Conservation Reserve Program payments in Lanier County, Georgia totaled $1.1 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Lanier County, Georgia Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Conservation Reserve Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Terrell County, Georgia | $20,377,831 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| 2 | Dooly County, Georgia | $19,778,032 | 4.4% | 9.0% |
| 3 | Laurens County, Georgia | $19,768,981 | 4.4% | 13.4% |
| 4 | Sumter County, Georgia | $18,595,433 | 4.2% | 17.6% |
| 5 | Emanuel County, Georgia | $13,580,663 | 3.0% | 20.6% |
| 6 | Brooks County, Georgia | $12,971,950 | 2.9% | 23.5% |
| 7 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $12,919,110 | 2.9% | 26.4% |
| 8 | Early County, Georgia | $12,270,079 | 2.7% | 29.2% |
| 9 | Dodge County, Georgia | $12,015,613 | 2.7% | 31.9% |
| 10 | Turner County, Georgia | $11,779,696 | 2.6% | 34.5% |
| 11 | Worth County, Georgia | $11,031,175 | 2.5% | 37.0% |
| 12 | Screven County, Georgia | $10,905,603 | 2.4% | 39.4% |
| 13 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $10,440,436 | 2.3% | 41.8% |
| 14 | Coffee County, Georgia | $9,996,547 | 2.2% | 44.0% |
| 15 | Grady County, Georgia | $9,689,724 | 2.2% | 46.2% |
| 16 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $9,537,747 | 2.1% | 48.3% |
| 17 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $9,228,681 | 2.1% | 50.4% |
| 18 | Macon County, Georgia | $8,938,350 | 2.0% | 52.4% |
| 19 | Thomas County, Georgia | $8,565,152 | 1.9% | 54.3% |
| 20 | Lee County, Georgia | $8,174,989 | 1.8% | 56.1% |
| 21 | Irwin County, Georgia | $7,891,653 | 1.8% | 57.9% |
| 22 | Candler County, Georgia | $7,825,293 | 1.8% | 59.6% |
| 23 | Burke County, Georgia | $7,496,712 | 1.7% | 61.3% |
| 24 | Randolph County, Georgia | $7,444,742 | 1.7% | 63.0% |
| 25 | Crisp County, Georgia | $7,293,260 | 1.6% | 64.6% |
| 26 | Tattnall County, Georgia | $7,110,682 | 1.6% | 66.2% |
| 27 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $6,956,073 | 1.6% | 67.8% |
| 28 | Jenkins County, Georgia | $6,910,276 | 1.5% | 69.3% |
| 29 | Decatur County, Georgia | $6,798,702 | 1.5% | 70.8% |
| 30 | Telfair County, Georgia | $6,658,286 | 1.5% | 72.3% |
| 31 | Toombs County, Georgia | $6,575,207 | 1.5% | 73.8% |
| 32 | Johnson County, Georgia | $5,537,972 | 1.2% | 75.0% |
| 33 | Montgomery County, Georgia | $4,639,127 | 1.0% | 76.1% |
| 34 | Jefferson County, Georgia | $4,631,578 | 1.0% | 77.1% |
| 35 | Wheeler County, Georgia | $4,360,996 | 1.0% | 78.1% |
| 36 | Ben Hill County, Georgia | $4,207,377 | 0.9% | 79.0% |
| 37 | Washington County, Georgia | $4,171,791 | 0.9% | 80.0% |
| 38 | Lowndes County, Georgia | $3,663,488 | 0.8% | 80.8% |
| 39 | Webster County, Georgia | $3,610,585 | 0.8% | 81.6% |
| 40 | Evans County, Georgia | $3,438,891 | 0.8% | 82.4% |
| 41 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $3,332,572 | 0.7% | 83.1% |
| 42 | Tift County, Georgia | $3,071,388 | 0.7% | 83.8% |
| 43 | Clay County, Georgia | $3,048,248 | 0.7% | 84.5% |
| 44 | Berrien County, Georgia | $2,986,435 | 0.7% | 85.2% |
| 45 | Treutlen County, Georgia | $2,983,890 | 0.7% | 85.8% |
| 46 | Bleckley County, Georgia | $2,957,592 | 0.7% | 86.5% |
| 47 | Stewart County, Georgia | $2,729,774 | 0.6% | 87.1% |
| 48 | Taylor County, Georgia | $2,726,210 | 0.6% | 87.7% |
| 49 | Seminole County, Georgia | $2,331,051 | 0.5% | 88.2% |
| 50 | Houston County, Georgia | $2,091,578 | 0.5% | 88.7% |
| 51 | Pierce County, Georgia | $2,063,143 | 0.5% | 89.2% |
| 52 | Appling County, Georgia | $2,022,026 | 0.5% | 89.6% |
| 53 | Walton County, Georgia | $1,951,391 | 0.4% | 90.0% |
| 54 | Jeff Davis County, Georgia | $1,894,541 | 0.4% | 90.5% |
| 55 | Hart County, Georgia | $1,869,192 | 0.4% | 90.9% |
| 56 | Schley County, Georgia | $1,748,613 | 0.4% | 91.3% |
| 57 | Warren County, Georgia | $1,712,962 | 0.4% | 91.7% |
| 58 | Atkinson County, Georgia | $1,699,917 | 0.4% | 92.0% |
| 59 | Floyd County, Georgia | $1,585,294 | 0.4% | 92.4% |
| 60 | Cook County, Georgia | $1,485,330 | 0.3% | 92.7% |
| 61 | Miller County, Georgia | $1,323,471 | 0.3% | 93.0% |
| 62 | Wayne County, Georgia | $1,320,513 | 0.3% | 93.3% |
| 63 | Meriwether County, Georgia | $1,207,578 | 0.3% | 93.6% |
| 64 | Madison County, Georgia | $1,205,801 | 0.3% | 93.9% |
| 65 | Marion County, Georgia | $1,205,376 | 0.3% | 94.1% |
| 66 | Pike County, Georgia | $1,162,424 | 0.3% | 94.4% |
| 67 | Dougherty County, Georgia | $1,155,658 | 0.3% | 94.7% |
| 68 | Lanier County, Georgia | $1,141,814 | 0.3% | 94.9% |
| 69 | Morgan County, Georgia | $1,055,519 | 0.2% | 95.1% |
| 70 | Oconee County, Georgia | $1,020,666 | 0.2% | 95.4% |
| 71 | Polk County, Georgia | $1,007,860 | 0.2% | 95.6% |
| 72 | Wilkinson County, Georgia | $1,004,582 | 0.2% | 95.8% |
| 73 | Twiggs County, Georgia | $967,582 | 0.2% | 96.0% |
| 74 | Quitman County, Georgia | $920,221 | 0.2% | 96.2% |
| 75 | Bacon County, Georgia | $912,896 | 0.2% | 96.5% |
| 76 | Elbert County, Georgia | $898,236 | 0.2% | 96.7% |
| 77 | Peach County, Georgia | $770,366 | 0.2% | 96.8% |
| 78 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | $750,975 | 0.2% | 97.0% |
| 79 | Baker County, Georgia | $724,204 | 0.2% | 97.2% |
| 80 | Glascock County, Georgia | $620,289 | 0.1% | 97.3% |
