Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Carolina 
Alamance 
Alexander 
Alleghany 
Anson 
Ashe 
Avery 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
50,218 
732 
603 
567 
429 
1,140 
483 
2007 
52,913 
753 
627 
519 
487 
1,125 
477 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
8,414,756 
83,551 
58,668 
90,926 
83,601 
112,462 
28,224 
2007 
8,474,671 
87,888 
54,959 
76,656 
90,770 
108,452 
27,818 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
168 
114 
97 
160 
195 
99 
58 
2007 
160 
117 
88 
148 
186 
96 
58 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
50,218 
732 
603 
567 
429 
1,140 
483 
2007 
52,913 
753 
627 
519 
487 
1,125 
477 
$1,000, 2012 
36,505,652 
393,941 
349,009 
436,684 
311,435 
639,614 
196,675 
2007 
34,715,171 
405,207 
300,367 
435,086 
323,782 
625,342 
210,325 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
726,944 
538,171 
578,787 
770,167 
725,957 
561,065 
407,194 
2007 
656,080 
538,124 
479,054 
838,316 
664,850 
555,859 
440,933 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,338 
4,715 
5,949 
4,803 
3,725 
5,687 
6,968 
2007 
4,096 
4,610 
5,465 
5,676 
3,567 
5,766 
7,561 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,101 
48 
30 
31 
18 
73 
32 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,249 
53 
58 
40 
28 
94 
53 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,733 
110 
126 
92 
64 
176 
89 
$200,000 to $499,999 
16,897 
286 
204 
201 
152 
403 
186 
$500,000 to $999,999 
8,599 
142 
107 
95 
84 
235 
79 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
4,064 
64 
45 
75 
47 
117 
37 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,495 
27 
26 
23 
29 
34 
7 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
754 
2 
7 
4 
6 
7 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
326 
- 
- 
6 
1 
1 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
31,115,830 
271,250 
166,372 
150,438 
340,129 
272,737 
158,136 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
27.0 
30.8 
35.3 
60.4 
24.6 
41.2 
17.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,155 
61 
52 
35 
7 
98 
74 
acres 
19,637 
(D) 
(D) 
195 
39 
529 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
20,014 
250 
282 
209 
108 
445 
231 
acres 
527,834 
6,576 
7,605 
5,614 
3,007 
11,999 
5,816 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
5,596 
98 
61 
51 
48 
159 
60 
acres 
324,387 
5,664 
3,500 
2,897 
2,774 
9,211 
3,556 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
5,276 
83 
69 
68 
56 
134 
53 
acres 
435,198 
6,845 
5,644 
5,470 
4,685 
11,044 
4,507 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,062 
76 
34 
53 
55 
86 
31 
acres 
469,176 
8,446 
3,826 
6,024 
6,497 
10,070 
3,542 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,326 
43 
31 
20 
31 
50 
9 
acres 
363,356 
6,920 
4,901 
3,125 
4,903 
7,570 
1,381 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,604 
20 
11 
32 
26 
33 
10 
acres 
316,742 
3,916 
2,205 
6,376 
5,156 
6,362 
1,948 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,055 
23 
16 
25 
13 
29 
6 
acres 
251,864 
5,465 
3,801 
6,165 
(D) 
6,847 
1,438 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,728 
44 
17 
48 
45 
82 
5 
acres 
963,826 
16,129 
5,639 
16,634 
16,638 
27,965 
1,720 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,706 
32 
28 
14 
28 
17 
2 
acres 
1,169,548 
20,823 
18,865 
9,161 
18,126 
10,811 
(D) 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
1,067 
2 
2 
7 
10 
7 
2 
acres 
1,457,850 
(D) 
(D) 
9,177 
14,036 
10,054 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
629 
5 
2 
- 
acres 
2,115,338 
- 
- 
20,088 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5,001 
61 
69 
52 
2 
117 
88 
acres 
24,548 
298 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
20,772 
260 
279 
204 
145 
461 
214 
acres 
540,463 
6,654 
7,119 
5,570 
4,163 
12,285 
5,408 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
5,536 
106 
64 
53 
52 
135 
63 
acres 
321,748 
6,086 
3,771 
3,227 
3,033 
7,843 
3,696 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
5,360 
74 
72 
40 
70 
92 
55 
acres 
442,485 
6,115 
5,892 
3,355 
5,752 
7,702 
4,424 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,408 
69 
42 
38 
73 
120 
24 
acres 
508,614 
7,911 
4,928 
4,376 
8,624 
13,750 
2,701 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,526 
39 
28 
11 
26 
55 
16 
acres 
395,849 
6,151 
4,497 
1,725 
4,092 
8,596 
2,443 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,710 
27 
9 
29 
26 
31 
5 
acres 
337,358 
5,357 
1,792 
5,582 
5,173 
6,239 
988 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,089 
29 
11 
23 
5 
30 
1 
acres 
259,243 
6,916 
2,589 
5,533 
(D) 
7,031 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,987 
59 
38 
31 
46 
50 
6 
acres 
1,048,650 
19,253 
14,250 
10,495 
16,072 
17,540 
2,080 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,862 
24 
14 
22 
24 
29 
3 
acres 
1,268,484 
16,208 
8,723 
14,017 
15,644 
18,334 
1,935 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
1,108 
5 
1 
15 
16 
4 
1 
acres 
1,487,974 
6,939 
(D) 
20,052 
20,704 
6,494 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
554 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
acres 
1,839,255 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
37,247 
532 
413 
471 
273 
934 
433 
2007 
39,879 
556 
447 
451 
287 
944 
433 
acres, 2012 
4,745,014 
31,760 
20,942 
32,946 
28,323 
33,134 
11,608 
2007 
4,895,204 
35,935 
21,490 
29,178 
27,777 
38,039 
12,630 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
32,802 
470 
374 
455 
220 
887 
428 
2007 
32,803 
466 
379 
424 
187 
853 
417 
acres, 2012 
4,378,097 
26,843 
19,005 
30,201 
24,035 
27,700 
9,935 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
4,188,658 
26,770 
16,444 
22,626 
20,065 
25,480 
10,397 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
3,161 
71 
42 
47 
14 
49 
14 
2007 
9,846 
161 
115 
114 
67 
262 
63 
acres, 2012 
95,603 
1,429 
756 
922 
647 
1,718 
197 
2007 
338,605 
4,146 
3,301 
4,499 
3,360 
7,356 
1,158 
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332 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
