Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments in Georgia totaled $64.9 million in 2020‡
Counties in Georgia Receiving Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Brooks County, Georgia | $4,027,931 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| 2 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $2,989,262 | 4.6% | 10.8% |
| 3 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $2,548,261 | 3.9% | 14.7% |
| 4 | Burke County, Georgia | $2,485,253 | 3.8% | 18.6% |
| 5 | Dooly County, Georgia | $1,846,175 | 2.8% | 21.4% |
| 6 | Berrien County, Georgia | $1,791,783 | 2.8% | 24.2% |
| 7 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $1,599,564 | 2.5% | 26.6% |
| 8 | Worth County, Georgia | $1,571,799 | 2.4% | 29.1% |
| 9 | Coffee County, Georgia | $1,504,921 | 2.3% | 31.4% |
| 10 | Early County, Georgia | $1,451,672 | 2.2% | 33.6% |
| 11 | Grady County, Georgia | $1,386,001 | 2.1% | 35.7% |
| 12 | Macon County, Georgia | $1,383,483 | 2.1% | 37.9% |
| 13 | Miller County, Georgia | $1,349,489 | 2.1% | 40.0% |
| 14 | Decatur County, Georgia | $1,311,720 | 2.0% | 42.0% |
| 15 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $1,254,917 | 1.9% | 43.9% |
| 16 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $1,240,593 | 1.9% | 45.8% |
| 17 | Crisp County, Georgia | $1,214,322 | 1.9% | 47.7% |
| 18 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $1,152,590 | 1.8% | 49.5% |
| 19 | Sumter County, Georgia | $1,116,603 | 1.7% | 51.2% |
| 20 | Appling County, Georgia | $1,017,450 | 1.6% | 52.8% |
| 21 | Thomas County, Georgia | $1,000,520 | 1.5% | 54.3% |
| 22 | Dodge County, Georgia | $951,415 | 1.5% | 55.8% |
| 23 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $907,977 | 1.4% | 57.2% |
| 24 | Terrell County, Georgia | $894,150 | 1.4% | 58.5% |
| 25 | Bacon County, Georgia | $880,861 | 1.4% | 59.9% |
| 26 | Irwin County, Georgia | $859,403 | 1.3% | 61.2% |
| 27 | Turner County, Georgia | $798,827 | 1.2% | 62.5% |
| 28 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $758,186 | 1.2% | 63.6% |
| 29 | Cook County, Georgia | $731,825 | 1.1% | 64.7% |
| 30 | Carroll County, Georgia | $728,599 | 1.1% | 65.9% |
| 31 | Pierce County, Georgia | $726,433 | 1.1% | 67.0% |
| 32 | Lee County, Georgia | $668,153 | 1.0% | 68.0% |
| 33 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $653,270 | 1.0% | 69.0% |
| 34 | Seminole County, Georgia | $634,965 | 1.0% | 70.0% |
| 35 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $578,238 | 0.9% | 70.9% |
| 36 | Putnam County, Georgia | $549,626 | 0.8% | 71.7% |
| 37 | Madison County, Georgia | $529,527 | 0.8% | 72.6% |
| 38 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $520,971 | 0.8% | 73.4% |
| 39 | Webster County, Georgia | $490,712 | 0.8% | 74.1% |
| 40 | Walker County, Georgia | $469,964 | 0.7% | 74.8% |
| 41 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $468,574 | 0.7% | 75.6% |
| 42 | Bartow County, Georgia | $461,065 | 0.7% | 76.3% |
| 43 | Wayne County, Georgia | $451,222 | 0.7% | 77.0% |
| 44 | Jackson County, Georgia | $432,915 | 0.7% | 77.6% |
| 45 | Telfair County, Georgia | $413,111 | 0.6% | 78.3% |
| 46 | Walton County, Georgia | $406,890 | 0.6% | 78.9% |
| 47 | Gordon County, Georgia | $401,966 | 0.6% | 79.5% |
| 48 | Washington County, Georgia | $392,178 | 0.6% | 80.1% |
| 49 | Hart County, Georgia | $378,240 | 0.6% | 80.7% |
| 50 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $370,741 | 0.6% | 81.3% |
| 51 | Warren County, Georgia | $359,042 | 0.6% | 81.8% |
| 52 | Laurens County, Georgia | $346,558 | 0.5% | 82.4% |
| 53 | Randolph County, Georgia | $342,651 | 0.5% | 82.9% |
| 54 | Tift County, Georgia | $333,501 | 0.5% | 83.4% |
| 55 | Hall County, Georgia | $312,870 | 0.5% | 83.9% |
| 56 | Greene County, Georgia | $310,627 | 0.5% | 84.4% |
| 57 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $310,443 | 0.5% | 84.8% |
| 58 | Baker County, Georgia | $310,205 | 0.5% | 85.3% |
| 59 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $301,494 | 0.5% | 85.8% |
| 60 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $287,275 | 0.4% | 86.2% |
| 61 | Marion County, Georgia | $269,680 | 0.4% | 86.6% |
| 62 | Habersham County, Georgia | $266,247 | 0.4% | 87.1% |
| 63 | Floyd County, Georgia | $262,634 | 0.4% | 87.5% |
| 64 | Polk County, Georgia | $260,062 | 0.4% | 87.9% |
| 65 | Johnson County, Georgia | $242,444 | 0.4% | 88.2% |
| 66 | Franklin County, Georgia | $238,901 | 0.4% | 88.6% |
| 67 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $237,963 | 0.4% | 89.0% |
| 68 | Morgan County, Georgia | $235,278 | 0.4% | 89.3% |
| 69 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $233,259 | 0.4% | 89.7% |
| 70 | Screven County, Georgia | $220,458 | 0.3% | 90.0% |
| 71 | Elbert County, Georgia | $219,528 | 0.3% | 90.4% |
| 72 | Lamar County, Georgia | $216,738 | 0.3% | 90.7% |
| 73 | Lanier County, Georgia | $216,384 | 0.3% | 91.0% |
| 74 | Toombs County, Georgia | $213,195 | 0.3% | 91.4% |
| 75 | Monroe County, Georgia | $210,381 | 0.3% | 91.7% |
| 76 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $209,185 | 0.3% | 92.0% |
| 77 | Union County, Georgia | $208,330 | 0.3% | 92.3% |
| 78 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $198,980 | 0.3% | 92.6% |
| 79 | Banks County, Georgia | $193,453 | 0.3% | 92.9% |
| 80 | Oconee County, Georgia | $189,279 | 0.3% | 93.2% |
| 81 | Clay County, Georgia | $187,051 | 0.3% | 93.5% |
| 82 | Jones County, Georgia | $186,278 | 0.3% | 93.8% |
| 83 | Dawson County, Georgia | $174,377 | 0.3% | 94.1% |
| 84 | Murray County, Georgia | $158,201 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
| 85 | Clinch County, Georgia | $157,843 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 86 | Pike County, Georgia | $154,547 | 0.2% | 94.8% |
