Decatur County in Georgia received $124.9M in USDA Farm Service Agency payments across 9,188 individual payments from 2017 to 2025.
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Total Subsidies
$124.9M
Payments
9,188
Peak Year
2020
$30.0M
Avg Payment
$14K
193% above national avg
💡 Key Insight
Decatur County's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $30.0M. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($30.0M) was 2.2× the 2017 baseline. The average payment of $14K is 193% above the national average.
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About Farm Subsidies in Decatur County
Decatur 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 $124.9M across 9,188 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, Decatur 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.