Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.. number 
50,218 
5,723 
2,022 
1,494 
3,072 
12,039 
1,046 
percent 
100.0 
11.4 
4.0 
3.0 
6.1 
24.0 
2.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,414,756 
2,337,703 
252,338 
111,696 
206,138 
2,804,844 
595,635 
Average size of farm 
acres 
168 
408 
125 
75 
67 
233 
569 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
50,218 
5,723 
2,022 
1,494 
3,072 
12,039 
1,046 
$1,000 
12,708,271 
1,375,612 
397,875 
79,374 
644,851 
1,654,568 
647,771 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
253,062 
240,365 
196,773 
53,128 
209,912 
137,434 
619,284 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,924 
172 
75 
323 
344 
2,579 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,743 
271 
177 
159 
251 
2,740 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,606 
430 
315 
177 
278 
1,882 
10 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,687 
726 
458 
262 
426 
1,463 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,840 
927 
458 
279 
535 
978 
57 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,985 
765 
231 
123 
372 
464 
68 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,008 
657 
86 
56 
303 
322 
127 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,862 
622 
78 
66 
278 
406 
196 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,459 
420 
45 
27 
121 
365 
193 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,527 
337 
24 
8 
62 
333 
171 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,577 
396 
75 
14 
102 
507 
207 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,518 
322 
35 
7 
68 
389 
168 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
690 
63 
18 
6 
21 
82 
29 
$5,000,000 or more 
369 
11 
22 
1 
13 
36 
10 
Total sales 
farms 
50,218 
5,723 
2,022 
1,494 
3,072 
12,039 
1,046 
$1,000 
12,588,142 
1,337,508 
394,776 
77,570 
643,968 
1,603,283 
636,751 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
9,685 
5,721 
301 
44 
60 
1,775 
692 
$1,000 
1,774,127 
1,134,192 
40,944 
616 
3,663 
342,845 
115,539 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,919 
2,250 
70 
4 
15 
913 
376 
$1,000 
1,694,803 
1,083,192 
39,317 
(D) 
3,203 
330,721 
110,180 
Corn 
farms 
5,641 
3,324 
163 
22 
35 
835 
221 
$1,000 
656,973 
456,807 
11,904 
266 
1,084 
81,600 
16,454 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,957 
1,230 
26 
2 
8 
324 
84 
$1,000 
610,141 
427,893 
11,197 
(D) 
(D) 
75,402 
14,636 
Wheat 
farms 
4,146 
2,512 
71 
2 
20 
875 
420 
$1,000 
285,459 
175,871 
5,317 
(D) 
610 
65,640 
27,149 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,482 
852 
26 
3 
376 
161 
$1,000 
242,928 
150,642 
4,720 
- 
(D) 
56,234 
22,280 
Soybeans 
farms 
7,006 
4,454 
152 
14 
24 
1,341 
544 
$1,000 
799,769 
485,027 
22,862 
(D) 
1,963 
187,630 
67,985 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,916 
1,635 
62 
3 
6 
764 
300 
$1,000 
736,021 
442,395 
21,827 
211 
1,601 
177,863 
63,748 
Sorghum 
farms 
639 
310 
8 
4 
1 
162 
81 
$1,000 
20,911 
9,487 
604 
(D) 
(D) 
6,372 
3,365 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
129 
55 
3 
42 
24 
$1,000 
12,793 
5,606 
536 
- 
- 
3,993 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
243 
123 
2 
- 
1 
26 
13 
$1,000 
3,460 
2,405 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
146 
118 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
12 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,343 
1,169 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
712 
337 
51 
12 
5 
140 
48 
$1,000 
7,556 
4,595 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,457 
469 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
13 
6 
1 
$1,000 
3,068 
2,225 
" 
- 
- 
539 
(D) 
Tobacco 
.... farms 
1,681 
167 
38 
3 
7 
1,330 
1,046 
$1,000 
732,772 
43,837 
27,876 
(D) 
1,372 
616,842 
453,099 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,400 
140 
25 
1 
4 
1,121 
866 
$1,000 
726,964 
43,325 
27,765 
(D) 
(D) 
612,256 
448,983 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
1,430 
310 
12 
1 
1,000 
140 
$1,000 
403,366 
68,989 
5,412 
- 
(D) 
305,571 
30,202 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,096 
239 
7 
- 
775 
107 
$1,000 
395,679 
67,151 
(D) 
- 
- 
300,542 
29,365 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
3,304 
198 
2,014 
134 
245 
456 
101 
$1,000 
434,974 
17,801 
306,325 
2,601 
1,846 
95,295 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
566 
47 
284 
5 
6 
181 
48 
$1,000 
410,103 
16,197 
288,182 
2,026 
556 
93,032 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,151 
71 
323 
1,253 
124 
204 
31 
$1,000 
85,150 
1,659 
5,702 
72,315 
1,068 
3,043 
965 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
206 
13 
14 
158 
1 
15 
4 
$1,000 
70,275 
1,220 
4,552 
61,597 
(D) 
1,767 
440 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,230 
41 
116 
853 
58 
77 
7 
$1,000 
30,728 
825 
411 
27,705 
261 
1,078 
132 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
119 
1 
1 
111 
- 
5 
1 
$1,000 
21,669 
(D) 
(D) 
20,414 
- 
733 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
1,176 
44 
248 
550 
80 
146 
24 
$1,000 
54,421 
834 
5,291 
44,610 
806 
1,965 
833 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
160 North Carolina 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