| 87 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $143,323 | 0.2% | 95.0% |
| 88 | Jasper County, Georgia | $139,210 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 89 | Coweta County, Georgia | $136,130 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 90 | Towns County, Georgia | $131,222 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 91 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $121,934 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 92 | Barrow County, Georgia | $118,914 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 93 | Clarke County, Georgia | $112,739 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 94 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $109,492 | 0.2% | 96.4% |
| 95 | Haralson County, Georgia | $103,879 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 96 | Echols County, Georgia | $101,375 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 97 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $100,438 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 98 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $99,305 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 99 | Brantley County, Georgia | $99,272 | 0.2% | 97.1% |
| 100 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $99,144 | 0.2% | 97.3% |
| 101 | Candler County, Georgia | $89,382 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 102 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | $87,231 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 103 | Stewart County, Georgia | $81,372 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 104 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $77,940 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 105 | Troup County, Georgia | $75,804 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 106 | Talbot County, Georgia | $74,326 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 107 | Evans County, Georgia | $74,057 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 108 | Upson County, Georgia | $72,939 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 109 | Stephens County, Georgia | $68,802 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 110 | Glascock County, Georgia | $67,339 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 111 | Butts County, Georgia | $65,420 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 112 | Fannin County, Georgia | $58,556 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 113 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $56,437 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 114 | Hancock County, Georgia | $55,106 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 115 | White County, Georgia | $54,882 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 116 | Ware County, Georgia | $48,348 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 117 | Heard County, Georgia | $47,960 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 118 | Harris County, Georgia | $47,626 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 119 | Charlton County, Georgia | $46,258 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 120 | Newton County, Georgia | $45,429 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 121 | Spalding County, Georgia | $44,585 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 122 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $42,622 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 123 | Schley County, Georgia | $42,202 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 124 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $41,489 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 125 | Columbia County, Georgia | $38,430 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 126 | Long County, Georgia | $31,974 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 127 | Quitman County, Georgia | $28,526 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 128 | Henry County, Georgia | $27,990 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 129 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $25,696 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 130 | Pickens County, Georgia | $22,870 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 131 | Dade County, Georgia | $22,633 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 132 | Fulton County, Georgia | $19,204 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 133 | Rabun County, Georgia | $15,514 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 134 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $15,206 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 135 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $12,106 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 136 | Paulding County, Georgia | $9,883 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 137 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $7,018 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 138 | Richmond County, Georgia | $5,862 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 139 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | $4,166 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 140 | Camden County, Georgia | $2,949 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 141 | Glynn County, Georgia | $2,191 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 142 | Muscogee County, Georgia | $2,033 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 143 | Liberty County, Georgia | $1,759 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 144 | Chattahoochee County, Georgia | $1,003 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 145 | Fayette County, Georgia | $530 | 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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