Counties in Georgia by land in farms

Worth County had the highest land in farms of 159 counties in 2012, at 229,384 acres. Clayton County had the lowest, at 835 acres. The median was 46,960 acres and the figure for Georgia was 9,620,836 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest229,384Worth County
Median46,960159 counties
Georgia9,620,836History

Map of counties, 2012

Appling County: 122,879 acresAtkinson County: 86,876 acresBacon County: 57,750 acresBaker County: 146,478 acresBaldwin County: 18,672 acresBanks County: 59,680 acresBarrow County: 29,806 acresBartow County: 63,894 acresBen Hill County: 57,314 acresBerrien County: 143,424 acresBibb County: 14,722 acresBleckley County: 65,978 acresBrantley County: 23,423 acresBrooks County: 148,196 acresBryan County: 15,223 acresBulloch County: 180,275 acresBurke County: 161,332 acresButts County: 21,144 acresCalhoun County: 107,544 acresCamden County: 15,739 acresCandler County: 53,545 acresCarroll County: 85,926 acresCatoosa County: 20,631 acresCharlton County: 13,371 acresChatham County: 3,835 acresChattahoochee County: 4,081 acresChattooga County: 50,094 acresCherokee County: 25,173 acresClarke County: 8,887 acresClay County: 40,000 acresClayton County: 835 acresClinch County: 26,665 acresCobb County: 5,143 acresCoffee County: 168,012 acresColquitt County: 188,527 acresColumbia County: 13,099 acresCook County: 68,474 acresCoweta County: 55,396 acresCrawford County: 33,921 acresCrisp County: 117,251 acresDade County: 32,482 acresDawson County: 12,709 acresDecatur County: 198,954 acresDeKalb County: 2,939 acresDodge County: 90,101 acresDooly County: 126,856 acresDougherty County: 65,406 acresDouglas County: 8,342 acresEarly County: 169,335 acresEchols County: 13,311 acresEffingham County: 40,439 acresElbert County: 56,992 acresEmanuel County: 151,723 acresEvans County: 36,039 acresFannin County: 13,872 acresFayette County: 11,493 acresFloyd County: 70,166 acresForsyth County: 16,072 acresFranklin County: 77,300 acresFulton County: 14,105 acresGilmer County: 25,553 acresGlascock County: 24,014 acresGlynn County: 3,600 acresGordon County: 84,936 acresGrady County: 130,258 acresGreene County: 48,569 acresGwinnett County: 10,468 acresHabersham County: 37,927 acresHall County: 51,989 acresHancock County: 31,963 acresHaralson County: 26,815 acresHarris County: 32,435 acresHart County: 68,259 acresHeard County: 27,067 acresHenry County: 21,681 acresHouston County: 47,451 acresIrwin County: 148,486 acresJackson County: 77,370 acresJasper County: 43,819 acresJeff Davis County: 78,886 acresJefferson County: 145,588 acresJenkins County: 91,401 acresJohnson County: 57,037 acresJones County: 23,018 acresLamar County: 35,479 acresLanier County: 41,610 acresLaurens County: 184,227 acresLee County: 105,439 acresLiberty County: 6,217 acresLincoln County: 23,607 acresLong County: 10,266 acresLowndes County: 64,948 acresLumpkin County: 17,382 acresMcDuffie County: 37,989 acresMcIntosh County: 17,062 acresMacon County: 101,126 acresMadison County: 71,191 acresMarion County: 47,370 acresMeriwether County: 62,054 acresMiller County: 95,761 acresMitchell County: 191,137 acresMonroe County: 34,498 acresMontgomery County: 57,732 acresMorgan County: 94,513 acresMurray County: 46,960 acresMuscogee County: 4,273 acresNewton County: 40,722 acresOconee County: 45,285 acresOglethorpe County: 80,806 acresPaulding County: 8,368 acresPeach County: 35,325 acresPickens County: 16,838 acresPierce County: 78,230 acresPike County: 38,065 acresPolk County: 44,971 acresPulaski County: 62,520 acresPutnam County: 28,498 acresQuitman County: 9,103 acresRabun County: 8,064 acresRandolph County: 119,235 acresRichmond County: 13,908 acresRockdale County: 5,466 acresSchley County: 35,434 acresScreven County: 180,493 acresSeminole County: 88,203 acresSpalding County: 18,821 acresStephens County: 18,409 acresStewart County: 59,254 acresSumter County: 160,353 acresTalbot County: 33,885 acresTaliaferro County: 13,798 acresTattnall County: 107,505 acresTaylor County: 61,501 acresTelfair County: 66,619 acresTerrell County: 120,677 acresThomas County: 173,208 acresTift County: 84,443 acresToombs County: 73,223 acresTowns County: 8,416 acresTreutlen County: 35,138 acresTroup County: 32,416 acresTurner County: 86,954 acresTwiggs County: 38,690 acresUnion County: 20,701 acresUpson County: 44,783 acresWalker County: 79,706 acresWalton County: 52,459 acresWare County: 56,705 acresWarren County: 34,423 acresWashington County: 99,902 acresWayne County: 62,268 acresWebster County: 48,056 acresWheeler County: 50,653 acresWhite County: 23,475 acresWhitfield County: 39,107 acresWilcox County: 115,451 acresWilkes County: 93,729 acresWilkinson County: 15,908 acresWorth County: 229,384 acres
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acres, 2012. 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, 2012

