Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Age group: - Con. 
50 to 54 years 
4,808 
240 
155 
377 
138 
1,236 
3 
55 to 59 years 
6,052 
244 
204 
422 
163 
1,643 
5 
60 to 64 years 
6,212 
271 
173 
470 
176 
1,793 
1 
65 to 69 years 
5,995 
283 
108 
416 
114 
1,746 
3 
70 years and over 
10,164 
424 
184 
736 
195 
3,238 
3 
Average age 
59.9 
58.2 
57.4 
60.8 
58.4 
61.3 
51.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) . 
443 
14 
20 
20 
5 
80 
- 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
127 
6 
1 
6 
3 
46 
- 
Asian 
239 
- 
6 
10 
27 
24 
- 
Black or African American 
1,986 
200 
156 
134 
24 
573 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander .. 
12 
- 
2 
1 
4 
- 
- 
White 
39,736 
1,727 
911 
2,773 
953 
11,164 
28 
More than one race reported 
157 
7 
5 
7 
4 
49 
- 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,791 
257 
122 
378 
104 
1,944 
- 
2 people 
22,496 
972 
531 
1,665 
566 
6,415 
13 
3 people 
6,184 
302 
205 
406 
151 
1,583 
- 
4 people 
5,137 
286 
144 
308 
118 
1,331 
8 
5 or more people 
2,649 
123 
79 
174 
76 
583 
7 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
31,824 
1,263 
827 
2,421 
661 
8,796 
7 
25 to 49 percent 
2,774 
156 
65 
201 
90 
639 
- 
50 to 74 percent 
3,129 
238 
79 
182 
108 
859 
4 
75 to 99 percent 
2,213 
138 
39 
66 
52 
739 
3 
100 percent 
2,317 
145 
71 
61 
104 
823 
14 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
1,164 
64 
36 
63 
94 
319 
3 
acres 
881,169 
91,876 
47,366 
73,010 
7,539 
432,267 
(D) 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
29,395 
1,233 
795 
2,168 
816 
7,817 
18 
Dial-up service 
1,954 
84 
37 
154 
39 
557 
3 
DSL service 
17,631 
706 
470 
1,260 
499 
4,435 
6 
Cable modem service 
3,679 
139 
120 
292 
142 
1,036 
- 
Fiber-optic service 
1,147 
63 
38 
102 
43 
353 
2 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,585 
259 
103 
354 
109 
1,287 
4 
Satellite service 
3,610 
150 
114 
280 
67 
1,018 
7 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
536 
18 
14 
34 
21 
167 
2 
Other Internet service 
228 
5 
8 
19 
9 
61 
- 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
34,620 
1,550 
866 
2,426 
805 
9,679 
19 
2 households 
5,887 
293 
164 
370 
162 
1,552 
8 
3 households 
1,052 
56 
31 
77 
33 
378 
1 
4 households 
397 
26 
11 
41 
11 
139 
- 
5 or more households 
301 
15 
9 
17 
4 
108 
- 
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 
1,865 
1,045 
2,842 
909 
11,363 
28 
acres 
8,906,536 
681,397 
156,620 
446,036 
68,396 
4,619,566 
13,511 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
2,380 
88 
72 
178 
124 
723 
2 
acres 
968,604 
55,579 
27,214 
83,777 
9,991 
517,155 
(D) 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
36,863 
1,688 
945 
2,564 
647 
10,079 
23 
acres 
6,610,516 
522,897 
93,655 
289,067 
36,331 
3,297,233 
(D) 
Partnership 
.. farms 
2,535 
115 
66 
133 
83 
997 
3 
acres 
1,654,763 
117,341 
54,140 
(D) 
(D) 
1,036,710 
3,805 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
1,836 
89 
58 
103 
73 
737 
2 
acres 
1,250,430 
92,090 
42,832 
63,329 
9,676 
777,236 
(□) 
Corporation 
.. farms 
2,410 
117 
64 
210 
229 
609 
2 
acres 
1,192,077 
115,837 
(D) 
118,729 
35,017 
591,260 
(D) 
Family held 
.. farms 
2,152 
92 
54 
185 
190 
569 
2 
acres 
1,079,965 
74,085 
40,490 
106,886 
(D) 
561,226 
(D) 
More than 10 stockholders 
.. farms 
54 
2 
3 
4 
8 
18 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
2,098 
90 
51 
181 
182 
551 
2 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
258 
25 
10 
25 
39 
40 
- 
acres 
112,112 
41,752 
(D) 
11,843 
(D) 
30,034 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
176 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
