Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
35,853 
17,172 
75 
696 
1,220 
2,583 
4,552 
8,046 
Female 
6,404 
2,686 
9 
85 
262 
545 
713 
1,072 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
19,858 
19,858 
84 
781 
1,482 
3,128 
5,265 
9,118 
Other 
22,399 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
32,751 
16,496 
52 
547 
1,140 
2,536 
4,446 
7,775 
Not on farm operated 
9,506 
3,362 
32 
234 
342 
592 
819 
1,343 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
17,798 
13,224 
33 
342 
762 
1,770 
3,251 
7,066 
Any 
24,459 
6,634 
51 
439 
720 
1,358 
2,014 
2,052 
1 to 49 days 
3,017 
1,452 
12 
66 
126 
217 
431 
600 
50 to 99 days 
1,804 
826 
13 
37 
55 
140 
267 
314 
100 to 199 days 
3,439 
1,112 
10 
59 
117 
209 
380 
337 
200 days or more 
16,199 
3,244 
16 
277 
422 
792 
936 
801 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,397 
502 
28 
76 
88 
89 
116 
105 
3 or 4 years 
2,255 
846 
43 
154 
146 
180 
191 
132 
5 to 9 years 
6,331 
2,511 
13 
308 
400 
542 
611 
637 
10 years or more 
32,274 
15,999 
- 
243 
848 
2,317 
4,347 
8,244 
Average years on present farm 
22.0 
24.6 
3.0 
7.5 
12.0 
17.8 
22.5 
31.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,032 
353 
25 
59 
51 
72 
80 
66 
3 or 4 years 
1,836 
667 
42 
109 
126 
151 
138 
101 
5 to 9 years 
5,504 
2,121 
17 
293 
344 
465 
522 
480 
10 years or more 
33,885 
16,717 
320 
961 
2,440 
4,525 
8,471 
Average years operating any farm 
23.7 
26.6 
3.3 
8.6 
13.3 
19.4 
24.6 
34.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
153 
84 
84 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
1,689 
781 
- 
781 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3,649 
1,482 
- 
- 
1,482 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
3,535 
1,315 
- 
- 
- 
1,315 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
4,808 
1,813 
- 
- 
- 
1,813 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
6,052 
2,481 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,481 
- 
60 to 64 years 
6,212 
2,784 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,784 
- 
65 to 69 years 
5,995 
3,257 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,257 
70 years and over 
10,164 
5,861 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,861 
Average age 
59.9 
61.6 
21.0 
30.8 
40.3 
49.9 
59.7 
73.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
443 
184 
7 
4 
30 
24 
50 
69 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
127 
55 
- 
- 
6 
8 
22 
19 
Asian 
239 
192 
2 
2 
36 
53 
61 
38 
Black or African American 
1,986 
935 
5 
32 
19 
107 
241 
531 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
12 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
White 
39,736 
18,592 
77 
743 
1,416 
2,944 
4,917 
8,495 
More than one race reported 
157 
82 
- 
3 
5 
16 
23 
35 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,791 
2,852 
25 
109 
130 
342 
618 
1,628 
2 people 
22,496 
11,235 
16 
197 
236 
1,122 
3,277 
6,387 
3 people 
6,184 
2,694 
20 
160 
283 
699 
834 
698 
4 people 
5,137 
2,073 
14 
229 
545 
639 
374 
272 
5 or more people 
2,649 
1,004 
9 
86 
288 
326 
162 
133 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
31,824 
11,631 
39 
299 
626 
1,441 
2,825 
6,401 
25 to 49 percent 
2,774 
1,670 
16 
45 
97 
186 
412 
914 
50 to 74 percent 
3,129 
2,446 
5 
160 
220 
390 
586 
1,085 
75 to 99 percent 
2,213 
1,898 
8 
139 
201 
362 
476 
712 
1 00 percent 
2,317 
2,213 
16 
138 
338 
749 
966 
6 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,164 
836 
3 
82 
118 
217 
233 
183 
acres 
881,169 
716,901 
(D) 
(D) 
87,469 
247,976 
213,816 
139,866 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
29,395 
13,293 
71 
628 
1,248 
2,460 
3,942 
4,944 
Dial-up service 
1,954 
946 
12 
23 
78 
131 
284 
418 
DSL service 
17,631 
7,949 
29 
373 
762 
1,483 
2,355 
2,947 
Cable modem service 
3,679 
1,550 
8 
69 
118 
252 
426 
677 
Fiber-optic service 
1,147 
521 
- 
19 
42 
96 
168 
196 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,585 
2,047 
19 
166 
234 
432 
583 
613 
Satellite service 
3,610 
1,810 
11 
56 
145 
350 
544 
704 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
536 
263 
- 
8 
19 
34 
88 
114 
Other Internet service 
228 
91 
- 
4 
10 
15 
31 
31 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
34,620 
15,642 
70 
624 
1,219 
2,459 
4,142 
7,128 
2 households 
5,887 
3,270 
4 
116 
176 
440 
881 
1,653 
3 households 
1,052 
569 
6 
26 
17 
133 
159 
228 
4 households 
397 
220 
3 
10 
44 
51 
45 
67 
5 or more households 
301 
157 
1 
5 
26 
45 
38 
42 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Georgia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
