Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Operators reporting one race 
Characteristics 
All principal 
operators 
American Indian 
or 
Alaska Native 
Asian 
Black 
or 
African American 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
42,257 
47,846 
127 
334 
239 
235 
1,986 
2,072 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,620,836 
10,150,539 
33,842 
39,875 
17,288 
19,966 
221,290 
221,441 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,025 
3,504 
14 
42 
26 
75 
239 
252 
1 0 to 49 acres 
13,834 
16,243 
31 
136 
133 
88 
736 
770 
50 to 179 acres 
14,671 
16,244 
55 
110 
63 
60 
714 
727 
1 80 to 499 acres 
6,334 
7,432 
11 
36 
13 
6 
219 
251 
500 acres or more 
4,393 
4,423 
16 
10 
4 
6 
78 
72 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
40,204 
45,825 
124 
314 
230 
229 
1,804 
1,893 
acres 
6,924,984 
7,629,943 
22,358 
34,953 
14,212 
18,766 
145,633 
151,694 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,713 
11,320 
29 
62 
24 
6 
608 
589 
acres 
2,695,852 
2,520,596 
1 1 ,484 
4,922 
3,076 
1,200 
75,657 
69,747 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
31,544 
36,526 
98 
272 
215 
229 
1,378 
1,483 
acres 
4,807,674 
5,676,052 
18,456 
29,377 
12,312 
18,766 
100,625 
121,858 
Part owners 
farms 
8,660 
9,299 
26 
42 
15 
- 
426 
410 
acres 
4,318,938 
3,994,899 
15,236 
9,648 
4,922 
- 
101,930 
79,836 
Tenants 
farms 
2,053 
2,021 
3 
20 
9 
6 
182 
179 
acres 
494,224 
479,588 
150 
850 
54 
1,200 
18,735 
19,747 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
42,257 
47,846 
127 
334 
239 
235 
1,986 
2,072 
$1,000 
9,397,448 
7,337,389 
40,739 
34,067 
305,566 
182,688 
118,161 
68,697 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
42,257 
47,846 
127 
334 
239 
235 
1,986 
2,072 
$1,000 
9,255,125 
7,112,866 
39,530 
(D) 
(D) 
182,185 
111,005 
62,776 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
15,678 
15,305 
53 
102 
40 
63 
749 
669 
$1,000 
3,670,455 
2,142,270 
11,741 
8,235 
(D) 
5,093 
57,732 
28,424 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
20,239 
23,271 
67 
149 
163 
160 
743 
820 
$1,000 
5,584,670 
4,970,596 
27,788 
(D) 
300,670 
177,091 
53,272 
34,352 
Government payments 
farms 
14,533 
14,546 
43 
58 
24 
22 
996 
819 
$1,000 
142,322 
224,523 
1,209 
(D) 
(D) 
504 
7,156 
5,920 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
10,672 
14,196 
39 
128 
48 
36 
541 
702 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,310 
6,717 
16 
51 
8 
30 
288 
324 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,971 
5,554 
12 
33 
1 
30 
303 
290 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,766 
5,140 
8 
29 
7 
12 
254 
242 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,167 
5,261 
5 
35 
22 
10 
234 
215 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,340 
2,457 
14 
21 
8 
- 
107 
110 
$50,000 or more 
9,031 
8,521 
33 
37 
145 
117 
259 
189 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
653 
1,236 
1 
3 
1 
- 
39 
49 
$1,000 
117,078 
116,575 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,163 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
4,878 
5,090 
13 
19 
7 
2 
254 
233 
$1,000 
13,293 
12,916 
45 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
472 
371 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
12,564 
12,131 
36 
45 
17 
22 
900 
731 
$1,000 
129,029 
211,606 
1,164 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
6,684 
5,549 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
1,940 
1,749 
6 
4 
- 
- 
200 
128 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,081 
946 
1 
14 
6 
13 
156 
116 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
2,931 
2,952 
6 
29 
10 
36 
134 
157 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
1,015 
1,062 
3 
10 
27 
14 
24 
26 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
11,856 
12,452 
46 
78 
24 
11 
573 
608 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
28 
96 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
Cotton farming (11192) 
1,175 
1,142 
7 
1 
- 
6 
36 
51 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
10,653 
11,214 
39 
77 
24 
5 
537 
552 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
12,858 
15,796 
27 
76 
4 
11 
626 
654 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
313 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
232 
487 
1 
5 
- 
- 
5 
21 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
247 
384 
5 
6 
- 
- 
47 
57 
Poultry and egg production (1 1 23) 
4,158 
3,860 
14 
18 
149 
114 
79 
58 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,912 
1,544 
7 
25 
9 
18 
81 
88 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,027 
6,301 
11 
69 
10 
18 
61 
152 
-continued 
48 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
