Farm operations
264
Avg 120 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census GA · FIPS 13123 Top quartile by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Gilmer County, Georgia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Gilmer County. Ranked #13 of 159 counties in Georgia.
31,626 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.7% 7,505 acres
- Other land
- 76.3% 24,121 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Gilmer County received $5.60 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the Georgia county median of $9.62.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.60
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.62
- Georgia county median per acre
- 0.58×
- 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, Gilmer County, Georgia is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit far above state median and it shows low federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$277.6M
5.5× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$177K
0.1% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$119.3M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Gilmer County's net farm income sits at the 88th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Gilmer County Farm Data Shows
Gilmer County, Georgia reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land 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 Gilmer County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Gilmer (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Vinton County, OH · LIGHT
$177K federal receipts is higher by - than Gilmer; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Aleutian Islands County, AK · TRACE
$176K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Gilmer; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Brown County, IN · HEAVY
$179K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Gilmer; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Carteret County, NC · TRACE
$179K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Gilmer; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Sawyer County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Sawyer sits near Gilmer on payments-per-acre ($5.66) while total receipts differ.
Allegheny County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Allegheny sits near Gilmer on payments-per-acre ($5.51) while total receipts differ.
Georgia ERS state roll-up
Gilmer stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED 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 Gilmer under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
From Gilmer County, Georgia, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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 Gilmer County, Georgia?
Gilmer County, Georgia has 264 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 120 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Gilmer County?
Gilmer County's total commodity sales are $277.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #13 among 159 counties in Georgia.
How much federal farm assistance does Gilmer County receive?
Gilmer County received $177K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.60/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Gilmer County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Gilmer County is $119.3M (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 LIGHT · land stamp PASTURE-LED (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.