Table 55. Selected Operator Characteristics for Principal, Second, and Third Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All operators 1 
Principal operator 
Second operator 
Third operator 
Operators number 
61,053 
42,257 
16,196 
2,600 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
43,274 
35,853 
5,907 
1,514 
Spouse of principal operator 
1,917 
(X) 
1,883 
34 
Female 
17,779 
6,404 
10,289 
1,086 
Spouse of principal operator 
9,488 
(X) 
9,232 
256 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
26,795 
19,858 
5,973 
964 
Other 
34,258 
22,399 
10,223 
1,636 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
46,594 
32,751 
12,378 
1,465 
Not on farm operated 
14,459 
9,506 
3,818 
1,135 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
24,822 
17,798 
6,101 
923 
Any 
36,231 
24,459 
10,095 
1,677 
1 to 49 days 
4,467 
3,017 
1,273 
177 
50 to 99 days 
2,720 
1,804 
779 
137 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
5,172 
3,439 
1,509 
224 
200 days or more 
23,872 
16,199 
6,534 
1,139 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2,745 
1,397 
983 
365 
3 or 4 years 
3,849 
2,255 
1,299 
295 
5 to 9 years 
10,431 
6,331 
3,445 
655 
10 years or more 
44,028 
32,274 
10,469 
1,285 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2,131 
1,032 
783 
316 
3 or 4 years 
3,255 
1,836 
1,146 
273 
5 to 9 years 
9,271 
5,504 
3,151 
616 
10 years or more 
46,396 
33,885 
11,116 
1,395 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
813 
153 
287 
373 
25 to 34 years 
3,237 
1,689 
1,136 
412 
35 to 44 years 
6,387 
3,649 
2,330 
408 
45 to 54 years 
12,995 
8,343 
4,144 
508 
55 to 64 years 
17,321 
12,264 
4,555 
502 
65 to 74 years 
13,649 
10,458 
2,917 
274 
75 years and over 
6,651 
5,701 
827 
123 
Average age 
57.7 
59.9 
54.1 
46.0 
Number of persons living in household 
123,727 
104,529 
15,051 
4,147 
1 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 43 
