Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 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 
23,605 
107 
906 
1,843 
4,032 
6,712 
10,005 
acres 
7,674,251 
5,636,300 
12,673 
182,328 
519,710 
1,219,199 
1,864,003 
1,838,387 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
2,474 
1,410 
6 
77 
151 
312 
410 
454 
acres 
687,066 
548,118 
807 
17,904 
53,450 
111,817 
204,063 
160,077 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
43,563 
20,474 
100 
794 
1,531 
3,319 
5,704 
9,026 
acres 
5,566,945 
3,830,044 
12,408 
149,306 
348,602 
776,240 
1,205,202 
1,338,286 
Partnership 
farms 
3,132 
1,939 
5 
50 
170 
388 
564 
762 
acres 
1,381,005 
1,214,454 
610 
19,646 
110,856 
297,256 
437,122 
348,964 
Registered under state law 
farms 
2,199 
1,377 
5 
37 
131 
301 
405 
498 
acres 
1,079,866 
962,632 
610 
17,946 
92,717 
243,229 
356,961 
251,169 
Corporation 
farms 
3,035 
1,963 
13 
86 
215 
507 
625 
517 
acres 
1,392,032 
1,181,183 
2,575 
34,148 
95,507 
286,184 
479,023 
283,746 
Family held 
farms 
2,715 
1,783 
13 
71 
179 
455 
579 
486 
acres 
1,253,748 
1,062,793 
2,575 
23,348 
83,832 
235,319 
449,447 
268,272 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
46 
30 
- 
- 
3 
8 
15 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,669 
1,753 
13 
71 
176 
447 
564 
482 
Other than family held 
farms 
320 
180 
- 
15 
36 
52 
46 
31 
acres 
138,284 
118,390 
- 
10,800 
11,675 
50,865 
29,576 
15,474 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
27 
17 
- 
2 
2 
6 
3 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
293 
163 
- 
13 
34 
46 
43 
27 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
488 
198 
18 
20 
39 
66 
55 
acres 
74,774 
41,865 
- 
1,456 
5,299 
13,147 
13,509 
8,454 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
14,469 
9,520 
55 
403 
898 
2,005 
2,872 
3,287 
workers 
78,012 
59,878 
156 
1,822 
5,737 
14,970 
18,941 
18,252 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
7,022 
5,306 
34 
222 
590 
1,304 
1,711 
1,445 
workers 
30,165 
25,088 
59 
651 
2,877 
6,411 
8,114 
6,976 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
10,548 
6,664 
30 
285 
595 
1,350 
1,953 
2,451 
workers 
47,847 
34,790 
97 
1,171 
2,860 
8,559 
10,827 
11,276 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
1,605 
1,383 
1 
63 
140 
371 
464 
344 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
199 
151 
- 
6 
21 
52 
31 
41 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
21,730 
10,119 
46 
409 
867 
1,770 
2,816 
4,211 
workers 
48,608 
21,838 
100 
920 
2,131 
3,994 
5,790 
8,903 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
4,155 
1,645 
9 
104 
178 
305 
493 
556 
1 0 to 49 acres 
20,014 
7,965 
43 
315 
614 
1,383 
2,225 
3,385 
50 to 69 acres 
5,596 
2,513 
10 
84 
183 
345 
682 
1,209 
70 to 99 acres 
5,276 
2,547 
10 
89 
147 
344 
646 
1,311 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
4,062 
2,119 
16 
75 
138 
314 
509 
1,067 
140 to 179 acres 
2,326 
1,307 
13 
35 
93 
199 
340 
627 
180 to 219 acres 
1,604 
927 
4 
21 
85 
135 
269 
413 
220 to 259 acres 
1,055 
658 
3 
23 
45 
115 
178 
294 
260 to 499 acres 
2,728 
1,926 
4 
87 
155 
386 
553 
741 
500 to 999 acres 
1,706 
1,440 
4 
76 
134 
321 
520 
385 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,067 
949 
2 
26 
109 
274 
322 
216 
2,000 acres or more 
629 
578 
- 
13 
55 
132 
222 
156 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
5,723 
3,521 
40 
195 
278 
587 
1,056 
1,365 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
2,022 
1,116 
9 
82 
95 
175 
304 
451 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,494 
706 
- 
22 
34 
103 
221 
326 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
3,072 
1,563 
. 
55 
145 
299 
492 
572 
Other crop farming (1119) 
12,039 
5,215 
13 
207 
368 
869 
1,507 
2,251 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
1,046 
902 
8 
83 
90 
237 
293 
191 
Cotton farming (11192) 
528 
428 
2 
36 
47 
108 
121 
114 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
10,465 
3,885 
3 
88 
231 
524 
1,093 
1,946 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
13,909 
6,095 
14 
131 
301 
662 
1,444 
3,543 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
10 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
3 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
263 
215 
- 
7 
19 
38 
86 
65 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1,170 
880 
4 
36 
99 
271 
237 
233 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
3,404 
2,493 
21 
131 
348 
683 
718 
592 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,922 
696 
7 
34 
45 
127 
236 
247 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
5,190 
2,068 
10 
48 
204 
436 
658 
712 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
19,548 
9,690 
27 
301 
690 
1,402 
2,502 
4,768 
number 
829,717 
584,274 
1,003 
14,675 
61,113 
104,125 
176,290 
227,068 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,737 
2,082 
6 
96 
166 
327 
531 
956 
1 0 to 49 
10,059 
4,970 
17 
142 
280 
630 
1,200 
2,701 
50 to 99 
2,126 
1,358 
1 
33 
107 
185 
347 
685 
100 to 199 
945 
695 
1 
14 
77 
134 
211 
258 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
