USDA subsidies in Berrien County, Georgia totaled $190 million from 1995-2020‡.
Total USDA - Subsidies in Berrien County, Georgia by county, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Total USDA - Subsidies 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dooly County, Georgia | $405,427,286 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| 2 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $398,596,565 | 4.1% | 8.2% |
| 3 | Worth County, Georgia | $386,217,300 | 3.9% | 12.1% |
| 4 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $363,618,416 | 3.7% | 15.8% |
| 5 | Decatur County, Georgia | $326,533,365 | 3.3% | 19.1% |
| 6 | Early County, Georgia | $309,048,621 | 3.1% | 22.3% |
| 7 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $286,257,005 | 2.9% | 25.2% |
| 8 | Miller County, Georgia | $260,263,384 | 2.6% | 27.8% |
| 9 | Brooks County, Georgia | $239,289,171 | 2.4% | 30.2% |
| 10 | Irwin County, Georgia | $234,626,902 | 2.4% | 32.6% |
| 11 | Coffee County, Georgia | $217,971,453 | 2.2% | 34.9% |
| 12 | Burke County, Georgia | $212,258,600 | 2.2% | 37.0% |
| 13 | Sumter County, Georgia | $211,155,013 | 2.1% | 39.2% |
| 14 | Terrell County, Georgia | $208,728,018 | 2.1% | 41.3% |
| 15 | Crisp County, Georgia | $190,897,832 | 1.9% | 43.2% |
| 16 | Berrien County, Georgia | $189,817,047 | 1.9% | 45.1% |
| 17 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $185,149,906 | 1.9% | 47.0% |
| 18 | Seminole County, Georgia | $183,755,223 | 1.9% | 48.9% |
| 19 | Lee County, Georgia | $181,346,062 | 1.8% | 50.7% |
| 20 | Turner County, Georgia | $180,577,984 | 1.8% | 52.6% |
| 21 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $177,126,790 | 1.8% | 54.4% |
| 22 | Baker County, Georgia | $173,855,154 | 1.8% | 56.1% |
| 23 | Tift County, Georgia | $171,545,953 | 1.7% | 57.9% |
| 24 | Grady County, Georgia | $171,155,600 | 1.7% | 59.6% |
| 25 | Thomas County, Georgia | $167,477,325 | 1.7% | 61.3% |
| 26 | Macon County, Georgia | $142,002,980 | 1.4% | 62.8% |
| 27 | Screven County, Georgia | $139,875,437 | 1.4% | 64.2% |
| 28 | Randolph County, Georgia | $131,114,837 | 1.3% | 65.5% |
| 29 | Appling County, Georgia | $130,085,243 | 1.3% | 66.9% |
| 30 | Cook County, Georgia | $125,601,654 | 1.3% | 68.1% |
| 31 | Dodge County, Georgia | $117,591,119 | 1.2% | 69.3% |
| 32 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $116,216,904 | 1.2% | 70.5% |
| 33 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $109,881,996 | 1.1% | 71.6% |
| 34 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $109,501,911 | 1.1% | 72.7% |
| 35 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $107,119,518 | 1.1% | 73.8% |
| 36 | Laurens County, Georgia | $106,140,167 | 1.1% | 74.9% |
| 37 | Pierce County, Georgia | $101,800,015 | 1.0% | 75.9% |
| 38 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $101,626,213 | 1.0% | 77.0% |
| 39 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $92,563,598 | 0.9% | 77.9% |
| 40 | Bacon County, Georgia | $91,672,140 | 0.9% | 78.8% |
| 41 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $84,241,487 | 0.9% | 79.7% |
| 42 | Toombs County, Georgia | $81,264,434 | 0.8% | 80.5% |
| 43 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $80,393,366 | 0.8% | 81.3% |
| 44 | Candler County, Georgia | $79,830,970 | 0.8% | 82.2% |
| 45 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $78,878,062 | 0.8% | 83.0% |
| 46 | Webster County, Georgia | $74,373,619 | 0.8% | 83.7% |
| 47 | Georgia NRCS | $70,069,991 | 0.7% | 84.4% |
| 48 | Houston County, Georgia | $68,087,307 | 0.7% | 85.1% |
| 49 | Clay County, Georgia | $65,495,544 | 0.7% | 85.8% |
| 50 | Wayne County, Georgia | $65,227,427 | 0.7% | 86.5% |
| 51 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $62,137,499 | 0.6% | 87.1% |
| 52 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $61,424,979 | 0.6% | 87.7% |
| 53 | Telfair County, Georgia | $55,929,292 | 0.6% | 88.3% |
| 54 | $55,628,771 | 0.6% | 88.8% | |
| 55 | Washington County, Georgia | $47,651,158 | 0.5% | 89.3% |
| 56 | Peach County, Georgia | $43,409,899 | 0.4% | 89.8% |
| 57 | Stewart County, Georgia | $38,886,084 | 0.4% | 90.2% |
| 58 | $37,776,062 | 0.4% | 90.5% | |
| 59 | Lanier County, Georgia | $37,358,124 | 0.4% | 90.9% |
| 60 | Johnson County, Georgia | $33,484,539 | 0.3% | 91.3% |
| 61 | Evans County, Georgia | $31,255,027 | 0.3% | 91.6% |
| 62 | Ware County, Georgia | $30,572,742 | 0.3% | 91.9% |
| 63 | Taylor County, Georgia | $29,548,903 | 0.3% | 92.2% |
| 64 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $29,198,888 | 0.3% | 92.5% |
| 65 | Clinch County, Georgia | $28,430,975 | 0.3% | 92.8% |
| 66 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $28,016,049 | 0.3% | 93.1% |
| 67 | Effingham County, Georgia | $26,911,718 | 0.3% | 93.3% |
| 68 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $25,910,695 | 0.3% | 93.6% |
| 69 | Morgan County, Georgia | $25,401,153 | 0.3% | 93.9% |
| 70 | Marion County, Georgia | $23,693,231 | 0.2% | 94.1% |
| 71 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $20,912,743 | 0.2% | 94.3% |
| 72 | Floyd County, Georgia | $20,562,194 | 0.2% | 94.5% |
| 73 | Hart County, Georgia | $20,333,106 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 74 | Gordon County, Georgia | $20,206,171 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 75 | Bartow County, Georgia | $19,563,018 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 76 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $19,186,422 | 0.2% | 95.3% |
| 77 | Schley County, Georgia | $16,788,165 | 0.2% | 95.5% |
| 78 | Madison County, Georgia | $15,103,129 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 79 | Elbert County, Georgia | $14,983,057 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 80 | Polk County, Georgia | $14,445,210 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 81 | Putnam County, Georgia | $13,531,131 | 0.1% | 96.1% |
| 82 | Lamar County, Georgia | $13,324,720 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 83 | Jackson County, Georgia | $13,206,900 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 84 | Oconee County, Georgia | $13,040,823 | 0.1% | 96.5% |
| 85 | Walker County, Georgia | $12,234,475 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 86 | Quitman County, Georgia | $11,998,816 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 87 | Carroll County, Georgia | $11,932,082 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 88 | Crawford County, Georgia | $11,835,957 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 89 | Walton County, Georgia | $11,687,982 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 90 | Pike County, Georgia | $11,635,612 | 0.1% | 97.2% |
