Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
50,218 
24,574 
118 
948 
1,936 
4,253 
6,959 
10,360 
percent 
100.0 
48.9 
0.2 
1.9 
3.9 
8.5 
13.9 
20.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,414,756 
6,267,546 
15,593 
204,556 
560,264 
1,372,827 
2,134,856 
1,979,450 
Average size of farm 
acres 
168 
255 
132 
216 
289 
323 
307 
191 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
50,218 
24,574 
118 
948 
1,936 
4,253 
6,959 
10,360 
$1,000 
12,708,271 
11,160,632 
49,604 
403,471 
1,329,551 
3,142,375 
3,599,187 
2,636,444 
Average per farm 
dollars 
253,062 
454,164 
420,375 
425,603 
686,752 
738,861 
517,199 
254,483 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
10,924 
3,550 
6 
92 
252 
575 
1,032 
1,593 
$1,000 to $2,499 
6,743 
2,351 
2 
80 
146 
312 
643 
1,168 
$2,500 to $4,999 
6,606 
2,631 
7 
51 
110 
371 
694 
1,398 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,687 
2,878 
7 
72 
149 
330 
713 
1,607 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,840 
2,985 
26 
108 
156 
345 
793 
1,557 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,985 
1,661 
10 
83 
118 
236 
431 
783 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,008 
1,298 
13 
75 
139 
199 
357 
515 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,862 
1,427 
15 
108 
149 
311 
407 
437 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,459 
1,263 
7 
86 
124 
308 
423 
315 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,527 
1,346 
5 
65 
152 
369 
443 
312 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,577 
3,184 
20 
128 
441 
897 
1,023 
675 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,518 
2,212 
18 
95 
312 
607 
716 
464 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
690 
639 
2 
27 
97 
184 
184 
145 
$5,000,000 or more 
369 
333 
- 
6 
32 
106 
123 
66 
Total sales 
farms 
50,218 
24,574 
118 
948 
1,936 
4,253 
6,959 
10,360 
$1,000 
12,588,142 
11,061,488 
49,389 
399,828 
1,319,566 
3,119,358 
3,565,197 
2,608,151 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
9,685 
6,639 
61 
346 
598 
1,341 
2,067 
2,226 
$1,000 
1,774,127 
1,647,742 
4,284 
57,385 
165,477 
405,866 
612,760 
401,969 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,919 
3,437 
28 
159 
368 
814 
1,179 
889 
$1,000 
1,694,803 
1,597,799 
3,962 
53,720 
161,669 
396,657 
598,963 
382,828 
Corn 
farms 
5,641 
4,043 
42 
192 
414 
807 
1,295 
1,293 
$1,000 
656,973 
616,798 
1,598 
20,324 
66,636 
141,732 
228,589 
157,919 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,957 
1,797 
8 
64 
207 
418 
652 
448 
$1,000 
610,141 
583,242 
1,033 
18,241 
63,469 
135,111 
218,760 
146,627 
Wheat 
farms 
4,146 
3,258 
22 
188 
339 
730 
1,077 
902 
$1,000 
285,459 
266,784 
968 
9,411 
27,294 
67,793 
97,375 
63,943 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,482 
1,388 
4 
56 
149 
359 
496 
324 
$1,000 
242,928 
232,650 
551 
7,279 
23,877 
60,146 
86,141 
54,656 
Soybeans 
farms 
7,006 
5,106 
33 
285 
460 
1,090 
1,617 
1,621 
$1,000 
799,769 
734,775 
1,601 
26,579 
68,865 
189,133 
274,625 
173,971 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,916 
2,637 
7 
117 
280 
662 
952 
619 
$1,000 
736,021 
691,314 
1,115 
23,344 
65,401 
180,862 
262,939 
157,655 
Sorghum 
farms 
639 
522 
4 
26 
53 
134 
177 
128 
$1,000 
20,911 
19,079 
(D) 
(D) 
1,798 
5,068 
7,394 
3,795 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
129 
123 
5 
13 
32 
49 
24 
$1,000 
12,793 
12,333 
- 
597 
1,076 
3,292 
4,959 
2,409 
Barley 
farms 
243 
200 
- 
3 
32 
34 
62 
69 
$1,000 
3,460 
3,327 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
586 
1,326 
1,045 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
15 
- 
4 
6 
5 
$1,000 
1,343 
1,343 
- 
- 
- 
241 
759 
343 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
712 
519 
1 
15 
35 
105 
188 
175 
$1,000 
7,556 
6,979 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,554 
3,452 
1,296 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
22 
1 
2 
8 
8 
3 
$1,000 
3,068 
3,068 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
829 
1,796 
166 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,681 
1,500 
10 
114 
161 
396 
516 
303 
$1,000 
732,772 
704,238 
2,026 
33,463 
71,986 
209,863 
261,832 
125,068 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,400 
1,302 
10 
99 
145 
360 
450 
238 
$1,000 
726,964 
700,010 
2,026 
33,113 
71,658 
209,248 
260,426 
123,539 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
1,430 
1,257 
5 
104 
152 
315 
391 
290 
$1,000 
403,366 
378,511 
2,091 
20,297 
44,272 
103,510 
139,631 
68,710 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,096 
1,017 
5 
74 
120 
275 
331 
212 
$1,000 
395,679 
372,781 
2,091 
19,673 
43,339 
102,379 
138,204 
67,095 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
3,304 
2,027 
13 
142 
186 
355 
614 
717 
$1,000 
434,974 
376,374 
201 
10,525 
27,154 
99,328 
133,297 
105,869 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
566 
503 
- 
27 
57 
148 
177 
94 
$1,000 
410,103 
360,587 
- 
9,010 
25,560 
97,157 
128,780 
100,080 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
2,151 
1,201 
1 
49 
90 
209 
367 
485 
$1,000 
85,150 
65,331 
(D) 
(D) 
2,535 
19,098 
17,056 
25,015 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
206 
171 
9 
22 
37 
52 
51 
$1,000 
70,275 
56,044 
- 
1,129 
1,861 
16,778 
14,586 
21,690 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
1,230 
677 
- 
27 
36 
117 
206 
291 
$1,000 
30,728 
21,776 
- 
1,240 
1,255 
4,214 
8,083 
6,984 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
119 
93 
- 
8 
12 
17 
27 
29 
$1,000 
21,669 
16,405 
- 
829 
889 
2,991 
6,818 
4,877 
Berries 
farms 
1,176 
687 
1 
26 
78 
117 
201 
264 
$1,000 
54,421 
43,555 
(D) 
(D) 
1,280 
14,884 
8,973 
18,031 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
84 
76 
1 
10 
17 
26 
22 
$1,000 
47,588 
38,841 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
13,575 
7,656 
16,570 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
2,475 
1,486 
1 
67 
144 
286 
517 
471 
$1,000 
580,230 
499,012 
(□) 
(D) 
51,476 
202,668 
170,425 
70,031 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
699 
505 
21 
67 
126 
180 
111 
$1,000 
558,671 
486,338 
- 
3,969 
50,308 
200,233 
165,805 
66,023 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
