Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
32,751 
2,435 
11,285 
3,200 
3,073 
3,088 
Not on farm operated 
9,506 
590 
2,549 
1,002 
988 
904 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
17,798 
963 
4,892 
1,740 
1,733 
1,698 
Any 
24,459 
2,062 
8,942 
2,462 
2,328 
2,294 
1 to 49 days 
3,017 
267 
993 
315 
283 
291 
50 to 99 days 
1,804 
124 
636 
173 
189 
157 
100 to 199 days 
3,439 
272 
1,227 
338 
387 
361 
200 days or more 
16,199 
1,399 
6,086 
1,636 
1,469 
1,485 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,397 
195 
553 
139 
106 
127 
3 or 4 years 
2,255 
353 
845 
215 
186 
186 
5 to 9 years 
6,331 
679 
2,586 
698 
510 
507 
10 years or more 
32,274 
1,798 
9,850 
3,150 
3,259 
3,172 
Average years on present farm 
22.0 
15.4 
18.7 
20.8 
22.8 
23.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,032 
146 
389 
107 
85 
98 
3 or 4 years 
1,836 
306 
722 
166 
145 
145 
5 to 9 years 
5,504 
645 
2,289 
596 
429 
458 
10 years or more 
33,885 
1,928 
10,434 
3,333 
3,402 
3,291 
Average years operating any farm 
23.7 
16.8 
20.3 
22.7 
24.6 
25.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
153 
24 
56 
15 
9 
3 
25 to 34 years 
1,689 
182 
630 
164 
96 
174 
35 to 44 years 
3,649 
406 
1,374 
314 
285 
293 
45 to 49 years 
3,535 
340 
1,227 
393 
314 
260 
50 to 54 years 
4,808 
417 
1,746 
410 
426 
388 
55 to 59 years 
6,052 
462 
2,024 
586 
554 
501 
60 to 64 years 
6,212 
419 
1,984 
638 
643 
614 
65 to 69 years 
5,995 
327 
1,973 
582 
594 
599 
70 years and over 
10,164 
448 
2,820 
1,100 
1,140 
1,160 
Average age 
59.9 
55.6 
58.6 
60.6 
61.7 
61.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
443 
39 
148 
63 
35 
35 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
127 
14 
31 
26 
9 
10 
Asian 
239 
26 
133 
29 
16 
13 
Black or African American 
1,986 
239 
736 
218 
212 
194 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
12 
3 
9 
- 
- 
- 
White 
39,736 
2,723 
12,876 
3,911 
3,816 
3,768 
More than one race reported 
157 
20 
49 
18 
8 
7 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,791 
355 
1,819 
578 
609 
622 
2 people 
22,496 
1,384 
7,197 
2,321 
2,221 
2,175 
3 people 
6,184 
554 
2,133 
626 
544 
506 
4 people 
5,137 
486 
1,735 
458 
460 
427 
5 or more people 
2,649 
246 
950 
219 
227 
262 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
31,824 
2,655 
12,004 
3,525 
3,275 
3,083 
25 to 49 percent 
2,774 
123 
572 
212 
275 
339 
50 to 74 percent 
3,129 
128 
466 
251 
223 
280 
75 to 99 percent 
2,213 
53 
395 
107 
161 
150 
1 00 percent 
2,317 
66 
397 
107 
127 
140 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,164 
81 
287 
94 
68 
60 
acres 
881,169 
294 
7,765 
5,317 
5,587 
6,945 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
29,395 
2,217 
9,795 
2,840 
2,652 
2,670 
Dial-up service 
1,954 
132 
617 
166 
186 
186 
DSL service 
17,631 
1,370 
6,031 
1,795 
1,582 
1,583 
Cable modem service 
3,679 
332 
1,294 
349 
323 
330 
Fiber-optic service 
1,147 
77 
296 
112 
100 
131 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,585 
342 
1,429 
426 
414 
413 
Satellite service 
3,610 
240 
1,077 
295 
318 
332 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
536 
38 
168 
66 
54 
60 
Other Internet service 
228 
27 
78 
26 
18 
26 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
34,620 
2,620 
11,796 
3,546 
3,405 
3,218 
2 households 
5,887 
305 
1,668 
535 
540 
630 
3 households 
1,052 
60 
219 
75 
67 
84 
4 households 
397 
22 
93 
26 
23 
31 
5 or more households 
301 
18 
58 
20 
26 
29 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption farms 
40,891 
2,924 
13,538 
4,099 
3,963 
3,905 
acres 
8,906,536 
14,483 
361,784 
236,582 
328,234 
450,179 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
