Conservation payments in Georgia totaled $14.4 million in 2019
Counties in Georgia Receiving Subtotal, Conservation Programs payments, 2019
| Rank |
County |
Subtotal, Conservation Programs
2019 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Terrell County, Georgia | $970,301 | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| 2 | Dooly County, Georgia | $874,927 | 6.1% | 12.8% |
| 3 | Sumter County, Georgia | $734,941 | 5.1% | 17.9% |
| 4 | Turner County, Georgia | $605,858 | 4.2% | 22.1% |
| 5 | Early County, Georgia | $552,585 | 3.8% | 25.9% |
| 6 | Brooks County, Georgia | $543,407 | 3.8% | 29.7% |
| 7 | Grady County, Georgia | $469,870 | 3.3% | 32.9% |
| 8 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $422,881 | 2.9% | 35.8% |
| 9 | Crisp County, Georgia | $409,574 | 2.8% | 38.7% |
| 10 | Lee County, Georgia | $384,102 | 2.7% | 41.3% |
| 11 | Worth County, Georgia | $369,843 | 2.6% | 43.9% |
| 12 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $365,353 | 2.5% | 46.4% |
| 13 | Thomas County, Georgia | $362,541 | 2.5% | 48.9% |
| 14 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $361,172 | 2.5% | 51.4% |
| 15 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $354,620 | 2.5% | 53.9% |
| 16 | Decatur County, Georgia | $349,719 | 2.4% | 56.3% |
| 17 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $334,541 | 2.3% | 58.6% |
| 18 | Laurens County, Georgia | $332,835 | 2.3% | 60.9% |
| 19 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $310,884 | 2.2% | 63.1% |
| 20 | Coffee County, Georgia | $278,318 | 1.9% | 65.0% |
| 21 | Randolph County, Georgia | $266,560 | 1.8% | 66.9% |
| 22 | Dodge County, Georgia | $263,686 | 1.8% | 68.7% |
| 23 | Irwin County, Georgia | $252,409 | 1.7% | 70.4% |
| 24 | Macon County, Georgia | $250,785 | 1.7% | 72.2% |
| 25 | Screven County, Georgia | $224,775 | 1.6% | 73.7% |
| 26 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $216,728 | 1.5% | 75.2% |
| 27 | Telfair County, Georgia | $210,316 | 1.5% | 76.7% |
| 28 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $201,614 | 1.4% | 78.1% |
| 29 | Webster County, Georgia | $199,072 | 1.4% | 79.5% |
| 30 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $189,224 | 1.3% | 80.8% |
| 31 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $151,841 | 1.1% | 81.8% |
| 32 | Candler County, Georgia | $148,758 | 1.0% | 82.8% |
| 33 | Stewart County, Georgia | $141,897 | 1.0% | 83.8% |
| 34 | Quitman County, Georgia | $119,400 | 0.8% | 84.7% |
| 35 | Clay County, Georgia | $119,095 | 0.8% | 85.5% |
| 36 | Cook County, Georgia | $107,148 | 0.7% | 86.2% |
| 37 | Berrien County, Georgia | $97,041 | 0.7% | 86.9% |
| 38 | Tift County, Georgia | $95,700 | 0.7% | 87.6% |
| 39 | Johnson County, Georgia | $93,957 | 0.7% | 88.2% |
| 40 | Miller County, Georgia | $89,907 | 0.6% | 88.8% |
| 41 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $83,993 | 0.6% | 89.4% |
| 42 | Washington County, Georgia | $81,938 | 0.6% | 90.0% |
| 43 | Burke County, Georgia | $80,960 | 0.6% | 90.5% |
| 44 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $73,548 | 0.5% | 91.1% |
| 45 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $67,180 | 0.5% | 91.5% |
| 46 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $64,903 | 0.4% | 92.0% |
| 47 | Lanier County, Georgia | $64,812 | 0.4% | 92.4% |
| 48 | Appling County, Georgia | $62,623 | 0.4% | 92.8% |
| 49 | Toombs County, Georgia | $55,640 | 0.4% | 93.2% |
| 50 | Seminole County, Georgia | $55,250 | 0.4% | 93.6% |
| 51 | Schley County, Georgia | $54,956 | 0.4% | 94.0% |
| 52 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $51,207 | 0.4% | 94.4% |
| 53 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $48,262 | 0.3% | 94.7% |
| 54 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $47,027 | 0.3% | 95.0% |
| 55 | Floyd County, Georgia | $40,022 | 0.3% | 95.3% |
| 56 | Walton County, Georgia | $33,222 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 57 | Evans County, Georgia | $32,235 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 58 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $32,175 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 59 | Hart County, Georgia | $27,543 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 60 | Houston County, Georgia | $27,266 | 0.2% | 96.3% |
| 61 | Pierce County, Georgia | $26,499 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 62 | Taylor County, Georgia | $25,791 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 63 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $24,927 | 0.2% | 96.9% |
| 64 | Pike County, Georgia | $24,164 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 65 | Marion County, Georgia | $23,681 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 66 | Peach County, Georgia | $22,799 | 0.2% | 97.4% |