Worth County: 229,384 acresWorth County229,384Decatur County: 198,954 acresDecatur County198,954Mitchell County: 191,137 acresMitchell County191,137Colquitt County: 188,527 acresColquitt County188,527Laurens County: 184,227 acresLaurens County184,227Screven County: 180,493 acresScreven County180,493Bulloch County: 180,275 acresBulloch County180,275Thomas County: 173,208 acresThomas County173,208Early County: 169,335 acresEarly County169,335Coffee County: 168,012 acresCoffee County168,012Burke County: 161,332 acresBurke County161,332Sumter County: 160,353 acresSumter County160,353Emanuel County: 151,723 acresEmanuel County151,723Irwin County: 148,486 acresIrwin County148,486Brooks County: 148,196 acresBrooks County148,196Baker County: 146,478 acresBaker County146,478Jefferson County: 145,588 acresJefferson County145,588Berrien County: 143,424 acresBerrien County143,424Grady County: 130,258 acresGrady County130,258Dooly County: 126,856 acresDooly County126,856Appling County: 122,879 acresAppling County122,879Terrell County: 120,677 acresTerrell County120,677Randolph County: 119,235 acresRandolph County119,235Crisp County: 117,251 acresCrisp County117,251Wilcox County: 115,451 acresWilcox County115,451Calhoun County: 107,544 acresCalhoun County107,544Tattnall County: 107,505 acresTattnall County107,505Lee County: 105,439 acresLee County105,439Macon County: 101,126 acresMacon County101,126Washington County: 99,902 acresWashington County99,902Miller County: 95,761 acresMiller County95,761Morgan County: 94,513 acresMorgan County94,513Wilkes County: 93,729 acresWilkes County93,729Jenkins County: 91,401 acresJenkins County91,401Dodge County: 90,101 acresDodge County90,101Seminole County: 88,203 acresSeminole County88,203Turner County: 86,954 acresTurner County86,954Atkinson County: 86,876 acresAtkinson County86,876Carroll County: 85,926 acresCarroll County85,926Gordon County: 84,936 acresGordon County84,936Worth County: 229,384 acresWorth County229,384Decatur County: 198,954 acresDecatur County198,954Mitchell County: 191,137 acresMitchell County191,137Colquitt County: 188,527 acresColquitt County188,527Laurens County: 184,227 acresLaurens County184,227Screven County: 180,493 acresScreven County180,493Bulloch County: 180,275 acresBulloch County180,275Thomas County: 173,208 acresThomas County173,208Early County: 169,335 acresEarly County169,335Coffee County: 168,012 acresCoffee County168,012Burke County: 161,332 acresBurke County161,332Sumter County: 160,353 acresSumter County160,353Emanuel County: 151,723 acresEmanuel County151,723Irwin County: 148,486 acresIrwin County148,486Brooks County: 148,196 acresBrooks County148,196Baker County: 146,478 acresBaker County146,478Jefferson County: 145,588 acresJefferson County145,588Berrien County: 143,424 acresBerrien County143,424Grady County: 130,258 acresGrady County130,258Dooly County: 126,856 acresDooly County126,856Appling County: 122,879 acresAppling County122,879Terrell County: 120,677 acresTerrell County120,677Randolph County: 119,235 acresRandolph County119,235Crisp County: 117,251 acresCrisp County117,251Wilcox County: 115,451 acresWilcox County115,451Calhoun County: 107,544 acresCalhoun County107,544Tattnall County: 107,505 acresTattnall County107,505Lee County: 105,439 acresLee County105,439Macon County: 101,126 acresMacon County101,126Washington County: 99,902 acresWashington County99,902Miller County: 95,761 acresMiller County95,761Morgan County: 94,513 acresMorgan County94,513Wilkes County: 93,729 acresWilkes County93,729Jenkins County: 91,401 acresJenkins County91,401Dodge County: 90,101 acresDodge County90,101Seminole County: 88,203 acresSeminole County88,203Turner County: 86,954 acresTurner County86,954Atkinson County: 86,876 acresAtkinson County86,876Carroll County: 85,926 acresCarroll County85,926Gordon County: 84,936 acresGordon County84,936
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

