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 
Caldwell 
Camden 
Carteret 
Caswell 
Catawba 
Chatham 
Cherokee 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
411 
60 
125 
543 
698 
1,138 
255 
2007 
459 
76 
159 
562 
737 
1,089 
288 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
32,057 
49,310 
62,836 
97,060 
67,098 
111,778 
21,453 
2007 
32,593 
55,181 
55,387 
102,299 
71,906 
104,171 
20,423 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
78 
822 
503 
179 
96 
98 
84 
2007 
71 
726 
348 
182 
98 
96 
71 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
411 
60 
125 
543 
698 
1,138 
255 
2007 
459 
76 
159 
562 
737 
1,089 
288 
$1,000, 2012 
176,987 
140,074 
206,634 
279,275 
362,338 
554,504 
123,261 
2007 
165,463 
162,492 
170,212 
319,353 
381,120 
583,265 
137,804 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
430,625 
2,334,568 
1,653,071 
514,319 
519,109 
487,262 
483,376 
2007 
360,485 
2,138,048 
1,070,514 
568,243 
517,123 
535,597 
478,486 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
5,521 
2,841 
3,288 
2,877 
5,400 
4,961 
5,746 
2007 
5,077 
2,945 
3,073 
3,122 
5,300 
5,599 
6,747 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
63 
15 
27 
36 
41 
65 
7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
49 
3 
10 
45 
42 
71 
24 
$100,000 to $199,999 
83 
9 
15 
117 
93 
200 
53 
$200,000 to $499,999 
137 
5 
46 
226 
313 
487 
117 
$500,000 to $999,999 
38 
7 
13 
62 
131 
180 
33 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
26 
2 
2 
39 
55 
98 
7 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
13 
6 
9 
14 
19 
34 
13 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2 
9 
2 
1 
2 
2 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
4 
1 
3 
2 
1 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
301,802 
153,956 
323,994 
271,935 
255,181 
436,633 
291,474 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
10.6 
32.0 
19.4 
35.7 
26.3 
25.6 
7.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
50 
7 
40 
18 
46 
69 
13 
acres 
(D) 
33 
194 
63 
(D) 
276 
55 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
184 
18 
41 
157 
342 
466 
125 
acres 
4,462 
445 
1,073 
4,579 
9,081 
11,951 
3,057 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
43 
4 
16 
43 
59 
133 
41 
acres 
2,424 
(D) 
872 
2,590 
3,335 
7,843 
2,433 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
44 
4 
55 
83 
143 
28 
acres 
3,689 
- 
334 
4,568 
6,894 
11,931 
2,229 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
29 
8 
5 
86 
50 
85 
14 
acres 
3,285 
910 
537 
9,861 
6,007 
9,822 
1,607 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
14 
- 
5 
47 
26 
59 
5 
acres 
2,234 
- 
790 
7,559 
4,008 
9,310 
775 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
15 
- 
2 
29 
21 
62 
6 
acres 
2,996 
- 
(D) 
5,884 
4,143 
12,115 
1,122 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
7 
- 
1 
13 
18 
36 
3 
acres 
1,624 
- 
(D) 
3,126 
4,235 
8,436 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
18 
1 
2 
59 
41 
63 
10 
acres 
5,823 
(D) 
(D) 
20,746 
14,864 
22,980 
3,078 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
5 
1 
3 
25 
8 
19 
9 
acres 
2,958 
(D) 
(D) 
17,327 
6,098 
12,064 
5,055 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2 
12 
3 
6 
1 
2 
1 
acres 
(D) 
16,705 
5,580 
7,405 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
9 
3 
5 
3 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
29,877 
(D) 
13,352 
6,562 
(D) 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
62 
3 
57 
25 
54 
87 
26 
acres 
(D) 
11 
258 
140 
(D) 
(D) 
133 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
225 
24 
67 
143 
328 
427 
145 
acres 
5,310 
521 
1,492 
4,247 
8,167 
11,423 
3,605 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
41 
3 
10 
50 
84 
130 
37 
acres 
2,313 
204 
553 
2,949 
4,787 
7,489 
2,176 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
32 
12 
7 
55 
68 
146 
23 
acres 
2,614 
1,017 
549 
4,576 
5,593 
12,325 
1,996 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
48 
2 
4 
88 
70 
91 
18 
acres 
5,633 
(D) 
438 
10,095 
8,144 
10,655 
1,906 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
12 
5 
1 
45 
37 
50 
15 
acres 
1,858 
788 
(D) 
7,072 
5,713 
7,837 
2,279 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
14 
1 
1 
26 
23 
44 
12 
acres 
2,879 
(D) 
(D) 
5,157 
4,570 
8,748 
2,316 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
6 
2 
2 
28 
9 
24 
2 
acres 
1,437 
(D) 
(D) 
6,758 
2,192 
5,707 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
14 
1 
3 
55 
42 
74 
6 
acres 
4,841 
(D) 
1,110 
19,737 
14,155 
25,820 
2,339 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
3 
4 
1 
38 
17 
14 
3 
acres 
2,121 
2,839 
(□) 
24,406 
9,858 
9,917 
2,051 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
1 
8 
3 
5 
3 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
10,531 
(D) 
5,746 
4,200 
(D) 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
11 
3 
4 
2 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
37,915 
(D) 
11,416 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
305 
43 
81 
434 
484 
678 
167 
2007 
305 
57 
102 
496 
524 
688 
178 
acres, 2012 
11,806 
46,753 
45,485 
24,763 
29,336 
26,693 
7,619 
2007 
11,374 
47,647 
38,005 
37,941 
36,662 
32,774 
6,547 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
280 
43 
66 
333 
449 
597 
149 
2007 
258 
57 
59 
404 
438 
573 
150 
acres, 2012 
10,367 
46,537 
44,851 
15,152 
26,641 
21,708 
6,913 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
8,477 
47,473 
36,336 
18,676 
28,798 
22,335 
4,663 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
25 
1 
8 
54 
33 
64 
19 
2007 
91 
4 
31 
142 
135 
201 
45 
acres, 2012 
350 
(D) 
98 
2,126 
1,143 
1,832 
394 
2007 
1,894 
74 
908 
5,306 
4,091 
7,170 
1,216 
-continued 
334 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
