Misc. Conservation Payments in Chattooga County, Georgia totaled $68,781 from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Chattooga County, Georgia Receiving Misc. Conservation Payments payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Misc. Conservation Payments
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Jackson County, Georgia | $280,842 | 7.8% | 7.8% |
| 2 | Madison County, Georgia | $211,694 | 5.9% | 13.6% |
| 3 | Banks County, Georgia | $157,404 | 4.4% | 18.0% |
| 4 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $143,838 | 4.0% | 22.0% |
| 5 | Hart County, Georgia | $143,159 | 4.0% | 25.9% |
| 6 | Franklin County, Georgia | $103,686 | 2.9% | 28.8% |
| 7 | Hall County, Georgia | $99,997 | 2.8% | 31.6% |
| 8 | Carroll County, Georgia | $97,770 | 2.7% | 34.3% |
| 9 | Pike County, Georgia | $92,001 | 2.5% | 36.8% |
| 10 | Floyd County, Georgia | $87,711 | 2.4% | 39.3% |
| 11 | Barrow County, Georgia | $81,520 | 2.3% | 41.5% |
| 12 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $79,893 | 2.2% | 43.7% |
| 13 | Elbert County, Georgia | $72,339 | 2.0% | 45.7% |
| 14 | Oconee County, Georgia | $71,790 | 2.0% | 47.7% |
| 15 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $68,781 | 1.9% | 49.6% |
| 16 | Lamar County, Georgia | $66,215 | 1.8% | 51.5% |
| 17 | Upson County, Georgia | $64,024 | 1.8% | 53.2% |
| 18 | Walker County, Georgia | $55,699 | 1.5% | 54.8% |
| 19 | Polk County, Georgia | $54,411 | 1.5% | 56.3% |
| 20 | Habersham County, Georgia | $53,354 | 1.5% | 57.8% |
| 21 | Monroe County, Georgia | $48,692 | 1.3% | 59.1% |
| 22 | Gordon County, Georgia | $48,419 | 1.3% | 60.5% |
| 23 | Henry County, Georgia | $45,441 | 1.3% | 61.7% |
| 24 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $44,450 | 1.2% | 63.0% |
| 25 | Walton County, Georgia | $41,851 | 1.2% | 64.1% |
| 26 | Morgan County, Georgia | $38,564 | 1.1% | 65.2% |
| 27 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $35,104 | 1.0% | 66.2% |
| 28 | Troup County, Georgia | $34,051 | 0.9% | 67.1% |
| 29 | Stephens County, Georgia | $31,421 | 0.9% | 68.0% |
| 30 | Coweta County, Georgia | $30,908 | 0.9% | 68.8% |
| 31 | Heard County, Georgia | $26,798 | 0.7% | 69.6% |
| 32 | Jasper County, Georgia | $25,775 | 0.7% | 70.3% |
| 33 | Haralson County, Georgia | $24,756 | 0.7% | 71.0% |
| 34 | Decatur County, Georgia | $23,759 | 0.7% | 71.6% |
| 35 | Union County, Georgia | $23,595 | 0.7% | 72.3% |
| 36 | White County, Georgia | $23,421 | 0.6% | 72.9% |
| 37 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $23,211 | 0.6% | 73.6% |
| 38 | Johnson County, Georgia | $22,934 | 0.6% | 74.2% |
| 39 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | $22,658 | 0.6% | 74.8% |
| 40 | Talbot County, Georgia | $22,342 | 0.6% | 75.4% |
| 41 | Murray County, Georgia | $21,565 | 0.6% | 76.0% |
| 42 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $21,497 | 0.6% | 76.6% |
| 43 | Butts County, Georgia | $20,426 | 0.6% | 77.2% |
| 44 | Bartow County, Georgia | $20,269 | 0.6% | 77.8% |
| 45 | Terrell County, Georgia | $19,481 | 0.5% | 78.3% |
| 46 | Paulding County, Georgia | $19,331 | 0.5% | 78.8% |
| 47 | Glascock County, Georgia | $19,290 | 0.5% | 79.4% |
| 48 | Hancock County, Georgia | $18,478 | 0.5% | 79.9% |
| 49 | Wayne County, Georgia | $16,724 | 0.5% | 80.4% |
| 50 | Laurens County, Georgia | $16,583 | 0.5% | 80.8% |
| 51 | Fannin County, Georgia | $16,373 | 0.5% | 81.3% |
| 52 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $16,220 | 0.4% | 81.7% |
| 53 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $16,013 | 0.4% | 82.2% |
| 54 | Randolph County, Georgia | $15,742 | 0.4% | 82.6% |
| 55 | Putnam County, Georgia | $14,908 | 0.4% | 83.0% |
| 56 | Clinch County, Georgia | $14,907 | 0.4% | 83.4% |
| 57 | Long County, Georgia | $14,844 | 0.4% | 83.8% |
| 58 | Clarke County, Georgia | $14,568 | 0.4% | 84.2% |
| 59 | Warren County, Georgia | $14,252 | 0.4% | 84.6% |
| 60 | Taylor County, Georgia | $13,992 | 0.4% | 85.0% |
| 61 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $13,570 | 0.4% | 85.4% |
| 62 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $13,489 | 0.4% | 85.8% |
| 63 | Washington County, Georgia | $13,416 | 0.4% | 86.1% |
| 64 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $13,168 | 0.4% | 86.5% |
| 65 | Candler County, Georgia | $12,689 | 0.4% | 86.9% |
| 66 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $12,621 | 0.3% | 87.2% |
| 67 | Harris County, Georgia | $12,413 | 0.3% | 87.5% |
| 68 | Lee County, Georgia | $12,395 | 0.3% | 87.9% |
| 69 | Appling County, Georgia | $11,772 | 0.3% | 88.2% |
| 70 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $11,681 | 0.3% | 88.5% |
| 71 | Miller County, Georgia | $11,648 | 0.3% | 88.9% |
| 72 | Coffee County, Georgia | $11,024 | 0.3% | 89.2% |
| 73 | Newton County, Georgia | $10,702 | 0.3% | 89.5% |
| 74 | Sumter County, Georgia | $10,394 | 0.3% | 89.7% |
| 75 | Spalding County, Georgia | $10,390 | 0.3% | 90.0% |
| 76 | Turner County, Georgia | $10,036 | 0.3% | 90.3% |
| 77 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $9,960 | 0.3% | 90.6% |
| 78 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $9,840 | 0.3% | 90.9% |
| 79 | Ware County, Georgia | $9,574 | 0.3% | 91.1% |
| 80 | Grady County, Georgia | $9,456 | 0.3% | 91.4% |
| 81 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $9,405 | 0.3% | 91.7% |
| 82 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $9,224 | 0.3% | 91.9% |
