Jackson County, Georgia | $504,425 | 1.3% | 46.5% |
| 23 | Early County, Georgia | $503,347 | 1.2% | 47.7% |
| 24 | Hart County, Georgia | $495,288 | 1.2% | 49.0% |
| 25 | Franklin County, Georgia | $486,314 | 1.2% | 50.2% |
| 26 | Brooks County, Georgia | $468,742 | 1.2% | 51.3% |
| 27 | Polk County, Georgia | $459,745 | 1.1% | 52.5% |
| 28 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $448,465 | 1.1% | 53.6% |
| 29 | Toombs County, Georgia | $435,352 | 1.1% | 54.7% |
| 30 | Lamar County, Georgia | $428,661 | 1.1% | 55.7% |
| 31 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $428,081 | 1.1% | 56.8% |
| 32 | Tift County, Georgia | $427,979 | 1.1% | 57.9% |
| 33 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $420,448 | 1.0% | 58.9% |
| 34 | Elbert County, Georgia | $418,690 | 1.0% | 60.0% |
| 35 | Dodge County, Georgia | $418,656 | 1.0% | 61.0% |
| 36 | Webster County, Georgia | $410,778 | 1.0% | 62.0% |
| 37 | Walker County, Georgia | $391,074 | 1.0% | 63.0% |
| 38 | Berrien County, Georgia | $387,286 | 1.0% | 63.9% |
| 39 | Pickens County, Georgia | $384,751 | 1.0% | 64.9% |
| 40 | Marion County, Georgia | $358,085 | 0.9% | 65.8% |
| 41 | Banks County, Georgia | $347,131 | 0.9% | 66.6% |
| 42 | White County, Georgia | $337,557 | 0.8% | 67.5% |
| 43 | Laurens County, Georgia | $319,077 | 0.8% | 68.3% |
| 44 | Lee County, Georgia | $311,825 | 0.8% | 69.1% |
| 45 | Oconee County, Georgia | $305,303 | 0.8% | 69.8% |
| 46 | Johnson County, Georgia | $304,155 | 0.8% | 70.6% |
| 47 | Douglas County, Georgia | $299,594 | 0.7% | 71.3% |
| 48 | Irwin County, Georgia | $288,989 | 0.7% | 72.0% |
| 49 | Taylor County, Georgia | $288,430 | 0.7% | 72.7% |
| 50 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $282,593 | 0.7% | 73.4% |
| 51 | Monroe County, Georgia | $281,503 | 0.7% | 74.1% |
| 52 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $278,064 | 0.7% | 74.8% |
| 53 | Heard County, Georgia | $273,201 | 0.7% | 75.5% |
| 54 | Randolph County, Georgia | $270,744 | 0.7% | 76.2% |
| 55 | Decatur County, Georgia | $253,912 | 0.6% | 76.8% |
| 56 | Pierce County, Georgia | $248,949 | 0.6% | 77.4% |
| 57 | Telfair County, Georgia | $248,595 | 0.6% | 78.0% |
| 58 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $228,380 | 0.6% | 78.6% |
| 59 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $226,783 | 0.6% | 79.2% |
| 60 | Walton County, Georgia | $224,898 | 0.6% | 79.7% |
| 61 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $224,862 | 0.6% | 80.3% |
| 62 | Seminole County, Georgia | $222,953 | 0.6% | 80.8% |
| 63 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $221,429 | 0.5% | 81.4% |
| 64 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $220,562 | 0.5% | 81.9% |
| 65 | Appling County, Georgia | $209,356 | 0.5% | 82.5% |
| 66 | Habersham County, Georgia | $203,781 | 0.5% | 83.0% |
| 67 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $203,363 | 0.5% | 83.5% |
| 68 | Spalding County, Georgia | $199,444 | 0.5% | 84.0% |
| 69 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | $195,053 | 0.5% | 84.5% |
| 70 | Morgan County, Georgia | $192,009 | 0.5% | 84.9% |
| 71 | Miller County, Georgia | $191,897 | 0.5% | 85.4% |
| 72 | Candler County, Georgia | $190,967 | 0.5% | 85.9% |
| 73 | Coweta County, Georgia | $190,094 | 0.5% | 86.3% |
| 74 | Worth County, Georgia | $189,980 | 0.5% | 86.8% |
| 75 | Upson County, Georgia | $185,970 | 0.5% | 87.3% |
| 76 | Clay County, Georgia | $182,110 | 0.5% | 87.7% |
| 77 | Wayne County, Georgia | $179,330 | 0.4% | 88.2% |
| 78 | Coffee County, Georgia | $179,197 | 0.4% | 88.6% |
| 79 | Pike County, Georgia | $160,802 | 0.4% | 89.0% |
| 80 | Turner County, Georgia | $152,833 | 0.4% | 89.4% |
| 81 | Fannin County, Georgia | $152,346 | 0.4% | 89.8% |
| 82 | Evans County, Georgia | $149,278 | 0.4% | 90.2% |
| 83 | Murray County, Georgia | $148,974 | 0.4% | 90.5% |
| 84 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $147,257 | 0.4% | 90.9% |
| 85 | Henry County, Georgia | $138,127 | 0.3% | 91.2% |
| 86 | Stewart County, Georgia | $137,485 | 0.3% | 91.6% |
| 87 | Barrow County, Georgia | $130,784 | 0.3% | 91.9% |
| 88 | Baker County, Georgia | $129,877 | 0.3% | 92.2% |
| 89 | Bibb County, Georgia | $123,503 | 0.3% | 92.5% |
| 90 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $121,126 | 0.3% | 92.8% |
| 91 | Rabun County, Georgia | $118,107 | 0.3% | 93.1% |
| 92 | Terrell County, Georgia | $114,905 | 0.3% | 93.4% |
| 93 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $113,407 | 0.3% | 93.7% |
| 94 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $112,610 | 0.3% | 94.0% |
| 95 | Paulding County, Georgia | $107,749 | 0.3% | 94.2% |
| 96 | Crisp County, Georgia | $105,628 | 0.3% | 94.5% |
| 97 | Washington County, Georgia | $102,824 | 0.3% | 94.7% |
| 98 | Burke County, Georgia | $100,895 | 0.3% | 95.0% |
| 99 | Lanier County, Georgia | $91,572 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 100 | Schley County, Georgia | $89,977 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 101 | Putnam County, Georgia | $86,842 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 102 | Dade County, Georgia | $76,280 | 0.2% | 95.9% |
