Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
42,257 
3,025 
13,834 
4,202 
4,061 
3,992 
percent 
100.0 
7.2 
32.7 
9.9 
9.6 
9.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,620,836 
14,844 
369,626 
242,449 
336,233 
460,339 
Average size of farm 
acres 
228 
5 
27 
58 
83 
115 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
42,257 
3,025 
13,834 
4,202 
4,061 
3,992 
$1,000 
9,397,448 
279,331 
1,565,516 
540,361 
543,357 
535,993 
Average per farm 
dollars 
222,388 
92,341 
113,164 
128,596 
133,799 
134,267 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,672 
1,250 
5,374 
1,141 
870 
818 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,310 
554 
2,186 
654 
522 
496 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,971 
365 
2,020 
620 
590 
457 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,766 
310 
1,562 
593 
665 
581 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,167 
273 
1,054 
511 
636 
785 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,340 
88 
274 
191 
225 
274 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,630 
47 
167 
90 
128 
161 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,247 
32 
102 
31 
54 
87 
$250,000 to $499,999 
945 
23 
148 
44 
43 
51 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,819 
47 
515 
164 
169 
145 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,390 
36 
432 
163 
159 
137 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,662 
22 
354 
129 
122 
96 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
526 
4 
58 
32 
31 
26 
$5,000,000 or more 
202 
10 
20 
2 
6 
15 
Total sales 
farms 
42,257 
3,025 
13,834 
4,202 
4,061 
3,992 
$1,000 
9,255,125 
279,041 
1,561,295 
537,690 
539,206 
531,527 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,280 
70 
519 
191 
269 
299 
$1,000 
578,053 
92 
2,806 
2,558 
3,396 
6,890 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,886 
- 
- 
8 
9 
33 
$1,000 
544,843 
- 
- 
505 
497 
3,027 
Corn 
farms 
2,728 
50 
352 
104 
145 
153 
$1,000 
377,266 
49 
1,762 
1,099 
1,555 
2,691 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,282 
- 
- 
8 
3 
10 
$1,000 
359,545 
- 
- 
505 
157 
1,160 
Wheat 
farms 
1,479 
5 
76 
54 
68 
87 
$1,000 
73,414 
3 
358 
548 
522 
799 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
454 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
55,388 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,470 
12 
88 
55 
75 
113 
$1,000 
102,796 
35 
549 
767 
1,167 
2,931 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
543 
- 
- 
- 
3 
18 
$1,000 
83,747 
- 
- 
- 
188 
1,390 
Sorghum 
farms 
432 
5 
8 
22 
5 
36 
$1,000 
14,151 
2 
36 
110 
39 
243 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
79 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
8,607 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
22 
- 
2 
- 
5 
- 
$1,000 
174 
- 
(D) 
- 
9 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
633 
8 
48 
9 
35 
37 
$1,000 
10,251 
3 
(D) 
34 
103 
226 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
4,839 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
102 
5 
_ 
1 
8 
$1,000 
39,656 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
- 
2 
- 
6 
$1,000 
39,524 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
2,616 
2 
34 
34 
64 
92 
$1,000 
1,041,440 
(D) 
(D) 
853 
1,633 
3,579 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,218 
2 
6 
24 
$1,000 
1,031,529 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,751 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,562 
291 
595 
95 
98 
102 
$1,000 
412,339 
2,196 
21,811 
2,704 
2,588 
3,425 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
330 
4 
24 
14 
13 
23 
$1,000 
401,484 
308 
17,102 
1,740 
1,690 
2,647 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
3,256 
332 
1,083 
307 
261 
249 
$1,000 
308,428 
1,755 
14,590 
7,355 
6,135 
8,011 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
510 
2 
60 
34 
34 
34 
$1,000 
279,612 
(D) 
5,262 
3,644 
3,693 
5,855 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
2,694 
269 
850 
257 
227 
212 
$1,000 
233,527 
1,327 
8,273 
4,526 
4,037 
4,694 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
338 
- 
17 
21 
18 
20 
$1,000 
209,656 
- 
1,244 
1,500 
1,763 
2,737 
Berries 
farms 
706 
79 
289 
58 
40 
48 
$1,000 
74,901 
428 
6,317 
2,829 
2,098 
3,317 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
175 
2 
41 
13 
14 
14 
$1,000 
69,395 
(D) 
3,891 
2,133 
1,826 
3,089 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
955 
361 
319 
54 
31 
37 
$1,000 
257,714 
24,297 
51,154 
21,683 
12,401 
17,121 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
331 
67 
120 
18 
15 
19 
$1,000 
249,345 
20,554 
48,667 
20,947 
12,275 
16,971 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
