Counties in Georgia by land in farms, 2022

Worth County had the highest land in farms of 159 counties in 2022, at 218,326 acres. DeKalb County had the lowest, at 72 acres. The median was 48,841 acres and the figure for Georgia was 9,939,313 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest218,326Worth County
Median48,841159 counties
Georgia9,939,313History

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 119,040 acresAtkinson County: 75,760 acresBacon County: 77,153 acresBaker County: 113,062 acresBaldwin County: 25,183 acresBanks County: 57,455 acresBarrow County: 21,238 acresBartow County: 69,569 acresBen Hill County: 40,197 acresBerrien County: 127,226 acresBibb County: 7,017 acresBleckley County: 32,749 acresBrantley County: 33,900 acresBrooks County: 207,151 acresBryan County: 25,817 acresBulloch County: 195,261 acresBurke County: 214,575 acresButts County: 22,844 acresCalhoun County: 138,414 acresCamden County: 8,492 acresCandler County: 80,603 acresCarroll County: 92,092 acresCatoosa County: 18,464 acresCharlton County: 19,395 acresChatham County: 7,742 acresChattahoochee County: 306 acresChattooga County: 58,942 acresCherokee County: 24,284 acresClarke County: 4,485 acresClay County: 43,141 acresClayton County: 3,294 acresClinch County: 44,721 acresCobb County: 2,830 acresCoffee County: 161,594 acresColquitt County: 184,400 acresColumbia County: 25,036 acresCook County: 77,736 acresCoweta County: 53,189 acresCrawford County: 29,558 acresCrisp County: 121,261 acresDade County: 31,350 acresDawson County: 15,853 acresDecatur County: 180,755 acresDeKalb County: 72 acresDodge County: 84,570 acresDooly County: 214,446 acresDougherty County: 54,565 acresDouglas County: 7,323 acresEarly County: 156,043 acresEchols County: 27,413 acresEffingham County: 42,347 acresElbert County: 76,233 acresEmanuel County: 117,430 acresEvans County: 44,380 acresFannin County: 11,041 acresFayette County: 7,212 acresFloyd County: 73,663 acresForsyth County: 15,700 acresFranklin County: 68,943 acresFulton County: 9,150 acresGilmer County: 31,626 acresGlascock County: 13,079 acresGlynn County: 1,894 acresGordon County: 77,290 acresGrady County: 110,417 acresGreene County: 46,778 acresGwinnett County: 5,392 acresHabersham County: 27,608 acresHall County: 43,910 acresHancock County: 49,509 acresHaralson County: 26,001 acresHarris County: 44,733 acresHart County: 70,336 acresHeard County: 33,726 acresHenry County: 14,108 acresHouston County: 54,850 acresIrwin County: 116,408 acresJackson County: 64,732 acresJasper County: 54,987 acresJeff Davis County: 46,321 acresJefferson County: 151,521 acresJenkins County: 74,888 acresJohnson County: 66,336 acresJones County: 27,803 acresLamar County: 39,485 acresLanier County: 48,841 acresLaurens County: 155,200 acresLee County: 110,997 acresLiberty County: 7,849 acresLincoln County: 27,118 acresLong County: 17,132 acresLowndes County: 84,299 acresLumpkin County: 23,501 acresMcDuffie County: 56,083 acresMcIntosh County: 15,559 acresMacon County: 118,727 acresMadison County: 76,519 acresMarion County: 59,650 acresMeriwether County: 92,208 acresMiller County: 113,853 acresMitchell County: 205,689 acresMonroe County: 49,816 acresMontgomery County: 56,537 acresMorgan County: 97,901 acresMurray County: 41,883 acresMuscogee County: 5,848 acresNewton County: 38,686 acresOconee County: 38,713 acresOglethorpe County: 79,994 acresPaulding County: 17,175 acresPeach County: 43,434 acresPickens County: 16,078 acresPierce County: 85,622 acresPike County: 37,935 acresPolk County: 51,432 acresPulaski County: 61,509 acresPutnam County: 41,183 acresQuitman County: 12,612 acresRabun County: 6,201 acresRandolph County: 103,755 acresRichmond County: 18,978 acresRockdale County: 8,318 acresSchley County: 30,068 acresScreven County: 168,506 acresSeminole County: 75,035 acresSpalding County: 16,543 acresStephens County: 13,144 acresStewart County: 76,192 acresSumter County: 160,670 acresTalbot County: 30,569 acresTaliaferro County: 11,679 acresTattnall County: 128,240 acresTaylor County: 84,840 acresTelfair County: 49,177 acresTerrell County: 168,890 acresThomas County: 208,509 acresTift County: 91,722 acresToombs County: 69,898 acresTowns County: 5,774 acresTreutlen County: 34,067 acresTroup County: 39,911 acresTurner County: 83,527 acresTwiggs County: 40,478 acresUnion County: 30,452 acresUpson County: 36,027 acresWalker County: 77,204 acresWalton County: 55,131 acresWare County: 67,002 acresWarren County: 22,417 acresWashington County: 97,770 acresWayne County: 51,504 acresWebster County: 70,416 acresWheeler County: 52,995 acresWhite County: 20,378 acresWhitfield County: 34,457 acresWilcox County: 85,098 acresWilkes County: 83,917 acresWilkinson County: 24,542 acresWorth County: 218,326 acres
