Tree Assistance - Total payments in Georgia totaled $3.7 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Georgia Receiving Tree Assistance - Total payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Tree Assistance - Total
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Bacon County, Georgia | $970,066 | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| 2 | Pierce County, Georgia | $472,767 | 12.7% | 38.7% |
| 3 | Clinch County, Georgia | $303,021 | 8.1% | 46.8% |
| 4 | Brantley County, Georgia | $283,747 | 7.6% | 54.4% |
| 5 | Coffee County, Georgia | $240,003 | 6.4% | 60.8% |
| 6 | Brooks County, Georgia | $229,902 | 6.2% | 67.0% |
| 7 | Lanier County, Georgia | $184,570 | 4.9% | 71.9% |
| 8 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $121,185 | 3.2% | 75.2% |
| 9 | Appling County, Georgia | $119,863 | 3.2% | 78.4% |
| 10 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $102,343 | 2.7% | 81.1% |
| 11 | Berrien County, Georgia | $97,817 | 2.6% | 83.8% |
| 12 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $90,164 | 2.4% | 86.2% |
| 13 | Tift County, Georgia | $85,253 | 2.3% | 88.5% |
| 14 | Toombs County, Georgia | $59,526 | 1.6% | 90.1% |
| 15 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $53,572 | 1.4% | 91.5% |
| 16 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $33,311 | 0.9% | 92.4% |
| 17 | Macon County, Georgia | $31,523 | 0.8% | 93.2% |
| 18 | Oconee County, Georgia | $29,083 | 0.8% | 94.0% |
| 19 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $27,198 | 0.7% | 94.7% |
| 20 | Taylor County, Georgia | $26,486 | 0.7% | 95.5% |
| 21 | Douglas County, Georgia | $21,705 | 0.6% | 96.0% |
| 22 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $21,342 | 0.6% | 96.6% |
| 23 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $19,567 | 0.5% | 97.1% |
| 24 | Worth County, Georgia | $17,232 | 0.5% | 97.6% |
| 25 | Peach County, Georgia | $11,069 | 0.3% | 97.9% |
| 26 | Randolph County, Georgia | $9,211 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 27 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $9,125 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 28 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $8,592 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 29 | Talbot County, Georgia | $8,268 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 30 | Irwin County, Georgia | $6,166 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 31 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $5,684 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 32 | Echols County, Georgia | $5,447 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 33 | Ware County, Georgia | $4,443 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 34 | Crisp County, Georgia | $4,035 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 35 | Pike County, Georgia | $3,511 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 36 | Wayne County, Georgia | $3,260 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 37 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $3,016 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 38 | Turner County, Georgia | $1,757 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 39 | Houston County, Georgia | $1,714 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 40 | Chatham County, Georgia | $1,172 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 41 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $934 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 42 | Screven County, Georgia | $900 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 43 | Seminole County, Georgia | $896 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 44 | Marion County, Georgia | $606 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 45 | Polk County, Georgia | $540 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 46 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $238 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 47 | Thomas County, Georgia | $180 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 48 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $150 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Candler County, Georgia | $142 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Evans County, Georgia | $140 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 51 | Baker County, Georgia | $132 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 52 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $-1,650 | 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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