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 
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 
19,159 
74 
732 
1,413 
2,982 
5,076 
8,882 
acres 
8,906,536 
5,883,467 
10,782 
212,693 
532,286 
1,254,555 
1,712,930 
2,160,221 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
2,380 
1,297 
9 
76 
162 
228 
355 
467 
acres 
968,604 
606,191 
2,085 
27,220 
74,052 
132,026 
176,893 
193,915 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
36,863 
16,868 
71 
666 
1,188 
2,494 
4,411 
8,038 
acres 
6,610,516 
4,280,768 
10,696 
183,220 
396,513 
839,137 
1,222,783 
1,628,419 
Partnership 
farms 
2,535 
1,384 
3 
68 
137 
253 
348 
575 
acres 
1,654,763 
1,215,306 
528 
30,892 
96,905 
302,699 
367,481 
416,801 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,836 
1,025 
- 
61 
107 
183 
266 
408 
acres 
1,250,430 
876,742 
- 
25,658 
72,756 
211,448 
281,618 
285,262 
Corporation 
farms 
2,410 
1,443 
9 
39 
144 
351 
465 
435 
acres 
1,192,077 
788,484 
(D) 
(D) 
74,584 
203,715 
259,461 
231,756 
Family held 
farms 
2,152 
1,310 
9 
33 
129 
320 
415 
404 
acres 
1,079,965 
744,724 
(D) 
(D) 
70,982 
196,750 
235,503 
223,898 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
54 
33 
2 
2 
5 
12 
12 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,098 
1,277 
9 
31 
127 
315 
403 
392 
Other than family held 
farms 
258 
133 
- 
6 
15 
31 
50 
31 
acres 
112,112 
43,760 
- 
1,377 
3,602 
6,965 
23,958 
7,858 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
21 
14 
- 
4 
2 
2 
2 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
237 
119 
- 
2 
13 
29 
48 
27 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
449 
163 
1 
8 
13 
30 
41 
70 
acres 
163,480 
81,681 
(D) 
(D) 
5,740 
24,401 
30,203 
17,852 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
12,258 
7,728 
32 
369 
727 
1,491 
2,190 
2,919 
workers 
51,156 
39,093 
69 
1,688 
4,247 
9,671 
12,279 
11,139 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
6,030 
4,405 
7 
219 
512 
965 
1,306 
1,396 
workers 
18,439 
14,968 
18 
615 
1,704 
3,672 
5,179 
3,780 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
8,348 
4,989 
27 
236 
408 
915 
1,371 
2,032 
workers 
32,717 
24,125 
51 
1,073 
2,543 
5,999 
7,100 
7,359 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
460 
389 
30 
38 
89 
114 
118 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
93 
50 
- 
2 
2 
19 
19 
8 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
17,399 
7,822 
43 
249 
617 
1,241 
2,102 
3,570 
workers 
37,675 
16,379 
104 
562 
1,344 
2,648 
4,370 
7,351 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,025 
1,133 
10 
48 
129 
224 
339 
383 
1 0 to 49 acres 
13,834 
5,464 
23 
215 
425 
873 
1,426 
2,502 
50 to 69 acres 
4,202 
1,743 
5 
55 
105 
218 
448 
912 
70 to 99 acres 
4,061 
1,874 
8 
45 
110 
218 
485 
1,008 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
3,992 
1,825 
- 
87 
107 
205 
453 
973 
140 to 179 acres 
2,416 
1,226 
9 
41 
71 
146 
296 
663 
180 to 219 acres 
1,845 
892 
3 
32 
44 
111 
209 
493 
220 to 259 acres 
1,213 
640 
5 
18 
36 
110 
136 
335 
260 to 499 acres 
3,276 
1,801 
15 
88 
130 
255 
474 
839 
500 to 999 acres 
2,284 
1,593 
4 
106 
147 
366 
452 
518 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,375 
1,083 
2 
30 
120 
253 
360 
318 
2,000 acres or more 
734 
584 
- 
16 
58 
149 
187 
174 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
1,940 
1,085 
14 
79 
79 
179 
257 
477 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,081 
515 
3 
32 
44 
88 
182 
166 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
2,931 
1,214 
1 
20 
56 
170 
329 
638 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
1,015 
513 
4 
21 
45 
98 
183 
162 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
11,856 
5,007 
13 
231 
379 
830 
1,342 
2,212 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
28 
25 
- 
4 
4 
6 
6 
5 
Cotton farming (11192) 
1,175 
992 
3 
101 
96 
267 
282 
243 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
10,653 
3,990 
10 
126 
279 
557 
1,054 
1,964 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
12,858 
5,948 
28 
160 
245 
553 
1,348 
3,614 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
232 
202 
7 
3 
37 
47 
78 
30 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
247 
91 
- 
3 
6 
15 
39 
28 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
4,158 
3,010 
10 
138 
371 
720 
835 
936 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,912 
616 
3 
52 
61 
104 
143 
253 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,027 
1,657 
1 
42 
159 
324 
529 
602 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
17,188 
8,946 
43 
294 
542 
1,192 
2,245 
4,630 
number 
1,033,717 
767,634 
3,123 
20,554 
71,995 
160,190 
221,663 
290,109 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,749 
1,360 
10 
51 
110 
178 
391 
620 
1 0 to 49 
8,939 
4,451 
23 
146 
200 
481 
984 
2,617 
50 to 99 
2,349 
1,436 
3 
53 
79 
206 
337 
758 
100 to 199 
1,214 
885 
6 
18 
70 
150 
257 
384 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
