Cotton Subsidies in Cook County, Georgia totaled $63.3 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Cook County, Georgia Receiving cotton subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Cotton Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Dooly County, Georgia | $216,611,164 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
| 2 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $191,842,408 | 5.4% | 11.5% |
| 3 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $163,772,807 | 4.6% | 16.1% |
| 4 | Worth County, Georgia | $154,582,010 | 4.3% | 20.4% |
| 5 | Brooks County, Georgia | $124,404,158 | 3.5% | 23.9% |
| 6 | Decatur County, Georgia | $113,464,255 | 3.2% | 27.1% |
| 7 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $111,563,214 | 3.1% | 30.2% |
| 8 | Early County, Georgia | $107,113,977 | 3.0% | 33.3% |
| 9 | Thomas County, Georgia | $89,754,358 | 2.5% | 35.8% |
| 10 | Burke County, Georgia | $89,721,946 | 2.5% | 38.3% |
| 11 | Miller County, Georgia | $87,752,783 | 2.5% | 40.8% |
| 12 | Crisp County, Georgia | $85,823,173 | 2.4% | 43.2% |
| 13 | Irwin County, Georgia | $84,242,386 | 2.4% | 45.6% |
| 14 | Berrien County, Georgia | $81,176,829 | 2.3% | 47.8% |
| 15 | Coffee County, Georgia | $75,186,027 | 2.1% | 49.9% |
| 16 | Sumter County, Georgia | $70,690,430 | 2.0% | 51.9% |
| 17 | Baker County, Georgia | $69,751,245 | 2.0% | 53.9% |
| 18 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $69,321,234 | 1.9% | 55.8% |
| 19 | Appling County, Georgia | $68,458,583 | 1.9% | 57.8% |
| 20 | Terrell County, Georgia | $67,968,739 | 1.9% | 59.7% |
| 21 | Turner County, Georgia | $66,945,993 | 1.9% | 61.6% |
| 22 | Tift County, Georgia | $64,021,086 | 1.8% | 63.4% |
| 23 | Cook County, Georgia | $63,257,522 | 1.8% | 65.1% |
| 24 | Seminole County, Georgia | $62,094,494 | 1.7% | 66.9% |
| 25 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $60,187,127 | 1.7% | 68.6% |
| 26 | Grady County, Georgia | $57,833,632 | 1.6% | 70.2% |
| 27 | Lee County, Georgia | $57,644,407 | 1.6% | 71.8% |
| 28 | Screven County, Georgia | $56,224,567 | 1.6% | 73.4% |
| 29 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $54,030,900 | 1.5% | 74.9% |
| 30 | Macon County, Georgia | $50,014,804 | 1.4% | 76.3% |
| 31 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $47,927,634 | 1.3% | 77.7% |
| 32 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $43,917,977 | 1.2% | 78.9% |
| 33 | Dodge County, Georgia | $43,604,067 | 1.2% | 80.1% |
| 34 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $42,583,041 | 1.2% | 81.3% |
| 35 | Pierce County, Georgia | $41,932,490 | 1.2% | 82.5% |
| 36 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $39,850,902 | 1.1% | 83.6% |
| 37 | Candler County, Georgia | $35,287,074 | 1.0% | 84.6% |
| 38 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $34,843,508 | 1.0% | 85.6% |
| 39 | Bacon County, Georgia | $33,996,046 | 1.0% | 86.6% |
| 40 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $29,931,980 | 0.8% | 87.4% |
| 41 | Houston County, Georgia | $27,836,832 | 0.8% | 88.2% |
| 42 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $27,716,383 | 0.8% | 89.0% |
| 43 | Randolph County, Georgia | $27,207,735 | 0.8% | 89.7% |
| 44 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $26,349,186 | 0.7% | 90.5% |
| 45 | Laurens County, Georgia | $26,274,699 | 0.7% | 91.2% |
| 46 | Wayne County, Georgia | $26,095,753 | 0.7% | 91.9% |
| 47 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $21,075,859 | 0.6% | 92.5% |
| 48 | Lanier County, Georgia | $18,007,861 | 0.5% | 93.0% |
| 49 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $17,238,611 | 0.5% | 93.5% |
| 50 | Webster County, Georgia | $17,219,478 | 0.5% | 94.0% |
| 51 | Telfair County, Georgia | $16,262,307 | 0.5% | 94.5% |
| 52 | Clay County, Georgia | $15,599,582 | 0.4% | 94.9% |
| 53 | Toombs County, Georgia | $14,377,786 | 0.4% | 95.3% |
| 54 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $13,140,590 | 0.4% | 95.7% |
| 55 | Stewart County, Georgia | $11,779,792 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 56 | Peach County, Georgia | $11,098,439 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 57 | Washington County, Georgia | $10,567,184 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 58 | Ware County, Georgia | $10,497,297 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 59 | Evans County, Georgia | $10,409,050 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 60 | Johnson County, Georgia | $10,108,335 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 61 | Taylor County, Georgia | $9,451,408 | 0.3% | 97.7% |
| 62 | Effingham County, Georgia | $9,289,606 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 63 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $7,630,361 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 64 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $7,045,276 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 65 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $6,346,206 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 66 | Floyd County, Georgia | $6,056,031 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 67 | Polk County, Georgia | $4,873,314 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 68 | Bartow County, Georgia | $4,347,258 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 69 | Elbert County, Georgia | $3,780,514 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 70 | Morgan County, Georgia | $3,286,595 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 71 | Lamar County, Georgia | $3,199,644 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 72 | Schley County, Georgia | $3,023,960 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 73 | Quitman County, Georgia | $2,432,916 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 74 | Bryan County, Georgia | $2,016,723 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 75 | Echols County, Georgia | $1,591,849 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 76 | Gordon County, Georgia | $1,382,150 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 77 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $1,342,911 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 78 | Crawford County, Georgia | $1,340,800 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 79 | Hart County, Georgia | $1,279,896 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 80 | Oconee County, Georgia | $1,202,817 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 81 | | $889,200 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 82 | Warren County, Georgia | $863,685 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 83 | Glascock County, Georgia | $836,227 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 84 | Marion County, Georgia | $670,297 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 85 | Clinch County, Georgia | $603,868 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 86 | Pike County, Georgia | $603,225 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 87 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $577,038 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 88 | Brantley County, Georgia | $539,132 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 89 | Henry County, Georgia | $516,652 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 90 | Walton County, Georgia | $467,199 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 91 | Richmond County, Georgia | $466,245 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 92 | Monroe County, Georgia | $429,067 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 93 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $396,404 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 94 | Long County, Georgia | $367,536 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 95 | Liberty County, Georgia | $81,159 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 96 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $78,082 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 97 | Bibb County, Georgia | $78,056 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 98 | Jackson County, Georgia | $71,535 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 99 | Franklin County, Georgia | $69,720 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 100 | Newton County, Georgia | $44,494 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 101 | Hancock County, Georgia | $32,639 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 102 | Chatham County, Georgia | $21,191 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 103 | Carroll County, Georgia | $21,079 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 104 | Upson County, Georgia | $18,430 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 105 | Talbot County, Georgia | $17,443 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 106 | Spalding County, Georgia | $14,180 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 107 | Madison County, Georgia | $14,157 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 108 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $10,903 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 109 | Jasper County, Georgia | $6,410 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 110 | Charlton County, Georgia | $1,963 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 111 | Butts County, Georgia | $1,652 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 112 | Walker County, Georgia | $795 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 113 | Putnam County, Georgia | $494 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 114 | Barrow County, Georgia | $208 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 115 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $149 | 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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