Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Beaufort 
Bertie 
Bladen 
Brunswick 
Buncombe 
Burke 
Cabarrus 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
364 
325 
492 
254 
1,060 
486 
589 
2007 
369 
279 
500 
264 
1,077 
481 
611 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
148,286 
146,754 
117,323 
45,442 
71,480 
34,387 
66,241 
2007 
160,343 
147,353 
127,171 
44,084 
72,087 
29,068 
66,780 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
407 
452 
238 
179 
67 
71 
112 
2007 
435 
528 
254 
167 
67 
60 
109 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
364 
325 
492 
254 
1,060 
486 
589 
2007 
369 
279 
500 
264 
1,077 
481 
611 
$1,000, 2012 
453,089 
396,719 
386,160 
195,489 
614,826 
182,877 
485,206 
2007 
411,456 
376,525 
419,133 
188,623 
511,689 
170,952 
375,363 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,244,750 
1,220,673 
784,879 
769,643 
580,025 
376,291 
823,780 
2007 
1,115,057 
1,349,552 
838,266 
714,480 
475,105 
355,410 
614,341 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,056 
2,703 
3,291 
4,302 
8,601 
5,318 
7,325 
2007 
2,566 
2,555 
3,296 
4,279 
7,098 
5,881 
5,621 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
41 
45 
68 
22 
68 
46 
20 
$50,000 to $99,999 
70 
18 
76 
20 
41 
43 
21 
$100,000 to $199,999 
55 
42 
83 
44 
109 
108 
78 
$200,000 to $499,999 
74 
61 
118 
93 
416 
199 
231 
$500,000 to $999,999 
37 
61 
69 
35 
289 
66 
113 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
17 
47 
32 
21 
99 
17 
70 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
39 
34 
33 
11 
32 
5 
42 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
26 
12 
9 
6 
4 
2 
14 
$10,000,000 or more 
5 
5 
4 
2 
2 
- 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
529,560 
447,532 
559,599 
543,432 
420,271 
324,556 
231,540 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
28.0 
32.8 
21.0 
8.4 
17.0 
10.6 
28.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
24 
16 
51 
36 
146 
71 
38 
acres 
111 
73 
272 
168 
563 
(D) 
188 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
121 
84 
157 
98 
541 
215 
268 
acres 
3,175 
2,305 
4,239 
2,278 
13,734 
5,054 
7,099 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
30 
23 
47 
20 
134 
41 
80 
acres 
1,824 
1,360 
2,660 
1,110 
7,715 
2,437 
4,441 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
25 
28 
39 
21 
73 
63 
56 
acres 
2,130 
2,432 
3,271 
1,753 
5,921 
5,359 
4,660 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
27 
25 
45 
27 
48 
38 
45 
acres 
3,148 
2,985 
5,301 
3,072 
5,420 
4,251 
5,147 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
13 
15 
22 
6 
38 
24 
21 
acres 
2,116 
2,385 
3,344 
1,031 
5,813 
3,698 
3,346 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
17 
11 
21 
9 
37 
14 
19 
acres 
3,290 
2,200 
4,039 
1,774 
7,298 
2,775 
3,691 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
6 
10 
15 
7 
7 
3 
14 
acres 
1,395 
2,507 
3,452 
1,748 
(D) 
703 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
22 
38 
34 
12 
26 
9 
23 
acres 
7,916 
13,700 
12,414 
4,123 
8,411 
3,169 
7,683 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
26 
34 
30 
9 
6 
6 
14 
acres 
17,556 
23,506 
20,845 
6,480 
3,569 
4,271 
9,082 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
28 
21 
22 
5 
3 
2 
10 
acres 
37,209 
26,621 
30,018 
6,747 
4,170 
(D) 
14,881 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
25 
20 
9 
4 
1 
1 
acres 
68,416 
66,680 
27,468 
15,158 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
17 
17 
26 
43 
198 
83 
41 
acres 
93 
88 
132 
225 
879 
(D) 
208 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
117 
62 
179 
113 
526 
232 
282 
acres 
2,955 
1,743 
4,858 
2,636 
12,773 
5,389 
7,093 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
39 
22 
43 
14 
107 
52 
69 
acres 
2,233 
1,251 
2,534 
756 
6,171 
3,016 
3,967 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
31 
9 
39 
27 
70 
38 
69 
acres 
2,603 
767 
3,140 
2,222 
5,642 
3,167 
5,645 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
40 
25 
49 
7 
69 
24 
37 
acres 
4,596 
2,809 
5,709 
785 
7,911 
2,815 
4,269 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
13 
14 
22 
4 
32 
19 
26 
acres 
2,061 
2,236 
3,455 
645 
4,979 
2,893 
4,133 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
7 
9 
15 
7 
23 
12 
21 
acres 
1,368 
1,841 
2,973 
1,421 
4,566 
2,423 
4,159 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
9 
13 
11 
16 
14 
6 
17 
acres 
2,206 
3,094 
2,695 
3,860 
3,343 
1,451 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
15 
36 
46 
15 
24 
9 
27 
acres 
5,747 
12,553 
15,575 
5,318 
7,889 
3,381 
10,446 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
23 
31 
42 
8 
11 
5 
12 
acres 
14,706 
21,114 
27,598 
5,380 
7,339 
2,957 
7,300 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
33 
23 
17 
6 
1 
1 
8 
acres 
43,040 
32,088 
21,351 
9,051 
(D) 
(D) 
10,560 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
25 
18 
11 
4 
2 
2 
acres 
78,735 
67,769 
37,151 
11,785 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
265 
259 
391 
171 
755 
356 
430 
2007 
280 
211 
407 
203 
791 
332 
442 
acres, 2012 
129,266 
95,448 
52,879 
27,440 
17,212 
12,934 
29,887 
2007 
138,955 
92,745 
70,602 
27,388 
20,338 
14,378 
34,570 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
203 
230 
322 
146 
718 
329 
417 
2007 
215 
185 
329 
161 
666 
289 
355 
acres, 2012 
125,583 
93,224 
46,976 
24,761 
15,247 
11,599 
28,005 
2007 
130,240 
90,193 
59,896 
24,193 
14,768 
10,385 
27,912 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
13 
11 
30 
18 
65 
32 
34 
2007 
54 
16 
89 
60 
211 
80 
120 
acres, 2012 
522 
141 
541 
493 
557 
481 
1,026 
2007 
2,461 
710 
5,932 
2,052 
3,678 
2,128 
3,135 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 333 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
