Farm operations
137
Avg 361 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census GA · FIPS 13141 Bottom quartile by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Hancock County, Georgia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hancock County. Ranked #134 of 159 counties in Georgia.
49,509 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 13.2% 6,535 acres
- Other land
- 86.8% 42,974 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hancock County received $10.24 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.1× the Georgia county median of $9.62.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $10.24
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.62
- Georgia county median per acre
- 1.07×
- 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, Hancock County, Georgia is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$5.0M
0.098× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$507K
10.2% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$3.6M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Hancock County's net farm income sits at the 25th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hancock County Farm Data Shows
Hancock County, Georgia reads as a PASTURE-LED county with MID 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 middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of 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 Hancock County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hancock (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Monmouth County, NJ · HEAVY
$505K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Hancock; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Oswego County, NY · LIGHT
$505K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Hancock; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Surry County, NC · LIGHT
$505K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Hancock; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Wilson County, TN · TRACE
$509K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Hancock; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Cheshire County (MID $/acre pole)
Cheshire sits near Hancock on payments-per-acre ($10.50) while total receipts differ.
Morris County (MID $/acre pole)
Morris sits near Hancock on payments-per-acre ($9.95) while total receipts differ.
Georgia ERS state roll-up
Hancock stamps MID · 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 Hancock under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Hancock 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 Hancock County, Georgia?
Hancock County, Georgia has 137 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 361 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hancock County?
Hancock County's total commodity sales are $5.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #134 among 159 counties in Georgia.
How much federal farm assistance does Hancock County receive?
Hancock County received $507K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($10.24/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hancock County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hancock County is $3.6M (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 MID · 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.