| 81 | Ware County, Georgia | $567,862 | 0.1% | 97.4% |
| 82 | Bartow County, Georgia | $545,579 | 0.1% | 97.5% |
| 83 | Chattooga County, Georgia | $530,884 | 0.1% | 97.7% |
| 84 | Gordon County, Georgia | $521,729 | 0.1% | 97.8% |
| 85 | Franklin County, Georgia | $513,985 | 0.1% | 97.9% |
| 86 | Crawford County, Georgia | $496,201 | 0.1% | 98.0% |
| 87 | Jasper County, Georgia | $495,586 | 0.1% | 98.1% |
| 88 | Echols County, Georgia | $482,086 | 0.1% | 98.2% |
| 89 | Clarke County, Georgia | $481,509 | 0.1% | 98.3% |
| 90 | Walker County, Georgia | $461,504 | 0.1% | 98.4% |
| 91 | Wilkes County, Georgia | $419,147 | 0.1% | 98.5% |
| 92 | Butts County, Georgia | $415,450 | 0.1% | 98.6% |
| 93 | McDuffie County, Georgia | $383,578 | 0.1% | 98.7% |
| 94 | Harris County, Georgia | $359,285 | 0.1% | 98.8% |
| 95 | Hancock County, Georgia | $304,749 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 96 | Barrow County, Georgia | $290,767 | 0.1% | 98.9% |
| 97 | Carroll County, Georgia | $283,126 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 98 | Upson County, Georgia | $280,807 | 0.1% | 99.0% |
| 99 | Henry County, Georgia | $271,934 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 100 | Newton County, Georgia | $262,602 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 101 | Jones County, Georgia | $241,522 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 102 | Brantley County, Georgia | $216,110 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 103 | Coweta County, Georgia | $214,461 | 0.0% | 99.3% |
| 104 | Whitfield County, Georgia | $197,687 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 105 | Bibb County, Georgia | $195,783 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 106 | Bryan County, Georgia | $180,678 | 0.0% | 99.4% |
| 107 | Monroe County, Georgia | $176,025 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 108 | Talbot County, Georgia | $165,325 | 0.0% | 99.5% |
| 109 | Dade County, Georgia | $160,973 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 110 | Murray County, Georgia | $152,457 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 111 | Lamar County, Georgia | $130,883 | 0.0% | 99.6% |
| 112 | Jackson County, Georgia | $128,618 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 113 | Richmond County, Georgia | $125,824 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 114 | Lincoln County, Georgia | $119,790 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 115 | Spalding County, Georgia | $117,183 | 0.0% | 99.7% |
| 116 | Heard County, Georgia | $108,346 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 117 | Baldwin County, Georgia | $107,496 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 118 | Effingham County, Georgia | $88,580 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 119 | Catoosa County, Georgia | $81,477 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 120 | Fannin County, Georgia | $75,860 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 121 | Greene County, Georgia | $72,533 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 122 | Putnam County, Georgia | $66,800 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 123 | Liberty County, Georgia | $62,985 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 124 | Hall County, Georgia | $60,842 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 125 | Banks County, Georgia | $53,208 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 126 | Columbia County, Georgia | $50,571 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 127 | Dawson County, Georgia | $47,349 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 128 | Haralson County, Georgia | $45,697 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 129 | Rabun County, Georgia | $38,782 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 130 | Paulding County, Georgia | $37,390 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 131 | Taliaferro County, Georgia | $35,821 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 132 | Troup County, Georgia | $35,252 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 133 | Pickens County, Georgia | $21,691 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 134 | Fayette County, Georgia | $18,396 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 135 | Cherokee County, Georgia | $14,304 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 136 | Long County, Georgia | $12,043 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 137 | Clinch County, Georgia | $11,260 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 138 | Union County, Georgia | $10,209 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 139 | Forsyth County, Georgia | $7,597 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 140 | Chattahoochee County, Georgia | $5,926 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 141 | Stephens County, Georgia | $5,076 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 142 | Gilmer County, Georgia | $3,618 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 143 | Towns County, Georgia | $2,700 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 144 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | $2,607 | 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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