Total Agricultural Risk Coverage payments in Georgia totaled $115 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Georgia Receiving Total Agricultural Risk Coverage payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Total Agricultural Risk Coverage
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $6,687,462 | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $5,757,828 | 5.0% | 10.8% |
| 3 | Decatur County, Georgia | $5,515,114 | 4.8% | 15.6% |
| 4 | Seminole County, Georgia | $4,795,695 | 4.2% | 19.8% |
| 5 | Miller County, Georgia | $4,782,449 | 4.2% | 23.9% |
| 6 | Sumter County, Georgia | $4,766,694 | 4.1% | 28.1% |
| 7 | Burke County, Georgia | $4,285,877 | 3.7% | 31.8% |
| 8 | Terrell County, Georgia | $4,103,145 | 3.6% | 35.3% |
| 9 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $4,025,164 | 3.5% | 38.8% |
| 10 | Lee County, Georgia | $3,930,215 | 3.4% | 42.3% |
| 11 | Randolph County, Georgia | $3,735,438 | 3.2% | 45.5% |
| 12 | Macon County, Georgia | $3,556,299 | 3.1% | 48.6% |
| 13 | Early County, Georgia | $3,470,993 | 3.0% | 51.6% |
| 14 | Worth County, Georgia | $3,179,802 | 2.8% | 54.4% |
| 15 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $2,796,042 | 2.4% | 56.8% |
| 16 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $2,519,810 | 2.2% | 59.0% |
| 17 | Grady County, Georgia | $2,339,616 | 2.0% | 61.0% |
| 18 | Brooks County, Georgia | $2,007,924 | 1.7% | 62.8% |
| 19 | Toombs County, Georgia | $1,953,170 | 1.7% | 64.5% |
| 20 | Dooly County, Georgia | $1,951,474 | 1.7% | 66.2% |
| 21 | Baker County, Georgia | $1,722,444 | 1.5% | 67.7% |
| 22 | Washington County, Georgia | $1,640,468 | 1.4% | 69.1% |
| 23 | Thomas County, Georgia | $1,504,810 | 1.3% | 70.4% |
| 24 | Pierce County, Georgia | $1,462,219 | 1.3% | 71.7% |
| 25 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $1,410,686 | 1.2% | 72.9% |
| 26 | Dodge County, Georgia | $1,353,940 | 1.2% | 74.1% |
| 27 | Laurens County, Georgia | $1,307,984 | 1.1% | 75.2% |
| 28 | Coffee County, Georgia | $1,266,883 | 1.1% | 76.3% |
| 29 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $1,208,062 | 1.0% | 77.3% |
| 30 | Irwin County, Georgia | $1,195,748 | 1.0% | 78.4% |
| 31 | Screven County, Georgia | $1,164,363 | 1.0% | 79.4% |
| 32 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $1,001,314 | 0.9% | 80.3% |
| 33 | Turner County, Georgia | $971,638 | 0.8% | 81.1% |
| 34 | Johnson County, Georgia | $941,926 | 0.8% | 81.9% |
| 35 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $921,231 | 0.8% | 82.7% |
| 36 | Clay County, Georgia | $852,338 | 0.7% | 83.5% |
| 37 | Telfair County, Georgia | $845,649 | 0.7% | 84.2% |
| 38 | Houston County, Georgia | $768,799 | 0.7% | 84.9% |
| 39 | Peach County, Georgia | $718,476 | 0.6% | 85.5% |
| 40 | Bacon County, Georgia | $684,982 | 0.6% | 86.1% |
| 41 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $614,722 | 0.5% | 86.6% |
| 42 | Crisp County, Georgia | $613,351 | 0.5% | 87.2% |
| 43 | Candler County, Georgia | $607,932 | 0.5% | 87.7% |
| 44 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $534,816 | 0.5% | 88.1% |
| 45 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $530,035 | 0.5% | 88.6% |
| 46 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $523,666 | 0.5% | 89.1% |
| 47 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $516,722 | 0.4% | 89.5% |
| 48 | Webster County, Georgia | $496,060 | 0.4% | 89.9% |
| 49 | Appling County, Georgia | $489,494 | 0.4% | 90.4% |
| 50 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $457,335 | 0.4% | 90.8% |
| 51 | Wayne County, Georgia | $442,315 | 0.4% | 91.1% |
| 52 | Pike County, Georgia | $411,019 | 0.4% | 91.5% |
| 53 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $403,840 | 0.4% | 91.9% |
| 54 | Bartow County, Georgia | $390,514 | 0.3% | 92.2% |
| 55 | Morgan County, Georgia | $373,156 | 0.3% | 92.5% |
| 56 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $364,835 | 0.3% | 92.8% |
| 57 | Lamar County, Georgia | $354,985 | 0.3% | 93.1% |
| 58 | Gordon County, Georgia | $351,959 | 0.3% | 93.5% |
| 59 | Tift County, Georgia | $340,757 | 0.3% | 93.7% |
| 60 | Floyd County, Georgia | $338,038 | 0.3% | 94.0% |
| 61 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $336,004 | 0.3% | 94.3% |
| 62 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $324,787 | 0.3% | 94.6% |
| 63 | Cook County, Georgia | $312,763 | 0.3% | 94.9% |
| 64 | Marion County, Georgia | $296,433 | 0.3% | 95.1% |
| 65 | Evans County, Georgia | $293,564 | 0.3% | 95.4% |
| 66 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $289,898 | 0.3% | 95.6% |
| 67 | Hart County, Georgia | $284,760 | 0.2% | 95.9% |
| 68 | Effingham County, Georgia | $283,369 | 0.2% | 96.1% |
| 69 | Walker County, Georgia | $280,128 | 0.2% | 96.4% |
| 70 | Schley County, Georgia | $250,239 | 0.2% | 96.6% |
| 71 | Walton County, Georgia | $236,035 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 72 | Madison County, Georgia | $226,918 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 73 | Berrien County, Georgia | $225,941 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 74 | Oconee County, Georgia | $225,908 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 75 | Stewart County, Georgia | $211,251 | 0.2% | 97.6% |