| 67 | Oconee County, Georgia | $20,844 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 68 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $18,886 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 69 | Echols County, Georgia | $18,011 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 70 | Glascock County, Georgia | $17,592 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 71 | Madison County, Georgia | $16,840 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 72 | Warren County, Georgia | $14,866 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 73 | Clarke County, Georgia | $13,282 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 74 | Morgan County, Georgia | $13,265 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 75 | Crawford County, Georgia | $12,417 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 76 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $11,860 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 77 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $11,650 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 78 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $10,916 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 79 | Harris County, Georgia | $10,880 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 80 | Bacon County, Georgia | $10,076 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 81 | Polk County, Georgia | $9,825 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 82 | Carroll County, Georgia | $9,752 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 83 | Upson County, Georgia | $9,732 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 84 | Baker County, Georgia | $9,328 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 85 | Wayne County, Georgia | $8,477 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 86 | Bartow County, Georgia | $8,354 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 87 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $8,344 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 88 | Talbot County, Georgia | $8,058 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 89 | Hancock County, Georgia | $7,352 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 90 | Jones County, Georgia | $7,341 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 91 | Franklin County, Georgia | $7,170 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 92 | Bryan County, Georgia | $7,160 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 93 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $6,723 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 94 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $6,575 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 95 | Walker County, Georgia | $6,060 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 96 | Hall County, Georgia | $4,922 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 97 | Ware County, Georgia | $4,565 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 98 | Monroe County, Georgia | $3,997 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 99 | Butts County, Georgia | $3,985 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 100 | Elbert County, Georgia | $3,909 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 101 | Lamar County, Georgia | $3,817 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 102 | Coweta County, Georgia | $3,261 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 103 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $2,977 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 104 | Gordon County, Georgia | $2,839 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 105 | Jasper County, Georgia | $2,522 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 106 | Banks County, Georgia | $2,439 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 107 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $2,129 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 108 | Richmond County, Georgia | $2,094 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 109 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $2,079 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 110 | Henry County, Georgia | $2,046 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 111 | Brantley County, Georgia | $1,722 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 112 | Heard County, Georgia | $1,656 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 113 | Dade County, Georgia | $1,486 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 114 | Troup County, Georgia | $1,292 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 115 | Haralson County, Georgia | $1,074 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 116 | Newton County, Georgia | $856 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 117 | Paulding County, Georgia | $738 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 118 | Union County, Georgia | $570 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 119 | Effingham County, Georgia | $430 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 120 | Chattahoochee County, Georgia | $337 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 121 | Pickens County, Georgia | $261 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 122 | Greene County, Georgia | $136 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 123 | Murray County, Georgia | $100 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 124 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $77 | 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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