Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[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) 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Age group: - Con. 
50 to 54 years 
6,146 
648 
237 
187 
442 
1,310 
157 
55 to 59 years 
7,306 
793 
302 
263 
510 
1,763 
181 
60 to 64 years 
7,818 
940 
304 
235 
480 
1,990 
151 
65 to 69 years 
6,755 
731 
245 
196 
432 
1,750 
91 
70 years and over 
10,695 
1,197 
400 
316 
534 
3,039 
138 
Average age 
58.9 
58.1 
57.6 
59.4 
58.4 
60.9 
54.5 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) .. 
493 
45 
29 
48 
26 
86 
24 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
596 
208 
18 
12 
3 
100 
- 
Asian 
179 
1 
9 
8 
20 
21 
- 
Black or African American 
1,637 
432 
132 
47 
7 
479 
43 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander .. 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
47,627 
5,070 
1,855 
1,423 
3,031 
11,397 
1,002 
More than one race reported 
179 
12 
8 
4 
11 
42 
1 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
6,809 
787 
266 
219 
376 
1,957 
109 
2 people 
27,084 
3,046 
1,072 
775 
1,765 
6,684 
467 
3 people 
7,781 
957 
322 
233 
385 
1,652 
185 
4 people 
5,942 
701 
261 
179 
390 
1,267 
199 
5 or more people 
2,602 
232 
101 
88 
156 
479 
86 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
37,398 
3,147 
1,423 
1,218 
2,094 
9,569 
270 
25 to 49 percent 
3,483 
679 
157 
90 
251 
578 
85 
50 to 74 percent 
3,963 
887 
204 
85 
313 
750 
181 
75 to 99 percent 
2,639 
475 
108 
47 
220 
544 
229 
100 percent 
2,735 
535 
130 
54 
194 
598 
281 
Operator is a hired manager 
.. farms 
1,434 
193 
55 
50 
191 
281 
46 
acres 
841,175 
209,973 
61,841 
6,808 
37,148 
331,709 
41,985 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
34,814 
3,655 
1,549 
1,230 
2,418 
7,837 
740 
Dial-up service 
2,587 
321 
87 
67 
191 
635 
44 
DSL service 
18,475 
1,831 
781 
640 
1,299 
4,112 
398 
Cable modem service 
7,092 
762 
387 
288 
456 
1,689 
159 
Fiber-optic service 
1,549 
152 
64 
43 
166 
326 
23 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
4,924 
604 
213 
178 
334 
1,080 
112 
Satellite service 
3,330 
328 
141 
139 
248 
788 
90 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
732 
73 
31 
40 
55 
172 
17 
Other Internet service 
290 
32 
15 
10 
23 
71 
4 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
39,916 
4,251 
1,604 
1,237 
2,384 
9,468 
721 
2 households 
8,051 
1,137 
312 
203 
488 
1,976 
251 
3 households 
1,413 
209 
74 
26 
120 
375 
46 
4 households 
579 
80 
20 
20 
61 
144 
20 
5 or more households 
259 
46 
12 
8 
19 
76 
8 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
.. farms 
48,594 
5,472 
1,961 
1,450 
2,892 
11,624 
993 
acres 
7,674,251 
2,082,074 
208,465 
105,172 
181,117 
2,545,646 
555,167 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.. farms 
2,474 
244 
108 
171 
224 
504 
60 
acres 
687,066 
165,185 
22,133 
15,009 
19,866 
235,917 
72,195 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.. farms 
43,563 
4,872 
1,778 
1,222 
2,321 
10,479 
856 
acres 
5,566,945 
1,440,311 
126,925 
74,230 
120,607 
1,780,014 
388,167 
Partnership 
.. farms 
3,132 
451 
103 
117 
244 
846 
101 
acres 
1,381,005 
464,080 
32,157 
11,960 
22,585 
529,699 
116,838 
Registered under state law 
.. farms 
2,199 
296 
71 
103 
180 
603 
61 
acres 
1,079,866 
389,055 
15,906 
9,046 
18,319 
421,693 
72,851 
Corporation 
.. farms 
3,035 
368 
120 
138 
444 
571 
86 
acres 
1,392,032 
422,497 
92,245 
24,562 
60,417 
458,576 
(D) 
Family held 
.. farms 
2,715 
340 
108 
127 
395 
499 
74 
acres 
1,253,748 
407,064 
82,515 
(D) 
56,017 
378,400 
81,227 
More than 10 stockholders 
.. farms 
46 
7 
1 
4 
15 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
.. farms 
2,669 
333 
107 
127 
391 
484 
74 
Other than family held 
.. farms 
320 
28 
12 
11 
49 
72 
12 
acres 
138,284 
15,433 
9,730 
(D) 
4,400 
80,176 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
176 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
