Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
42,257 
58 
303 
1,184 
3,037 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.7 
2.8 
7.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,620,836 
202,796 
663,546 
1,546,262 
2,661,651 
Average size of farm 
acres 
228 
3,496 
2,190 
1,306 
876 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
42,257 
58 
303 
1,184 
3,037 
$1,000 
29,676,310 
616,486 
2,024,339 
4,766,990 
8,062,251 
Average per farm 
dollars 
702,282 
10,629,061 
6,680,986 
4,026,174 
2,654,676 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,085 
3,040 
3,051 
3,083 
3,029 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
3,935,960 
92,882 
366,602 
878,626 
1,519,770 
percent 
100.0 
2.4 
9.3 
22.3 
38.6 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
4,190,918 
169,596 
529,542 
1,149,918 
1,913,968 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
3,609,788 
140,234 
487,447 
1,089,961 
1,821,245 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
1,504,400 
5,972 
38,407 
103,911 
208,525 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
9,255,125 
939,314 
2,315,386 
4,628,212 
6,943,525 
Average per farm 
dollars 
219,020 
16,195,064 
7,641,536 
3,908,963 
2,286,310 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,280 
17 
116 
372 
846 
$1,000 
578,053 
31,524 
102,891 
225,878 
351,422 
Tobacco 
farms 
102 
- 
8 
24 
55 
$1,000 
39,656 
- 
(□) 
18,142 
28,762 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
2,616 
10 
100 
345 
856 
$1,000 
1,041,440 
33,676 
159,825 
396,820 
667,148 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,562 
13 
66 
132 
213 
$1,000 
412,339 
113,096 
267,676 
344,513 
377,263 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
3,256 
4 
29 
102 
255 
$1,000 
308,428 
33,598 
78,091 
157,985 
217,384 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
2,694 
4 
26 
82 
221 
$1,000 
233,527 
(D) 
76,541 
131,683 
173,452 
Berries 
farms 
706 
2 
7 
29 
49 
$1,000 
74,901 
(D) 
1,550 
26,302 
43,931 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
955 
5 
18 
44 
90 
$1,000 
257,714 
37,306 
97,654 
144,337 
192,191 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
136 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
2,866 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
102 
- 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
1,054 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
37 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,811 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,896 
14 
137 
535 
1,294 
$1,000 
1,029,959 
60,623 
205,789 
412,666 
643,883 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
13,982 
15 
94 
408 
1,055 
$1,000 
403,172 
(□) 
65,744 
104,910 
153,286 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
243 
6 
20 
40 
84 
$1,000 
299,548 
103,544 
163,005 
199,382 
243,305 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
600 
- 
5 
21 
38 
$1,000 
56,386 
- 
14,190 
39,028 
51,761 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
2,257 
- 
1 
11 
33 
$1,000 
5,324 
- 
(D) 
18 
52 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
1,333 
- 
4 
11 
24 
$1,000 
8,310 
- 
6 
25 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,129 
32 
154 
735 
1,894 
$1,000 
4,773,837 
503,944 
1,134,967 
2,564,679 
3,990,434 
Aquaculture 
farms 
128 
1 
2 
5 
15 
$1,000 
26,858 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
22,034 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
714 
- 
1 
9 
22 
$1,000 
11,236 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
90 
- 
3 
5 
6 
$1,000 
5,725 
- 
1,120 
3,525 
3,595 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
458 
2 
8 
25 
49 
$1,000 
11,962 
(D) 
3,268 
5,269 
7,185 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
42,257 
58 
303 
1,184 
3,037 
$1,000 
7,488,510 
678,675 
1,677,984 
3,351,014 
5,172,057 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
22,061 
30 
186 
683 
1,786 
$1,000 
499,665 
17,654 
76,797 
169,480 
276,705 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
21,334 
41 
235 
907 
2,299 
$1,000 
398,050 
23,148 
88,044 
161,298 
249,243 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
10,995 
36 
184 
824 
2,101 
$1,000 
927,465 
293,238 
408,855 
589,600 
776,364 
Feed purchased 
farms 
26,118 
25 
185 
867 
2,260 
$1,000 
2,913,851 
92,634 
472,321 
1,343,382 
2,256,492 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
40,396 
58 
303 
1,183 
3,035 
$1,000 
346,738 
20,150 
60,412 
118,934 
193,758 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
26,018 
58 
302 
1,182 
3,035 
$1,000 
185,418 
20,229 
42,850 
75,195 
119,022 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
12,258 
58 
292 
1,012 
2,350 
$1,000 
447,136 
69,046 
142,809 
213,854 
287,732 
Interest expense 
farms 
13,507 
32 
229 
942 
2,274 
$1,000 
228,123 
9,254 
34,320 
73,656 
116,451 
Government payments 
farms 
14,533 
18 
160 
564 
1,390 
$1,000 
142,322 
2,216 
10,723 
26,677 
52,597 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
17,188 
15 
100 
453 
1,199 
number 
1,033,717 
48,513 
117,536 
200,537 
313,046 
Milk cows 
farms 
348 
6 
20 
41 
93 
number 
79,492 
23,124 
38,350 
49,526 
62,368 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
866 
- 
5 
21 
42 
number 
153,733 
- 
17,989 
74,574 
126,721 
38 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
