Counties in Georgia by land in farms

Mitchell County had the highest land in farms of 159 counties in 2007, at 204,416 acres. DeKalb County had the lowest, at 963 acres. The median was 48,778 acres and the figure for Georgia was 10,150,539 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest204,416Mitchell County
Lowest963DeKalb County
Median48,778159 counties
Georgia10,150,539History

Map of counties, 2007

Appling County: 101,566 acresAtkinson County: 77,214 acresBacon County: 63,242 acresBaker County: 135,181 acresBaldwin County: 29,953 acresBanks County: 46,685 acresBarrow County: 33,862 acresBartow County: 65,106 acresBen Hill County: 74,739 acresBerrien County: 118,798 acresBibb County: 14,407 acresBleckley County: 88,047 acresBrantley County: 25,337 acresBrooks County: 189,009 acresBryan County: 20,290 acresBulloch County: 197,051 acresBurke County: 191,790 acresButts County: 25,433 acresCalhoun County: 122,564 acresCamden County: 13,403 acresCandler County: 73,934 acresCarroll County: 96,197 acresCatoosa County: 20,579 acresCharlton County: 20,426 acresChatham County: 4,298 acresChattahoochee County: 4,263 acresChattooga County: 53,084 acresCherokee County: 23,409 acresClarke County: 10,457 acresClay County: 44,566 acresClayton County: 1,701 acresClinch County: 18,907 acresCobb County: 8,501 acresCoffee County: 184,947 acresColquitt County: 196,601 acresColumbia County: 18,836 acresCook County: 65,138 acresCoweta County: 74,657 acresCrawford County: 37,645 acresCrisp County: 83,271 acresDade County: 35,255 acresDawson County: 16,905 acresDecatur County: 179,916 acresDeKalb County: 963 acresDodge County: 127,418 acresDooly County: 155,600 acresDougherty County: 87,819 acresDouglas County: 7,114 acresEarly County: 177,576 acresEchols County: 14,330 acresEffingham County: 40,425 acresElbert County: 62,915 acresEmanuel County: 138,510 acresEvans County: 52,755 acresFannin County: 18,811 acresFayette County: 12,337 acresFloyd County: 84,605 acresForsyth County: 19,799 acresFranklin County: 81,364 acresFulton County: 15,557 acresGilmer County: 36,536 acresGlascock County: 21,233 acresGlynn County: 5,838 acresGordon County: 79,128 acresGrady County: 118,989 acresGreene County: 55,334 acresGwinnett County: 8,350 acresHabersham County: 29,293 acresHall County: 57,292 acresHancock County: 38,022 acresHaralson County: 34,398 acresHarris County: 60,835 acresHart County: 70,405 acresHeard County: 23,599 acresHenry County: 23,533 acresHouston County: 46,651 acresIrwin County: 145,432 acresJackson County: 84,869 acresJasper County: 56,414 acresJeff Davis County: 58,121 acresJefferson County: 108,932 acresJenkins County: 84,730 acresJohnson County: 66,515 acresJones County: 32,374 acresLamar County: 35,681 acresLanier County: 53,169 acresLaurens County: 164,989 acresLee County: 126,286 acresLiberty County: 9,371 acresLincoln County: 27,612 acresLong County: 13,141 acresLowndes County: 67,922 acresLumpkin County: 22,018 acresMcDuffie County: 36,109 acresMcIntosh County: 9,110 acresMacon County: 122,404 acresMadison County: 76,499 acresMarion County: 46,628 acresMeriwether County: 81,489 acresMiller County: 101,724 acresMitchell County: 204,416 acresMonroe County: 39,298 acresMontgomery County: 51,589 acresMorgan County: 92,433 acresMurray County: 39,923 acresMuscogee County: 7,695 acresNewton County: 38,534 acresOconee County: 48,778 acresOglethorpe County: 86,640 acresPaulding County: 11,416 acresPeach County: 39,999 acresPickens County: 23,745 acresPierce County: 71,750 acresPike County: 46,099 acresPolk County: 43,869 acresPulaski County: 56,946 acresPutnam County: 37,744 acresQuitman County: 11,385 acresRabun County: 7,929 acresRandolph County: 90,027 acresRichmond County: 12,519 acresRockdale County: 6,329 acresSchley County: 36,262 acresScreven County: 178,684 acresSeminole County: 103,543 acresSpalding County: 26,435 acresStephens County: 15,383 acresStewart County: 46,066 acresSumter County: 152,970 acresTalbot County: 41,659 acresTaliaferro County: 14,096 acresTattnall County: 135,578 acresTaylor County: 86,657 acresTelfair County: 61,730 acresTerrell County: 136,500 acresThomas County: 204,216 acresTift County: 132,784 acresToombs County: 89,889 acresTowns County: 7,494 acresTreutlen County: 30,104 acresTroup County: 37,866 acresTurner County: 115,964 acresTwiggs County: 44,947 acresUnion County: 20,956 acresUpson