Editing Lanier County, Georgia (section)

==Economy==
The county's economy has remained rural in nature, but the educational, health and social service sector was the largest employment category in 2006. Factors contributing to this economy include the presence of Moody Air Force Base (shared by adjoining Lowndes County), the several lakes and nature reserve, the hospital, and a large state correctional facility.

The top ten employers in Lanier County are:{{Citation needed|reason=no source|date=June 2014}}
* [[Moody Air Force Base]]
* Farmers & Merchants Bank
* Louis Smith Hospital
* Patten Probation Detention Center
* Georgia Department of Corrections
* Patten Seed Company
* City of [[Lakeland, Georgia]]
* Wausau Homes, Inc
* J.H. Harvey Co, LLC (parent company of [[Harveys Supermarkets]])