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acres, 2022. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Worth County: 218,326 acresWorth County218,326Burke County: 214,575 acresBurke County214,575Dooly County: 214,446 acresDooly County214,446Thomas County: 208,509 acresThomas County208,509Brooks County: 207,151 acresBrooks County207,151Mitchell County: 205,689 acresMitchell County205,689Bulloch County: 195,261 acresBulloch County195,261Colquitt County: 184,400 acresColquitt County184,400Decatur County: 180,755 acresDecatur County180,755Terrell County: 168,890 acresTerrell County168,890Screven County: 168,506 acresScreven County168,506Coffee County: 161,594 acresCoffee County161,594Sumter County: 160,670 acresSumter County160,670Early County: 156,043 acresEarly County156,043Laurens County: 155,200 acresLaurens County155,200Jefferson County: 151,521 acresJefferson County151,521Calhoun County: 138,414 acresCalhoun County138,414Tattnall County: 128,240 acresTattnall County128,240Berrien County: 127,226 acresBerrien County127,226Crisp County: 121,261 acresCrisp County121,261Appling County: 119,040 acresAppling County119,040Macon County: 118,727 acresMacon County118,727Emanuel County: 117,430 acresEmanuel County117,430Irwin County: 116,408 acresIrwin County116,408Miller County: 113,853 acresMiller County113,853Baker County: 113,062 acresBaker County113,062Lee County: 110,997 acresLee County110,997Grady County: 110,417 acresGrady County110,417Randolph County: 103,755 acresRandolph County103,755Morgan County: 97,901 acresMorgan County97,901Washington County: 97,770 acresWashington County97,770Meriwether County: 92,208 acresMeriwether County92,208Carroll County: 92,092 acresCarroll County92,092Tift County: 91,722 acresTift County91,722Pierce County: 85,622 acresPierce County85,622Wilcox County: 85,098 acresWilcox County85,098Taylor County: 84,840 acresTaylor County84,840Dodge County: 84,570 acresDodge County84,570Lowndes County: 84,299 acresLowndes County84,299Wilkes County: 83,917 acresWilkes County83,917Worth County: 218,326 acresWorth County218,326Burke County: 214,575 acresBurke County214,575Dooly County: 214,446 acresDooly County214,446Thomas County: 208,509 acresThomas County208,509Brooks County: 207,151 acresBrooks County207,151Mitchell County: 205,689 acresMitchell County205,689Bulloch County: 195,261 acresBulloch County195,261Colquitt County: 184,400 acresColquitt County184,400Decatur County: 180,755 acresDecatur County180,755Terrell County: 168,890 acresTerrell County168,890Screven County: 168,506 acresScreven County168,506Coffee County: 161,594 acresCoffee County161,594Sumter County: 160,670 acresSumter County160,670Early County: 156,043 acresEarly County156,043Laurens County: 155,200 acresLaurens County155,200Jefferson County: 151,521 acresJefferson County151,521Calhoun County: 138,414 acresCalhoun County138,414Tattnall County: 128,240 acresTattnall County128,240Berrien County: 127,226 acresBerrien County127,226Crisp County: 121,261 acresCrisp County121,261Appling County: 119,040 acresAppling County119,040Macon County: 118,727 acresMacon County118,727Emanuel County: 117,430 acresEmanuel County117,430Irwin County: 116,408 acresIrwin County116,408Miller County: 113,853 acresMiller County113,853Baker County: 113,062 acresBaker County113,062Lee County: 110,997 acresLee County110,997Grady County: 110,417 acresGrady County110,417Randolph County: 103,755 acresRandolph County103,755Morgan County: 97,901 acresMorgan County97,901Washington County: 97,770 acresWashington County97,770Meriwether County: 92,208 acresMeriwether County92,208Carroll County: 92,092 acresCarroll County92,092Tift County: 91,722 acresTift County91,722Pierce County: 85,622 acresPierce County85,622Wilcox County: 85,098 acresWilcox County85,098Taylor County: 84,840 acresTaylor County84,840Dodge County: 84,570 acresDodge County84,570Lowndes County: 84,299 acresLowndes County84,299Wilkes County: 83,917 acresWilkes County83,917
