Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Carolina 
Alamance 
Alexander 
Alleghany 
Anson 
Ashe 
Avery 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
2,864,522 
849 
37,191 
4,965 
42,555 
9,657 
4,229 
2007 
2,409,247 
4,773 
27,493 
5,880 
39,886 
7,707 
3,432 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
57,042 
1,160 
61,676 
8,757 
99,195 
8,471 
8,755 
2007 
45,532 
6,339 
43,848 
11,330 
81,901 
6,851 
7,195 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
21,700 
255 
266 
252 
247 
481 
248 
2007 
22,901 
300 
312 
225 
245 
492 
254 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
156,912 
29,481 
155,548 
39,146 
193,986 
39,571 
30,128 
2007 
122,133 
34,832 
97,969 
40,447 
171,804 
29,335 
26,480 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
28,518 
477 
337 
315 
182 
659 
235 
2007 
30,012 
453 
315 
294 
242 
633 
223 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
18,952 
13,980 
12,418 
15,555 
29,449 
14,228 
13,800 
2007 
12,919 
12,531 
9,758 
10,953 
9,117 
10,625 
14,770 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
1,935,698 
733 
14,349 
4,859 
8,523 
9,551 
4,005 
2007 
1,393,655 
2,291 
11,831 
5,862 
9,295 
7,078 
3,037 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
38,546 
1,001 
23,796 
8,569 
19,868 
8,378 
8,292 
2007 
26,339 
3,043 
18,869 
11,295 
19,087 
6,292 
6,367 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
21,493 
255 
273 
253 
228 
476 
248 
2007 
22,492 
299 
306 
226 
222 
487 
252 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
117,253 
28,703 
66,614 
38,826 
66,378 
39,857 
29,353 
2007 
80,033 
26,951 
49,150 
40,167 
55,055 
28,433 
25,144 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
28,725 
477 
330 
314 
201 
664 
235 
2007 
30,421 
454 
321 
293 
265 
638 
225 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
20,346 
13,809 
11,625 
15,810 
32,890 
14,189 
13,935 
2007 
13,361 
12,703 
9,998 
10,974 
1 1 ,045 
10,609 
14,663 
Item 
Beaufort 
Bertie 
Bladen 
Brunswick 
Buncombe 
Burke 
Cabarrus 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
40,731 
49,180 
77,325 
13,909 
6,338 
4,662 
10,084 
2007 
29,543 
53,805 
75,248 
8,363 
14,222 
6,675 
9,072 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
111,898 
151,323 
157,165 
54,761 
5,979 
9,593 
17,120 
2007 
80,062 
192,848 
150,496 
31,679 
13,205 
13,878 
14,847 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
228 
241 
258 
101 
311 
173 
192 
2007 
250 
206 
250 
86 
341 
168 
187 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
190,953 
224,111 
321,678 
170,832 
53,127 
55,679 
82,138 
2007 
128,538 
271,332 
313,546 
127,449 
62,070 
56,763 
73,010 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
136 
84 
234 
153 
749 
313 
397 
2007 
119 
73 
3 I ^ 
178 
736 
313 
424 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
20,634 
57,511 
21,861 
13,597 
15,880 
14,324 
2007 
21,778 
28,626 
IS BLtaSs ^£9 
14,593 
9,435 
9,140 
10,805 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
40,744 
31,961 
34,040 
7,856 
6,325 
450 
5,008 
2007 
27,627 
28,977 
43,845 
5,152 
14,025 
5,203 
2,484 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
111,935 
98,342 
69,186 
30,929 
5,967 
925 
8,502 
2007 
74,870 
103,861 
87,689 
19,514 
13,023 
10,817 
4,065 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
228 
237 
252 
101 
309 
177 
190 
2007 
249 
202 
246 
85 
334 
166 
185 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
191,007 
157,534 
165,796 
111,838 
53,463 
30,188 
56,397 
2007 
121,346 
156,589 
191,127 
91,226 
62,826 
48,773 
37,980 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
136 
88 
240 
153 
751 
309 
399 
2007 
120 
77 
254 
179 
743 
315 
426 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
20,626 
61,073 
32,254 
22,481 
13,576 
15,837 
14,305 
2007 
21,570 
34,463 
12,491 
14,539 
9,365 
9,185 
10,663 
Item 
Caldwell 
Camden 
Carteret 
Caswell 
Catawba 
Chatham 
Cherokee 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
3,011 
17,445 
9,255 
6,501 
9,203 
17,820 
4,090 
2007 
5,037 
4,458 
6,352 
3,556 
2,377 
36,302 
2,471 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
7,326 
290,757 
74,038 
11,972 
13,185 
15,659 
16,039 
2007 
10,973 
58,664 
39,949 
6,327 
3,226 
33,335 
8,581 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
123 
39 
51 
186 
230 
477 
95 
2007 
126 
46 
82 
249 
228 
486 
91 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
64,524 
451,973 
200,905 
58,232 
66,003 
65,985 
68,396 
2007 
60,903 
128,658 
90,633 
27,585 
34,396 
90,090 
51,857 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
288 
21 
74 
357 
468 
661 
160 
2007 
333 
30 
77 
313 
509 
603 
197 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
17,102 
8,644 
13,397 
12,130 
12,772 
20,657 
15,049 
2007 
7,920 
48,662 
14,026 
10,584 
10,736 
12,407 
11,410 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
1,331 
17,278 
9,262 
4,024 
3,740 
7,222 
4,007 
2007 
3,730 
4,511 
6,363 
3,301 
-49 
16,378 
2,449 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
3,239 
287,973 
74,099 
7,410 
5,358 
6,346 
15,715 
2007 
8,126 
59,352 
40,017 
5,873 
-67 
15,040 
8,502 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
122 
39 
52 
186 
226 
468 
95 
2007 
125 
46 
82 
249 
223 
473 
90 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
51,033 
447,690 
197,172 
49,382 
43,110 
45,835 
67,529 
2007 
51,019 
125,655 
90,642 
26,099 
24,771 
51,934 
52,281 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
289 
21 
73 
357 
472 
670 
160 
2007 
334 
30 
77 
313 
514 
616 
198 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
16,937 
8,644 
13,570 
14,458 
12,718 
21,237 
15,049 
2007 
7,927 
42,312 
13,894 
10,217 
10,843 
13,290 
11,398 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
294 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
