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 
Lee 
Lenoir 
Lincoln 
McDowell 
Macon 
Madison 
Martin 
Mecklenburg 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
246 
401 
651 
334 
326 
719 
357 
237 
2007 
272 
480 
638 
383 
346 
801 
320 
236 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
39,081 
122,104 
55,570 
24,903 
22,684 
56,282 
127,187 
15,439 
2007 
36,210 
137,550 
59,360 
22,968 
21,133 
66,734 
105,490 
19,135 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
159 
304 
85 
75 
70 
78 
356 
65 
2007 
133 
287 
93 
60 
61 
83 
330 
81 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
246 
401 
651 
334 
326 
719 
357 
237 
2007 
272 
480 
638 
383 
346 
801 
320 
236 
$1,000, 2012 
163,342 
412,079 
309,596 
143,678 
173,104 
304,728 
358,523 
317,905 
2007 
167,440 
465,203 
274,285 
136,257 
184,728 
352,165 
310,009 
296,598 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
663,992 
1,027,629 
475,570 
430,172 
530,995 
423,822 
1,004,266 
1,341,372 
2007 
615,587 
969,173 
429,913 
355,761 
533,897 
439,656 
968,779 
1,256,769 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,180 
3,375 
5,571 
5,769 
7,631 
5,414 
2,819 
20,591 
2007 
4,624 
3,382 
4,621 
5,932 
8,741 
5,277 
2,939 
15,500 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
19 
52 
50 
33 
28 
39 
38 
17 
$50,000 to $99,999 
18 
44 
61 
25 
26 
44 
48 
7 
$100,000 to $199,999 
44 
66 
91 
72 
37 
148 
47 
16 
$200,000 to $499,999 
93 
79 
269 
124 
111 
289 
65 
55 
$500,000 to $999,999 
35 
64 
106 
53 
84 
145 
63 
73 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
19 
34 
50 
20 
29 
39 
44 
42 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
14 
45 
23 
5 
11 
14 
39 
22 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2 
14 
1 
2 
- 
1 
10 
3 
$10,000,000 or more 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
163,174 
256,378 
190,694 
281,989 
329,960 
287,693 
295,180 
335,288 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
24.0 
47.6 
29.1 
8.8 
6.9 
19.6 
43.1 
4.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
16 
28 
45 
39 
35 
57 
19 
59 
acres 
72 
93 
211 
(D) 
(D) 
311 
72 
250 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
101 
122 
304 
140 
167 
295 
60 
93 
acres 
2,740 
3,313 
8,220 
3,674 
4,570 
8,237 
1,755 
2,476 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
29 
31 
77 
36 
34 
100 
58 
21 
acres 
1,636 
1,806 
4,464 
2,081 
1,955 
5,835 
3,428 
1,222 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
29 
39 
80 
41 
23 
89 
27 
26 
acres 
2,399 
3,216 
6,522 
3,364 
1,955 
7,439 
2,192 
2,066 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
22 
34 
59 
37 
20 
80 
20 
6 
acres 
2,493 
3,948 
7,018 
4,455 
2,376 
9,127 
2,243 
675 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
6 
23 
24 
22 
19 
38 
16 
14 
acres 
(D) 
3,767 
3,809 
3,510 
2,998 
5,972 
2,509 
2,157 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
10 
13 
13 
3 
10 
18 
21 
3 
acres 
1,989 
2,575 
2,607 
611 
1,977 
3,560 
4,261 
585 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4 
9 
12 
5 
3 
7 
10 
5 
acres 
986 
2,204 
2,876 
1,174 
713 
1,594 
2,439 
1,126 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
12 
34 
25 
6 
13 
27 
42 
4 
acres 
3,854 
11,727 
8,982 
2,047 
4,042 
9,467 
15,666 
1,383 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
10 
32 
7 
4 
1 
8 
44 
6 
acres 
7,554 
23,036 
4,888 
2,589 
(D) 
4,740 
30,271 
3,499 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2 
24 
5 
1 
1 
- 
33 
- 
acres 
(D) 
31,350 
5,973 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
42,232 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5 
12 
- 
- 
7 
- 
acres 
11,706 
35,069 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,119 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
21 
50 
52 
44 
27 
80 
7 
45 
acres 
68 
218 
300 
(D) 
(D) 
389 
30 
251 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
116 
115 
291 
197 
198 
335 
71 
99 
acres 
3,149 
3,177 
7,114 
4,532 
4,770 
9,194 
2,044 
2,559 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
35 
69 
63 
37 
18 
105 
25 
25 
acres 
2,044 
4,091 
3,663 
2,173 
1,011 
6,206 
1,460 
1,470 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
29 
30 
70 
43 
42 
87 
30 
17 
acres 
2,310 
2,439 
5,837 
3,448 
3,497 
7,223 
2,578 
1,316 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
17 
37 
50 
29 
24 
72 
31 
13 
acres 
1,977 
4,280 
5,720 
3,363 
2,719 
8,187 
3,711 
1,445 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
9 
24 
31 
21 
15 
39 
18 
11 
acres 
1,340 
3,786 
4,858 
3,315 
2,324 
6,150 
2,892 
1,682 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
18 
16 
18 
- 
5 
23 
13 
4 
acres 
3,598 
3,169 
3,511 
- 
994 
4,527 
2,449 
815 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4 
15 
5 
1 
4 
11 
13 
2 
acres 
(D) 
3,530 
1,196 
(D) 
969 
2,608 
3,051 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
13 
36 
43 
6 
11 
37 
48 
16 
acres 
4,457 
13,515 
14,952 
1,923 
3,680 
12,189 
17,527 
5,469 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
4 
46 
12 
4 
2 
9 
37 
3 
acres 
2,925 
32,588 
7,609 
2,734 
(D) 
6,062 
23,845 
1,674 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1 
34 
2 
1 
3 
21 
- 
acres 
(D) 
43,588 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
3,999 
27,658 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5 
8 
1 
- 
- 
6 
1 
acres 
11,951 
23,169 
(D) 
- 
18,245 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
139 
304 
465 
215 
234 
542 
292 
176 
2007 
204 
390 
479 
247 
256 
615 
267 
174 
acres, 2012 
15,012 
94,240 
25,606 
6,061 
5,175 
10,226 
88,690 
5,930 
2007 
18,553 
108,702 
32,246 
6,896 
6,277 
17,226 
74,052 
8,412 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
122 
258 
419 
186 
215 
464 
253 
169 
2007 
157 
326 
381 
203 
231 
477 
211 
144 
acres, 2012 
13,450 
90,783 
23,149 
4,828 
4,501 
6,591 
86,458 
5,332 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
14,544 
104,573 
25,545 
4,553 
4,350 
8,956 
69,271 
6,377 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
12 
14 
35 
23 
14 
68 
9 
19 
2007 
47 
68 
114 
73 
66 
187 
45 
43 
acres, 2012 
151 
204 
647 
599 
123 
1,224 
120 
222 
2007 
1,286 
1,983 
2,860 
1,596 
1,430 
5,994 
3,080 
1,123 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 339 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
