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 
Davidson 
Davie 
Duplin 
Durham 
Edgecombe 
Forsyth 
Franklin 
Gaston 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,062 
640 
940 
232 
272 
662 
542 
520 
2007 
1,074 
627 
1,159 
242 
300 
680 
593 
516 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
87,310 
59,618 
230,925 
20,854 
126,635 
40,467 
116,889 
41,923 
2007 
91,475 
69,872 
248,026 
26,150 
139,846 
43,593 
112,871 
37,561 
Average size ot farm 
acres, 2012 
82 
93 
246 
90 
466 
61 
216 
81 
2007 
85 
111 
214 
108 
466 
64 
190 
73 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,062 
640 
940 
232 
272 
662 
542 
520 
2007 
1,074 
627 
1,159 
242 
300 
680 
593 
516 
$1,000, 2012 
535,905 
368,302 
941,234 
178,892 
333,500 
336,233 
499,189 
254,148 
2007 
520,287 
366,050 
1,012,474 
133,778 
348,852 
293,418 
421,563 
209,382 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
504,619 
575,471 
1,001,313 
771,086 
1,226,102 
507,905 
921,012 
488,747 
2007 
484,438 
583,812 
873,575 
552,803 
1,162,841 
431,497 
710,899 
405,779 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,138 
6,178 
4,076 
8,578 
2,634 
8,309 
4,271 
6,062 
2007 
5,688 
5,239 
4,082 
5,116 
2,495 
6,731 
3,735 
5,574 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
63 
22 
116 
25 
25 
47 
51 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
61 
36 
99 
18 
44 
33 
33 
48 
$100,000 to $199,999 
183 
131 
144 
25 
51 
110 
79 
103 
$200,000 to $499,999 
410 
224 
216 
89 
66 
253 
176 
182 
$500,000 to $999,999 
220 
148 
157 
48 
32 
159 
109 
93 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
91 
58 
98 
14 
15 
30 
46 
37 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
30 
16 
74 
8 
22 
28 
29 
11 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
4 
3 
22 
3 
11 
2 
12 
4 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
2 
14 
2 
6 
7 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
353,713 
168,870 
522,355 
183,044 
323,363 
261,226 
314,677 
227,857 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
24.7 
35.3 
44.2 
11.4 
39.2 
15.5 
37.1 
18.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
70 
41 
57 
18 
19 
78 
32 
78 
acres 
(D) 
171 
230 
83 
89 
(D) 
150 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
511 
301 
295 
127 
76 
357 
189 
207 
acres 
13,121 
7,747 
8,236 
3,484 
2,005 
9,460 
4,594 
5,445 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
123 
79 
85 
27 
27 
85 
55 
74 
acres 
7,067 
4,610 
4,830 
1,597 
1,468 
4,920 
3,260 
4,314 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
129 
65 
103 
14 
25 
54 
52 
47 
acres 
10,614 
5,567 
8,384 
1,086 
2,076 
4,377 
4,089 
3,946 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
71 
59 
103 
18 
12 
36 
62 
31 
acres 
8,180 
6,950 
11,717 
2,032 
1,291 
4,132 
7,274 
3,674 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
46 
33 
40 
8 
22 
23 
22 
21 
acres 
7,107 
5,050 
6,334 
1,198 
3,396 
3,582 
3,537 
3,321 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
30 
13 
44 
4 
8 
4 
16 
16 
acres 
5,823 
(D) 
8,592 
731 
1,562 
761 
3,130 
3,117 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
19 
14 
24 
7 
4 
3 
19 
12 
acres 
4,652 
(D) 
5,664 
1,652 
914 
681 
4,599 
2,778 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
46 
23 
83 
3 
26 
14 
46 
29 
acres 
15,878 
8,065 
28,033 
980 
9,080 
5,472 
15,855 
9,914 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
13 
7 
52 
2 
21 
7 
27 
2 
acres 
8,230 
4,601 
35,112 
(D) 
16,504 
4,244 
18,272 
(D) 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
3 
4 
33 
3 
14 
- 
13 
3 
acres 
3,868 
6,095 
44,313 
3,730 
20,624 
- 
18,008 
3,575 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
1 
21 
1 
18 
1 
9 
- 
acres 
(□) 
(D) 
69,480 
(□) 
67,626 
(□) 
34,121 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
66 
59 
86 
25 
25 
83 
41 
64 
acres 
324 
284 
352 
92 
95 
(D) 
183 
259 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
503 
229 
360 
128 
75 
378 
196 
244 
acres 
12,952 
6,355 
9,811 
3,447 
1,936 
9,606 
5,168 
5,938 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
139 
64 
120 
18 
17 
87 
63 
57 
acres 
8,202 
3,709 
6,952 
1,038 
1,016 
5,103 
3,829 
3,326 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
122 
76 
130 
15 
41 
46 
75 
38 
acres 
10,240 
6,240 
10,767 
1,157 
3,390 
3,769 
6,098 
3,145 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
89 
68 
96 
21 
21 
30 
51 
43 
acres 
10,138 
7,734 
11,109 
2,419 
2,361 
3,370 
5,926 
5,054 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
45 
54 
49 
13 
30 
18 
30 
23 
acres 
7,176 
8,622 
7,681 
2,011 
4,749 
2,789 
4,747 
3,659 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
32 
18 
73 
3 
7 
12 
20 
11 
acres 
6,414 
3,523 
14,358 
555 
1,403 
2,451 
3,868 
2,191 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
16 
10 
25 
1 
3 
2 
24 
6 
acres 
3,767 
(D) 
6,001 
(D) 
719 
(D) 
5,529 
1,423 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
44 
31 
111 
6 
19 
13 
50 
26 
acres 
15,701 
11,259 
38,062 
2,004 
6,622 
4,651 
16,900 
8,663 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
14 
12 
62 
9 
21 
10 
21 
2 
acres 
9,189 
8,031 
42,031 
7,318 
14,895 
7,437 
14,298 
(D) 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
3 
4 
28 
1 
20 
- 
13 
2 
acres 
(D) 
6,794 
38,888 
(D) 
26,021 
- 
17,785 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
2 
19 
2 
21 
1 
9 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
62,014 
(D) 
76,639 
(D) 
28,540 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
878 
509 
728 
173 
196 
509 
370 
369 
2007 
906 
482 
928 
184 
223 
522 
399 
360 
acres, 2012 
40,826 
29,967 
155,023 
6,504 
90,377 
19,695 
59,501 
15,142 
2007 
45,269 
31,192 
159,329 
8,433 
103,474 
24,290 
49,161 
14,579 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
816 
477 
657 
149 
146 
468 
292 
325 
2007 
808 
433 
811 
140 
165 
444 
276 
305 
acres, 2012 
36,640 
27,615 
147,210 
4,976 
87,060 
17,219 
50,291 
12,302 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
34,854 
24,681 
143,030 
4,714 
94,988 
18,403 
34,711 
11,218 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
70 
42 
62 
30 
14 
31 
40 
45 
2007 
220 
138 
220 
50 
41 
137 
134 
82 
acres, 2012 
857 
613 
3,110 
292 
509 
362 
2,046 
467 
2007 
5,290 
4,316 
9,278 
1,891 
1,760 
2,633 
5,577 
1,456 
-continued 
336 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
