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 
Henderson 
Hertford 
Hoke 
Hyde 
Iredell 
Jackson 
Johnston 
Jones 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
468 
162 
202 
158 
1,203 
245 
1,175 
170 
2007 
557 
163 
249 
176 
1,201 
229 
1,245 
159 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
35,752 
83,042 
58,588 
107,559 
152,385 
16,201 
194,827 
59,367 
2007 
37,947 
78,634 
60,219 
82,680 
138,416 
13,338 
194,090 
69,078 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
76 
513 
290 
681 
127 
66 
166 
349 
2007 
68 
482 
242 
470 
115 
58 
156 
434 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
468 
162 
202 
158 
1,203 
245 
1,175 
170 
2007 
557 
163 
249 
176 
1,201 
229 
1,245 
159 
$1,000, 2012 
279,110 
198,711 
187,689 
264,567 
916,502 
156,436 
951,263 
158,370 
2007 
391,286 
161,426 
203,903 
194,569 
797,390 
96,392 
837,396 
192,878 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
596,388 
1,226,611 
929,154 
1,674,472 
761,847 
638,515 
809,586 
931,591 
2007 
702,488 
990,341 
818,889 
1,105,505 
663,938 
420,926 
672,607 
1,213,070 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
7,807 
2,393 
3,204 
2,460 
6,014 
9,656 
4,883 
2,668 
2007 
10,311 
2,053 
3,386 
2,353 
5,761 
7,227 
4,314 
2,792 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
34 
20 
26 
45 
62 
13 
121 
20 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34 
16 
13 
15 
62 
15 
110 
22 
$100,000 to $199,999 
61 
30 
25 
21 
160 
33 
248 
36 
$200,000 to $499,999 
189 
34 
70 
27 
451 
88 
359 
29 
$500,000 to $999,999 
96 
22 
22 
5 
262 
43 
163 
31 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
38 
16 
28 
11 
119 
41 
74 
13 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
8 
14 
12 
17 
71 
10 
60 
12 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
8 
8 
3 
11 
12 
2 
24 
6 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
2 
3 
6 
4 
16 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
238,760 
225,958 
250,078 
392,127 
367,495 
314,086 
506,431 
301,253 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
15.0 
36.8 
23.4 
27.4 
41.5 
5.2 
38.5 
19.7 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
88 
18 
17 
19 
95 
34 
114 
15 
acres 
(D) 
68 
85 
99 
415 
(D) 
520 
83 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
233 
43 
78 
44 
474 
112 
481 
46 
acres 
5,899 
1,252 
1,947 
1,150 
12,608 
2,994 
12,340 
1,109 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
46 
13 
19 
15 
146 
32 
142 
16 
acres 
2,709 
747 
1,081 
909 
8,434 
1,824 
8,278 
900 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
31 
12 
17 
7 
149 
25 
75 
13 
acres 
2,423 
998 
1,401 
593 
12,247 
2,050 
6,208 
1,050 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
23 
16 
20 
4 
115 
10 
105 
17 
acres 
2,667 
1,894 
2,363 
486 
13,424 
1,145 
12,265 
1,932 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
13 
10 
5 
6 
51 
9 
67 
7 
acres 
1,966 
1,543 
794 
917 
7,816 
1,365 
10,482 
1,121 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
6 
- 
4 
6 
37 
7 
27 
7 
acres 
1,172 
- 
753 
1,225 
7,273 
1,344 
5,321 
1,391 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
10 
3 
4 
4 
24 
5 
26 
9 
acres 
2,417 
715 
1,018 
946 
5,789 
1,170 
6,332 
2,126 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
5 
7 
11 
9 
50 
9 
54 
14 
acres 
1,868 
2,848 
3,851 
3,182 
17,583 
2,766 
19,193 
5,060 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
8 
14 
14 
7 
38 
2 
41 
10 
acres 
6,125 
9,330 
9,567 
5,480 
25,727 
(D) 
28,210 
8,303 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
4 
14 
8 
19 
21 
25 
9 
acres 
5,350 
21,685 
12,528 
25,137 
29,342 
- 
36,210 
13,258 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
12 
5 
18 
3 
- 
18 
7 
acres 
(D) 
41,962 
23,200 
67,435 
11,727 
- 
49,468 
23,034 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
84 
6 
32 
18 
107 
35 
122 
16 
acres 
441 
23 
(D) 
102 
477 
(D) 
603 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
292 
40 
86 
50 
478 
126 
502 
38 
acres 
7,284 
1,240 
2,509 
1,497 
12,566 
3,180 
12,949 
985 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
55 
18 
25 
12 
149 
21 
142 
19 
acres 
3,169 
1,024 
1,429 
712 
8,642 
1,200 
8,203 
1,140 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
33 
14 
18 
10 
146 
17 
103 
9 
acres 
2,629 
1,199 
1,418 
777 
12,125 
1,395 
8,509 
740 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
33 
16 
30 
7 
105 
7 
94 
12 
acres 
3,802 
1,847 
3,330 
833 
12,326 
839 
10,925 
1,321 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
24 
5 
10 
9 
64 
5 
62 
11 
acres 
3,819 
744 
1,552 
1,369 
9,859 
782 
9,639 
1,805 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
13 
5 
4 
9 
34 
5 
35 
5 
acres 
2,511 
985 
812 
1,742 
6,627 
989 
6,953 
972 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3 
6 
1 
4 
17 
5 
24 
2 
acres 
683 
1,389 
(D) 
971 
(D) 
1,198 
5,792 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
7 
15 
16 
12 
45 
6 
57 
13 
acres 
2,399 
5,173 
5,738 
3,670 
15,470 
2,161 
19,834 
4,544 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
10 
10 
12 
11 
39 
2 
64 
12 
acres 
7,319 
6,460 
8,613 
9,036 
26,457 
(D) 
39,260 
8,929 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
3 
16 
10 
26 
15 
25 
11 
acres 
3,891 
22,333 
13,836 
35,970 
20,731 
- 
34,846 
15,869 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
12 
5 
8 
2 
- 
15 
11 
acres 
- 
36,217 
20,583 
26,001 
(D) 
- 
36,577 
32,197 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
354 
115 
128 
126 
882 
203 
911 
122 
2007 
435 
119 
154 
139 
914 
199 
947 
133 
acres, 2012 
17,363 
53,657 
37,379 
83,140 
75,356 
6,173 
133,652 
45,326 
2007 
18,956 
52,519 
35,384 
67,507 
69,412 
5,403 
128,227 
51,769 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
347 
82 
105 
83 
828 
188 
739 
99 
2007 
396 
90 
122 
73 
774 
178 
787 
98 
acres, 2012 
16,365 
50,398 
34,804 
73,635 
70,383 
4,813 
117,805 
41,097 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
16,546 
49,727 
29,863 
59,016 
58,052 
4,440 
110,772 
46,309 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
11 
5 
18 
5 
78 
15 
124 
7 
2007 
71 
25 
35 
30 
254 
44 
244 
43 
acres, 2012 
177 
(D) 
406 
338 
2,027 
247 
5,763 
(D) 
2007 
1,053 
737 
1,240 
1,725 
7,439 
611 
6,861 
4,603 
-continued 
338 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
