Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
10 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
50,218 
37 
232 
1,071 
2,820 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.5 
2.1 
5.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,414,756 
152,910 
525,534 
1,454,056 
2,652,147 
Average size of farm 
acres 
168 
4,133 
2,265 
1,358 
940 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
50,218 
37 
232 
1,071 
2,820 
$1,000 
36,505,652 
600,495 
2,084,505 
5,448,374 
10,176,326 
Average per farm 
dollars 
726,944 
16,229,598 
8,984,933 
5,087,184 
3,608,626 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,338 
3,927 
3,966 
3,747 
3,837 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
4,664,336 
84,273 
384,650 
929,839 
1,658,161 
percent 
100.0 
1.8 
8.2 
19.9 
35.5 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
4,745,014 
91,808 
411,807 
1,130,433 
2,086,900 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
4,378,097 
84,548 
399,294 
1,103,962 
2,033,157 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
1,146,644 
7,034 
21,554 
65,537 
128,707 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
12,588,142 
1,276,405 
3,151,924 
6,300,866 
9,441,177 
Average per farm 
dollars 
250,670 
34,497,427 
13,585,879 
5,883,162 
3,347,935 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
9,685 
13 
125 
570 
1,424 
$1,000 
1,774,127 
43,493 
188,486 
549,567 
993,065 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,681 
5 
44 
168 
436 
$1,000 
732,772 
(D) 
78,866 
236,965 
440,727 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
1,430 
4 
40 
168 
408 
$1,000 
403,366 
1,404 
36,181 
113,761 
232,286 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
3,304 
2 
44 
140 
249 
$1,000 
434,974 
(D) 
159,898 
278,688 
335,426 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,151 
8 
41 
65 
$1,000 
85,150 
- 
563 
30,188 
40,022 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,230 
- 
- 
15 
25 
$1,000 
30,728 
- 
- 
(D) 
5,113 
Berries 
farms 
1,176 
- 
8 
37 
54 
$1,000 
54,421 
- 
563 
(D) 
34,909 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
2,475 
3 
16 
54 
120 
$1,000 
580,230 
185,334 
273,656 
355,351 
427,712 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
1,151 
- 
1 
4 
12 
$1,000 
67,097 
- 
(D) 
8,010 
20,262 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
1,135 
- 
1 
4 
12 
$1,000 
67,064 
- 
(D) 
8,010 
20,262 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
18 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
33 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
10,811 
13 
69 
308 
727 
$1,000 
225,162 
2,014 
26,407 
64,078 
1 1 1 ,838 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
15,312 
5 
51 
298 
713 
$1,000 
332,733 
944 
(D) 
30,253 
91,859 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
283 
- 
5 
20 
46 
$1,000 
179,265 
- 
36,620 
79,405 
106,321 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,833 
19 
106 
423 
743 
$1,000 
2,873,988 
565,844 
1,178,672 
2,110,180 
2,607,326 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
2,964 
- 
1 
12 
34 
$1,000 
7,251 
- 
(D) 
68 
110 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
2,220 
- 
3 
8 
25 
$1,000 
23,548 
- 
(□) 
(□) 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
5,400 
17 
116 
552 
1,497 
$1,000 
4,837,026 
432,592 
1,160,943 
2,442,200 
4,024,380 
Aquaculture 
farms 
228 
- 
- 
6 
9 
$1,000 
23,365 
- 
- 
2,093 
6,147 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,525 
- 
- 
1 
9 
$1,000 
8,089 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
220 
- 
1 
6 
13 
$1,000 
15,563 
- 
(D) 
3,542 
7,256 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
912 
1 
6 
60 
168 
$1,000 
37,702 
(D) 
677 
8,913 
22,798 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
50,218 
37 
232 
1,071 
2,820 
$1,000 
10,061,152 
1,008,488 
2,481,066 
4,873,908 
7,247,059 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
29,487 
16 
147 
669 
1,679 
$1,000 
555,515 
23,175 
69,100 
167,321 
293,014 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
26,183 
22 
172 
836 
2,157 
$1,000 
416,980 
23,591 
70,855 
156,809 
252,298 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,827 
31 
187 
836 
2,109 
$1,000 
1,397,510 
218,751 
504,776 
868,444 
1,181,062 
Feed purchased 
farms 
29,837 
28 
180 
855 
2,188 
$1,000 
4,121,552 
410,434 
1,060,164 
2,218,379 
3,365,355 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
48,292 
36 
231 
1,070 
2,818 
$1,000 
417,600 
26,764 
64,080 
136,948 
226,501 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
30,066 
37 
232 
1,071 
2,820 
$1,000 
186,984 
20,926 
43,485 
76,384 
115,586 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
14,469 
37 
220 
952 
2,340 
$1,000 
765,886 
105,647 
219,414 
370,819 
505,711 
Interest expense 
farms 
14,368 
25 
183 
819 
2,120 
$1,000 
207,217 
11,591 
29,212 
64,690 
104,561 
Government payments 
farms 
14,417 
8 
115 
569 
1,480 
$1,000 
120,129 
428 
4,678 
18,864 
40,250 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
19,548 
8 
64 
364 
872 
number 
829,717 
2,784 
30,590 
88,143 
163,010 
Milk cows 
farms 
571 
- 
5 
22 
50 
number 
45,960 
- 
7,962 
18,132 
24,612 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,217 
19 
103 
414 
718 
number 
8,901,434 
1,784,924 
3,344,007 
6,169,434 
7,784,287 
38 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
