Elbert County land: flood and parcels

Farmland value (Census of Agriculture)

$4,492 an acreAverage value of land and buildings on the county's farms, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture

Farms

424 farms on 76,233 acresAverage 180 acres, median 79; 23,164 acres of cropland; 25,302 of pasture; 30,736 of woodland, 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture

What the farms sell

poultry and eggs 95%Share of the $183 million of farm products sold in 2022 · USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture

Crops grown

soybeans 29% · hay (other than alfalfa) 20% · winter wheat then soybeans 18% · winter wheat 14%Share of the county's 5,866 acres of crops and hay, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery

Land cover

cropland 2% · grass, hay and pasture 24% · forest 56% · shrubland 2% · wetlands 2% · developed 8% · water 6%Share of the county's 239,720 acres of land and water, 2025 · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery

Forest

134,110 acres, 56% of the countyDeciduous 47%, evergreen 41%, mixed 12% of the forest; woody wetlands counted apart · USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer 2025, classified from satellite imagery

Conservation Reserve (CRP)

66 acres, average $33 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 $38 an acre for 2026 · USDA FSA Conservation Reserve Program statistics

Timber price (softwood sawtimber)

$23.37 a tonStumpage, the county's row, 2026; softwood chip-n-saw $17.96; softwood pulpwood $6.67; hardwood sawtimber $40.52 · 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.