Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Georgia 
Appling 
Atkinson 
Bacon 
Baker 
Baldwin 
Banks 
Barrow 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
42,257 
475 
194 
268 
150 
124 
519 
304 
2007 
47,846 
494 
195 
326 
156 
170 
530 
466 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
9,620,836 
122,879 
86,876 
57,750 
146,478 
18,672 
59,680 
29,806 
2007 
10,150,539 
101,566 
77,214 
63,242 
135,181 
29,953 
46,685 
33,862 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
228 
259 
448 
215 
977 
151 
115 
98 
2007 
212 
206 
396 
194 
867 
176 
88 
73 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
42,257 
475 
194 
268 
150 
124 
519 
304 
2007 
47,846 
494 
195 
326 
156 
170 
530 
466 
$1,000, 2012 
29,676,310 
287,711 
231,831 
167,268 
402,108 
45,705 
327,894 
163,727 
2007 
31,635,808 
268,739 
214,801 
167,963 
339,064 
71,275 
293,778 
210,925 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
702,282 
605,707 
1,195,006 
624,136 
2,680,722 
368,589 
631,779 
538,575 
2007 
661,201 
544,006 
1,101,543 
515,224 
2,173,489 
419,267 
554,298 
452,630 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,085 
2,341 
2,669 
2,896 
2,745 
2,448 
5,494 
5,493 
2007 
3,117 
2,646 
2,782 
2,656 
2,508 
2,380 
6,293 
6,229 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,202 
62 
23 
28 
6 
8 
29 
36 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,690 
70 
28 
30 
8 
10 
26 
13 
$100,000 to $199,999 
7,692 
97 
35 
53 
24 
31 
59 
42 
$200,000 to $499,999 
13,801 
118 
32 
85 
46 
52 
163 
105 
$500,000 to $999,999 
7,221 
47 
18 
26 
15 
12 
142 
69 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
3,636 
50 
24 
22 
10 
9 
83 
26 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,238 
26 
24 
19 
26 
2 
17 
12 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
563 
4 
6 
5 
9 
- 
- 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
214 
1 
4 
- 
6 
- 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
36,811,183 
324,531 
217,217 
165,698 
218,844 
165,517 
148,538 
102,641 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
26.1 
37.9 
40.0 
34.9 
66.9 
11.3 
40.2 
29.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,025 
46 
6 
14 
3 
5 
15 
25 
acres 
14,844 
258 
26 
70 
16 
11 
67 
142 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
13,834 
137 
49 
80 
23 
43 
196 
134 
acres 
369,626 
3,556 
1,381 
2,042 
548 
1,390 
5,477 
3,457 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,202 
30 
14 
36 
15 
11 
51 
38 
acres 
242,449 
1,755 
810 
2,086 
869 
659 
(□) 
2,296 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,061 
59 
13 
28 
15 
13 
61 
29 
acres 
336,233 
4,881 
1,113 
2,309 
1,175 
1,087 
5,181 
2,401 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
3,992 
32 
19 
27 
14 
20 
68 
29 
acres 
460,339 
3,658 
2,194 
2,898 
1,602 
2,353 
7,562 
3,620 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,416 
27 
19 
8 
5 
6 
33 
18 
acres 
379,861 
4,296 
2,934 
1,295 
855 
929 
5,178 
2,771 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,845 
17 
14 
6 
8 
6 
19 
6 
acres 
365,468 
3,418 
2,671 
(D) 
1,523 
1,162 
3,750 
1,203 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,213 
15 
3 
12 
4 
1 
20 
1 
acres 
290,027 
3,642 
722 
2,955 
989 
(D) 
4,857 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,276 
46 
17 
23 
14 
10 
46 
14 
acres 
1,146,280 
15,652 
5,865 
7,940 
4,855 
3,456 
15,291 
5,092 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,284 
36 
16 
21 
18 
7 
9 
8 
acres 
1,586,509 
24,221 
11,665 
15,067 
13,307 
4,970 
7,700 
4,592 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
1,375 
19 
15 
11 
15 
2 
1 
1 
acres 
1,824,621 
25,917 
22,644 
12,784 
21,260 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
734 
11 
9 
2 
16 
1 
acres 
2,604,579 
31,625 
34,851 
(□) 
99,479 
- 
- 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,504 
59 
14 
18 
15 
8 
40 
65 
acres 
18,271 
280 
52 
98 
62 
44 
237 
369 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
16,243 
145 
26 
108 
29 
59 
221 
242 
acres 
431,191 
3,460 
623 
2,915 
725 
1,557 
6,345 
5,695 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,568 
41 
17 
30 
11 
6 
61 
39 
acres 
263,461 
2,336 
1,009 
1,681 
648 
349 
3,545 
2,355 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,347 
43 
24 
36 
4 
24 
55 
41 
acres 
358,966 
3,485 
2,031 
2,985 
319 
1,930 
4,469 
3,313 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,503 
39 
12 
29 
11 
18 
55 
21 
acres 
521,254 
4,488 
1,260 
3,311 
1,300 
2,064 
6,544 
2,403 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,826 
14 
11 
25 
9 
14 
34 
13 
acres 
443,788 
2,250 
1,612 
3,966 
1,442 
2,175 
5,189 
2,041 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,059 
38 
10 
16 
10 
10 
11 
10 
acres 
406,344 
7,518 
1,914 
3,140 
2,001 
(D) 
2,139 
1,981 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,377 
18 
14 
6 
10 
2 
11 
5 
acres 
328,608 
4,341 
3,291 
1,450 
2,334 
(D) 
2,607 
1,160 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,996 
52 
27 
27 
11 
17 
36 
23 
acres 
1,415,853 
18,331 
9,966 
9,458 
4,214 
5,733 
11,753 
7,325 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,470 
24 
19 
16 
23 
8 
6 
4 
acres 
1,686,205 
17,142 
13,097 
11,221 
14,590 
5,318 
3,857 
2,620 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
1,253 
13 
13 
12 
10 
3 
- 
2 
acres 
1,704,301 
17,560 
17,419 
16,017 
15,315 
3,975 
- 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
700 
8 
8 
3 
13 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
2,572,297 
20,375 
24,940 
7,000 
92,231 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
28,360 
395 
172 
221 
126 
79 
310 
193 
2007 
31,924 
410 
148 
272 
120 
115 
297 
272 
acres, 2012 
4,190,918 
73,838 
35,131 
30,339 
60,575 
4,453 
14,320 
6,543 
2007 
4,478,168 
61,642 
28,398 
29,928 
51,582 
8,714 
11,885 
9,978 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
22,347 
351 
146 
193 
98 
56 
252 
170 
2007 
23,179 
330 
117 
233 
69 
89 
216 
179 
acres, 2012 
3,609,788 
66,779 
31,989 
27,023 
49,766 
2,679 
9,242 
4,817 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
3,390,437 
49,236 
24,115 
23,461 
38,957 
3,480 
6,580 
5,022 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,704 
33 
23 
20 
12 
5 
46 
15 
2007 
9,826 
118 
48 
59 
49 
46 
113 
90 
acres, 2012 
130,564 
1,442 
719 
410 
1,078 
107 
2,817 
986 
2007 
587,428 
4,913 
2,501 
2,299 
3,203 
2,239 
3,863 
3,725 
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384 Georgia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
