Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Operators reporting one race 
Characteristics 
All principal 
operators 
American Indian 
or 
Alaska Native 
Asian 
Black 
or 
African American 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
50,218 
52,913 
596 
603 
179 
122 
1,637 
1,491 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,414,756 
8,474,671 
96,446 
74,630 
8,887 
6,766 
152,899 
133,124 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
4,155 
5,001 
51 
107 
28 
13 
148 
190 
1 0 to 49 acres 
20,014 
20,772 
291 
270 
95 
70 
688 
580 
50 to 1 79 acres 
17,260 
17,830 
149 
140 
47 
28 
613 
582 
1 80 to 499 acres 
5,387 
5,786 
63 
57 
8 
11 
149 
101 
500 acres or more 
3,402 
3,524 
42 
29 
1 
" 
39 
38 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
47,157 
49,707 
559 
544 
173 
119 
1,452 
1,352 
acres 
4,836,861 
4,916,946 
49,142 
34,231 
8,041 
6,529 
83,714 
78,443 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
17,282 
18,387 
205 
218 
29 
14 
685 
565 
acres 
3,577,895 
3,557,725 
47,304 
40,399 
846 
237 
69,185 
54,681 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
32,936 
34,526 
391 
385 
150 
108 
952 
926 
acres 
2,883,916 
3,038,234 
32,852 
24,149 
7,089 
5,654 
54,751 
56,109 
Part owners 
farms 
14,221 
15,181 
168 
159 
23 
11 
500 
426 
acres 
4,957,315 
4,867,388 
57,595 
33,924 
1,788 
1,101 
81,544 
64,842 
Tenants 
farms 
3,061 
3,206 
37 
59 
6 
3 
185 
139 
acres 
573,525 
569,049 
5,999 
16,557 
10 
11 
16,604 
12,173 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
50,218 
52,913 
596 
603 
179 
122 
1,637 
1,491 
$1,000 
12,708,271 
10,460,963 
132,032 
65,869 
116,741 
90,494 
102,737 
84,031 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
50,218 
52,913 
596 
603 
179 
122 
1,637 
1,491 
$1,000 
12,588,142 
10,313,628 
130,245 
64,534 
116,597 
(D) 
99,394 
80,801 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
24,610 
23,575 
338 
344 
60 
43 
877 
760 
$1,000 
4,302,877 
2,606,279 
39,316 
13,431 
2,339 
(D) 
52,813 
26,577 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
23,903 
26,448 
236 
246 
109 
85 
475 
492 
$1,000 
8,285,265 
7,707,350 
90,929 
51,103 
114,258 
89,043 
46,581 
54,224 
Government payments 
farms 
14,417 
13,856 
217 
200 
18 
10 
815 
693 
$1,000 
120,129 
147,334 
1,788 
1,336 
144 
(D) 
3,343 
3,230 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
10,924 
13,155 
136 
156 
31 
9 
373 
413 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,743 
8,125 
80 
107 
16 
11 
241 
238 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,606 
6,457 
93 
70 
8 
9 
221 
194 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,687 
6,004 
70 
77 
15 
13 
254 
203 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,840 
6,109 
55 
75 
17 
6 
185 
197 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,985 
2,816 
40 
44 
7 
10 
139 
67 
$50,000 or more 
10,433 
10,247 
122 
74 
85 
64 
224 
179 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
286 
749 
6 
8 
- 
- 
14 
46 
$1,000 
22,797 
41,729 
202 
(D) 
- 
- 
275 
418 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
3,240 
4,181 
17 
16 
1 
3 
166 
161 
$1,000 
6,555 
9,606 
64 
31 
(D) 
1 
206 
208 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
12,927 
11,537 
211 
190 
18 
7 
730 
609 
$1,000 
113,574 
137,728 
1,723 
1,305 
(D) 
(D) 
3,137 
3,022 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
5,723 
5,147 
208 
175 
1 
3 
432 
350 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
2,022 
2,470 
18 
37 
9 
11 
132 
140 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
1,494 
1,370 
12 
21 
8 
6 
47 
17 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
3,072 
2,942 
3 
21 
20 
11 
7 
20 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
12,039 
11,745 
100 
75 
21 
3 
479 
441 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
1,046 
1,844 
- 
13 
- 
- 
43 
80 
Cotton farming (11192) 
528 
457 
4 
3 
- 
- 
31 
27 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
10,465 
9,444 
96 
59 
21 
3 
405 
334 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
13,909 
14,413 
164 
121 
14 
20 
304 
260 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
10 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
263 
381 
4 
6 
- 
- 
2 
4 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1,170 
1,619 
5 
18 
- 
1 
39 
46 
Poultry and egg production (1 1 23) 
3,404 
4,096 
46 
53 
78 
56 
48 
81 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,922 
2,437 
13 
32 
5 
5 
55 
54 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
5,190 
6,290 
23 
44 
23 
6 
92 
78 
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48 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