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
acres
1Worth County218,326
2Burke County214,575
3Dooly County214,446
4Thomas County208,509
5Brooks County207,151
6Mitchell County205,689
7Bulloch County195,261
8Colquitt County184,400
9Decatur County180,755
10Terrell County168,890
11Screven County168,506
12Coffee County161,594
13Sumter County160,670
14Early County156,043
15Laurens County155,200
16Jefferson County151,521
17Calhoun County138,414
18Tattnall County128,240
19Berrien County127,226
20Crisp County121,261
21Appling County119,040
22Macon County118,727
23Emanuel County117,430
24Irwin County116,408
25Miller County113,853
26Baker County113,062
27Lee County110,997
28Grady County110,417
29Randolph County103,755
30Morgan County97,901
31Washington County97,770
32Meriwether County92,208
33Carroll County92,092
34Tift County91,722
35Pierce County85,622
36Wilcox County85,098
37Taylor County84,840
38Dodge County84,570
39Lowndes County84,299
40Wilkes County83,917
41Turner County83,527
42Candler County80,603
43Oglethorpe County79,994
44Cook County77,736
45Gordon County77,290
46Walker County77,204
47Bacon County77,153
48Madison County76,519
49Elbert County76,233
50Stewart County76,192
51Atkinson County75,760
52Seminole County75,035
53Jenkins County74,888
54Floyd County73,663
55Webster County70,416
56Hart County70,336
57Toombs County69,898
58Bartow County69,569
59Franklin County68,943
60Ware County67,002
61Johnson County66,336
62Jackson County64,732
63Pulaski County61,509
64Marion County59,650
65Chattooga County58,942
66Banks County57,455
67Montgomery County56,537
68McDuffie County56,083
69Walton County55,131
70Jasper County54,987
71Houston County54,850
72Dougherty County54,565
73Coweta County53,189
74Wheeler County52,995
75Wayne County51,504
76Polk County51,432
77Monroe County49,816
78Hancock County49,509
79Telfair County49,177
80Lanier County48,841
81Greene County46,778
82Jeff Davis County46,321
83Harris County44,733
84Clinch County44,721
85Evans County44,380
86Hall County43,910
87Peach County43,434
88Clay County43,141
89Effingham County42,347
90Murray County41,883
91Putnam County41,183
92Twiggs County40,478
93Ben Hill County40,197
94Troup County39,911
95Lamar County39,485
96Oconee County38,713
97Newton County38,686
98Pike County37,935
99Upson County36,027
100Whitfield County34,457
101Treutlen County34,067
102Brantley County33,900
103Heard County33,726
104Bleckley County32,749
105Gilmer County31,626
106Dade County31,350
107Talbot County30,569
108Union County30,452
109Schley County30,068
110Crawford County29,558
111Jones County27,803
112Habersham County27,608
113Echols County27,413
114Lincoln County27,118
115Haralson County26,001
116Bryan County25,817
117Baldwin County25,183
118Columbia County25,036
119Wilkinson County24,542
120Cherokee County24,284
121Lumpkin County23,501
122Butts County22,844
123Warren County22,417
124Barrow County21,238
125White County20,378
126Charlton County19,395
127Richmond County18,978
128Catoosa County18,464
129Paulding County17,175
130Long County17,132
131Spalding County16,543
132Pickens County16,078
133Dawson County15,853
134Forsyth County15,700
135McIntosh County15,559
136Henry County14,108
137Stephens County13,144
138Glascock County13,079
139Quitman County12,612
140Taliaferro County11,679
141Fannin County11,041
142Fulton County9,150
143Camden County8,492
144Rockdale County8,318
145Liberty County7,849
146Chatham County7,742
147Douglas County7,323
148Fayette County7,212
149Bibb County7,017
150Rabun County6,201
151Muscogee County5,848
152Towns County5,774
153Gwinnett County5,392
154Clarke County4,485
155Clayton County3,294
156Cobb County2,830
157Glynn County1,894
158Chattahoochee County306
159DeKalb County72

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Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Georgia by land in farms, 2022. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/georgia-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Worth County, with 218,326 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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DeKalb County, with 72 acres in 2022.

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