Emergency Conservation payments in Georgia totaled $72.9 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Georgia Receiving Emergency Conservation payments, 1995-2020‡
Rank |
County |
Emergency Conservation 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
1 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $7,003,744 | 9.6% | 9.6% |
2 | Peach County, Georgia | $4,029,959 | 5.5% | 15.1% |
3 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $3,396,269 | 4.7% | 19.8% |
4 | Lee County, Georgia | $2,918,363 | 4.0% | 23.8% |
5 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $2,813,330 | 3.9% | 27.7% |
6 | Worth County, Georgia | $2,544,280 | 3.5% | 31.2% |
7 | Dooly County, Georgia | $1,687,433 | 2.3% | 33.5% |
8 | Sumter County, Georgia | $1,686,343 | 2.3% | 35.8% |
9 | Bartow County, Georgia | $1,514,171 | 2.1% | 37.9% |
10 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $1,494,922 | 2.1% | 39.9% |
11 | Grady County, Georgia | $1,469,055 | 2.0% | 41.9% |
12 | Macon County, Georgia | $1,288,686 | 1.8% | 43.7% |
13 | Crisp County, Georgia | $1,283,792 | 1.8% | 45.5% |
14 | Houston County, Georgia | $1,215,826 | 1.7% | 47.1% |
15 | Gordon County, Georgia | $1,156,003 | 1.6% | 48.7% |
16 | Turner County, Georgia | $1,053,168 | 1.4% | 50.2% |
17 | Madison County, Georgia | $981,902 | 1.3% | 51.5% |
18 | Crawford County, Georgia | $952,963 | 1.3% | 52.8% |
19 | Brooks County, Georgia | $939,375 | 1.3% | 54.1% |
20 | Berrien County, Georgia | $892,363 | 1.2% | 55.3% |
21 | Carroll County, Georgia | $886,844 | 1.2% | 56.6% |
22 | Randolph County, Georgia | $836,770 | 1.1% | 57.7% |
23 | Early County, Georgia | $835,871 | 1.1% | 58.8% |
24 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $799,462 | 1.1% | 59.9% |
25 | Screven County, Georgia | $780,956 | 1.1% | 61.0% |
26 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $741,611 | 1.0% | 62.0% |
27 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $735,286 | 1.0% | 63.0% |
28 | Thomas County, Georgia | $702,342 | 1.0% | 64.0% |
29 | Terrell County, Georgia | $667,425 | 0.9% | 64.9% |
30 | Hall County, Georgia | $665,867 | 0.9% | 65.8% |
31 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $639,414 | 0.9% | 66.7% |
32 | Seminole County, Georgia | $619,287 | 0.8% | 67.6% |
33 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $617,305 | 0.8% | 68.4% |
34 | Floyd County, Georgia | $592,187 | 0.8% | 69.2% |
35 | Miller County, Georgia | $585,221 | 0.8% | 70.0% |
36 | Webster County, Georgia | $580,641 | 0.8% | 70.8% |
37 | Tift County, Georgia | $568,268 | 0.8% | 71.6% |
38 | Toombs County, Georgia | $525,053 | 0.7% | 72.3% |
39 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $514,138 | 0.7% | 73.0% |
40 | Decatur County, Georgia | $504,674 | 0.7% | 73.7% |
41 | Jackson County, Georgia | $504,425 | 0.7% | 74.4% |
42 | Hart County, Georgia | $495,288 | 0.7% | 75.1% |
43 | Franklin County, Georgia | $487,930 | 0.7% | 75.8% |
44 | Polk County, Georgia | $459,745 | 0.6% | 76.4% |
45 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $457,529 | 0.6% | 77.0% |
46 | Dodge County, Georgia | $451,701 | 0.6% | 77.6% |
47 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $442,386 | 0.6% | 78.2% |
48 | Lamar County, Georgia | $435,600 | 0.6% | 78.8% |
49 | Elbert County, Georgia | $418,690 | 0.6% | 79.4% |
50 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $411,672 | 0.6% | 80.0% |
51 | Irwin County, Georgia | $410,229 | 0.6% | 80.5% |
52 | Pierce County, Georgia | $405,276 | 0.6% | 81.1% |
53 | Walker County, Georgia | $391,074 | 0.5% | 81.6% |
54 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $387,919 | 0.5% | 82.2% |
55 | Pickens County, Georgia | $384,751 | 0.5% | 82.7% |
56 | Telfair County, Georgia | $378,637 | 0.5% | 83.2% |
57 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $377,988 | 0.5% | 83.7% |
58 | Banks County, Georgia | $376,605 | 0.5% | 84.3% |
59 | Laurens County, Georgia | $373,942 | 0.5% | 84.8% |
60 | Baker County, Georgia | $370,463 | 0.5% | 85.3% |
61 | Marion County, Georgia | $358,085 | 0.5% | 85.8% |
62 | White County, Georgia | $345,876 | 0.5% | 86.2% |
63 | Appling County, Georgia | $338,105 | 0.5% | 86.7% |
64 | Johnson County, Georgia | $306,047 | 0.4% | 87.1% |
65 | Oconee County, Georgia | $305,303 | 0.4% | 87.5% |
66 | Clay County, Georgia | $304,892 | 0.4% | 88.0% |
67 | Douglas County, Georgia | $299,594 | 0.4% | 88.4% |
68 | Monroe County, Georgia | $290,810 | 0.4% | 88.8% |
69 | Taylor County, Georgia | $288,430 | 0.4% | 89.2% |
70 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $281,514 | 0.4% | 89.6% |
71 | Heard County, Georgia | $273,201 | 0.4% | 89.9% |
72 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $272,234 | 0.4% | 90.3% |
73 | Candler County, Georgia | $251,298 | 0.3% | 90.6% |
74 | Coffee County, Georgia | $227,415 | 0.3% | 91.0% |
75 | Walton County, Georgia | $224,898 | 0.3% | 91.3% |
76 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $224,862 | 0.3% | 91.6% |
77 | Habersham County, Georgia | $222,270 | 0.3% | 91.9% |
78 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $220,562 | 0.3% | 92.2% |
79 | Morgan County, Georgia | $210,740 | 0.3% | 92.5% |
80 | Wayne County, Georgia | $205,100 | 0.3% | 92.8% |
81 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | $202,230 | 0.3% | 93.0% |
82 | Spalding County, Georgia | $199,444 | 0.3% | 93.3% |
83 | Stewart County, Georgia | $192,135 | 0.3% | 93.6% |
84 | Coweta County, Georgia | $190,094 | 0.3% | 93.8% |
85 | Upson County, Georgia | $188,047 | 0.3% | 94.1% |
86 | Bibb County, Georgia | $174,666 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
87 | Evans County, Georgia | $172,487 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
88 | Washington County, Georgia | $170,067 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
89 | Pike County, Georgia | $163,032 | 0.2% | 95.0% |
90 | Lanier County, Georgia | $158,949 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
91 | Fannin County, Georgia | $152,346 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
