Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
18,681 
61 
794 
1,923 
4,427 
5,865 
5,611 
Female 
3,718 
8 
114 
244 
788 
1,134 
1,430 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
22,399 
69 
908 
2,167 
5,215 
6,999 
7,041 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
16,255 
45 
655 
1,594 
3,919 
5,202 
4,840 
Not on farm operated 
6,144 
24 
253 
573 
1,296 
1,797 
2,201 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
4,574 
4 
45 
120 
342 
1,015 
3,048 
Any 
17,825 
65 
863 
2,047 
4,873 
5,984 
3,993 
1 to 49 days 
1,565 
6 
52 
140 
264 
547 
556 
50 to 99 days 
978 
16 
34 
83 
162 
364 
319 
100 to 199 days 
2,327 
4 
131 
252 
511 
751 
678 
200 days or more 
12,955 
39 
646 
1,572 
3,936 
4,322 
2,440 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
895 
15 
171 
184 
223 
191 
111 
3 or 4 years 
1,409 
25 
204 
249 
385 
341 
205 
5 to 9 years 
3,820 
29 
324 
708 
1,088 
1,133 
538 
1 0 years or more 
16,275 
- 
209 
1,026 
3,519 
5,334 
6,187 
Average years on present farm 
19.6 
4.2 
6.5 
10.0 
14.9 
19.5 
28.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
679 
12 
137 
131 
160 
144 
95 
3 or 4 years 
1,169 
28 
171 
211 
321 
269 
169 
5 to 9 years 
3,383 
29 
310 
683 
945 
963 
453 
1 0 years or more 
17,168 
- 
290 
1,142 
3,789 
5,623 
6,324 
Average years operating any farm 
21.2 
4.3 
7.4 
11.1 
16.4 
21.2 
29.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
69 
69 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
908 
- 
908 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2,167 
- 
- 
2,167 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,220 
- 
- 
- 
2,220 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
2,995 
- 
- 
- 
2,995 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
3,571 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,571 
- 
60 to 64 years 
3,428 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,428 
- 
65 to 69 years 
2,738 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,738 
70 years and over 
4,303 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
4,303 
Average age 
58.3 
21.7 
31.2 
40.3 
50.0 
59.4 
72.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
259 
- 
9 
43 
85 
60 
62 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
72 
3 
- 
7 
26 
27 
9 
Asian 
47 
- 
1 
7 
11 
17 
11 
Black or African American 
1,051 
- 
33 
54 
191 
349 
424 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
10 
- 
- 
- 
6 
3 
1 
White 
21,144 
66 
874 
2,093 
4,961 
6,580 
6,570 
More than one race reported 
75 
- 
" 
6 
20 
23 
26 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
2,939 
16 
76 
134 
442 
857 
1,414 
2 people 
11,261 
13 
189 
409 
1,753 
4,330 
4,567 
3 people 
3,490 
18 
251 
396 
1,164 
1,041 
620 
4 people 
3,064 
15 
295 
763 
1,176 
536 
279 
5 or more people 
1,645 
7 
97 
465 
680 
235 
161 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
20,193 
62 
819 
1,940 
4,723 
6,310 
6,339 
25 to 49 percent 
1,104 
5 
51 
113 
248 
318 
369 
50 to 74 percent 
683 
2 
20 
51 
166 
220 
224 
75 to 99 percent 
315 
- 
13 
49 
44 
100 
109 
100 percent 
104 
5 
14 
34 
51 
" 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
328 
- 
26 
32 
79 
103 
88 
acres 
164,268 
- 
2,786 
4,136 
62,228 
57,070 
38,048 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
16,102 
57 
755 
1,833 
4,230 
5,073 
4,154 
Dial-up service 
1,008 
4 
29 
81 
209 
305 
380 
DSL service 
9,682 
23 
427 
1,135 
2,588 
3,058 
2,451 
Cable modem service 
2,129 
5 
97 
191 
493 
704 
639 
Fiber-optic service 
626 
- 
16 
58 
149 
225 
178 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,538 
19 
183 
379 
726 
692 
539 
Satellite service 
1,800 
10 
69 
167 
478 
575 
501 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
273 
4 
9 
23 
72 
104 
61 
Other Internet service 
137 
- 
4 
28 
33 
41 
31 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
18,978 
60 
774 
1,881 
4,536 
5,904 
5,823 
2 households 
2,617 
3 
104 
183 
490 
862 
975 
3 households 
483 
6 
9 
38 
110 
165 
155 
4 households 
177 
- 
13 
35 
45 
42 
42 
5 or more households 
144 
- 
8 
30 
34 
26 
46 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Georgia 203 
