Chatham County, Georgia Farm Subsidies

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Chatham County in Georgia received $626K in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 33 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.

📊 County Rank

National Rank

#2954 of 3087

Rank in Georgia

#134 of 157

Total Subsidies

$626K

Payments

33

Peak Year

2020

$297K

Avg Payment

$19K

309% above national avg

💡 Key Insight

Chatham County's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $297K. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($297K) was 24.7× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $19K is 309% above the national average.

Yearly Trend

Yearly Subsidy Trend

Year-by-Year Breakdown

YearSubsidiesPaymentsAvg Payment
2025$60K6$10K
2024$251K2$125K
2021$2K3$541
2020$297K12$25K
2019$5623$187
2018$4K4$898
2017$12K3$4K

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About Farm Subsidies in Chatham County

Chatham County, Georgia is one of 3,087 U.S. counties receiving USDA farm subsidy payments. Over the nine-year period from 2017 to 2025, the county received $626K across 33 individual payments from Farm Service Agency programs including Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), and emergency assistance programs.

Like many agricultural counties, Chatham County saw its peak subsidy payments in 2020 when the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) distributed emergency payments to offset pandemic-related losses.

Data on this page comes from USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, which are public records available under the Freedom of Information Act. All payment data is aggregated at the county level — individual recipient details are available on our top recipients page.