Cotton Gins in South Georgia

Cottongins.org lists 44 active cotton gins in 29 South Georgia counties, from Waynesboro and Sylvania near the Savannah River to Bainbridge, Donalsonville and Blakely in the southwest corner. USDA NASS counted 51 active gins in these same counties for the 2025 crop, out of 55 in Georgia. The 3 counties here with published totals ginned 463,450 running bales, led by Dooly County with 220,700.

  • 44gins listed
  • 29counties
  • 51active gins, USDA NASS 2025 crop
  • 1.74Mrunning bales, all of Georgia

South Central Georgia: Vienna, Moultrie, Doerun, Tifton & Douglas (22)

22 gins in Dooly, Colquitt, Berrien, Coffee, Tift, Brooks, Crisp, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Turner and Worth counties.

Southwest Georgia: Camilla, Bainbridge, Blakely & Donalsonville (14)

14 gins in Decatur, Mitchell, Thomas, Calhoun, Early, Lee, Miller, Randolph, Seminole, Sumter and Terrell counties.

GinTownCountyPhone
Edison Gin Co-opEdisonCalhoun County229-835-2627
Decatur Gin CompanyBainbridgeDecatur County229-273-2892
Sowega Cotton Gin (Climax)ClimaxDecatur County229-243-9595
Early County GinBlakelyEarly County229-723-6600
Cotton FortunesLeesburgLee County678-677-4713
Miller County Cotton CoColquittMiller County229-758-2958
Pinecliff Planters Cotton GinCamillaMitchell County229-336-7042
Southern GinPelhamMitchell County229-294-1306
Quality Gin Inc.ShellmanRandolph County229-679-5420
Clover Leaf GinDonalsonvilleSeminole County229-524-8630
Sumter County Producers GinAmericusSumter County229-928-3574
McCleskey Cotton CoDawsonTerrell County229-995-2616
Boston Gin CoBostonThomas County229-498-8586
Four Corners Gin CoMeigsThomas County229-683-3079

East Georgia: Waynesboro, Metter, Sylvania & Hawkinsville (8)

8 gins in Burke, Appling, Bulloch, Candler, Jefferson, Pulaski and Screven counties.

GinTownCountyPhone
Southeastern Gin & PeanutSurrencyAppling County912-366-0808
Bulloch Gin CoBrookletBulloch County912-842-2300
Riverside Gin & StorageMidvilleBurke County478-589-7272
Collins GinWaynesboroBurke County706-554-9818
Candler Gin & Warehouse CoMetterCandler County912-685-5379
Farmer's Gin & Storage CoWadleyJefferson County478-252-5311
Heart Of Georgia Peanut & GinHawkinsvillePulaski County478-783-2521
Screven Gin CoSylvaniaScreven County912-564-1267

County names link to their county pages where we have one.

County pages in this region

Nearby cotton gins

Frequently asked questions

How many cotton gins are in South Georgia?

We list 44 active gins in 29 counties. USDA NASS counted 51 active gins in the same counties for the 2025 crop, and 55 in all of Georgia, so some gins may be missing here.

Which South Georgia county gins the most cotton?

Dooly County: 220,700 running bales of the 2025 crop and 6 active gins, per USDA NASS. Colquitt (173,300) and Burke (69,450) are the only other counties here with published totals. NASS withholds the rest to protect individual gins' data. See the Dooly County and Colquitt County pages.

How many cotton gins are near Tifton?

There are 8 gins on this list within 25 miles of downtown Tifton (straight-line). The closest are Omega Gin Co in Tifton (about 6 miles), Quality Growers Peanut & Gin in Tifton (about 8 miles), and South Central Georgia Gin in Enigma (about 9 miles).

Is there a cotton gin in Albany, Georgia?

No gin on our list is in Dougherty County. There are 8 within 30 miles of downtown Albany (straight-line). The closest are Cotton Fortunes in Leesburg (about 12 miles), Worth Gin & Warehouse in Sylvester (about 21 miles), and McCleskey Cotton Co in Dawson (about 21 miles).

How much cotton does Georgia gin?

Georgia gins ginned 1,740,400 running bales of the 2025 crop, about 13% of the U.S. total and second only to Texas, per USDA NASS.

What counts as South Georgia on this page?

Every Georgia county where we list a gin south of the Fall Line, the old shoreline that runs through Augusta, Macon and Columbus. That is every listed Georgia gin except one in Bartow County, northwest of Atlanta.

Sources: gin list from the cottongins.org directory (updated Oct 2026). Active-gin counts and running bales: USDA NASS, Cotton Ginnings 2025 Summary (May 2026). Sections follow NASS's Georgia crop districts. Distances are straight-line from downtown Tifton and Albany.