| 103 | Dawson County, Georgia | $74,742 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 104 | Troup County, Georgia | $67,975 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 105 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $67,682 | 0.2% | 96.4% |
| 106 | Stephens County, Georgia | $66,450 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 107 | Talbot County, Georgia | $64,009 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 108 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $60,884 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 109 | Effingham County, Georgia | $60,134 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 110 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $59,525 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 111 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $59,287 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 112 | Hancock County, Georgia | $58,161 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 113 | Cook County, Georgia | $58,066 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 114 | Jones County, Georgia | $57,164 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 115 | Haralson County, Georgia | $56,875 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 116 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $54,221 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 117 | Harris County, Georgia | $53,401 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 118 | Cobb County, Georgia | $52,870 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 119 | Union County, Georgia | $52,074 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 120 | Clarke County, Georgia | $51,388 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 121 | Greene County, Georgia | $47,581 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 122 | Towns County, Georgia | $46,331 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 123 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $45,930 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 124 | Butts County, Georgia | $45,908 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 125 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $45,810 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 126 | Quitman County, Georgia | $36,363 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 127 | Fulton County, Georgia | $32,583 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 128 | Glascock County, Georgia | $30,857 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 129 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $28,030 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 130 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | $24,813 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 131 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $23,492 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 132 | Warren County, Georgia | $22,477 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 133 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $22,091 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 134 | Ware County, Georgia | $16,195 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 135 | Jasper County, Georgia | $15,975 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 136 | Long County, Georgia | $15,471 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 137 | Richmond County, Georgia | $13,870 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 138 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $11,984 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 139 | Chatham County, Georgia | $10,124 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 140 | Echols County, Georgia | $9,971 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 141 | Bryan County, Georgia | $9,857 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 142 | Fayette County, Georgia | $7,351 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 143 | Brantley County, Georgia | $7,283 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 144 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $6,772 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 145 | Chattahoochee County, Georgia | $3,462 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 146 | Clinch County, Georgia | $3,233 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 147 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $2,876 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 148 | Muscogee County, Georgia | $2,647 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 149 | Rockdale County, Georgia | $2,201 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 150 | Liberty County, Georgia | $1,739 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 151 | Bacon County, Georgia | $1,619 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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