| 91 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $11,617,045 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 92 | Warren County, Georgia | $11,033,821 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 93 | Hall County, Georgia | $11,009,357 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 94 | Franklin County, Georgia | $10,176,774 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 95 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $9,400,021 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 96 | Monroe County, Georgia | $8,806,555 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 97 | Greene County, Georgia | $8,344,129 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 98 | Brantley County, Georgia | $7,796,187 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 99 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $7,381,487 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 100 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $7,007,962 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 101 | Echols County, Georgia | $7,004,498 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 102 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $6,764,511 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 103 | Bryan County, Georgia | $6,357,700 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 104 | Glascock County, Georgia | $6,155,718 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 105 | Jasper County, Georgia | $5,567,544 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 106 | Banks County, Georgia | $5,512,423 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 107 | Murray County, Georgia | $5,343,492 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 108 | Henry County, Georgia | $5,110,486 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 109 | Upson County, Georgia | $5,089,512 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 110 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $4,653,594 | 0.0% | 98.7% |
| 111 | Barrow County, Georgia | $4,547,631 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 112 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $4,335,169 | 0.0% | 98.8% |
| 113 | White County, Georgia | $4,258,119 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 114 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $4,187,165 | 0.0% | 98.9% |
| 115 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $4,158,555 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 116 | Richmond County, Georgia | $4,010,690 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 117 | Habersham County, Georgia | $3,977,522 | 0.0% | 99.0% |
| 118 | Long County, Georgia | $3,898,852 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 119 | Newton County, Georgia | $3,824,752 | 0.0% | 99.1% |
| 120 | $3,296,213 | 0.0% | 99.2% | |
| 121 | Talbot County, Georgia | $3,264,912 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 122 | Spalding County, Georgia | $3,156,547 | 0.0% | 99.2% |
| 123 | Coweta County, Georgia | $3,121,702 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 124 | Hancock County, Georgia | $3,088,043 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 125 | Bibb County, Georgia | $2,985,905 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 126 | Troup County, Georgia | $2,974,734 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 127 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | $2,945,227 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 128 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $2,945,154 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 129 | Jones County, Georgia | $2,897,058 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 130 | Union County, Georgia | $2,747,234 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 131 | Fannin County, Georgia | $2,727,995 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 132 | Heard County, Georgia | $2,578,193 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 133 | Clarke County, Georgia | $2,459,964 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 134 | Butts County, Georgia | $2,404,465 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 135 | Haralson County, Georgia | $2,336,214 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 136 | Rabun County, Georgia | $2,299,381 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 137 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $2,233,961 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 138 | Stephens County, Georgia | $2,136,190 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 139 | Harris County, Georgia | $2,087,523 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 140 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $1,931,882 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 141 | Dawson County, Georgia | $1,772,297 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 142 | Dade County, Georgia | $1,764,747 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 143 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $1,552,305 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 144 | Pickens County, Georgia | $1,538,085 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 145 | McIntosh County, Georgia | $1,403,738 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 146 | Charlton County, Georgia | $1,154,358 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 147 | Columbia County, Georgia | $1,085,029 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 148 | $889,200 | 0.0% | 99.8% | |
| 149 | Towns County, Georgia | $878,495 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 150 | Chatham County, Georgia | $868,656 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 151 | Paulding County, Georgia | $831,118 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 152 | Douglas County, Georgia | $646,549 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 153 | Liberty County, Georgia | $629,565 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 154 | Fulton County, Georgia | $527,237 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 155 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | $505,833 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 156 | $499,048 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 157 | Glynn County, Georgia | $478,661 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 158 | Camden County, Georgia | $398,512 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 159 | Fayette County, Georgia | $394,201 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 160 | Muscogee County, Georgia | $166,945 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 161 | Rockdale County, Georgia | $152,192 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 162 | Clayton County, Georgia | $120,458 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 163 | Cobb County, Georgia | $111,785 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 164 | Chattahoochee County, Georgia | $106,657 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 165 | $47,576 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 166 | DeKalb County, Georgia | $9,069 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
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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