Counties in Georgia by land in farms

Colquitt County had the highest land in farms of 159 counties in 1997, at 245,823 acres. Chattahoochee County had the lowest, at 5,138 acres. The median was 53,483 acres and the figure for Georgia was 11,262,838 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest245,823Colquitt County
Median53,483159 counties
Georgia11,262,838History

Map of counties, 1997

Appling County: 126,257 acresAtkinson County: 62,363 acresBacon County: 68,663 acresBaker County: 120,359 acresBaldwin County: 30,699 acresBanks County: 51,232 acresBarrow County: 46,214 acresBartow County: 87,701 acresBen Hill County: 54,890 acresBerrien County: 137,985 acresBibb County: 25,255 acresBleckley County: 73,575 acresBrantley County: 31,371 acresBrooks County: 202,104 acresBryan County: 29,744 acresBulloch County: 208,716 acresBurke County: 214,566 acresButts County: 26,162 acresCalhoun County: 128,071 acresCamden County: 21,224 acresCandler County: 84,376 acresCarroll County: 82,750 acresCatoosa County: 24,336 acresCharlton County: 22,700 acresChatham County: 9,393 acresChattahoochee County: 5,138 acresChattooga County: 58,586 acresCherokee County: 38,298 acresClarke County: 14,138 acresClay County: 44,754 acresClayton County: 5,849 acresClinch County: 17,974 acresCobb County: 11,907 acresCoffee County: 219,074 acresColquitt County: 245,823 acresColumbia County: 33,721 acresCook County: 86,717 acresCoweta County: 48,155 acresCrawford County: 40,741 acresCrisp County: 117,791 acresDade County: 25,942 acresDawson County: 21,363 acresDecatur County: 171,251 acresDeKalb County: 6,617 acresDodge County: 162,259 acresDooly County: 171,636 acresDougherty County: 86,086 acresDouglas County: 11,517 acresEarly County: 176,611 acresEchols County: 18,665 acresEffingham County: 54,072 acresElbert County: 60,462 acresEmanuel County: 165,689 acresEvans County: 45,698 acresFannin County: 16,783 acresFayette County: 20,914 acresFloyd County: 91,103 acresForsyth County: 35,923 acresFranklin County: 83,981 acresFulton County: 33,622 acresGilmer County: 25,055 acresGlascock County: 22,424 acresGlynn County: 10,323 acresGordon County: 73,815 acresGrady County: 131,809 acresGreene County: 52,696 acresGwinnett County: 37,882 acresHabersham County: 34,914 acresHall County: 59,868 acresHancock County: 36,282 acresHaralson County: 35,802 acresHarris County: 51,172 acresHart County: 63,496 acresHeard County: 31,278 acresHenry County: 49,149 acresHouston County: 90,903 acresIrwin County: 135,609 acresJackson County: 84,063 acresJasper County: 53,529 acresJeff Davis County: 75,030 acresJefferson County: 146,466 acresJenkins County: 96,410 acresJohnson County: 99,683 acresJones County: 34,386 acresLamar County: 45,198 acresLanier County: 44,424 acresLaurens County: 208,929 acresLee County: 141,360 acresLiberty County: 23,085 acresLincoln County: 31,242 acresLong County: 18,572 acresLowndes County: 76,501 acresLumpkin County: 26,327 acresMcDuffie County: 44,410 acresMcIntosh County: 5,757 acresMacon County: 122,220 acresMadison County: 76,135 acresMarion County: 53,212 acresMeriwether County: 73,514 acresMiller County: 118,959 acresMitchell County: 231,296 acresMonroe County: 58,620 acresMontgomery County: 76,028 acresMorgan County: 92,248 acresMurray County: 36,061 acresMuscogee County: 10,995 acresNewton County: 48,968 acresOconee County: 53,483 acresOglethorpe County: 64,529 acresPaulding County: 21,334 acresPeach County: 53,327 acresPickens County: 19,405 acresPierce County: 105,963 acresPike County: 52,389 acresPolk County: 57,896 acresPulaski County: 93,932 acresPutnam County: 32,148 acresQuitman County: 11,972 acresRabun County: 11,273 acresRandolph County: 95,160 acresRichmond County: 15,919 acresRockdale County: 13,521 acresSchley County: 41,917 acresScreven County: 172,920 acresSeminole County: 110,338 acresSpalding County: 28,683 acresStephens County: 20,981 acresStewart County: 54,392 acresSumter County: 192,446 acresTalbot County: 38,048 acresTaliaferro County: 15,659 acresTattnall County: 139,243 acresTaylor County: 70,599 acresTelfair County: 90,590 acresTerrell County: 140,144 acresThomas County: 195,169 acresTift County: 111,456 acresToombs County: 106,709 acresTowns County: 9,613 acresTreutlen County: 43,826 acresTroup County: 45,854 acresTurner County: 101,344 acresTwiggs County: 28,574 acresUnion County: 25,136 acresUpson County: 41,663 acresWalker County: 92,457 acresWalton County: 67,454 acresWare County: 68,794 acresWarren County: 46,699 acresWashington County: 113,587 acresWayne County: 71,307 acresWebster County: 58,881 acresWheeler County: 74,253 acresWhite County: 28,334 acresWhitfield County: 42,454 acresWilcox County: 129,888 acresWilkes County: 96,961 acresWilkinson County: 29,984 acresWorth County: 198,559 acres
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acres, 1997. 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, 1997

