Counties in Georgia by land in farms

Colquitt County had the highest land in farms of 159 counties in 2002, at 228,205 acres. DeKalb County had the lowest, at 1,086 acres. The median was 54,858 acres and the figure for Georgia was 10,744,239 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest228,205Colquitt County
Lowest1,086DeKalb County
Median54,858159 counties
Georgia10,744,239History

Map of counties, 2002

Appling County: 118,720 acresAtkinson County: 70,718 acresBacon County: 66,797 acresBaker County: 126,408 acresBaldwin County: 35,669 acresBanks County: 57,723 acresBarrow County: 36,092 acresBartow County: 81,573 acresBen Hill County: 57,339 acresBerrien County: 125,816 acresBibb County: 30,442 acresBleckley County: 55,324 acresBrantley County: 32,320 acresBrooks County: 202,793 acresBryan County: 17,155 acresBulloch County: 206,206 acresBurke County: 218,954 acresButts County: 36,685 acresCalhoun County: 118,082 acresCamden County: 12,389 acresCandler County: 62,933 acresCarroll County: 94,124 acresCatoosa County: 27,135 acresCharlton County: 14,890 acresChatham County: 9,080 acresChattahoochee County: 4,351 acresChattooga County: 54,858 acresCherokee County: 36,205 acresClarke County: 14,121 acresClay County: 42,443 acresClayton County: 3,218 acresClinch County: 30,666 acresCobb County: 10,950 acresCoffee County: 188,740 acresColquitt County: 228,205 acresColumbia County: 23,296 acresCook County: 67,554 acresCoweta County: 60,820 acresCrawford County: 38,145 acresCrisp County: 103,917 acresDade County: 27,873 acresDawson County: 20,269 acresDecatur County: 160,439 acresDeKalb County: 1,086 acresDodge County: 138,658 acresDooly County: 170,813 acresDougherty County: 97,673 acresDouglas County: 7,989 acresEarly County: 160,286 acresEchols County: 29,336 acresEffingham County: 53,196 acresElbert County: 63,429 acresEmanuel County: 159,723 acresEvans County: 48,087 acresFannin County: 15,485 acresFayette County: 18,039 acresFloyd County: 91,317 acresForsyth County: 33,932 acresFranklin County: 86,128 acresFulton County: 27,975 acresGilmer County: 24,725 acresGlascock County: 21,038 acresGlynn County: 7,594 acresGordon County: 76,412 acresGrady County: 127,499 acresGreene County: 52,242 acresGwinnett County: 17,557 acresHabersham County: 38,526 acresHall County: 61,773 acresHancock County: 42,199 acresHaralson County: 39,995 acresHarris County: 66,964 acresHart County: 65,352 acresHeard County: 42,082 acresHenry County: 57,859 acresHouston County: 75,445 acresIrwin County: 138,221 acresJackson County: 99,554 acresJasper County: 50,927 acresJeff Davis County: 56,198 acresJefferson County: 137,217 acresJenkins County: 94,632 acresJohnson County: 76,128 acresJones County: 35,054 acresLamar County: 41,908 acresLanier County: 51,762 acresLaurens County: 193,665 acresLee County: 146,736 acresLiberty County: 15,935 acresLincoln County: 30,835 acresLong County: 23,624 acresLowndes County: 73,917 acresLumpkin County: 21,303 acresMcDuffie County: 46,774 acresMcIntosh County: 11,306 acresMacon County: 114,449 acresMadison County: 76,458 acresMarion County: 51,732 acresMeriwether County: 84,135 acresMiller County: 95,135 acresMitchell County: 184,960 acresMonroe County: 61,639 acresMontgomery County: 74,057 acresMorgan County: 89,191 acresMurray County: 41,834 acresMuscogee County: 15,481 acresNewton County: 44,839 acresOconee County: 54,077 acresOglethorpe County: 56,142 acresPaulding County: 16,592 acresPeach County: 38,880 acresPickens County: 17,372 acresPierce County: 98,505 acresPike County: 43,913 acresPolk County: 52,041 acresPulaski County: 67,380 acresPutnam County: 40,682 acresQuitman County: 14,330 acresRabun County: 9,977 acresRandolph County: 79,296 acresRichmond County: 12,439 acresRockdale County: 8,789 acresSchley County: 35,425 acresScreven County: 184,170 acresSeminole County: 92,933 acresSpalding County: 25,587 acresStephens County: 19,527 acresStewart County: 33,835 acresSumter County: 166,664 acresTalbot County: 45,215 acresTaliaferro County: 18,547 acresTattnall County: 143,358 acresTaylor County: 74,522 acresTelfair County: 72,878 acresTerrell County: 123,414 acresThomas County: 198,412 acresTift County: 98,032 acresToombs County: 92,934 acresTowns County: 10,901 acresTreutlen County: 34,680 acresTroup County: 61,252 acresTurner County: 98,174 acresTwiggs County: 40,174 acresUnion County: 24,789 acresUpson County: 46,576 acresWalker County: 81,730 acresWalton County: 66,136 acresWare County: 65,274 acresWarren County: 47,992 acresWashington County: 124,042 acresWayne County: 64,490 acresWebster County: 66,241 acresWheeler County: 59,723 acresWhite County: 30,289 acresWhitfield County: 43,302 acresWilcox County: 102,164 acresWilkes County: 99,218 acresWilkinson County: 30,657 acresWorth County: 179,110 acres
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acres, 2002. 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, 2002

