Crop-loss band · Georgia
Decatur County, Georgia — crop-loss band
- 1.29Low end of the filed band
- 3.03Middle of the filed band
- 3.83High end of the filed band
- 2018Worst year filed (7.31)
- 10Years filed
Every year the Risk Management Agency has filed for Decatur County is in the series below, from 2015 to 2024. Read across those years the county’s annual loss ratio — indemnity divided by premium — runs from 1.29 at the low end to 3.83 at the high end, with 3.03 in the middle. The worst year filed is 2018, at 7.31. The band points are years the county actually ran, never a figure interpolated between two of them.
The county’s year-by-year record
| Year | Premium | Indemnity | Liability | Policies | Policies with a loss | Loss ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,083,242 | $3,101,074 | $7,452,730 | 111 | 111 | 2.86 |
| 2016 | $1,159,481 | $3,459,148 | $8,890,376 | 121 | 119 | 2.98 |
| 2017 | $3,010,347 | $10,516,432 | $19,400,977 | 220 | 220 | 3.49 |
| 2018 | $3,126,364 | $22,866,017 | $28,892,997 | 277 | 277 | 7.31 |
| 2019 | $1,991,795 | $6,344,708 | $15,524,293 | 207 | 206 | 3.19 |
| 2020 | $2,193,593 | $8,406,352 | $18,558,324 | 222 | 222 | 3.83 |
| 2021 | $1,427,459 | $4,385,903 | $10,823,308 | 148 | 148 | 3.07 |
| 2022 | $4,079,557 | $5,258,304 | $16,299,198 | 196 | 196 | 1.29 |
| 2023 | $2,584,193 | $6,223,924 | $14,217,985 | 213 | 213 | 2.41 |
| 2024 | $5,301,863 | $16,057,108 | $29,962,753 | 374 | 374 | 3.03 |
Commodities insured in Decatur County
8 commodities here clear the desk’s floors — at least five filed years and a quarter of a million dollars of filed premium. Each carries its own band, so a reader can read the commodity they actually farm rather than the county average.
Cotton 10 years filed
- 0.99Low end of the filed band
- 2.71Middle of the filed band
- 3.99High end of the filed band
- 2018Worst year filed (8.04)
- 10Years filed
- $14,478,279Premium filed
- $47,877,484Indemnity paid
- $86,983,633Liability insured
- 93,921Quantity planted
- 199,398Quantity lost
- 935Policies
- 933Policies with a loss
- 3.31Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Decatur County
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $18,171,909 indemnity · 9 years
- Hurricane/Tropical Depression $15,222,184 indemnity · 4 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $5,984,892 indemnity · 9 years
- Heat $4,853,028 indemnity · 6 years
- Hurricane $1,624,168 indemnity · 1 years
- Drought $1,092,187 indemnity · 9 years
Peanuts 10 years filed
- 2.92Low end of the filed band
- 3.82Middle of the filed band
- 4.40High end of the filed band
- 2019Worst year filed (5.29)
- 10Years filed
- $3,921,386Premium filed
- $14,826,331Indemnity paid
- $38,215,340Liability insured
- 46,613Quantity planted
- 46,734Quantity lost
- 481Policies
- 480Policies with a loss
- 3.78Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Decatur County
- Heat $4,869,153 indemnity · 8 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $3,531,883 indemnity · 9 years
- Hurricane $2,926,220 indemnity · 1 years
- Drought $1,831,745 indemnity · 8 years
- Hurricane/Tropical Depression $1,127,451 indemnity · 4 years
- Plant Disease $258,278 indemnity · 3 years
Fresh Market Tomatoes 10 years filed
- 0.44Low end of the filed band
- 2.44Middle of the filed band
- 4.17High end of the filed band
- 2018Worst year filed (4.28)
- 10Years filed
- $4,012,156Premium filed
- $11,342,512Indemnity paid
- $19,322,791Liability insured
- 2,836Quantity planted
- 2,821Quantity lost
- 55Policies
- 55Policies with a loss
- 2.83Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Decatur County
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $2,986,343 indemnity · 9 years
- Heat $2,189,827 indemnity · 7 years
- Hurricane/Tropical Depression $1,506,786 indemnity · 3 years
- Insects $1,384,841 indemnity · 2 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $1,048,623 indemnity · 2 years