| 83 | Crawford County, Georgia | $9,172 | 0.3% | 92.2% |
| 84 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $8,992 | 0.2% | 92.4% |
| 85 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $8,572 | 0.2% | 92.6% |
| 86 | Early County, Georgia | $8,306 | 0.2% | 92.9% |
| 87 | Greene County, Georgia | $8,270 | 0.2% | 93.1% |
| 88 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $8,090 | 0.2% | 93.3% |
| 89 | Columbia County, Georgia | $7,854 | 0.2% | 93.5% |
| 90 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $7,813 | 0.2% | 93.8% |
| 91 | Towns County, Georgia | $7,739 | 0.2% | 94.0% |
| 92 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $7,399 | 0.2% | 94.2% |
| 93 | Douglas County, Georgia | $6,770 | 0.2% | 94.4% |
| 94 | Dade County, Georgia | $6,740 | 0.2% | 94.6% |
| 95 | Pickens County, Georgia | $6,692 | 0.2% | 94.7% |
| 96 | Brantley County, Georgia | $6,212 | 0.2% | 94.9% |
| 97 | Brooks County, Georgia | $5,950 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 98 | Liberty County, Georgia | $5,840 | 0.2% | 95.2% |
| 99 | Marion County, Georgia | $5,745 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 100 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $5,611 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 101 | Camden County, Georgia | $5,580 | 0.2% | 95.7% |
| 102 | Webster County, Georgia | $5,424 | 0.2% | 95.9% |
| 103 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $5,320 | 0.1% | 96.0% |
| 104 | Fayette County, Georgia | $5,286 | 0.1% | 96.2% |
| 105 | Thomas County, Georgia | $5,100 | 0.1% | 96.3% |
| 106 | Jones County, Georgia | $5,093 | 0.1% | 96.4% |
| 107 | Macon County, Georgia | $5,031 | 0.1% | 96.6% |
| 108 | Cook County, Georgia | $4,994 | 0.1% | 96.7% |
| 109 | Burke County, Georgia | $4,985 | 0.1% | 96.9% |
| 110 | Effingham County, Georgia | $4,908 | 0.1% | 97.0% |
| 111 | Screven County, Georgia | $4,908 | 0.1% | 97.1% |
| 112 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $4,846 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 113 | Baker County, Georgia | $4,700 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 114 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $4,658 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 115 | Clay County, Georgia | $4,560 | 0.1% | 97.6% |
| 116 | Echols County, Georgia | $4,560 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 117 | Stewart County, Georgia | $4,400 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 118 | Bacon County, Georgia | $4,380 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 119 | Fulton County, Georgia | $4,359 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 120 | Richmond County, Georgia | $4,120 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 121 | Houston County, Georgia | $4,090 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 122 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $3,840 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 123 | Dawson County, Georgia | $3,760 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 124 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $3,672 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 125 | Charlton County, Georgia | $3,600 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 126 | Tift County, Georgia | $3,568 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 127 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $3,520 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 128 | Berrien County, Georgia | $3,375 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 129 | Lanier County, Georgia | $3,263 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 130 | Quitman County, Georgia | $3,200 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 131 | Dooly County, Georgia | $3,058 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 132 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $3,020 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 133 | Cobb County, Georgia | $2,968 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 134 | Rabun County, Georgia | $2,785 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 135 | Worth County, Georgia | $2,720 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 136 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $2,420 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 137 | Toombs County, Georgia | $1,670 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 138 | Peach County, Georgia | $1,500 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 139 | Dodge County, Georgia | $1,484 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 140 | Clayton County, Georgia | $1,422 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 141 | Evans County, Georgia | $1,394 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 142 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $1,150 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 143 | Irwin County, Georgia | $1,120 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 144 | Chatham County, Georgia | $875 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 145 | Rockdale County, Georgia | $596 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 146 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | $365 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 147 | Seminole County, Georgia | $-1,165 | 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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