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 
Gates 
Graham 
Granville 
Greene 
Guilford 
Halifax 
Harnett 
Haywood 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
182 
107 
589 
260 
962 
341 
797 
597 
2007 
181 
126 
673 
292 
963 
365 
727 
707 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
63,291 
6,837 
100,822 
101,189 
90,750 
195,896 
119,775 
48,975 
2007 
75,819 
7,182 
128,366 
92,176 
96,519 
197,642 
111,770 
56,212 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
348 
64 
171 
389 
94 
574 
150 
82 
2007 
419 
57 
191 
316 
100 
541 
154 
80 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
182 
107 
589 
260 
962 
341 
797 
597 
2007 
181 
126 
673 
292 
963 
365 
727 
707 
$1,000, 2012 
220,266 
41,199 
414,169 
394,626 
561,274 
464,442 
640,679 
310,193 
2007 
191,691 
31,566 
428,924 
315,832 
506,209 
470,279 
592,738 
351,791 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,210,250 
385,035 
703,173 
1,517,793 
583,445 
1,362,001 
803,864 
519,586 
2007 
1,059,067 
250,526 
637,331 
1,081,617 
525,659 
1,288,434 
815,320 
497,582 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,480 
6,026 
4,108 
3,900 
6,185 
2,371 
5,349 
6,334 
2007 
2,528 
4,395 
3,341 
3,426 
5,245 
2,379 
5,303 
6,258 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
18 
10 
38 
16 
41 
51 
88 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
22 
14 
33 
23 
83 
27 
53 
52 
$100,000 to $199,999 
36 
15 
123 
43 
110 
62 
202 
80 
$200,000 to $499,999 
34 
40 
198 
76 
407 
78 
241 
204 
$500,000 to $999,999 
23 
21 
117 
36 
204 
27 
84 
150 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
26 
5 
38 
24 
72 
35 
62 
48 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
9 
2 
32 
23 
35 
37 
37 
19 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
9 
- 
5 
12 
8 
19 
23 
2 
$10,000,000 or more 
5 
- 
5 
7 
2 
5 
7 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
217,885 
186,930 
339,770 
170,194 
413,350 
463,415 
380,796 
354,376 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
29.0 
3.7 
29.7 
59.5 
22.0 
42.3 
31.5 
13.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
12 
18 
24 
14 
53 
20 
80 
95 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
108 
50 
(D) 
113 
404 
416 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
49 
40 
194 
69 
494 
76 
363 
256 
acres 
1,257 
1,092 
5,414 
1,930 
12,657 
2,141 
9,011 
6,528 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
12 
14 
48 
27 
89 
13 
70 
67 
acres 
687 
778 
2,730 
1,575 
5,018 
767 
4,024 
3,955 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
28 
17 
72 
30 
142 
35 
81 
62 
acres 
2,326 
1,353 
5,829 
2,470 
11,696 
2,822 
6,608 
5,067 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
22 
5 
60 
19 
60 
32 
39 
37 
acres 
2,476 
526 
7,040 
2,200 
7,019 
3,718 
4,451 
4,241 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
12 
3 
41 
14 
28 
21 
20 
23 
acres 
1,857 
433 
6,297 
2,273 
4,469 
3,272 
3,136 
3,566 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
5 
4 
33 
12 
16 
19 
20 
20 
acres 
967 
794 
6,618 
2,311 
3,147 
3,876 
4,022 
3,922 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2 
2 
16 
7 
12 
5 
19 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
3,803 
1,658 
2,843 
1,224 
4,611 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
14 
4 
69 
19 
28 
27 
32 
20 
acres 
4,920 
1,250 
23,533 
6,820 
10,197 
10,182 
1 1 ,799 
7,162 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7 
- 
20 
20 
29 
31 
49 
10 
acres 
4,298 
- 
13,044 
13,330 
18,627 
21,627 
32,105 
6,394 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
10 
- 
6 
19 
10 
38 
18 
4 
acres 
14,108 
- 
7,455 
26,105 
12,736 
52,146 
23,376 
5,140 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
9 
- 
6 
10 
1 
24 
6 
1 
acres 
29,841 
- 
18,951 
40,467 
(D) 
94,008 
16,228 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
13 
29 
39 
19 
81 
28 
72 
94 
acres 
(D) 
147 
204 
88 
(D) 
101 
355 
481 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
51 
56 
187 
85 
450 
68 
301 
331 
acres 
1,507 
1,493 
5,052 
2,441 
1 1 ,787 
1,951 
7,770 
7,773 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
20 
14 
73 
34 
87 
16 
69 
60 
acres 
1,188 
791 
4,293 
2,009 
5,020 
977 
3,938 
3,483 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
26 
8 
79 
26 
109 
30 
79 
74 
acres 
2,192 
716 
6,438 
2,068 
8,838 
2,349 
6,414 
6,064 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
10 
7 
79 
10 
73 
37 
39 
41 
acres 
1,064 
772 
9,071 
1,211 
8,265 
4,220 
4,489 
4,803 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
10 
- 
45 
15 
34 
20 
20 
32 
acres 
1,537 
- 
7,000 
2,297 
5,212 
3,046 
3,120 
4,833 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
5 
3 
43 
12 
31 
16 
29 
23 
acres 
966 
589 
8,575 
2,369 
6,230 
3,164 
5,647 
4,548 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2 
5 
22 
10 
13 
9 
11 
9 
acres 
(D) 
1,266 
5,270 
2,430 
3,074 
2,168 
2,613 
2,103 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
18 
4 
61 
26 
54 
45 
42 
31 
acres 
6,888 
1,408 
21,590 
9,458 
18,723 
15,686 
14,877 
10,977 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
6 
- 
23 
21 
20 
37 
45 
7 
acres 
4,324 
- 
14,567 
14,678 
12,373 
28,784 
31,287 
5,211 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
11 
- 
13 
28 
10 
37 
16 
5 
acres 
16,110 
- 
17,849 
35,634 
13,568 
49,440 
21,332 
5,936 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
9 
- 
9 
6 
1 
22 
4 
- 
acres 
39,472 
- 
28,457 
17,493 
(D) 
85,756 
9,928 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
101 
77 
450 
195 
728 
253 
541 
408 
2007 
86 
81 
483 
242 
766 
244 
548 
480 
acres, 2012 
45,189 
1,436 
27,873 
69,368 
41,693 
120,364 
77,046 
10,137 
2007 
49,821 
1,902 
39,775 
67,402 
45,979 
123,867 
72,086 
14,701 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
76 
67 
361 
161 
658 
165 
446 
387 
2007 
62 
62 
338 
202 
642 
161 
439 
416 
acres, 2012 
44,032 
1,134 
19,690 
66,845 
36,234 
113,130 
71,179 
8,976 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
48,731 
(D) 
18,840 
64,760 
34,986 
109,806 
64,632 
9,802 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
4 
6 
45 
9 
71 
15 
48 
44 
2007 
20 
25 
136 
42 
180 
45 
144 
128 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
130 
2,154 
222 
1,670 
693 
1,081 
581 
2007 
646 
(D) 
6,567 
1,240 
4,339 
6,327 
3,061 
3,889 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 337 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
