Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
43,765 
37,999 
2,794 
1,936 
Female 
6,453 
5,564 
338 
263 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
24,574 
20,474 
1,939 
1,377 
Other 
25,644 
23,089 
1,193 
822 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
39,098 
34,737 
2,107 
1,434 
Not on farm operated 
11,120 
8,826 
1,025 
765 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
20,047 
16,807 
1,532 
1,096 
Any 
30,171 
26,756 
1,600 
1,103 
1 to 49 days 
3,864 
3,387 
219 
157 
50 to 99 days 
2,364 
2,091 
145 
96 
100 to 199 days 
4,390 
3,902 
220 
155 
200 days or more 
19,553 
17,376 
1,016 
695 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,659 
1,423 
117 
97 
3 or 4 years 
2,459 
2,138 
140 
112 
5 to 9 years 
6,909 
5,995 
426 
325 
10 years or more 
39,191 
34,007 
2,449 
1 ,665 
Average years on present farm 
23.1 
23.1 
23.6 
22.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,298 
1,121 
89 
74 
3 or 4 years 
2,030 
1,776 
116 
97 
5 to 9 years 
5,935 
5,153 
376 
286 
10 years or more 
40,955 
35,513 
2,551 
1,742 
Average years operating any farm 
25.0 
25.0 
25.8 
24.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
220 
195 
6 
6 
25 to 34 years 
2,101 
1,819 
135 
101 
35 to 44 years 
4,932 
4,231 
326 
236 
45 to 49 years 
4,245 
3,626 
232 
185 
50 to 54 years 
6,146 
5,218 
394 
292 
55 to 59 years 
7,306 
6,298 
449 
319 
60 to 64 years 
7,818 
6,802 
450 
320 
65 to 69 years 
6,755 
5,914 
427 
284 
70 years and over 
10,695 
9,460 
713 
456 
Average age 
58.9 
59.0 
59.2 
58.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
493 
443 
27 
20 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
596 
528 
45 
33 
Asian 
179 
156 
17 
14 
Black or African American 
1,637 
1,401 
123 
90 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
47,627 
41,315 
2,938 
2,056 
More than one race reported 
179 
163 
9 
6 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
6,809 
6,020 
366 
237 
2 people 
27,084 
23,563 
1,703 
1,185 
3 people 
7,781 
6,721 
497 
364 
4 people 
5,942 
5,089 
377 
267 
5 or more people 
2,602 
2,170 
189 
146 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
37,398 
33,505 
1,968 
1,333 
25 to 49 percent 
3,483 
2,926 
252 
184 
50 to 74 percent 
3,963 
3,100 
388 
276 
75 to 99 percent 
2,639 
1,984 
252 
186 
100 percent 
2,735 
2,048 
272 
220 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,434 
743 
175 
135 
acres 
841,175 
250,202 
132,820 
114,664 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
34,814 
29,683 
2,208 
1,626 
Dial-up service 
2,587 
2,296 
160 
114 
DSL service 
18,475 
15,755 
1,130 
839 
Cable modem service 
7,092 
6,059 
459 
345 
Fiber-optic service 
1,549 
1,280 
115 
75 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,924 
4,104 
327 
266 
Satellite service 
3,330 
2,757 
252 
193 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
732 
614 
45 
32 
Other Internet service 
290 
242 
19 
14 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
39,916 
35,902 
1,552 
1,092 
2 households 
8,051 
6,210 
1,163 
793 
3 households 
1,413 
907 
270 
201 
4 households 
579 
387 
108 
80 
5 or more households 
259 
157 
39 
33 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
148 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