Colquitt County: 245,823 acresColquitt County245,823Mitchell County: 231,296 acresMitchell County231,296Coffee County: 219,074 acresCoffee County219,074Burke County: 214,566 acresBurke County214,566Laurens County: 208,929 acresLaurens County208,929Bulloch County: 208,716 acresBulloch County208,716Brooks County: 202,104 acresBrooks County202,104Worth County: 198,559 acresWorth County198,559Thomas County: 195,169 acresThomas County195,169Sumter County: 192,446 acresSumter County192,446Early County: 176,611 acresEarly County176,611Screven County: 172,920 acresScreven County172,920Dooly County: 171,636 acresDooly County171,636Decatur County: 171,251 acresDecatur County171,251Emanuel County: 165,689 acresEmanuel County165,689Dodge County: 162,259 acresDodge County162,259Jefferson County: 146,466 acresJefferson County146,466Lee County: 141,360 acresLee County141,360Terrell County: 140,144 acresTerrell County140,144Tattnall County: 139,243 acresTattnall County139,243Berrien County: 137,985 acresBerrien County137,985Irwin County: 135,609 acresIrwin County135,609Grady County: 131,809 acresGrady County131,809Wilcox County: 129,888 acresWilcox County129,888Calhoun County: 128,071 acresCalhoun County128,071Appling County: 126,257 acresAppling County126,257Macon County: 122,220 acresMacon County122,220Baker County: 120,359 acresBaker County120,359Miller County: 118,959 acresMiller County118,959Crisp County: 117,791 acresCrisp County117,791Washington County: 113,587 acresWashington County113,587Tift County: 111,456 acresTift County111,456Seminole County: 110,338 acresSeminole County110,338Toombs County: 106,709 acresToombs County106,709Pierce County: 105,963 acresPierce County105,963Turner County: 101,344 acresTurner County101,344Johnson County: 99,683 acresJohnson County99,683Wilkes County: 96,961 acresWilkes County96,961Jenkins County: 96,410 acresJenkins County96,410Randolph County: 95,160 acresRandolph County95,160Colquitt County: 245,823 acresColquitt County245,823Mitchell County: 231,296 acresMitchell County231,296Coffee County: 219,074 acresCoffee County219,074Burke County: 214,566 acresBurke County214,566Laurens County: 208,929 acresLaurens County208,929Bulloch County: 208,716 acresBulloch County208,716Brooks County: 202,104 acresBrooks County202,104Worth County: 198,559 acresWorth County198,559Thomas County: 195,169 acresThomas County195,169Sumter County: 192,446 acresSumter County192,446Early County: 176,611 acresEarly County176,611Screven County: 172,920 acresScreven County172,920Dooly County: 171,636 acresDooly County171,636Decatur County: 171,251 acresDecatur County171,251Emanuel County: 165,689 acresEmanuel County165,689Dodge County: 162,259 acresDodge County162,259Jefferson County: 146,466 acresJefferson County146,466Lee County: 141,360 acresLee County141,360Terrell County: 140,144 acresTerrell County140,144Tattnall County: 139,243 acresTattnall County139,243Berrien County: 137,985 acresBerrien County137,985Irwin County: 135,609 acresIrwin County135,609Grady County: 131,809 acresGrady County131,809Wilcox County: 129,888 acresWilcox County129,888Calhoun County: 128,071 acresCalhoun County128,071Appling County: 126,257 acresAppling County126,257Macon County: 122,220 acresMacon County122,220Baker County: 120,359 acresBaker County120,359Miller County: 118,959 acresMiller County118,959Crisp County: 117,791 acresCrisp County117,791Washington County: 113,587 acresWashington County113,587Tift County: 111,456 acresTift County111,456Seminole County: 110,338 acresSeminole County110,338Toombs County: 106,709 acresToombs County106,709Pierce County: 105,963 acresPierce County105,963Turner County: 101,344 acresTurner County101,344Johnson County: 99,683 acresJohnson County99,683Wilkes County: 96,961 acresWilkes County96,961Jenkins County: 96,410 acresJenkins County96,410Randolph County: 95,160 acresRandolph County95,160
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

