Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
50,218 
4,155 
20,014 
5,596 
5,276 
4,062 
percent 
100.0 
8.3 
39.9 
11.1 
10.5 
8.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,414,756 
19,637 
527,834 
324,387 
435,198 
469,176 
Average size of farm 
acres 
168 
5 
26 
58 
82 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
50,218 
4,155 
20,014 
5,596 
5,276 
4,062 
$1,000 
12,708,271 
353,351 
1,663,702 
653,015 
626,305 
830,273 
Average per farm 
dollars 
253,062 
85,042 
83,127 
116,693 
118,708 
204,400 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,924 
1,483 
6,323 
1,133 
813 
553 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,743 
847 
3,665 
783 
657 
371 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,606 
489 
3,337 
955 
821 
469 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,687 
439 
2,783 
996 
989 
689 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,840 
400 
1,709 
772 
886 
732 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,985 
144 
652 
349 
412 
379 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,008 
81 
347 
165 
203 
284 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,862 
69 
203 
78 
141 
155 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,459 
67 
177 
59 
62 
84 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,527 
62 
250 
105 
76 
72 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,577 
74 
568 
201 
216 
274 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,518 
47 
458 
154 
177 
206 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
690 
15 
83 
36 
33 
45 
$5,000,000 or more 
369 
12 
27 
11 
6 
23 
Total sales 
farms 
50,218 
4,155 
20,014 
5,596 
5,276 
4,062 
$1,000 
12,588,142 
352,403 
1,656,472 
648,641 
621,716 
825,702 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
9,685 
160 
1,684 
787 
882 
856 
$1,000 
1,774,127 
258 
1 1 ,492 
10,592 
15,880 
23,718 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,919 
- 
1 
19 
56 
154 
$1,000 
1,694,803 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,732 
11,361 
Corn 
farms 
5,641 
74 
776 
357 
489 
454 
$1,000 
656,973 
110 
3,836 
3,012 
5,184 
6,948 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,957 
- 
1 
4 
8 
21 
$1,000 
610,141 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
477 
1,568 
Wheat 
farms 
4,146 
12 
316 
225 
250 
272 
$1,000 
285,459 
12 
1,366 
1,642 
2,004 
3,486 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,482 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
242,928 
- 
- 
- 
- 
249 
Soybeans 
farms 
7,006 
75 
940 
507 
538 
574 
$1,000 
799,769 
127 
6,071 
5,767 
8,178 
12,751 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,916 
- 
- 
- 
10 
51 
$1,000 
736,021 
- 
- 
- 
554 
3,284 
Sorghum 
farms 
639 
- 
23 
26 
39 
35 
$1,000 
20,911 
- 
103 
131 
372 
360 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
129 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
12,793 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
243 
- 
16 
9 
6 
21 
$1,000 
3,460 
- 
36 
14 
8 
36 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,343 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
712 
12 
105 
38 
53 
45 
$1,000 
7,556 
8 
81 
26 
133 
137 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
3,068 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,681 
28 
135 
62 
95 
96 
$1,000 
732,772 
441 
6,498 
3,883 
10,433 
11,491 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,400 
2 
52 
27 
67 
68 
$1,000 
726,964 
(D) 
4,793 
3,007 
9,931 
11,011 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
1,430 
5 
51 
35 
55 
46 
$1,000 
403,366 
(D) 
(D) 
687 
1,430 
1,647 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,096 
- 
2 
14 
$1,000 
395,679 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
3,304 
457 
1,443 
303 
251 
154 
$1,000 
434,974 
3,171 
21,445 
6,573 
9,483 
5,646 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
566 
1 
68 
28 
29 
35 
$1,000 
410,103 
(D) 
9,218 
4,102 
7,493 
4,472 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,151 
307 
994 
180 
207 
122 
$1,000 
85,150 
1,682 
9,369 
3,930 
7,641 
4,925 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
206 
2 
27 
23 
33 
28 
$1,000 
70,275 
(D) 
2,610 
2,556 
6,269 
4,007 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,230 
162 
576 
111 
125 
85 
$1,000 
30,728 
942 
6,063 
2,780 
4,577 
3,265 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
119 
2 
17 
18 
26 
19 
$1,000 
21,669 
(D) 
1,720 
1,868 
3,774 
2,542 
Berries 
farms 
1,176 
167 
541 
91 
107 
51 
$1,000 
54,421 
740 
3,306 
1,150 
3,065 
1,660 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
84 
- 
9 
4 
8 
6 
$1,000 
47,588 
- 
735 
585 
2,435 
1,197 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
2,475 
693 
966 
215 
161 
128 
$1,000 
580,230 
37,861 
96,564 
42,499 
22,223 
26,051 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
699 
135 
240 
55 
56 
61 
$1,000 
558,671 
31,950 
87,874 
40,307 
20,952 
25,090 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