County: 47,680 acresWalker County: 71,152 acresWalton County: 53,696 acresWare County: 50,279 acresWarren County: 37,196 acresWashington County: 110,164 acresWayne County: 56,790 acresWebster County: 54,664 acresWheeler County: 57,175 acresWhite County: 20,996 acresWhitfield County: 42,750 acresWilcox County: 100,851 acresWilkes County: 89,785 acresWilkinson County: 29,903 acresWorth County: 192,569 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Mitchell County: 204,416 acresMitchell County204,416Thomas County: 204,216 acresThomas County204,216Bulloch County: 197,051 acresBulloch County197,051Colquitt County: 196,601 acresColquitt County196,601Worth County: 192,569 acresWorth County192,569Burke County: 191,790 acresBurke County191,790Brooks County: 189,009 acresBrooks County189,009Coffee County: 184,947 acresCoffee County184,947Decatur County: 179,916 acresDecatur County179,916Screven County: 178,684 acresScreven County178,684Early County: 177,576 acresEarly County177,576Laurens County: 164,989 acresLaurens County164,989Dooly County: 155,600 acresDooly County155,600Sumter County: 152,970 acresSumter County152,970Irwin County: 145,432 acresIrwin County145,432Emanuel County: 138,510 acresEmanuel County138,510Terrell County: 136,500 acresTerrell County136,500Tattnall County: 135,578 acresTattnall County135,578Baker County: 135,181 acresBaker County135,181Tift County: 132,784 acresTift County132,784Dodge County: 127,418 acresDodge County127,418Lee County: 126,286 acresLee County126,286Calhoun County: 122,564 acresCalhoun County122,564Macon County: 122,404 acresMacon County122,404Grady County: 118,989 acresGrady County118,989Berrien County: 118,798 acresBerrien County118,798Turner County: 115,964 acresTurner County115,964Washington County: 110,164 acresWashington County110,164Jefferson County: 108,932 acresJefferson County108,932Seminole County: 103,543 acresSeminole County103,543Miller County: 101,724 acresMiller County101,724Appling County: 101,566 acresAppling County101,566Wilcox County: 100,851 acresWilcox County100,851Carroll County: 96,197 acresCarroll County96,197Morgan County: 92,433 acresMorgan County92,433Randolph County: 90,027 acresRandolph County90,027Toombs County: 89,889 acresToombs County89,889Wilkes County: 89,785 acresWilkes County89,785Bleckley County: 88,047 acresBleckley County88,047Dougherty County: 87,819 acresDougherty County87,819Mitchell County: 204,416 acresMitchell County204,416Thomas County: 204,216 acresThomas County204,216Bulloch County: 197,051 acresBulloch County197,051Colquitt County: 196,601 acresColquitt County196,601Worth County: 192,569 acresWorth County192,569Burke County: 191,790 acresBurke County191,790Brooks County: 189,009 acresBrooks County189,009Coffee County: 184,947 acresCoffee County184,947Decatur County: 179,916 acresDecatur County179,916Screven County: 178,684 acresScreven County178,684Early County: 177,576 acresEarly County177,576Laurens County: 164,989 acresLaurens County164,989Dooly County: 155,600 acresDooly County155,600Sumter County: 152,970 acresSumter County152,970Irwin County: 145,432 acresIrwin County145,432Emanuel County: 138,510 acresEmanuel County138,510Terrell County: 136,500 acresTerrell County136,500Tattnall County: 135,578 acresTattnall County135,578Baker County: 135,181 acresBaker County135,181Tift County: 132,784 acresTift County132,784Dodge County: 127,418 acresDodge County127,418Lee County: 126,286 acresLee County126,286Calhoun County: 122,564 acresCalhoun County122,564Macon County: 122,404 acresMacon County122,404Grady County: 118,989 acresGrady County118,989Berrien County: 118,798 acresBerrien County118,798Turner County: 115,964 acresTurner County115,964Washington County: 110,164 acresWashington County110,164Jefferson County: 108,932 acresJefferson County108,932Seminole County: 103,543 acresSeminole County103,543Miller County: 101,724 acresMiller County101,724Appling County: 101,566 acresAppling County101,566Wilcox County: 100,851 acresWilcox County100,851Carroll County: 96,197 acresCarroll County96,197Morgan County: 92,433 acresMorgan County92,433Randolph County: 90,027 acresRandolph County90,027Toombs County: 89,889 acresToombs County89,889Wilkes County: 89,785 acresWilkes County89,785Bleckley County: 88,047 acresBleckley County88,047Dougherty County: 87,819 acresDougherty County87,819
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

