Tattnall County, Georgia
Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture
514 farms128,240 acres in farms$514 million in farm sales
No other county in Georgia with a published figure sells more farm products than Tattnall County.
Its number of laying hens shrank between 2017 and 2022, the third-steepest decline among the 92 leading egg-laying counties of 2017 with figures in both years.
Sales by product group
| Product group | Sales | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|
| Poultry and eggs | $356 million | 4th of 116 |
| Vegetables, melons and potatoes | $109 million | 1st of 96 |
| Cotton and cottonseed | $13.7 million | 29th of 72 |
| Hay and other crops | $8.1 million | 35th of 141 |
| Cattle and calves | $5.6 million | 16th of 131 |
| Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas | $4.8 million | 38th of 118 |
| Fruit, tree nuts and berries | $3.3 million | 30th of 120 |
| Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys | $36,000 | 61st of 90 |
| Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk | $35,000 | 61st of 114 |
What the fields held
Tattnall County harvested 46,381 acres of cropland in 2022, 26th of 153 counties in Georgia. Cotton covered acreage equal to 32% of that, vegetables 20%.
| Crop | Acres | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton | 14,650 | 0.19% |
| Vegetables | 9,098 | 0.21% |
| Peanuts | 7,671 | 0.54% |
| Hay and haylage | 5,980 | under 0.1% |
| Orchard land | 3,382 | 0.05% |
| of which grapes | 4 | under 0.1% |
| Corn for grain | 3,055 | under 0.1% |
| Soybeans | 2,034 | under 0.1% |
| Wheat | 946 | under 0.1% |
| Oats | 168 | under 0.1% |
| Berries | 8 | under 0.1% |
Withheld to protect individual farms: potatoes, tobacco, apples, citrus and pecans.
How much of the county is farmland
Share of the county land in farms41.8%
Tattnall County ranks 33rd of 155 counties in Georgia on this measure.
- 58,327 acres of cropland, 45% of farmland
- 13,835 acres of pastureland, 11% of farmland
- 44,714 acres of woodland, 35% of farmland
- 12,298 acres irrigated
Farm sizes
Farms in Tattnall County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 86 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 249 acres, 53rd-largest of 132 in Georgia. The most common size class is 50–179 acres, with 36.0% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 5.6% of the total.
Barns, pens and pastures
| Animals | Head | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Broilers sold in 2022 | 60,250,239 | 0.66% |
| Laying hens | 155,780 | under 0.1% |
| Goats | 331 | under 0.1% |
| Cattle and calves | 11,043 | under 0.1% |
| Horses and ponies | 115 | under 0.1% |
| Sheep and lambs | 80 | under 0.1% |
Withheld: beef cows, milk cows and hogs and pigs.
Who farms here
Decisions on Tattnall County's 514 farms are made by 925 producers. Their average age is 58.4, 0.6 years below the Georgia average. Women are 36.4% of them.
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 547 | −6.0% |
| Land in farms, acres | 113,592 | +12.9% |
| Average farm size, acres | 208 | +19.7% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $388 million | +32.6% |
| Broilers sold, head | 60,986,687 | −1.2% |
| Peanuts, acres | 4,853 | +58.1% |
| Vegetables, acres | 8,027 | +13.3% |
| Cotton, acres | 7,575 | +93.4% |
Nearest rivals
- Broilers sold between Lancaster County, PA and Dale County, AL
- Peanuts between Pierce County, GA and Sumter County, GA
- Vegetables between Wyoming County, NY and Knox County, IN
- Cotton between Isle of Wight County, VA and Hinds County, MS
Counties with a similar sales mix
- Saint Clair County, Alabama largest group: poultry and eggs; mix match 98%
- Bradley County, Arkansas largest group: poultry and eggs; mix match 98%
- Union County, Georgia largest group: poultry and eggs; mix match 97%
Tattnall County accounts for 3.9% of farm sales in Georgia and 1.3% of the farms in Georgia. Rank Georgia counties for broilers sold.
Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.