Farm operations
223
Avg 190 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census GA · FIPS 13103 Lower-middle by state sales DENSE MIXED
Effingham County, Georgia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Effingham County. Ranked #113 of 159 counties in Georgia.
42,347 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 46.2% 19,579 acres
- Other land
- 53.8% 22,768 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Effingham County received $21.21 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.2× the Georgia county median of $9.62.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $21.21
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.62
- Georgia county median per acre
- 2.21×
- Georgia median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Effingham County, Georgia is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$17.1M
0.34× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$898K
5.2% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.0M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Effingham County's net farm income sits at the 21th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Effingham County Farm Data Shows
Effingham County, Georgia reads as a MIXED county with DENSE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 156 of 159 Georgia counties with published commodity sales (3 withheld by NASS to protect respondents are left out, not counted as zero), averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 132 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 135 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Georgia.
Read with Effingham County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Effingham (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Bledsoe County, TN · MID
$898K federal receipts is higher by - than Effingham; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Boundary County, ID · HEAVY
$899K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Effingham; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Teton County, ID · MID
$897K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Effingham; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Kane County, UT · MID
$900K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Effingham; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Richmond County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Richmond sits near Effingham on payments-per-acre ($21.43) while total receipts differ.
Grant County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Grant sits near Effingham on payments-per-acre ($21.84) while total receipts differ.
Georgia ERS state roll-up
Effingham stamps DENSE · MIXED inside Georgia's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Effingham under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Effingham County, Georgia:
- See how Georgia compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Georgia state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Effingham County, Georgia?
Effingham County, Georgia has 223 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 190 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Effingham County?
Effingham County's total commodity sales are $17.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #113 among 159 counties in Georgia.
How much federal farm assistance does Effingham County receive?
Effingham County received $898K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($21.21/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Effingham County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Effingham County is $2.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp DENSE · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
NASS withholds commodity sales for 3 Georgia counties with too few farm operations to publish without identifying individual producers. Those counties are excluded from the peer median on this page rather than counted as zero sales.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.