Table 8. Land: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
Total 
Percent 
of total 
in 2012 
Total 
Percent 
of total 
in 2012 
LAND USE 
LAND USE - Con. 
Farms 
.number 
42,257 
100.0 
47,846 
Total cropland - Con. 
Land in farms 
.... acres 
9,620,836 
100.0 
10,150,539 
Other cropland - Con. 
Total cropland 
....farms 
28,360 
67.1 
31,924 
Cropland in cultivated 
acres 
4,190,918 
43.6 
4,478,168 
summer fallow 
farms 
1,121 
2.7 
1,207 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
22,347 
52.9 
23,179 
acres 
50,187 
0.5 
52,793 
acres 
3,609,788 
37.5 
3,390,437 
Farms by acres harvested: 
Total woodland 
farms 
26,154 
61.9 
28,695 
1 to 49 acres 
14,754 
34.9 
15,012 
acres 
3,475,854 
36.1 
3,712,672 
1 to 9 acres 
5,402 
12.8 
4,912 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
10,336 
24.5 
12,111 
1 0 to 1 9 acres 
4,075 
9.6 
4,322 
acres 
370,185 
3.8 
521,587 
20 to 29 acres 
2,518 
6.0 
2,775 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
19,886 
47.1 
21,365 
30 to 49 acres 
2,759 
6.5 
3,003 
acres 
3,105,669 
32.3 
3,191,085 
50 to 99 acres 
2,512 
5.9 
2,804 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
100 to 199 acres 
1,637 
3.9 
1,799 
other than cropland and woodland 
200 to 499 acres 
1,263 
3.0 
1,816 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
24,360 
57.6 
25,644 
500 to 999 acres 
1,275 
3.0 
966 
acres 
1,373,836 
14.3 
1,341,985 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
620 
1.5 
552 
2,000 acres or more 
286 
0.7 
230 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, 
Other pasture and grazing land that 
roads, wasteland, etc 
farms 
27,744 
65.7 
23,974 
could have been used for crops without 
acres 
580,228 
6.0 
617,714 
additional improvement (see text)... 
....farms 
2,704 
6.4 
9,826 
acres 
130,564 
1.4 
587,428 
CONSERVATION AND CROP 
INSURANCE 
Other cropland 
....farms 
8,519 
20.2 
8,725 
acres 
450,566 
4.7 
500,303 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands 
Cropland idle or used for 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
cover crops or soil-improvement 
Programs 
farms 
4,878 
(X) 
5,090 
but not harvested and not 
acres 
301,635 
(X) 
331,166 
pastured or grazed 
....farms 
6,867 
16.3 
5,994 
acres 
359,889 
3.7 
328,998 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
programs 
farms 
4,909 
(X) 
5,476 
or were abandoned 
....farms 
1,258 
3.0 
2,524 
acres 
2,466,702 
(X) 
2,325,933 
acres 
40,490 
0.4 
118,512 
16 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
