Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
3,035 
2,715 
2,669 
320 
293 
488 
percent 
6.0 
5.4 
5.3 
0.6 
0.6 
1.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,392,032 
1,253,748 
1,220,329 
138,284 
93,328 
74,774 
Average size of farm 
acres 
459 
462 
457 
432 
319 
153 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
3,035 
2,715 
2,669 
320 
293 
488 
$1,000 
3,739,299 
3,350,176 
3,066,829 
389,124 
306,013 
41,382 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,232,059 
1,233,951 
1,149,055 
1,216,011 
1,044,414 
84,800 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
349 
275 
273 
74 
71 
156 
$1,000 to $2,499 
161 
143 
143 
18 
18 
67 
$2,500 to $4,999 
203 
174 
170 
29 
25 
65 
$5,000 to $9,999 
203 
183 
175 
20 
20 
52 
$10,000 to $24,999 
280 
250 
248 
30 
30 
59 
$25,000 to $49,999 
196 
180 
179 
16 
15 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
183 
169 
163 
14 
7 
14 
$100,000 to $249,999 
206 
185 
182 
21 
21 
19 
$250,000 to $499,999 
176 
165 
165 
11 
11 
11 
$500,000 to $999,999 
249 
227 
226 
22 
19 
8 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
829 
764 
745 
65 
56 
11 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
496 
465 
460 
31 
28 
10 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
190 
176 
171 
14 
12 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
143 
123 
114 
20 
16 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
3,035 
2,715 
2,669 
320 
293 
488 
$1,000 
3,721,039 
3,332,775 
3,049,506 
388,263 
305,170 
40,837 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
838 
778 
765 
60 
54 
65 
$1,000 
386,247 
362,464 
360,552 
23,782 
18,913 
6,608 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
575 
538 
533 
37 
31 
17 
$1,000 
381,335 
357,958 
356,135 
23,377 
18,508 
5,900 
Corn 
farms 
533 
500 
495 
33 
28 
47 
$1,000 
160,257 
152,092 
151,716 
8,166 
5,851 
2,772 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
325 
307 
304 
18 
13 
12 
$1,000 
156,204 
148,331 
(D) 
7,873 
5,558 
2,284 
Wheat 
farms 
469 
435 
431 
34 
28 
32 
$1,000 
56,744 
52,914 
(D) 
3,830 
(D) 
877 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
275 
254 
252 
21 
17 
5 
$1,000 
52,497 
48,948 
(D) 
3,549 
2,361 
593 
Soybeans 
farms 
687 
636 
627 
51 
45 
42 
$1,000 
161,991 
150,362 
149,259 
11,628 
10,462 
2,882 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
464 
429 
426 
35 
29 
10 
$1,000 
157,146 
145,766 
144,742 
11,380 
10,214 
2,560 
Sorghum 
farms 
90 
88 
87 
2 
- 
16 
$1,000 
(D) 
5,480 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
41 
40 
39 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
4,607 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
20 
20 
20 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
413 
413 
413 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
5 
5 
- 
- 
$1,000 
310 
310 
310 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
84 
81 
80 
3 
2 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,203 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
546 
546 
546 
- 
- 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
198 
183 
181 
15 
15 
10 
$1,000 
159,324 
145,378 
(D) 
13,946 
13,946 
986 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
188 
173 
171 
15 
15 
2 
$1,000 
159,115 
145,169 
(D) 
13,946 
13,946 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
230 
215 
211 
15 
11 
9 
$1,000 
88,894 
77,549 
76,719 
1 1 ,344 
(D) 
834 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
204 
189 
185 
15 
11 
3 
$1,000 
88,082 
76,738 
75,908 
1 1 ,344 
(D) 
741 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
291 
272 
264 
19 
18 
40 
$1,000 
195,595 
170,956 
166,586 
24,639 
(D) 
1,614 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
133 
123 
120 
10 
10 
7 
$1,000 
194,099 
169,624 
165,258 
24,475 
24,475 
1,236 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
212 
202 
201 
10 
9 
26 
$1,000 
32,181 
31,871 
(D) 
310 
(D) 
829 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
45 
45 
2 
2 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
30,088 
30,088 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
134 
128 
127 
6 
6 
17 
$1,000 
6,175 
6,086 
(D) 
89 
89 
741 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
27 
27 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
5,025 
5,025 
5,025 
- 
- 
654 
Berries 
farms 
110 
105 
105 
5 
4 
16 
$1,000 
26,006 
25,786 
25,786 
220 
(D) 
88 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
19 
19 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
24,957 
24,957 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
429 
382 
378 
47 
46 
74 
$1,000 
454,986 
431,812 
400,284 
23,174 
(D) 
7,162 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
243 
221 
217 
22 
21 
14 
$1,000 
451,618 
428,886 
397,358 
22,732 
(D) 
6,496 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data North Carolina 135 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