92 | Murray County, Georgia | $148,974 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
93 | Henry County, Georgia | $138,127 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
94 | Barrow County, Georgia | $130,784 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
95 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $121,126 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
96 | Rabun County, Georgia | $118,107 | 0.2% | 96.4% |
97 | Cook County, Georgia | $115,074 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
98 | Burke County, Georgia | $113,700 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
99 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $113,407 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
100 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $112,610 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
101 | Paulding County, Georgia | $107,749 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
102 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $106,174 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
103 | Schley County, Georgia | $104,447 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
104 | Putnam County, Georgia | $90,861 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
105 | Bacon County, Georgia | $85,382 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
106 | Effingham County, Georgia | $80,275 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
107 | Dade County, Georgia | $76,280 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
108 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $75,348 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
109 | Dawson County, Georgia | $74,742 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
110 | Hancock County, Georgia | $68,723 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
111 | Troup County, Georgia | $67,975 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
112 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $67,682 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
113 | Stephens County, Georgia | $66,450 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
114 | Talbot County, Georgia | $64,009 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
115 | Jones County, Georgia | $59,991 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
116 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $59,525 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
117 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $59,287 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
118 | Haralson County, Georgia | $56,875 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
119 | Harris County, Georgia | $53,401 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
120 | Cobb County, Georgia | $52,870 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
121 | Union County, Georgia | $52,074 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
122 | Clarke County, Georgia | $51,388 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
123 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $50,153 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
124 | Greene County, Georgia | $47,581 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
125 | Towns County, Georgia | $46,331 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
126 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $45,930 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
127 | Butts County, Georgia | $45,908 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
128 | Quitman County, Georgia | $37,934 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
129 | Fulton County, Georgia | $32,583 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
130 | Glascock County, Georgia | $30,857 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
131 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $28,030 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
132 | Warren County, Georgia | $26,690 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
133 | Jasper County, Georgia | $26,429 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
134 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | $24,813 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
135 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $22,091 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
136 | Ware County, Georgia | $18,512 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
137 | Long County, Georgia | $15,471 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
138 | Brantley County, Georgia | $14,862 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
139 | Charlton County, Georgia | $14,596 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
140 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $14,263 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
141 | Richmond County, Georgia | $13,870 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
142 | Chatham County, Georgia | $11,706 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
143 | Echols County, Georgia | $9,971 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
144 | Bryan County, Georgia | $9,857 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
145 | Fayette County, Georgia | $7,351 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
146 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $6,772 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
147 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $4,948 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
148 | Chattahoochee County, Georgia | $3,462 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
149 | Clinch County, Georgia | $3,233 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
150 | Muscogee County, Georgia | $2,647 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
151 | Rockdale County, Georgia | $2,201 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
152 | Liberty County, Georgia | $1,739 | 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.