Dougherty County land: flood and parcels
37,523 parcels
On the county tax roll
- Acres on the roll139,187
- In a FEMA flood zone16%special flood hazard area
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No zoning layer for Dougherty County yet. Zoning here is set town by town.
Around Dougherty County
Parcels to start with
Towns in Dougherty County
Flood zones and wetlands
Recorded flood claims in Dougherty County
1,255 insured flood claims were recorded in Dougherty County from 1978 to Sep 2026; 12% were on buildings rated outside the mapped flood zone (zone X, B or C). The largest single event was Tropical Storm Alberto (1994), with 533 claims. FEMA paid $28.4 million on them in total.
| Years | Claims |
|---|---|
| 1978–79 | 11 |
| 1980–89 | 17 |
| 1990–99 | 1,073 |
| 2000–09 | 55 |
| 2010–19 | 63 |
| 2020–26 | 36 |
Area statistics for buildings with NFIP flood insurance, not any one parcel: a lot that never had an insured building has no claims to count. OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, as of Sep 2026.
What flood insurance costs in Dougherty County
What NFIP policyholders in Dougherty County pay a year for a single-family home, by flood zone: the middle half of premiums on policies that took effect Sep 2025–Sep 2026. It is what insured homes here pay, not a quote for any one building.
| Flood zone | Policies | Middle half | Full-risk median |
|---|---|---|---|
| A zones (special flood hazard area) | 627 | $590–$1,090 | $890 |
| X zone (outside the mapped flood zone) | 121 | $480–$860 | $870 |
Full-risk premium: the median of FEMA's own full-risk premium for the same policies (Risk Rating 2.0). A discounted policy rises toward it a step each year, within the law's cap on yearly increases. Zones are the flood zone each policy is rated in. OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3, as of Sep 2026.
This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data.
Farmland rent in Dougherty County
USDA publishes no cash rent for Dougherty County. Our estimate: cropland here rents for about $96 an acre a year, the middle of the USDA 2026 figures for neighboring Baker, Calhoun, Lee, Mitchell, Terrell and Worth counties.
- Cropland rent (estimated)
- $96 an acrefrom 6 neighboring counties, 2026
- Pasture rent (estimated)
- $55 an acrefrom 3 neighboring counties, 2026
Estimated by Groundwork from the USDA NASS county cash rents survey, 2026, public domain. NASS withholds a county’s figure when too few farms answer its survey. Farmland rent in every Georgia county →
What land here is worth and produces
Published land values, crops, forest and farm programs for Dougherty County
- Farmland value (Census of Agriculture)
- $4,051 an acreAverage value of land and buildings on the county's farms, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- Farms
- 100 farms on 54,565 acresAverage 546 acres, median 136; 18,039 acres of cropland; 4,177 of pasture; 22,561 of woodland, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- What the farms sell
- fruit and nuts 74% · cotton 9%Share of the $19.6 million of farm products sold in 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
- Crops grown
- pecans 44% · cotton 16% · peanuts 14% · corn 8%Share of the county's 32,659 acres of crops and hay, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
- Land cover
- cropland 14% · grass, hay and pasture 8% · forest 32% · shrubland 2% · wetlands 22% · developed 20%Share of the county's 214,303 acres of land and water, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
- Forest
- 68,484 acres, 32% of the countyEvergreen 88% of the forest; woody wetlands counted apart · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery
- Conservation Reserve (CRP)
- 283 acres, average $69 an acre a yearAcres under contract at the end of fiscal year 2025, paid a yearly rent to keep them in grass or trees instead of crops; a new contract's county average soil rental rate is $92 an acre for 2026 · USDA FSA Conservation Reserve Program statistics
- Timber price (softwood sawtimber)
- $27.88 a tonStumpage, the county's row, 2026; softwood chip-n-saw $20.79; softwood pulpwood $10.96; hardwood sawtimber $39.31 · Table of Owner Harvest Timber Value, Georgia Department of Revenue, Local Government Services Division
- Farm and forest tax program
- Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA)A 10-year covenant taxes farm and timber land on its current-use value, up to 2,000 acres an owner; breaking the covenant repays twice the tax saved. · O.C.G.A. 48-5-7.4
- Large forest tax program
- Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA)200 or more acres of forest (parcels of 100+ acres) under a 10-year covenant are assessed at 40% of the forest land conservation use value. · O.C.G.A. 48-5-7.7
Sources: USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture (2022) · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer (2025) · USDA FSA Conservation Reserve Program statistics (2025) · Table of Owner Harvest Timber Value, 2026 · Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) · Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA). Published survey and census figures for the area, not an appraisal of any parcel.
People and new homes in Dougherty County
- Population82,616July 2025 estimate, −3.0% since 2020
- Median household income$49,0442020–2024 average, ±$1,712
- New homes permitted322025, 32 single-family; 25 in 2021
- Permitted so far in 2026260Jan–Aug, against 63 a year earlier
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 (May 2026); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year (B19013) (Jan 2026); U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (Sep 2026).
Typical lot sizeThe typical lot, from the roll
The median parcel in Dougherty County is 0.35 acre (37,523 parcels with a size).
Acres from the county roll (DeKalb County's open layer publishes none, so its acres are the parcel outline's); where the roll and the outline disagree by more than three times, the parcel page names both. Condominium units that share one point (each carrying the whole complex's acres) are left out of the lot sizes.
Land parcels in Dougherty CountyFarm and timber parcels to start with
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Farm and timber parcels of an acre or more, each with its own page of public roll facts.
Questions about Dougherty County landAnswers from the public records
How many parcels are in Dougherty County, GA?
37,523 parcels on the Dougherty County tax roll (as of Oct 2026), covering 139,187 acres.
How much vacant land is in Dougherty County, GA?
Dougherty County's vacant-land class has not been through our aerial check yet, so we don't call any parcel here vacant land.
What is the typical lot size in Dougherty County?
The median parcel is 0.35 acre, from 37,523 parcels with a recorded size.
How much of Dougherty County is in a flood zone?
16% of parcels are in a FEMA special flood hazard area (National Flood Hazard Layer, as of Sep 2026). Check each parcel's own flood line before you buy.
Are there wetlands in Dougherty County?
2.7% of parcels are a quarter or more wetland on the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, a mapping guide, not a legal delineation.
Are there land prices for Dougherty County?
No land prices for Dougherty County yet. Area prices print only where Georgia's own price test passed for the county, and it has not for Dougherty County.
How many people live in Dougherty County?
About 82,616 (Census estimate for July 1, 2025), −3.0% since 2020.
How many new homes are being built in Dougherty County?
Building permits authorized 32 new housing units in 2025 and 260 from January to Aug 2026 (against 63 a year earlier) (Census Building Permits Survey).
Where does this data come from?
Parcels: Dougherty County parcels: Albany-Dougherty GIS (layer as of Oct 2026). Flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer. Wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory. Towns: U.S. Census places. Every figure is counted from those files on our map.
About these numbersSources, dates and how these figures are built
What Groundwork can price in Dougherty County
Facts only: no price estimate on any parcel here.
Land sale prices
This county publishes no bulk sale prices we may use, and Georgia has no statewide sale-price file.
Sources
Parcels: Dougherty County parcels: Albany-Dougherty GIS (layer as of Oct 2026) (roll as of Oct 2026); flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (as of Sep 2026); wetlands: USFWS National Wetlands Inventory (as of Oct 2026); counted on our map built Oct 2026.