Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
50,218 
43,563 
3,132 
2,199 
percent 
100.0 
86.7 
6.2 
4.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,414,756 
5,566,945 
1,381,005 
1,079,866 
Average size of farm 
acres 
168 
128 
441 
491 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
50,218 
43,563 
3,132 
2,199 
$1,000 
12,708,271 
6,891,211 
2,036,378 
1,594,210 
Average per farm 
dollars 
253,062 
158,190 
650,185 
724,970 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,924 
9,989 
430 
295 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,743 
6,246 
269 
175 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,606 
6,046 
292 
202 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,687 
6,087 
345 
233 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,840 
5,165 
336 
204 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,985 
2,558 
205 
140 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,008 
1,657 
154 
112 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,862 
1,455 
182 
138 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,459 
1,120 
152 
103 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,527 
1,082 
188 
143 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,577 
2,158 
579 
454 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,518 
1,667 
345 
257 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
690 
350 
150 
131 
$5,000,000 or more 
369 
141 
84 
66 
Total sales 
farms 
50,218 
43,563 
3,132 
2,199 
$1,000 
12,588,142 
6,812,196 
2,014,070 
1,577,319 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
9,685 
7,848 
934 
641 
$1,000 
1,774,127 
953,051 
428,221 
353,066 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,919 
2,697 
630 
468 
$1,000 
1,694,803 
883,817 
423,752 
350,532 
Corn 
farms 
5,641 
4,437 
624 
447 
$1,000 
656,973 
329,960 
163,983 
137,630 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,957 
1,230 
390 
305 
$1,000 
610,141 
291,104 
160,549 
135,532 
Wheat 
farms 
4,146 
3,123 
522 
375 
$1,000 
285,459 
156,475 
71,363 
57,109 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,482 
888 
314 
239 
$1,000 
242,928 
122,954 
66,883 
54,034 
Soybeans 
farms 
7,006 
5,520 
757 
534 
$1,000 
799,769 
448,971 
185,925 
152,300 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,916 
1,932 
510 
393 
$1,000 
736,021 
394,922 
181,393 
149,806 
Sorghum 
farms 
639 
458 
75 
55 
$1,000 
20,911 
12,303 
2,946 
2,307 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
129 
67 
21 
16 
$1,000 
12,793 
6,367 
1,820 
1,478 
Barley 
farms 
243 
167 
54 
40 
$1,000 
3,460 
(D) 
1,307 
1,177 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
5 
5 
5 
$1,000 
1,343 
324 
709 
709 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
712 
541 
82 
62 
$1,000 
7,556 
(D) 
2,697 
2,543 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
7 
9 
9 
$1,000 
3,068 
624 
1,898 
1,898 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,681 
1,244 
229 
160 
$1,000 
732,772 
419,312 
153,150 
114,443 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,400 
998 
212 
149 
$1,000 
726,964 
414,367 
(D) 
114,114 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
1,430 
938 
253 
189 
$1,000 
403,366 
191,304 
122,335 
102,330 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,096 
657 
232 
175 
$1,000 
395,679 
184,925 
121,931 
102,077 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
3,304 
2,738 
235 
173 
$1,000 
434,974 
170,900 
66,866 
49,755 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
566 
350 
76 
56 
$1,000 
410,103 
149,491 
65,276 
48,669 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,151 
1,729 
184 
147 
$1,000 
85,150 
35,458 
16,681 
7,369 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
206 
128 
27 
21 
$1,000 
70,275 
24,283 
15,026 
5,956 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,230 
959 
120 
96 
$1,000 
30,728 
17,620 
6,192 
4,615 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
119 
72 
16 
14 
$1,000 
21,669 
10,938 
5,053 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
1,176 
964 
86 
70 
$1,000 
54,421 
17,838 
10,489 
2,754 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
84 
52 
12 
7 
$1,000 
47,588 
12,595 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
2,475 
1,766 
206 
168 
$1,000 
580,230 
93,311 
24,771 
23,598 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
699 
364 
78 
72 
$1,000 
558,671 
77,329 
23,228 
22,452 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
134 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
