Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
42,257 
31,544 
8,660 
2,053 
26,061 
16,196 
percent 
100.0 
74.6 
20.5 
4.9 
61.7 
38.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
9,620,836 
4,807,674 
4,318,938 
494,224 
5,955,438 
3,665,398 
Average size of farm 
acres 
228 
152 
499 
241 
229 
226 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
42,257 
31,544 
8,660 
2,053 
26,061 
16,196 
$1,000 
9,397,448 
4,562,421 
4,279,143 
555,883 
5,221,488 
4,175,959 
Average per farm 
dollars 
222,388 
144,637 
494,127 
270,766 
200,356 
257,839 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,672 
9,625 
750 
297 
6,213 
4,459 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,310 
4,753 
394 
163 
3,326 
1,984 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,971 
4,163 
604 
204 
3,178 
1,793 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,766 
3,793 
771 
202 
3,008 
1,758 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,167 
3,709 
1,216 
242 
3,302 
1,865 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,340 
1,423 
755 
162 
1,477 
863 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,630 
779 
656 
195 
1,063 
567 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,247 
525 
563 
159 
829 
418 
$250,000 to $499,999 
945 
391 
451 
103 
626 
319 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,819 
1,184 
1,403 
232 
1,758 
1,061 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,390 
1,199 
1,097 
94 
1,281 
1,109 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,662 
875 
727 
60 
934 
728 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
526 
230 
276 
20 
248 
278 
$5,000,000 or more 
202 
94 
94 
14 
99 
103 
Total sales 
farms 
42,257 
31,544 
8,660 
2,053 
26,061 
16,196 
$1,000 
9,255,125 
4,521,406 
4,190,786 
542,934 
5,130,117 
4,125,008 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,280 
1,542 
2,234 
504 
3,044 
1,236 
$1,000 
578,053 
94,912 
418,314 
64,827 
364,623 
213,429 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,886 
348 
1,282 
256 
1,305 
581 
$1,000 
544,843 
82,692 
401,933 
60,217 
339,634 
205,209 
Corn 
farms 
2,728 
953 
1,468 
307 
1,919 
809 
$1,000 
377,266 
62,329 
274,726 
40,211 
240,505 
136,761 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,282 
238 
874 
170 
894 
388 
$1,000 
359,545 
56,392 
265,359 
37,795 
227,492 
132,053 
Wheat 
farms 
1,479 
354 
903 
222 
1,054 
425 
$1,000 
73,414 
10,266 
53,780 
9,368 
46,422 
26,992 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
454 
57 
325 
72 
302 
152 
$1,000 
55,388 
6,758 
41,684 
6,945 
33,637 
21,751 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,470 
389 
852 
229 
1,032 
438 
$1,000 
102,796 
16,165 
72,705 
13,926 
62,551 
40,245 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
543 
88 
373 
82 
357 
186 
$1,000 
83,747 
11,308 
61,605 
10,834 
48,641 
35,106 
Sorghum 
farms 
432 
108 
275 
49 
294 
138 
$1,000 
14,151 
(D) 
10,264 
(D) 
9,592 
4,559 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
79 
15 
61 
3 
56 
23 
$1,000 
8,607 
1,921 
6,513 
172 
5,944 
2,663 
Barley 
farms 
22 
6 
14 
2 
16 
6 
$1,000 
174 
(D) 
114 
(D) 
80 
94 
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 
256 
331 
46 
417 
216 
$1,000 
10,251 
(D) 
6,725 
(D) 
5,472 
4,778 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
10 
16 
1 
16 
11 
$1,000 
4,839 
(D) 
3,386 
(D) 
1,945 
2,894 
Tobacco 
farms 
102 
22 
76 
4 
66 
36 
$1,000 
39,656 
6,667 
30,892 
2,098 
24,891 
14,764 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
92 
15 
73 
4 
58 
34 
$1,000 
39,524 
6,593 
30,834 
2,098 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
2,616 
448 
1,824 
344 
1,893 
723 
$1,000 
1,041,440 
101,007 
822,023 
118,410 
648,952 
392,489 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,218 
259 
1,670 
289 
1,583 
635 
$1,000 
1,031,529 
96,798 
817,754 
116,977 
641,178 
390,351 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,562 
1,079 
380 
103 
882 
680 
$1,000 
412,339 
81,366 
251,131 
79,842 
225,944 
186,395 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
330 
93 
195 
42 
192 
138 
$1,000 
401,484 
73,516 
248,900 
79,068 
219,334 
182,150 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
3,256 
2,609 
555 
92 
1,870 
1,386 
$1,000 
308,428 
145,702 
131,550 
31,176 
140,306 
168,122 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
510 
279 
197 
34 
292 
218 
$1,000 
279,612 
122,673 
126,641 
30,298 
123,455 
156,157 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
2,694 
2,149 
472 
73 
1,605 
1,089 
$1,000 
233,527 
100,784 
104,287 
28,456 
106,337 
127,190 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
338 
159 
156 
23 
197 
141 
$1,000 
209,656 
81,781 
100,179 
27,697 
91,991 
117,665 
Berries 
farms 
706 
574 
107 
25 
338 
368 
$1,000 
74,901 
44,918 
27,264 
2,719 
33,970 
40,931 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
175 
119 
45 
11 
101 
74 
$1,000 
69,395 
40,500 
26,307 
2,588 
31,265 
38,130 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
955 
762 
84 
109 
512 
443 
$1,000 
257,714 
168,833 
47,354 
41,527 
96,825 
160,889 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
331 
229 
50 
52 
157 
174 
$1,000 
249,345 
162,103 
46,823 
40,419 
91,852 
157,492 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
