Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Georgia 
Appling 
Atkinson 
Bacon 
Baker 
Baldwin 
Banks 
Barrow 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
42,257 
475 
194 
268 
150 
124 
519 
304 
2007 
47,846 
494 
195 
326 
156 
170 
530 
466 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
3,390,437 
49,236 
24,115 
23,461 
38,957 
3,480 
6,580 
5,022 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
31,544 
331 
135 
196 
71 
103 
404 
239 
2007 
36,526 
357 
132 
248 
93 
138 
425 
378 
acres, 2012 
4,807,674 
44,027 
46,648 
30,352 
84,663 
13,736 
36,346 
17,175 
2007 
5,676,052 
44,218 
49,877 
36,186 
81,148 
21,560 
30,782 
22,331 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
13,915 
223 
90 
135 
30 
38 
168 
122 
2007 
14,714 
207 
71 
161 
22 
64 
150 
126 
acres, 2012 
688,878 
9,578 
6,112 
9,026 
3,999 
(D) 
4,221 
(D) 
2007 
913,274 
10,728 
9,062 
(D) 
4,466 
(D) 
3,349 
2,048 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
8,660 
120 
51 
52 
53 
18 
108 
56 
2007 
9,299 
109 
51 
72 
41 
31 
100 
81 
acres, 2012 
4,318,938 
77,121 
38,872 
26,616 
52,352 
4,244 
22,781 
10,891 
2007 
3,994,899 
53,087 
25,699 
(D) 
35,867 
(D) 
15,734 
10,620 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,117,310 
31,821 
22,546 
13,972 
18,474 
1,384 
9,308 
5,091 
2007 
1,953,891 
23,418 
14,659 
15,893 
13,675 
(D) 
6,861 
4,363 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,201,628 
45,300 
16,326 
12,644 
33,878 
2,860 
13,473 
5,800 
2007 
2,041,008 
29,669 
11,040 
(D) 
22,192 
4,278 
8,873 
6,257 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
7,088 
107 
48 
47 
49 
17 
84 
46 
2007 
7,171 
100 
42 
66 
36 
24 
66 
50 
acres, 2012 
2,568,404 
56,135 
25,247 
17,598 
38,207 
1,702 
5,021 
2,385 
2007 
2,152,976 
35,203 
13,970 
12,370 
26,285 
1,782 
3,231 
2,855 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,053 
24 
8 
20 
26 
3 
7 
9 
2007 
2,021 
28 
12 
6 
22 
1 
5 
7 
acres, 2012 
494,224 
1,731 
1,356 
782 
9,463 
692 
553 
1,740 
2007 
479,588 
4,261 
1,638 
(D) 
18,166 
(D) 
169 
911 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,344 
21 
8 
11 
19 
1 
- 
2 
2007 
1,294 
23 
4 
6 
11 
1 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
352,506 
1,066 
630 
399 
7,560 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
324,187 
3,305 
1,083 
(D) 
8,206 
(D) 
119 
Total operators 
number 
61,859 
710 
288 
411 
213 
166 
788 
447 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
26,061 
266 
125 
168 
105 
85 
276 
192 
2 operators 
13,596 
186 
53 
68 
28 
36 
221 
93 
3 operators 
2,120 
20 
11 
22 
16 
3 
18 
14 
4 operators 
329 
3 
1 
9 
1 
- 
4 
3 
5 or more operators 
151 
- 
4 
1 
- 
" 
“ 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
18,065 
188 
87 
104 
46 
40 
247 
118 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
15,988 
180 
63 
80 
44 
40 
247 
103 
2 operators 
794 
4 
6 
12 
1 
- 
- 
3 
3 operators 
136 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 operators 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
8 
- 
- 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
69,060 
743 
291 
450 
201 
242 
782 
692 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
30,138 
277 
123 
233 
117 
109 
293 
270 
2 operators 
15,030 
189 
55 
73 
35 
54 
222 
179 
3 operators 
2,129 
24 
11 
13 
2 
4 
15 
11 
4 operators 
402 
4 
5 
3 
2 
2 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
147 
- 
1 
4 
- 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
20,189 
211 
92 
94 
44 
65 
256 
235 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
18,053 
197 
70 
88 
40 
63 
235 
219 
2 operators 
855 
7 
11 
3 
2 
1 
9 
8 
3 operators 
107 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
5 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
35,853 
419 
162 
244 
135 
109 
447 
275 
2007 
40,314 
430 
166 
291 
138 
150 
450 
375 
acres, 2012 
8,808,106 
109,251 
83,816 
54,693 
140,880 
17,546 
53,800 
28,145 
2007 
9,282,258 
93,124 
69,128 
60,389 
124,057 
28,649 
42,657 
29,671 
Female 
farms, 2012 
6,404 
56 
32 
24 
15 
15 
72 
29 
2007 
7,532 
64 
29 
35 
18 
20 
80 
91 
acres, 2012 
812,730 
13,628 
3,060 
3,057 
5,598 
1,126 
5,880 
1,661 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
868,281 
8,442 
8,086 
2,853 
11,124 
1,304 
4,028 
4,191 
Farming 
2012 
19,858 
205 
136 
129 
109 
53 
309 
109 
2007 
20,106 
245 
94 
135 
104 
82 
273 
187 
Other 
2012 
22,399 
270 
58 
139 
41 
71 
210 
195 
Place of residence: 
2007 
27,740 
249 
101 
191 
52 
88 
257 
279 
On farm operated 
2012 
32,751 
408 
150 
203 
91 
96 
467 
265 
2007 
37,776 
429 
148 
267 
96 
133 
489 
415 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
9,506 
67 
44 
65 
59 
28 
52 
39 
2007 
10,070 
65 
47 
59 
60 
37 
41 
51 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Georgia 793 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
