Large areas of the Republic of Croatia are covered with agricultural land, and the state is divided into three geographical units with different relief and soil. The climate is suitable for cultivating a wide variety of crops, from agricultural products to industrial crops, various cultivations of Mediterranean and continental fruits and vegetables, and vineyards. Although the Republic of Croatia exports most of its agricultural products outside the state borders, agricultural areas are not nearly sufficiently exploited for the opportunities that exist. By joining the European Union, the Republic of Croatia has gained access to European funds and has the most benefit from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. However, the problem exists because the development of the counties is not nearly evenly distributed, the concentration of the population, the economy and the entire business world and life generally takes place around the capital city and the surrounding areas of larger cities, the population migrates to bigger cities or outside the country and there is less and less active agricultural population and cultivable areas. Accordingly, efforts will be made to determine the ways of absorption of funds from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development by counties, and whether there is a relationship between the development of the county and the amount of contracted funds from the European Union.