RankCounties2007
acres
1Mitchell County204,416
2Thomas County204,216
3Bulloch County197,051
4Colquitt County196,601
5Worth County192,569
6Burke County191,790
7Brooks County189,009
8Coffee County184,947
9Decatur County179,916
10Screven County178,684
11Early County177,576
12Laurens County164,989
13Dooly County155,600
14Sumter County152,970
15Irwin County145,432
16Emanuel County138,510
17Terrell County136,500
18Tattnall County135,578
19Baker County135,181
20Tift County132,784
21Dodge County127,418
22Lee County126,286
23Calhoun County122,564
24Macon County122,404
25Grady County118,989
26Berrien County118,798
27Turner County115,964
28Washington County110,164
29Jefferson County108,932
30Seminole County103,543
31Miller County101,724
32Appling County101,566
33Wilcox County100,851
34Carroll County96,197
35Morgan County92,433
36Randolph County90,027
37Toombs County89,889
38Wilkes County89,785
39Bleckley County88,047
40Dougherty County87,819
41Taylor County86,657
42Oglethorpe County86,640
43Jackson County84,869
44Jenkins County84,730
45Floyd County84,605
46Crisp County83,271
47Meriwether County81,489
48Franklin County81,364
49Gordon County79,128
50Atkinson County77,214
51Madison County76,499
52Ben Hill County74,739
53Coweta County74,657
54Candler County73,934
55Pierce County71,750
56Walker County71,152
57Hart County70,405
58Lowndes County67,922
59Johnson County66,515
60Cook County65,138
61Bartow County65,106
62Bacon County63,242
63Elbert County62,915
64Telfair County61,730
65Harris County60,835
66Jeff Davis County58,121
67Hall County57,292
68Wheeler County57,175
69Pulaski County56,946
70Wayne County56,790
71Jasper County56,414
72Greene County55,334
73Webster County54,664
74Walton County53,696
75Lanier County53,169
76Chattooga County53,084
77Evans County52,755
78Montgomery County51,589
79Ware County50,279
80Oconee County48,778
81Upson County47,680
82Banks County46,685
83Houston County46,651
84Marion County46,628
85Pike County46,099
86Stewart County46,066
87Twiggs County44,947
88Clay County44,566
89Polk County43,869
90Whitfield County42,750
91Talbot County41,659
92Effingham County40,425
93Peach County39,999
94Murray County39,923
95Monroe County39,298
96Newton County38,534
97Hancock County38,022
98Troup County37,866
99Putnam County37,744
100Crawford County37,645
101Warren County37,196
102Gilmer County36,536
103Schley County36,262
104McDuffie County36,109
105Lamar County35,681
106Dade County35,255
107Haralson County34,398
108Barrow County33,862
109Jones County32,374
110Treutlen County30,104
111Baldwin County29,953
112Wilkinson County29,903
113Habersham County29,293
114Lincoln County27,612
115Spalding County26,435
116Butts County25,433
117Brantley County25,337
118Pickens County23,745
119Heard County23,599
120Henry County23,533
121Cherokee County23,409
122Lumpkin County22,018
123Glascock County21,233
124White County20,996
125Union County20,956
126Catoosa County20,579
127Charlton County20,426
128Bryan County20,290
129Forsyth County19,799
130Clinch County18,907
131Columbia County18,836
132Fannin County18,811
133Dawson County16,905
134Fulton County15,557
135Stephens County15,383
136Bibb County14,407
137Echols County14,330
138Taliaferro County14,096
139Camden County13,403
140Long County13,141
141Richmond County12,519
142Fayette County12,337
143Paulding County11,416
144Quitman County11,385
145Clarke County10,457
146Liberty County9,371
147McIntosh County9,110
148Cobb County8,501
149Gwinnett County8,350
150Rabun County7,929
151Muscogee County7,695
152Towns County7,494
153Douglas County7,114
154Rockdale County6,329
155Glynn County5,838
156Chatham County4,298
157Chattahoochee County4,263
158Clayton County1,701
159DeKalb County963

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Mitchell County, with 204,416 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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DeKalb County, with 963 acres in 2007.

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