RankCounties1997
acres
1Colquitt County245,823
2Mitchell County231,296
3Coffee County219,074
4Burke County214,566
5Laurens County208,929
6Bulloch County208,716
7Brooks County202,104
8Worth County198,559
9Thomas County195,169
10Sumter County192,446
11Early County176,611
12Screven County172,920
13Dooly County171,636
14Decatur County171,251
15Emanuel County165,689
16Dodge County162,259
17Jefferson County146,466
18Lee County141,360
19Terrell County140,144
20Tattnall County139,243
21Berrien County137,985
22Irwin County135,609
23Grady County131,809
24Wilcox County129,888
25Calhoun County128,071
26Appling County126,257
27Macon County122,220
28Baker County120,359
29Miller County118,959
30Crisp County117,791
31Washington County113,587
32Tift County111,456
33Seminole County110,338
34Toombs County106,709
35Pierce County105,963
36Turner County101,344
37Johnson County99,683
38Wilkes County96,961
39Jenkins County96,410
40Randolph County95,160
41Pulaski County93,932
42Walker County92,457
43Morgan County92,248
44Floyd County91,103
45Houston County90,903
46Telfair County90,590
47Bartow County87,701
48Cook County86,717
49Dougherty County86,086
50Candler County84,376
51Jackson County84,063
52Franklin County83,981
53Carroll County82,750
54Lowndes County76,501
55Madison County76,135
56Montgomery County76,028
57Jeff Davis County75,030
58Wheeler County74,253
59Gordon County73,815
60Bleckley County73,575
61Meriwether County73,514
62Wayne County71,307
63Taylor County70,599
64Ware County68,794
65Bacon County68,663
66Walton County67,454
67Oglethorpe County64,529
68Hart County63,496
69Atkinson County62,363
70Elbert County60,462
71Hall County59,868
72Webster County58,881
73Monroe County58,620
74Chattooga County58,586
75Polk County57,896
76Ben Hill County54,890
77Stewart County54,392
78Effingham County54,072
79Jasper County53,529
80Oconee County53,483
81Peach County53,327
82Marion County53,212
83Greene County52,696
84Pike County52,389
85Banks County51,232
86Harris County51,172
87Henry County49,149
88Newton County48,968
89Coweta County48,155
90Warren County46,699
91Barrow County46,214
92Troup County45,854
93Evans County45,698
94Lamar County45,198
95Clay County44,754
96Lanier County44,424
97McDuffie County44,410
98Treutlen County43,826
99Whitfield County42,454
100Schley County41,917
101Upson County41,663
102Crawford County40,741
103Cherokee County38,298
104Talbot County38,048
105Gwinnett County37,882
106Hancock County36,282
107Murray County36,061
108Forsyth County35,923
109Haralson County35,802
110Habersham County34,914
111Jones County34,386
112Columbia County33,721
113Fulton County33,622
114Putnam County32,148
115Brantley County31,371
116Heard County31,278
117Lincoln County31,242
118Baldwin County30,699
119Wilkinson County29,984
120Bryan County29,744
121Spalding County28,683
122Twiggs County28,574
123White County28,334
124Lumpkin County26,327
125Butts County26,162
126Dade County25,942
127Bibb County25,255
128Union County25,136
129Gilmer County25,055
130Catoosa County24,336
131Liberty County23,085
132Charlton County22,700
133Glascock County22,424
134Dawson County21,363
135Paulding County21,334
136Camden County21,224
137Stephens County20,981
138Fayette County20,914
139Pickens County19,405
140Echols County18,665
141Long County18,572
142Clinch County17,974
143Fannin County16,783
144Richmond County15,919
145Taliaferro County15,659
146Clarke County14,138
147Rockdale County13,521
148Quitman County11,972
149Cobb County11,907
150Douglas County11,517
151Rabun County11,273
152Muscogee County10,995
153Glynn County10,323
154Towns County9,613
155Chatham County9,393
156DeKalb County6,617
157Clayton County5,849
158McIntosh County5,757
159Chattahoochee County5,138

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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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Colquitt County, with 245,823 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Chattahoochee County, with 5,138 acres in 1997.

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