Farm Census

Miller County, Georgia

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

179 farms113,853 acres in farms$97.8 million in farm sales

Among US counties with published figures, Miller County ranks fifth for peanuts.

Its irrigated land had the largest gain from 2017 to 2022 among the 577 counties with at least 20,000 irrigated acres in 2017.

Hay and other crops: 35.7%Hay and other crops35.7%Cotton: 29.3%Cotton29.3%Grains and oilseeds: 21.5%Grains and oilseeds21.5%Withheld groups: 13.4%Withheld groups13.4%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Hay and other crops: 35.7%Hay and other crops35.7%Cotton: 29.3%Cotton29.3%Grains and oilseeds: 21.5%Grains and oilseeds21.5%Withheld groups: 13.4%13.4%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: vegetables and melons, fruit and nuts, cattle and calves, hogs and pigs, poultry and eggs and horses and mules.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Hay and other crops$34.9 million5th of 141
Cotton and cottonseed$28.6 million14th of 72
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$21.0 million8th of 118
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$64,00033rd of 114
Other animals and animal products$26,00045th of 82

What the fields held

Miller County harvested 81,727 acres of cropland in 2022, tenth of 153 counties in Georgia. Peanuts covered acreage equal to 37% of that, cotton 33%.

CropAcresShare of US
Peanuts30,5162.1%
Cotton27,2040.35%
Corn for grain18,235under 0.1%
Hay and haylage3,049under 0.1%
Corn for silage390under 0.1%
Soybeans369under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: grain sorghum, sunflower, vegetables, orchard land, pecans and berries.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms63.0%

Miller County ranks sixth of 155 counties in Georgia on this measure.

  • 87,600 acres of cropland, 77% of farmland
  • 13,426 acres of pastureland, 12% of farmland
  • 13,740 acres of woodland, 12% of farmland
  • 52,793 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

Farms in Miller County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 250 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 636 acres, fifth-largest of 132 in Georgia. The most common size class is 50–179 acres, with 26.3% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 17.9% of the total.

1–96%10–4912%50–17926%180–49913%500–99925%1,000–1,99911%2,000+7%
Miller County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Cattle and calves13,218under 0.1%
Goats146under 0.1%
Horses and ponies58under 0.1%
Laying hens225under 0.1%

Withheld: beef cows, milk cows, hogs and pigs, broilers sold, turkeys and sheep and lambs.

Who farms here

Decisions on Miller County's 179 farms are made by 311 producers. Their average age is 55.2, 3.8 years below the Georgia average. Women are 31.8% of them.

Under 3514%35–4410%45–5416%55–6426%65–7428%75+6%
Miller County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms144+24.3%
Land in farms, acres80,192+42.0%
Average farm size, acres557+14.2%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$47.9 million+100%
Peanuts, acres19,685+55.0%
Cotton, acres19,487+39.6%
Corn for grain, acres6,261+100%
Cattle and calves, head7,850+68.4%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Miller County accounts for 0.7% of farm sales in Georgia and 0.5% of the farms in Georgia. Rank Georgia counties for peanuts.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.