- Hurricane $1,046,527 indemnity · 1 years
Fresh Market Sweet Corn 9 years filed
- 3.00Low end of the filed band
- 4.95Middle of the filed band
- 7.05High end of the filed band
- 2017Worst year filed (7.05)
- 9Years filed
- $1,109,148Premium filed
- $4,608,955Indemnity paid
- $10,054,526Liability insured
- 8,835Quantity planted
- 8,768Quantity lost
- 36Policies
- 36Policies with a loss
- 4.16Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Decatur County
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $1,565,640 indemnity · 3 years
- Heat $1,501,779 indemnity · 5 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $1,067,058 indemnity · 6 years
- Hurricane/Tropical Depression $230,840 indemnity · 2 years
- Freeze $166,098 indemnity · 4 years
- Wildlife $77,540 indemnity · 1 years
Corn 10 years filed
- 1.73Low end of the filed band
- 2.33Middle of the filed band
- 4.46High end of the filed band
- 2019Worst year filed (8.18)
- 10Years filed
- $1,024,969Premium filed
- $2,919,694Indemnity paid
- $6,303,158Liability insured
- 10,918Quantity planted
- 10,737Quantity lost
- 189Policies
- 189Policies with a loss
- 2.85Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Decatur County
- Heat $1,049,984 indemnity · 7 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only $463,765 indemnity · 3 years
- Drought $388,538 indemnity · 10 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $353,513 indemnity · 6 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $235,241 indemnity · 8 years
- Hail $194,434 indemnity · 1 years
Pecans 8 years filed
- 1.96Low end of the filed band
- 3.07Middle of the filed band
- 8.81High end of the filed band
- 2018Worst year filed (8.81)
- 8Years filed
- $592,086Premium filed
- $2,778,377Indemnity paid
- $3,997,212Liability insured
- 17,925Quantity planted
- 2,815Quantity lost
- 60Policies
- 60Policies with a loss
- 4.69Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Decatur County
- Hurricane/Tropical Depression $1,049,723 indemnity · 2 years
- Heat $908,653 indemnity · 5 years
- Hurricane $284,460 indemnity · 1 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $187,671 indemnity · 6 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $181,162 indemnity · 1 years
- Drought $78,792 indemnity · 4 years
Soybeans 10 years filed
- 2.29Low end of the filed band
- 2.58Middle of the filed band
- 4.53High end of the filed band
- 2018Worst year filed (7.37)
- 10Years filed
- $440,110Premium filed
- $1,704,231Indemnity paid
- $2,811,950Liability insured
- 8,890Quantity planted
- 8,964Quantity lost
- 100Policies
- 100Policies with a loss
- 3.87Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Decatur County
- Heat $858,866 indemnity · 4 years
- Hurricane/Tropical Depression $453,755 indemnity · 5 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $199,745 indemnity · 7 years
- Drought $150,080 indemnity · 7 years
- Hurricane $17,368 indemnity · 1 years
- Wildlife $14,008 indemnity · 3 years
Pasture,Rangeland,Forage 10 years filed
- 0.70Low end of the filed band
- 0.95Middle of the filed band
- 1.80High end of the filed band
- 2024Worst year filed (1.96)
- 10Years filed
- $379,760Premium filed
- $561,386Indemnity paid
- $2,334,331Liability insured
- 20,032Quantity planted
- 0Quantity lost
- 233Policies
- 233Policies with a loss
- 1.48Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Decatur County
- ARPI/SCO/STAX Crops Only $561,386 indemnity · 10 years
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Figures from the federal source files: EPA’s ECHO downloads, CMS provider files and the FMCSA census.
County cause-of-loss figures from the USDA Risk Management Agency’s Cause of Loss Summary of Business, county files, filed by the agency as a United States Government work. The loss ratio is the agency’s own published column: indemnity divided by premium, re-derived at the summed county-crop grain.