RankCounties2012
acres
1Worth County229,384
2Decatur County198,954
3Mitchell County191,137
4Colquitt County188,527
5Laurens County184,227
6Screven County180,493
7Bulloch County180,275
8Thomas County173,208
9Early County169,335
10Coffee County168,012
11Burke County161,332
12Sumter County160,353
13Emanuel County151,723
14Irwin County148,486
15Brooks County148,196
16Baker County146,478
17Jefferson County145,588
18Berrien County143,424
19Grady County130,258
20Dooly County126,856
21Appling County122,879
22Terrell County120,677
23Randolph County119,235
24Crisp County117,251
25Wilcox County115,451
26Calhoun County107,544
27Tattnall County107,505
28Lee County105,439
29Macon County101,126
30Washington County99,902
31Miller County95,761
32Morgan County94,513
33Wilkes County93,729
34Jenkins County91,401
35Dodge County90,101
36Seminole County88,203
37Turner County86,954
38Atkinson County86,876
39Carroll County85,926
40Gordon County84,936
41Tift County84,443
42Oglethorpe County80,806
43Walker County79,706
44Jeff Davis County78,886
45Pierce County78,230
46Jackson County77,370
47Franklin County77,300
48Toombs County73,223
49Madison County71,191
50Floyd County70,166
51Cook County68,474
52Hart County68,259
53Telfair County66,619
54Bleckley County65,978
55Dougherty County65,406
56Lowndes County64,948
57Bartow County63,894
58Pulaski County62,520
59Wayne County62,268
60Meriwether County62,054
61Taylor County61,501
62Banks County59,680
63Stewart County59,254
64Bacon County57,750
65Montgomery County57,732
66Ben Hill County57,314
67Johnson County57,037
68Elbert County56,992
69Ware County56,705
70Coweta County55,396
71Candler County53,545
72Walton County52,459
73Hall County51,989
74Wheeler County50,653
75Chattooga County50,094
76Greene County48,569
77Webster County48,056
78Houston County47,451
79Marion County47,370
80Murray County46,960
81Oconee County45,285
82Polk County44,971
83Upson County44,783
84Jasper County43,819
85Lanier County41,610
86Newton County40,722
87Effingham County40,439
88Clay County40,000
89Whitfield County39,107
90Twiggs County38,690
91Pike County38,065
92McDuffie County37,989
93Habersham County37,927
94Evans County36,039
95Lamar County35,479
96Schley County35,434
97Peach County35,325
98Treutlen County35,138
99Monroe County34,498
100Warren County34,423
101Crawford County33,921
102Talbot County33,885
103Dade County32,482
104Harris County32,435
105Troup County32,416
106Hancock County31,963
107Barrow County29,806
108Putnam County28,498
109Heard County27,067
110Haralson County26,815
111Clinch County26,665
112Gilmer County25,553
113Cherokee County25,173
114Glascock County24,014
115Lincoln County23,607
116White County23,475
117Brantley County23,423
118Jones County23,018
119Henry County21,681
120Butts County21,144
121Union County20,701
122Catoosa County20,631
123Spalding County18,821
124Baldwin County18,672
125Stephens County18,409
126Lumpkin County17,382
127McIntosh County17,062
128Pickens County16,838
129Forsyth County16,072
130Wilkinson County15,908
131Camden County15,739
132Bryan County15,223
133Bibb County14,722
134Fulton County14,105
135Richmond County13,908
136Fannin County13,872
137Taliaferro County13,798
138Charlton County13,371
139Echols County13,311
140Columbia County13,099
141Dawson County12,709
142Fayette County11,493
143Gwinnett County10,468
144Long County10,266
145Quitman County9,103
146Clarke County8,887
147Towns County8,416
148Paulding County8,368
149Douglas County8,342
150Rabun County8,064
151Liberty County6,217
152Rockdale County5,466
153Cobb County5,143
154Muscogee County4,273
155Chattahoochee County4,081
156Chatham County3,835
157Glynn County3,600
158DeKalb County2,939
159Clayton County835

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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?

Worth County, with 229,384 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Clayton County, with 835 acres in 2012.

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