2022 USDA Census GA · FIPS 13161 Upper-middle by state sales DENSE CROP-LED

Jeff Davis County, Georgia - Farm Data

Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Jeff Davis County. Ranked #73 of 159 counties in Georgia.

Agricultural land composition · 2022 USDA Census · data refreshed 2026-05-15
46,321 acres of agricultural land
Cropland
62.0% 28,699 acres
Other land
38.0% 17,622 acres
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USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture

Jeff Davis County received $40.91 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 4.3× the Georgia county median of $9.62.

According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.

$40.91
government payments per agricultural acre
$9.62
Georgia county median per acre
4.25×
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, Jeff Davis County, Georgia is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.

Farm operations

195

Avg 238 ac / farm

Commodity sales

$56.7M

1.1× state median -- Near state median

Federal payments

$1.9M

3.3% of sales -- Above-typical dependence

Net farm income

$16.0M

2022 cash income -- Typical net income

C

Farm economy grade: C -- Jeff Davis County's net farm income sits at the 45th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.

What the Jeff Davis County Farm Data Shows

Jeff Davis County, Georgia reads as a CROP-LED county with DENSE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; 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.

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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 Jeff Davis County, Georgia?
Jeff Davis County, Georgia has 195 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 238 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Jeff Davis County?
Jeff Davis County's total commodity sales are $56.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #73 among 159 counties in Georgia.
How much federal farm assistance does Jeff Davis County receive?
Jeff Davis County received $1.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($40.91/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Jeff Davis County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Jeff Davis County is $16.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture).

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 CROP-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.

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.