Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
42,257 
19,858 
84 
781 
1,482 
3,128 
5,265 
9,118 
percent 
100.0 
47.0 
0.2 
1.8 
3.5 
7.4 
12.5 
21.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,620,836 
6,366,239 
15,550 
232,239 
573,742 
1,369,952 
1,879,928 
2,294,828 
Average size of farm 
acres 
228 
321 
185 
297 
387 
438 
357 
252 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
42,257 
19,858 
84 
781 
1,482 
3,128 
5,265 
9,118 
$1,000 
9,397,448 
8,172,317 
20,168 
335,701 
1,119,285 
2,252,755 
2,415,251 
2,029,158 
Average per farm 
dollars 
222,388 
411,538 
240,094 
429,834 
755,253 
720,190 
458,737 
222,544 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,672 
3,576 
8 
100 
256 
504 
987 
1,721 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,310 
1,608 
6 
30 
74 
234 
421 
843 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,971 
1,798 
14 
69 
72 
185 
432 
1,026 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,766 
1,888 
5 
41 
73 
168 
420 
1,181 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,167 
2,438 
13 
65 
110 
243 
565 
1,442 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,340 
1,309 
6 
35 
60 
151 
315 
742 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,630 
1,019 
11 
66 
66 
153 
284 
439 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,247 
893 
3 
78 
86 
142 
229 
355 
$250,000 to $499,999 
945 
784 
6 
52 
85 
154 
233 
254 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,819 
2,423 
7 
160 
263 
596 
729 
668 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,390 
2,122 
5 
85 
337 
598 
650 
447 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,662 
1,457 
3 
63 
218 
414 
444 
315 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
526 
485 
2 
21 
95 
126 
158 
83 
$5,000,000 or more 
202 
180 
- 
1 
24 
58 
48 
49 
Total sales 
farms 
42,257 
19,858 
84 
781 
1,482 
3,128 
5,265 
9,118 
$1,000 
9,255,125 
8,060,871 
19,585 
329,734 
1,106,907 
2,225,959 
2,382,524 
1,996,164 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,280 
3,009 
24 
223 
302 
618 
816 
1,026 
$1,000 
578,053 
525,787 
1,762 
25,665 
62,862 
134,116 
154,953 
146,429 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,886 
1,661 
9 
120 
180 
410 
497 
445 
$1,000 
544,843 
503,385 
1,336 
23,750 
60,659 
130,366 
149,368 
137,905 
Corn 
farms 
2,728 
1,991 
5 
150 
207 
421 
567 
641 
$1,000 
377,266 
349,620 
(D) 
(D) 
47,608 
87,520 
104,860 
91,506 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,282 
1,167 
1 
91 
147 
281 
356 
291 
$1,000 
359,545 
337,115 
(D) 
(D) 
46,565 
84,791 
101,047 
87,576 
Wheat 
farms 
1,479 
1,126 
20 
106 
112 
257 
289 
342 
$1,000 
73,414 
65,158 
729 
3,228 
6,241 
16,506 
18,644 
19,811 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
454 
423 
5 
16 
44 
106 
147 
105 
$1,000 
55,388 
51,444 
435 
1,942 
4,745 
13,096 
15,798 
15,429 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,470 
1,134 
11 
85 
98 
234 
302 
404 
$1,000 
102,796 
88,977 
348 
4,058 
6,569 
24,905 
24,169 
28,928 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
543 
471 
1 
33 
42 
116 
146 
133 
$1,000 
83,747 
73,935 
(D) 
3,150 
(D) 
21,916 
20,582 
22,720 
Sorghum 
farms 
432 
336 
4 
27 
34 
87 
96 
88 
$1,000 
14,151 
12,706 
(D) 
(D) 
1,910 
3,106 
4,189 
2,730 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
79 
74 
8 
8 
20 
26 
12 
$1,000 
8,607 
8,232 
- 
459 
1,421 
2,101 
3,073 
1,179 
Barley 
farms 
22 
14 
- 
- 
6 
- 
1 
7 
$1,000 
174 
113 
- 
- 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
75 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
633 
459 
16 
32 
84 
149 
178 
$1,000 
10,251 
9,213 
- 
167 
(D) 
2,080 
(D) 
3,379 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
25 
- 
1 
2 
5 
9 
8 
$1,000 
4,839 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
1,167 
(D) 
1,675 
Tobacco 
farms 
102 
94 
- 
7 
17 
28 
27 
15 
$1,000 
39,656 
38,942 
- 
2,753 
(D) 
(D) 
10,986 
4,602 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
87 
- 
7 
16 
25 
27 
12 
$1,000 
39,524 
38,841 
- 
2,753 
(D) 
(D) 
10,986 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
2,616 
2,234 
11 
155 
276 
579 
658 
555 
$1,000 
1,041,440 
968,164 
1,139 
69,343 
116,890 
275,354 
302,401 
203,037 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,218 
2,006 
10 
146 
262 
524 
610 
454 
$1,000 
1,031,529 
962,259 
(D) 
(D) 
116,482 
273,688 
301,210 
200,686 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,562 
859 
3 
43 
79 
163 
289 
282 
$1,000 
412,339 
391,382 
43 
14,106 
45,499 
122,846 
142,548 
66,340 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
330 
286 
- 
16 
34 
67 
102 
67 
$1,000 
401,484 
385,552 
- 
13,634 
45,146 
121,720 
140,536 
64,517 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
3,256 
1,634 
1 
43 
93 
258 
436 
803 
$1,000 
308,428 
259,936 
(D) 
(D) 
25,853 
58,459 
106,187 
64,163 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
510 
362 
1 
12 
31 
85 
111 
122 
$1,000 
279,612 
245,061 
(D) 
(D) 
24,902 
56,072 
102,406 
56,690 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
2,694 
1,341 
26 
60 
209 
350 
696 
$1,000 
233,527 
202,266 
- 
2,011 
14,832 
35,979 
93,375 
56,070 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
338 
252 
- 
6 
21 
50 
81 
94 
$1,000 
209,656 
190,066 
- 
1,788 
14,312 
33,916 
90,376 
49,674 
Berries 
farms 
706 
383 
1 
23 
37 
69 
112 
141 
$1,000 
74,901 
57,670 
(D) 
(D) 
11,022 
22,480 
12,812 
8,093 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
175 
112 
1 
6 
10 
36 
30 
29 
$1,000 
69,395 
54,475 
(D) 
(D) 
10,590 
22,025 
11,881 
6,797 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
955 
526 
24 
46 
121 
206 
129 
$1,000 
257,714 
199,679 
- 
7,458 
32,226 
52,279 
80,786 
26,929 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
331 
233 
- 
18 
30 
66 
78 
41 
$1,000 
249,345 
195,197 
- 
7,346 
31,990 
51,271 
78,995 
25,595 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
