Farm operations
389
Avg 217 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census GA · FIPS 13185 Lower-middle by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Lowndes County, Georgia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Lowndes County. Ranked #85 of 159 counties in Georgia.
84,299 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 37.7% 31,806 acres
- Other land
- 62.3% 52,493 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Lowndes County received $18.02 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.9× the Georgia county median of $9.62.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $18.02
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.62
- Georgia county median per acre
- 1.87×
- 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, Lowndes County, Georgia is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$38.5M
0.76× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$1.5M
4.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$7.4M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Lowndes County's net farm income sits at the 33th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Lowndes County Farm Data Shows
Lowndes County, Georgia reads as a MIXED county with HEAVY 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 second-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
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 Lowndes County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Lowndes (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Polk County, NE · LIGHT
$1.5M federal receipts is higher by - than Lowndes; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Martin County, FL · MID
$1.5M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Lowndes; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Houston County, GA · DENSE
$1.5M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Lowndes; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Caldwell County, KY · HEAVY
$1.5M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Lowndes; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Crow Wing County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Crow Wing sits near Lowndes on payments-per-acre ($18.05) while total receipts differ.
Steuben County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Steuben sits near Lowndes on payments-per-acre ($17.77) while total receipts differ.
Georgia ERS state roll-up
Lowndes stamps HEAVY · 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 Lowndes under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
From Lowndes 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 Lowndes County, Georgia?
Lowndes County, Georgia has 389 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 217 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Lowndes County?
Lowndes County's total commodity sales are $38.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #85 among 159 counties in Georgia.
How much federal farm assistance does Lowndes County receive?
Lowndes County received $1.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($18.02/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Lowndes County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Lowndes County is $7.4M (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 HEAVY · 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.