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 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
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 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems ■ 
■ Con. 
Ethanol 
farms 
16 
1 
9 
6 
- 
- 
- 
_ 
_ 
Other 
farms 
8 
5 
3 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
5 
1 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
31,544 
13,020 
12,216 
4,003 
711 
454 
154 
35 
951 
Part owners 
farms 
8,660 
2,119 
2,319 
1,335 
566 
1,327 
631 
61 
302 
Tenants 
farms 
2,053 
293 
770 
453 
121 
244 
48 
11 
113 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
40,244 
15,153 
14,546 
5,348 
1,278 
1,784 
786 
96 
1,253 
acres 
7,507,808 
2,164,001 
1,750,175 
680,362 
346,280 
869,332 
868,106 
255,739 
573,813 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
40,204 
15,139 
14,535 
5,338 
1,277 
1,781 
785 
96 
1,253 
acres 
6,924,984 
1,914,162 
1,611,835 
622,845 
326,243 
829,141 
840,438 
251,664 
528,656 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
10,784 
2,440 
3,111 
1,793 
690 
1,579 
679 
72 
420 
acres 
2,716,249 
208,650 
251,437 
225,119 
153,872 
796,643 
723,061 
169,114 
188,353 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
10,713 
2,412 
3,089 
1,788 
687 
1,571 
679 
72 
415 
acres 
2,695,852 
204,830 
248,707 
222,457 
152,670 
793,170 
719,710 
168,664 
185,644 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
4,595 
1,945 
1,489 
584 
122 
166 
72 
10 
207 
acres 
603,221 
253,659 
141,070 
60,179 
21,239 
43,664 
31,019 
4,525 
47,866 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
... number 
61,859 
21,526 
23,167 
8,376 
2,037 
2,764 
1,334 
222 
2,433 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
26,061 
10,249 
8,740 
3,567 
896 
1,450 
489 
50 
620 
2 operators 
13,596 
4,475 
5,591 
1,919 
392 
433 
231 
30 
525 
3 operators 
2,120 
588 
783 
261 
94 
125 
84 
15 
170 
4 operators 
329 
87 
128 
34 
11 
15 
18 
4 
32 
5 or more operators 
151 
33 
63 
10 
5 
2 
11 
8 
19 
Total women operators 
... number 
18,065 
6,458 
7,454 
2,648 
444 
337 
161 
31 
532 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
15,988 
5,807 
6,570 
2,351 
399 
299 
132 
21 
409 
2 operators 
794 
224 
364 
115 
19 
16 
10 
5 
41 
3 operators 
136 
51 
46 
21 
1 
2 
3 
- 
12 
4 operators 
9 
7 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
8 
4 
3 
" 
" 
" 
" 
- 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
35,853 
12,858 
13,023 
4,614 
1,291 
1,962 
814 
105 
1,186 
Female 
6,404 
2,574 
2,282 
1,177 
107 
63 
19 
2 
180 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
19,858 
9,272 
- 
5,791 
1,398 
1,823 
777 
98 
699 
Other 
22,399 
6,160 
15,305 
- 
- 
202 
56 
9 
667 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
32,751 
12,199 
11,527 
4,712 
1,191 
1,673 
632 
58 
759 
Not on farm operated 
9,506 
3,233 
3,778 
1,079 
207 
352 
201 
49 
607 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
17,798 
10,696 
779 
2,577 
971 
1,411 
632 
79 
653 
Any 
24,459 
4,736 
14,526 
3,214 
427 
614 
201 
28 
713 
1 to 49 days 
3,017 
1,252 
918 
533 
70 
98 
26 
11 
109 
50 to 99 days 
1,804 
759 
540 
347 
32 
45 
10 
1 
70 
100 to 199 days 
3,439 
967 
1,655 
573 
70 
60 
17 
2 
95 
200 days or more 
16,199 
1,758 
11,413 
1,761 
255 
411 
148 
14 
439 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,397 
285 
721 
273 
20 
27 
7 
2 
62 
3 or 4 years 
2,255 
494 
1,099 
420 
70 
50 
16 
2 
104 
5 to 9 years 
6,331 
1,510 
3,062 
1,061 
247 
217 
38 
7 
189 
10 years or more 
32,274 
13,143 
10,423 
4,037 
1,061 
1,731 
772 
96 
1,011 
Average years on present farm 
22.0 
26.6 
17.3 
19.5 
21.7 
26.2 
29.1 
27.4 
21.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,032 
210 
543 
196 
15 
20 
4 
1 
43 
3 or 4 years 
1,836 
398 
915 
357 
45 
34 
13 
1 
73 
5 to 9 years 
5,504 
1,289 
2,732 
927 
201 
179 
29 
2 
145 
1 0 years or more 
33,885 
13,535 
11,115 
4,311 
1,137 
1,792 
787 
103 
1,105 
Average years operating any farm ... 
23.7 
28.6 
18.8 
21.3 
23.9 
27.9 
30.6 
30.3 
23.9 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
153 
- 
65 
61 
8 
4 
1 
- 
14 
25 to 34 years 
1,689 
- 
887 
447 
132 
122 
31 
1 
69 
35 to 44 years 
3,649 
80 
2,022 
767 
251 
288 
114 
12 
115 
45 to 49 years 
3,535 
221 
2,036 
647 
169 
247 
95 
15 
105 
50 to 54 years 
4,808 
475 
2,677 
833 
203 
308 
132 
16 
164 
55 to 59 years 
6,052 
1,150 
2,946 
1,016 
205 
366 
145 
18 
206 
60 to 64 years 
6,212 
2,518 
2,166 
747 
167 
259 
127 
14 
214 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
148 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