Colquitt County: 228,205 acresColquitt County228,205Burke County: 218,954 acresBurke County218,954Bulloch County: 206,206 acresBulloch County206,206Brooks County: 202,793 acresBrooks County202,793Thomas County: 198,412 acresThomas County198,412Laurens County: 193,665 acresLaurens County193,665Coffee County: 188,740 acresCoffee County188,740Mitchell County: 184,960 acresMitchell County184,960Screven County: 184,170 acresScreven County184,170Worth County: 179,110 acresWorth County179,110Dooly County: 170,813 acresDooly County170,813Sumter County: 166,664 acresSumter County166,664Decatur County: 160,439 acresDecatur County160,439Early County: 160,286 acresEarly County160,286Emanuel County: 159,723 acresEmanuel County159,723Lee County: 146,736 acresLee County146,736Tattnall County: 143,358 acresTattnall County143,358Dodge County: 138,658 acresDodge County138,658Irwin County: 138,221 acresIrwin County138,221Jefferson County: 137,217 acresJefferson County137,217Grady County: 127,499 acresGrady County127,499Baker County: 126,408 acresBaker County126,408Berrien County: 125,816 acresBerrien County125,816Washington County: 124,042 acresWashington County124,042Terrell County: 123,414 acresTerrell County123,414Appling County: 118,720 acresAppling County118,720Calhoun County: 118,082 acresCalhoun County118,082Macon County: 114,449 acresMacon County114,449Crisp County: 103,917 acresCrisp County103,917Wilcox County: 102,164 acresWilcox County102,164Jackson County: 99,554 acresJackson County99,554Wilkes County: 99,218 acresWilkes County99,218Pierce County: 98,505 acresPierce County98,505Turner County: 98,174 acresTurner County98,174Tift County: 98,032 acresTift County98,032Dougherty County: 97,673 acresDougherty County97,673Miller County: 95,135 acresMiller County95,135Jenkins County: 94,632 acresJenkins County94,632Carroll County: 94,124 acresCarroll County94,124Toombs County: 92,934 acresToombs County92,934Colquitt County: 228,205 acresColquitt County228,205Burke County: 218,954 acresBurke County218,954Bulloch County: 206,206 acresBulloch County206,206Brooks County: 202,793 acresBrooks County202,793Thomas County: 198,412 acresThomas County198,412Laurens County: 193,665 acresLaurens County193,665Coffee County: 188,740 acresCoffee County188,740Mitchell County: 184,960 acresMitchell County184,960Screven County: 184,170 acresScreven County184,170Worth County: 179,110 acresWorth County179,110Dooly County: 170,813 acresDooly County170,813Sumter County: 166,664 acresSumter County166,664Decatur County: 160,439 acresDecatur County160,439Early County: 160,286 acresEarly County160,286Emanuel County: 159,723 acresEmanuel County159,723Lee County: 146,736 acresLee County146,736Tattnall County: 143,358 acresTattnall County143,358Dodge County: 138,658 acresDodge County138,658Irwin County: 138,221 acresIrwin County138,221Jefferson County: 137,217 acresJefferson County137,217Grady County: 127,499 acresGrady County127,499Baker County: 126,408 acresBaker County126,408Berrien County: 125,816 acresBerrien County125,816Washington County: 124,042 acresWashington County124,042Terrell County: 123,414 acresTerrell County123,414Appling County: 118,720 acresAppling County118,720Calhoun County: 118,082 acresCalhoun County118,082Macon County: 114,449 acresMacon County114,449Crisp County: 103,917 acresCrisp County103,917Wilcox County: 102,164 acresWilcox County102,164Jackson County: 99,554 acresJackson County99,554Wilkes County: 99,218 acresWilkes County99,218Pierce County: 98,505 acresPierce County98,505Turner County: 98,174 acresTurner County98,174Tift County: 98,032 acresTift County98,032Dougherty County: 97,673 acresDougherty County97,673Miller County: 95,135 acresMiller County95,135Jenkins County: 94,632 acresJenkins County94,632Carroll County: 94,124 acresCarroll County94,124Toombs County: 92,934 acresToombs County92,934
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