| 76 | Monroe County, Georgia | $191,489 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 77 | Warren County, Georgia | $187,419 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 78 | Richmond County, Georgia | $185,765 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 79 | Quitman County, Georgia | $168,428 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 80 | Echols County, Georgia | $156,833 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 81 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $126,957 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 82 | Taylor County, Georgia | $124,874 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 83 | Crawford County, Georgia | $110,925 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 84 | Bibb County, Georgia | $109,494 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 85 | Ware County, Georgia | $102,997 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 86 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $98,502 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 87 | Lanier County, Georgia | $80,753 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 88 | Jackson County, Georgia | $77,219 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 89 | Bryan County, Georgia | $71,018 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 90 | Polk County, Georgia | $62,664 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 91 | Haralson County, Georgia | $60,189 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 92 | Spalding County, Georgia | $58,136 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 93 | Newton County, Georgia | $54,742 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 94 | Clarke County, Georgia | $51,147 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 95 | Henry County, Georgia | $47,824 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 96 | Glascock County, Georgia | $47,091 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 97 | Brantley County, Georgia | $46,252 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 98 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $45,240 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 99 | Upson County, Georgia | $40,618 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 100 | Franklin County, Georgia | $38,487 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 101 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $35,932 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 102 | Hancock County, Georgia | $32,866 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 103 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $30,382 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 104 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $29,984 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 105 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $27,348 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 106 | Butts County, Georgia | $25,856 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 107 | Union County, Georgia | $25,590 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 108 | Greene County, Georgia | $24,765 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 109 | Barrow County, Georgia | $23,672 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 110 | Banks County, Georgia | $22,119 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 111 | Murray County, Georgia | $19,729 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 112 | Dade County, Georgia | $18,074 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 113 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $17,938 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 114 | Long County, Georgia | $17,271 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 115 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $16,471 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 116 | Talbot County, Georgia | $14,525 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 117 | Fannin County, Georgia | $12,995 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 118 | Putnam County, Georgia | $9,377 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 119 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $8,180 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 120 | Liberty County, Georgia | $6,905 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 121 | Clinch County, Georgia | $6,361 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 122 | Towns County, Georgia | $3,552 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 123 | Fayette County, Georgia | $3,402 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 124 | Jones County, Georgia | $1,792 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 125 | Elbert County, Georgia | $1,659 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 126 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | $882 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 127 | Rockdale County, Georgia | $250 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 128 | Charlton County, Georgia | $123 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 129 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $120 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 130 | Hall County, Georgia | $29 | 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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