Table 34. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - North Carolina: 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 
50,218 
16,594 
18,477 
8,372 
1,951 
1,885 
1,207 
108 
1,624 
percent 
100.0 
33.0 
36.8 
16.7 
3.9 
3.8 
2.4 
0.2 
3.2 
Land in farms 
.... acres 
8,414,756 
1,442,115 
1,333,914 
791,035 
534,322 
1,277,660 
1,965,073 
330,132 
740,505 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
168 
87 
72 
94 
274 
678 
1,628 
3,057 
456 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
50,218 
16,594 
18,477 
8,372 
1,951 
1,885 
1,207 
108 
1,624 
$1,000 
12,708,271 
621,475 
717,344 
942,803 
1,891,337 
2,519,100 
2,944,433 
1,445,573 
1,626,207 
Average per farm 
...dollars 
253,062 
37,452 
38,824 
112,614 
969,419 
1,336,392 
2,439,464 
13,384,931 
1,001,359 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,924 
3,839 
5,437 
1,407 
7 
234 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,743 
2,745 
2,977 
884 
1 
6 
- 
- 
130 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,606 
2,747 
2,780 
926 
5 
3 
- 
- 
145 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,687 
2,825 
2,682 
994 
5 
- 
- 
- 
181 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,840 
2,300 
2,177 
1,188 
4 
3 
- 
- 
168 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,985 
959 
1,049 
860 
3 
3 
- 
- 
111 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,008 
523 
578 
817 
15 
- 
- 
- 
75 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,862 
291 
350 
448 
649 
12 
- 
4 
108 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,459 
89 
126 
201 
424 
545 
- 
- 
74 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,527 
93 
104 
342 
77 
798 
21 
- 
92 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,577 
183 
217 
305 
761 
515 
1,186 
104 
306 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,518 
157 
195 
295 
606 
244 
851 
- 
170 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
690 
24 
17 
9 
149 
171 
251 
1 
68 
$5,000,000 or more 
369 
2 
5 
1 
6 
100 
84 
103 
68 
Total sales 
.... farms 
50,218 
16,594 
18,477 
8,372 
1,951 
1,885 
1,207 
108 
1,624 
$1,000 
12,588,142 
607,673 
705,550 
934,343 
1,879,713 
2,492,039 
2,908,601 
1,442,121 
1,618,102 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
... farms 
9,685 
1,989 
2,275 
1,630 
921 
1,372 
980 
55 
463 
$1,000 
1,774,127 
44,593 
55,939 
50,806 
101,948 
401,383 
792,493 
123,441 
203,522 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
3,919 
224 
321 
367 
594 
1,160 
929 
53 
271 
$1,000 
1,694,803 
24,700 
32,923 
(D) 
94,912 
395,790 
791,332 
(D) 
200,500 
Corn 
... farms 
5,641 
1,013 
1,208 
872 
571 
939 
700 
38 
300 
$1,000 
656,973 
14,378 
17,422 
15,453 
31,373 
138,827 
299,131 
58,833 
81,557 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
1,957 
52 
79 
70 
246 
685 
614 
35 
176 
$1,000 
610,141 
5,196 
7,181 
4,834 
24,613 
132,825 
297,067 
58,746 
79,680 
Wheat 
... farms 
4,146 
498 
646 
574 
502 
903 
751 
38 
234 
$1,000 
285,459 
6,612 
8,431 
7,750 
16,072 
65,168 
136,715 
17,261 
27,449 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
1,482 
27 
27 
13 
89 
529 
637 
34 
126 
$1,000 
242,928 
1,874 
1,877 
856 
6,620 
55,952 
133,442 
17,141 
25,165 
Soybeans 
... farms 
7,006 
1,175 
1,400 
1,122 
767 
1,202 
921 
49 
370 
$1,000 
799,769 
22,333 
28,730 
26,261 
51,964 
188,276 
345,248 
47,137 
89,819 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
2,916 
106 
158 
142 
406 
991 
860 
46 
207 
$1,000 
736,021 
(D) 
12,601 
10,117 
43,325 
182,970 
343,600 
(D) 
86,975 
Sorghum 
... farms 
639 
61 
79 
71 
97 
153 
121 
2 
55 
$1,000 
20,911 
(D) 
954 
708 
1,852 
6,486 
7,433 
(D) 
2,565 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
129 
1 
1 
- 
5 
52 
54 
1 
15 
$1,000 
12,793 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
363 
4,465 
5,671 
(D) 
2,110 
Barley 
... farms 
243 
30 
28 
36 
30 
57 
35 
27 
$1,000 
3,460 
207 
43 
185 
232 
957 
1,376 
- 
459 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
9 
- 
3 
$1,000 
1,343 
- 
- 
- 
- 
184 
976 
- 
182 
Rice 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
.... farms 
712 
131 
147 
106 
64 
131 
105 
4 
24 
$1,000 
7,556 
(D) 
360 
449 
454 
1,670 
2,590 
(D) 
1,674 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
22 
- 
- 
- 
4 
12 
1 
5 
$1,000 
3,068 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,274 
(D) 
1,490 
Tobacco 
... farms 
1,681 
121 
113 
192 
245 
435 
439 
32 
104 
$1,000 
732,772 
7,188 
6,730 
9,330 
41,288 
148,759 
376,676 
78,275 
64,527 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
1,400 
54 
52 
84 
233 
421 
434 
32 
90 
$1,000 
726,964 
6,022 
5,569 
7,061 
40,973 
148,398 
376,506 
78,275 
64,160 
Cotton and cottonseed 
.... farms 
1,430 
82 
109 
161 
193 
360 
408 
26 
91 
$1,000 
403,366 
3,124 
5,934 
7,467 
19,799 
84,450 
205,656 
29,807 
47,128 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
1,096 
23 
38 
55 
151 
331 
395 
26 
77 
$1,000 
395,679 
2,273 
4,287 
4,764 
18,755 
83,602 
205,344 
29,807 
46,847 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
.... farms 
3,304 
938 
960 
739 
153 
164 
185 
30 
135 
$1,000 
434,974 
9,032 
10,968 
11,027 
14,263 
36,153 
127,892 
147,124 
78,515 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.... farms 
566 
20 
35 
49 
84 
121 
171 
30 
56 
$1,000 
410,103 
1,694 
4,056 
3,778 
13,123 
35,400 
127,522 
147,124 
77,406 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
... farms 
2,151 
670 
719 
456 
81 
92 
57 
5 
71 
$1,000 
85,150 
6,016 
7,017 
6,206 
(D) 
15,183 
32,020 
(D) 
9,363 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
206 
16 
23 
35 
41 
45 
29 
3 
14 
$1,000 
70,275 
1,688 
2,595 
2,414 
(D) 
14,506 
31,449 
(D) 
8,833 
Fruits and tree nuts 
... farms 
1,230 
414 
416 
251 
45 
44 
17 
1 
42 
$1,000 
30,728 
3,673 
5,039 
4,111 
(D) 
6,904 
3,633 
(D) 
2,985 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
119 
10 
17 
27 
28 
21 
6 
10 
$1,000 
21,669 
910 
1,967 
1,866 
4,181 
6,510 
3,482 
- 
2,753 
Berries 
... farms 
1,176 
347 
366 
258 
48 
65 
51 
5 
36 
$1,000 
54,421 
2,343 
1,978 
2,095 
(D) 
8,279 
28,386 
(D) 
6,378 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
84 
5 
4 
7 
11 
26 
23 
3 
5 
$1,000 
47,588 
663 
415 
436 
(D) 
7,779 
27,809 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 461 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