RankCounties2002
acres
1Colquitt County228,205
2Burke County218,954
3Bulloch County206,206
4Brooks County202,793
5Thomas County198,412
6Laurens County193,665
7Coffee County188,740
8Mitchell County184,960
9Screven County184,170
10Worth County179,110
11Dooly County170,813
12Sumter County166,664
13Decatur County160,439
14Early County160,286
15Emanuel County159,723
16Lee County146,736
17Tattnall County143,358
18Dodge County138,658
19Irwin County138,221
20Jefferson County137,217
21Grady County127,499
22Baker County126,408
23Berrien County125,816
24Washington County124,042
25Terrell County123,414
26Appling County118,720
27Calhoun County118,082
28Macon County114,449
29Crisp County103,917
30Wilcox County102,164
31Jackson County99,554
32Wilkes County99,218
33Pierce County98,505
34Turner County98,174
35Tift County98,032
36Dougherty County97,673
37Miller County95,135
38Jenkins County94,632
39Carroll County94,124
40Toombs County92,934
41Seminole County92,933
42Floyd County91,317
43Morgan County89,191
44Franklin County86,128
45Meriwether County84,135
46Walker County81,730
47Bartow County81,573
48Randolph County79,296
49Madison County76,458
50Gordon County76,412
51Johnson County76,128
52Houston County75,445
53Taylor County74,522
54Montgomery County74,057
55Lowndes County73,917
56Telfair County72,878
57Atkinson County70,718
58Cook County67,554
59Pulaski County67,380
60Harris County66,964
61Bacon County66,797
62Webster County66,241
63Walton County66,136
64Hart County65,352
65Ware County65,274
66Wayne County64,490
67Elbert County63,429
68Candler County62,933
69Hall County61,773
70Monroe County61,639
71Troup County61,252
72Coweta County60,820
73Wheeler County59,723
74Henry County57,859
75Banks County57,723
76Ben Hill County57,339
77Jeff Davis County56,198
78Oglethorpe County56,142
79Bleckley County55,324
80Chattooga County54,858
81Oconee County54,077
82Effingham County53,196
83Greene County52,242
84Polk County52,041
85Lanier County51,762
86Marion County51,732
87Jasper County50,927
88Evans County48,087
89Warren County47,992
90McDuffie County46,774
91Upson County46,576
92Talbot County45,215
93Newton County44,839
94Pike County43,913
95Whitfield County43,302
96Clay County42,443
97Hancock County42,199
98Heard County42,082
99Lamar County41,908
100Murray County41,834
101Putnam County40,682
102Twiggs County40,174
103Haralson County39,995
104Peach County38,880
105Habersham County38,526
106Crawford County38,145
107Butts County36,685
108Cherokee County36,205
109Barrow County36,092
110Baldwin County35,669
111Schley County35,425
112Jones County35,054
113Treutlen County34,680
114Forsyth County33,932
115Stewart County33,835
116Brantley County32,320
117Lincoln County30,835
118Clinch County30,666
119Wilkinson County30,657
120Bibb County30,442
121White County30,289
122Echols County29,336
123Fulton County27,975
124Dade County27,873
125Catoosa County27,135
126Spalding County25,587
127Union County24,789
128Gilmer County24,725
129Long County23,624
130Columbia County23,296
131Lumpkin County21,303
132Glascock County21,038
133Dawson County20,269
134Stephens County19,527
135Taliaferro County18,547
136Fayette County18,039
137Gwinnett County17,557
138Pickens County17,372
139Bryan County17,155
140Paulding County16,592
141Liberty County15,935
142Fannin County15,485
143Muscogee County15,481
144Charlton County14,890
145Quitman County14,330
146Clarke County14,121
147Richmond County12,439
148Camden County12,389
149McIntosh County11,306
150Cobb County10,950
151Towns County10,901
152Rabun County9,977
153Chatham County9,080
154Rockdale County8,789
155Douglas County7,989
156Glynn County7,594
157Chattahoochee County4,351
158Clayton County3,218
159DeKalb County1,086

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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 228,205 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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DeKalb County, with 1,086 acres in 2002.

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