Table 61. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race: 2012 
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 
Any operator reporting race as- 
Any operator 
reporting ethnicity 
as Spanish, 
Hispanic, or 
Latino origin 
Characteristics 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Asian 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Black or African 
American 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Native Hawaiian 
or Other Pacific 
Islander alone or 
in combination with 
other races 
White 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
. number 
322 
287 
2,126 
22 
40,093 
572 
Land in farms 
acres 
64,415 
23,636 
261,390 
1,477 
9,359,466 
104,972 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
37 
34 
252 
4 
55 
1 0 to 49 acres 
91 
156 
762 
10 
190 
50 to 1 79 acres 
123 
76 
768 
6 
206 
1 80 to 499 acres 
41 
13 
238 
2 
6,097 
84 
500 acres or more 
30 
8 
106 
- 
4,297 
37 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
308 
277 
1,929 
22 
38,226 
551 
acres 
45,429 
19,200 
172,545 
(D) 
6,753,058 
74,394 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
77 
28 
646 
1 
10,076 
99 
acres 
18,986 
4,436 
88,845 
(D) 
2,606,408 
30,578 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
245 
259 
1,480 
21 
30,017 
473 
acres 
38,101 
16,442 
117,932 
(D) 
4,686,118 
56,056 
Part owners 
farms 
63 
18 
449 
1 
8,209 
78 
acres 
25,228 
7,120 
118,263 
(D) 
4,198,760 
39,625 
Tenants 
farms 
14 
10 
197 
1,867 
21 
acres 
1,086 
74 
25,195 
- 
474,588 
9,291 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
322 
287 
2,126 
22 
40,093 
572 
$1,000 
56,823 
327,367 
155,322 
2,280 
8,958,998 
147,918 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
322 
287 
2,126 
22 
40,093 
572 
$1,000 
55,054 
327,057 
147,588 
2,267 
8,825,104 
147,185 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
123 
64 
816 
9 
14,872 
148 
$1,000 
18,545 
5,980 
75,650 
102 
3,598,650 
40,351 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
153 
186 
805 
14 
19,363 
293 
$1,000 
36,509 
321,077 
71,938 
2,164 
5,226,454 
106,834 
Government payments 
farms 
93 
31 
1,040 
4 
13,532 
122 
$1,000 
1,769 
310 
7,734 
13 
133,893 
733 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
109 
61 
579 
_ 
10,115 
189 
$1,000 to $2,499 
45 
16 
301 
4 
5,025 
70 
$2,500 to $4,999 
32 
6 
317 
8 
4,685 
79 
$5,000 to $9,999 
25 
7 
265 
1 
4,517 
55 
$10,000 to $24,999 
33 
33 
255 
4 
4,919 
53 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
12 
112 
2 
2,216 
27 
$50,000 or more 
58 
152 
297 
3 
8,616 
99 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
1 
1 
41 
- 
615 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
2,795 
- 
115,248 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
33 
7 
264 
2 
4,628 
60 
$1,000 
108 
42 
512 
(D) 
12,792 
150 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
80 
24 
940 
2 
11,664 
88 
$1,000 
1,662 
269 
7,222 
(D) 
121,101 
583 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
14 
- 
205 
- 
1,742 
14 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
9 
13 
159 
2 
924 
25 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
14 
21 
151 
1 
2,784 
31 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
7 
29 
25 
4 
967 
7 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
105 
31 
622 
3 
11,266 
106 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
28 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
8 
2 
45 
- 
1,132 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
97 
29 
577 
3 
10,106 
106 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
75 
9 
654 
4 
12,255 
167 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1 
- 
5 
- 
226 
11 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
5 
1 
54 
- 
200 
1 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
33 
153 
93 
3 
3,941 
71 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
18 
17 
92 
5 
1,832 
61 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
41 
13 
66 
- 
3,956 
78 
-continued 
52 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
