Government shutdowns take their toll on Georgia,

Partial federal government shutdowns mean some pain for Georgians.

Social Security checks, Medicare reimbursements and food stamps continue to flow, and the mail is delivered.

But shutdowns affect accessibility to national parks, and past events have led to furloughs for thousands of federal employees in the state.

Here are areas in Georgia most affected:

■ Federal government workers: Georgia is home to nearly 4 percent of the federal government workforce, or 71,622 employees, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Thousands of them were furloughed during the 2013 shutdown.

■ The military: During shutdowns, a “limited number of pre-designated personnel” will continue to work at Fort Benning and Fort Stewart, officials said, and the rest will “maintain close contact with their supervisors for specific up-to-date instructions.” Both military installations contribute mightily to Georgia’s economy. Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, for example, have nearly 4,400 civilian employees and nearly 19,700 uniformed service members. Their economic impact on coastal Georgia totals $4.9 billion. During the 2013 shutdown, about 2,000 Georgia National Guardsmen were sent home. So were another 2,000 workers at Robins Air Force Base. Active-duty troops, however, were not furloughed. That year, Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals kept their doors open.

■ National parks: Georgia is home to some popular national parks, including Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park. The National Park Service issued a statement this week saying its parks “will remain as accessible as possible while still following all applicable laws and procedures.” “For example, this means that roads that have already been open will remain open (think snow removal) and vault toilets (wilderness-type restrooms) will remain open,” National Park Service spokesman Jeremy Barnum said. “However, services that require staffing and maintenance, such as campgrounds and full-service restrooms, will not be operating. The American public and especially our veterans who come to our nation’s capital will find war memorials and open-air parks open to the public.”

■ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The CDC’s shutdown plan calls for furloughing 8,400 of its employees – or 65 percent – in the middle of flu season. A CDC spokesman referred questions to the federal Office of Management and Budget, which did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

■ Georgia government: About $14 billion in federal funds, in the form of grants and reimbursements, will flow to Georgia’s government over the course of this year, so a temporary shutdown will likely have little effect. Teresa MacCartney, Gov. Nathan Deal’s budget director, said that historically, federally paid workers have been compensated for the time they are off during shutdowns once they end.