Table 1 1 . Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Georgia: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.number 
42,257 
15,432 
15,305 
5,791 
1,398 
2,025 
833 
107 
1,366 
percent 
100.0 
36.5 
36.2 
13.7 
3.3 
4.8 
2.0 
0.3 
3.2 
Land in farms 
.... acres 
9,620,836 
2,118,992 
1,860,542 
845,302 
478,913 
1,622,311 
1,560,148 
420,328 
714,300 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
228 
137 
122 
146 
343 
801 
1,873 
3,928 
523 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
42,257 
15,432 
15,305 
5,791 
1,398 
2,025 
833 
107 
1,366 
$1,000 
9,397,448 
738,277 
540,455 
787,114 
1,431,753 
2,146,874 
1,832,535 
1,074,316 
846,124 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
222,388 
47,841 
35,312 
135,920 
1,024,144 
1,060,185 
2,199,922 
10,040,334 
619,417 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,672 
4,236 
4,914 
1,279 
16 
3 
3 
221 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,310 
2,256 
2,410 
497 
- 
- 
- 
- 
147 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,971 
2,254 
2,091 
494 
1 
4 
- 
- 
127 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,766 
2,154 
1,973 
493 
5 
3 
1 
- 
137 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,167 
2,267 
1,935 
802 
3 
2 
- 
- 
158 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,340 
940 
799 
518 
5 
1 
- 
- 
77 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,630 
474 
473 
585 
15 
1 
1 
- 
81 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,247 
238 
299 
276 
372 
7 
- 
- 
55 
$250,000 to $499,999 
945 
117 
102 
145 
207 
340 
- 
- 
34 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,819 
334 
190 
596 
189 
1,332 
38 
- 
140 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,390 
162 
119 
106 
585 
332 
790 
107 
189 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
1,662 
153 
114 
104 
527 
113 
542 
- 
109 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
526 
9 
5 
1 
55 
181 
225 
1 
49 
$5,000,000 or more 
202 
- 
- 
1 
3 
38 
23 
106 
31 
Total sales 
.... farms 
42,257 
15,432 
15,305 
5,791 
1,398 
2,025 
833 
107 
1,366 
$1,000 
9,255,125 
719,980 
525,561 
779,265 
1,423,501 
2,103,054 
1,798,073 
1,067,962 
837,728 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
... farms 
4,280 
824 
895 
551 
301 
952 
493 
55 
209 
$1,000 
578,053 
17,791 
20,952 
15,902 
25,095 
167,436 
219,270 
71,415 
40,193 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
1,886 
114 
123 
116 
172 
735 
441 
52 
133 
$1,000 
544,843 
10,072 
12,815 
(D) 
22,066 
162,967 
218,008 
(D) 
38,685 
Corn 
... farms 
2,728 
468 
514 
284 
186 
703 
395 
48 
130 
$1,000 
377,266 
6,908 
8,967 
5,737 
12,041 
109,780 
154,447 
55,438 
23,948 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
1,282 
43 
52 
31 
106 
565 
353 
45 
87 
$1,000 
359,545 
(□) 
5,185 
2,338 
10,164 
106,580 
153,264 
(D) 
23,241 
Wheat 
... farms 
1,479 
187 
247 
196 
110 
416 
224 
24 
75 
$1,000 
73,414 
3,322 
3,908 
4,082 
4,165 
24,018 
24,917 
4,277 
4,726 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
454 
11 
12 
24 
29 
183 
158 
17 
20 
$1,000 
55,388 
918 
1,084 
1,863 
2,494 
18,106 
23,202 
4,018 
3,702 
Soybeans 
... farms 
1,470 
245 
241 
216 
138 
336 
179 
20 
95 
$1,000 
102,796 
6,215 
6,726 
5,194 
7,717 
28,508 
31,589 
8,816 
8,030 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
543 
31 
41 
26 
66 
178 
137 
18 
46 
$1,000 
83,747 
2,490 
3,502 
(D) 
6,322 
23,441 
30,564 
(D) 
6,758 
Sorghum 
... farms 
432 
43 
68 
48 
29 
105 
89 
14 
36 
$1,000 
14,151 
552 
835 
452 
676 
3,157 
4,219 
1,974 
2,286 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
79 
2 
2 
- 
3 
23 
31 
7 
11 
$1,000 
8,607 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
213 
1,451 
2,958 
1,825 
1,938 
Barley 
... farms 
22 
7 
2 
1 
- 
10 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
174 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
45 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(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 
122 
113 
81 
48 
Ill 
99 
11 
48 
$1,000 
10,251 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
495 
1,927 
(D) 
910 
1,204 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
27 
2 
5 
13 
2 
5 
$1,000 
4,839 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
678 
2,536 
(D) 
768 
Tobacco 
... farms 
102 
4 
3 
5 
3 
36 
45 
3 
3 
$1,000 
39,656 
(D) 
139 
310 
438 
11,327 
23,763 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
92 
2 
2 
3 
2 
34 
44 
3 
2 
$1,000 
39,524 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
.... farms 
2,616 
160 
199 
139 
207 
1,117 
585 
49 
160 
$1,000 
1,041,440 
8,010 
9,640 
5,990 
22,426 
350,636 
465,415 
102,133 
77,191 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
2,218 
64 
60 
52 
171 
1,095 
579 
49 
148 
$1,000 
1,031,529 
5,930 
6,293 
3,691 
21,477 
349,924 
465,187 
102,133 
76,895 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
.... farms 
1,562 
422 
541 
272 
46 
73 
116 
33 
59 
$1,000 
412,339 
5,976 
6,630 
4,096 
4,493 
17,037 
128,422 
155,600 
90,084 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
330 
29 
28 
18 
27 
58 
110 
33 
27 
$1,000 
401,484 
2,742 
2,793 
1,222 
4,217 
16,797 
128,358 
155,600 
89,754 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
... farms 
3,256 
1,227 
1,083 
416 
93 
165 
134 
16 
122 
$1,000 
308,428 
17,639 
18,824 
8,953 
(D) 
41,422 
102,059 
(D) 
56,407 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
510 
73 
95 
55 
50 
95 
89 
13 
40 
$1,000 
279,612 
6,619 
9,336 
4,432 
(D) 
40,335 
101,096 
(D) 
55,335 
Fruits and tree nuts 
... farms 
2,694 
1,050 
885 
336 
67 
130 
107 
16 
103 
$1,000 
233,527 
12,775 
13,268 
(D) 
(D) 
27,272 
67,671 
(D) 
47,178 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
338 
42 
59 
33 
28 
70 
63 
13 
30 
$1,000 
209,656 
3,645 
5,510 
(D) 
4,027 
26,372 
66,741 
(D) 
46,216 
Berries 
... farms 
706 
223 
234 
113 
30 
44 
31 
2 
29 
$1,000 
74,901 
4,864 
5,556 
(D) 
(D) 
14,150 
34,388 
(D) 
9,229 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
175 
30 
36 
18 
22 
29 
28 
12 
$1,000 
69,395 
2,887 
3,804 
1,438 
4,019 
13,875 
34,292 
- 
9,081 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 141 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
