Farm operations
438
Avg 183 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census GA · FIPS 13221 Top quartile by state sales TRACE PASTURE-LED
Oglethorpe County, Georgia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Oglethorpe County. Ranked #3 of 159 counties in Georgia.
79,994 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 22.9% 18,310 acres
- Other land
- 77.1% 61,684 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Oglethorpe County received $1.54 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.2× the Georgia county median of $9.62.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.54
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.62
- Georgia county median per acre
- 0.16×
- 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, Oglethorpe County, Georgia is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit far above state median and it shows low federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$407.4M
8.1× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$123K
0.0% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$176.3M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Oglethorpe County's net farm income sits at the 95th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Oglethorpe County Farm Data Shows
Oglethorpe County, Georgia reads as a PASTURE-LED county with TRACE 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 lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.
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 Oglethorpe County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Oglethorpe (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Grant County, AR · TRACE
$122K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Oglethorpe; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Clinton County, KY · TRACE
$124K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Oglethorpe; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Smith County, MS · TRACE
$122K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Oglethorpe; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Alamance County, NC · TRACE
$122K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Oglethorpe; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Cocke County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Cocke sits near Oglethorpe on payments-per-acre ($1.53) while total receipts differ.
Lauderdale County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Lauderdale sits near Oglethorpe on payments-per-acre ($1.55) while total receipts differ.
Georgia ERS state roll-up
Oglethorpe stamps TRACE · 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 Oglethorpe under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe County, Georgia?
Oglethorpe County, Georgia has 438 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 183 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Oglethorpe County?
Oglethorpe County's total commodity sales are $407.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #3 among 159 counties in Georgia.
How much federal farm assistance does Oglethorpe County receive?
Oglethorpe County received $123K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.54/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Oglethorpe County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Oglethorpe County is $176.3M (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 TRACE · 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.