Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
42,257 
36,863 
2,535 
1,836 
percent 
100.0 
87.2 
6.0 
4.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,620,836 
6,610,516 
1,654,763 
1,250,430 
Average size of farm 
acres 
228 
179 
653 
681 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
42,257 
36,863 
2,535 
1,836 
$1,000 
9,397,448 
5,944,316 
1,441,729 
1,099,202 
Average per farm 
dollars 
222,388 
161,254 
568,729 
598,694 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,672 
9,780 
399 
289 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,310 
4,836 
251 
166 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,971 
4,544 
234 
165 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,766 
4,346 
208 
145 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,167 
4,566 
305 
223 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,340 
2,025 
167 
113 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,630 
1,327 
130 
97 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,247 
960 
139 
95 
$250,000 to $499,999 
945 
739 
89 
65 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,819 
2,168 
240 
182 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,390 
1,572 
373 
296 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,662 
1,195 
211 
171 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
526 
301 
108 
87 
$5,000,000 or more 
202 
76 
54 
38 
Total sales 
farms 
42,257 
36,863 
2,535 
1,836 
$1,000 
9,255,125 
5,843,411 
1,416,497 
1,080,277 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,280 
3,446 
433 
322 
$1,000 
578,053 
353,647 
136,634 
101,053 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,886 
1,327 
314 
238 
$1,000 
544,843 
325,149 
134,455 
99,420 
Corn 
farms 
2,728 
2,168 
287 
216 
$1,000 
377,266 
231,137 
91,174 
66,431 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,282 
878 
219 
166 
$1,000 
359,545 
216,034 
89,858 
65,461 
Wheat 
farms 
1,479 
1,140 
178 
141 
$1,000 
73,414 
48,588 
15,441 
12,380 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
454 
304 
86 
74 
$1,000 
55,388 
34,356 
13,480 
10,975 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,470 
1,132 
202 
148 
$1,000 
102,796 
61,861 
24,090 
18,597 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
543 
383 
96 
76 
$1,000 
83,747 
47,723 
21,047 
16,573 
Sorghum 
farms 
432 
300 
74 
59 
$1,000 
14,151 
(D) 
3,865 
1,934 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
79 
39 
17 
8 
$1,000 
8,607 
(D) 
2,560 
759 
Barley 
farms 
22 
20 
1 
1 
$1,000 
174 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
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 
477 
87 
67 
$1,000 
10,251 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
13 
6 
4 
$1,000 
4,839 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
102 
76 
20 
15 
$1,000 
39,656 
(D) 
10,202 
7,688 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
70 
17 
12 
$1,000 
39,524 
(D) 
10,159 
7,644 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
2,616 
2,003 
369 
258 
$1,000 
1,041,440 
689,749 
245,133 
178,155 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,218 
1,648 
343 
242 
$1,000 
1,031,529 
680,879 
244,493 
177,781 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,562 
1,315 
114 
89 
$1,000 
412,339 
158,863 
101,212 
74,285 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
330 
199 
64 
51 
$1,000 
401,484 
149,336 
100,707 
73,930 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
3,256 
2,768 
189 
143 
$1,000 
308,428 
118,599 
98,347 
73,126 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
510 
312 
66 
54 
$1,000 
279,612 
93,711 
96,764 
71,857 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
2,694 
2,323 
144 
109 
$1,000 
233,527 
80,608 
87,525 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
338 
201 
50 
41 
$1,000 
209,656 
60,033 
86,212 
64,859 
Berries 
farms 
706 
562 
50 
37 
$1,000 
74,901 
37,990 
10,821 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
175 
110 
18 
14 
$1,000 
69,395 
33,250 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
955 
582 
81 
73 
$1,000 
257,714 
51,605 
21,341 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
331 
138 
36 
34 
$1,000 
249,345 
46,293 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
134 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
