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 
Mitchell 
Montgomery 
Moore 
Nash 
New Hanover 
Northampton 
Onslow 
Orange 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
286 
250 
718 
430 
50 
319 
347 
645 
2007 
314 
289 
804 
487 
73 
340 
401 
604 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
19,322 
35,047 
82,462 
140,620 
2,881 
162,758 
57,643 
56,666 
2007 
22,787 
42,523 
80,075 
153,544 
4,416 
155,576 
55,211 
60,057 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
68 
140 
115 
327 
58 
510 
166 
88 
2007 
73 
147 
100 
315 
60 
458 
138 
99 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
286 
250 
718 
430 
50 
319 
347 
645 
2007 
314 
289 
804 
487 
73 
340 
401 
604 
$1,000, 2012 
101,848 
143,662 
439,071 
535,997 
40,999 
426,082 
220,119 
379,250 
2007 
115,932 
157,889 
420,141 
521,488 
35,401 
392,570 
251,850 
337,056 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
356,112 
574,646 
611,520 
1,246,504 
819,976 
1,335,682 
634,348 
587,984 
2007 
369,209 
546,329 
522,563 
1,070,817 
484,944 
1,154,619 
628,054 
558,040 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
5,271 
4,099 
5,325 
3,812 
14,231 
2,618 
3,819 
6,693 
2007 
5,088 
3,713 
5,247 
3,396 
8,017 
2,523 
4,562 
5,612 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
43 
30 
42 
38 
13 
41 
32 
35 
$50,000 to $99,999 
21 
30 
66 
32 
1 
29 
50 
28 
$100,000 to $199,999 
60 
33 
105 
91 
5 
50 
53 
109 
$200,000 to $499,999 
105 
82 
268 
106 
16 
75 
99 
238 
$500,000 to $999,999 
38 
45 
145 
56 
8 
38 
56 
139 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
16 
17 
62 
43 
5 
29 
38 
56 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3 
10 
22 
37 
1 
33 
13 
39 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
2 
3 
19 
- 
19 
2 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
" 
1 
5 
8 
1 
5 
4 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
141,720 
314,746 
446,628 
345,857 
122,730 
343,417 
488,177 
254,792 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
13.6 
11.1 
18.5 
40.7 
2.3 
47.4 
11.8 
22.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
49 
17 
41 
42 
24 
9 
37 
52 
acres 
(D) 
82 
193 
212 
97 
43 
184 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
131 
93 
332 
129 
13 
71 
131 
296 
acres 
3,395 
2,569 
8,481 
3,642 
297 
2,053 
3,611 
7,240 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
21 
36 
69 
31 
1 
17 
39 
71 
acres 
1,226 
2,137 
4,029 
1,758 
(D) 
1,065 
2,282 
4,092 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
19 
20 
74 
37 
4 
32 
41 
72 
acres 
1,586 
1,580 
6,086 
3,155 
357 
2,594 
3,388 
5,910 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
34 
25 
81 
33 
4 
32 
13 
43 
acres 
4,022 
2,934 
9,181 
3,780 
430 
3,733 
1,473 
4,904 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
10 
11 
31 
19 
2 
19 
20 
39 
acres 
1,549 
1,683 
4,907 
2,946 
(□) 
2,946 
3,156 
6,197 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
5 
5 
18 
17 
22 
13 
12 
acres 
1,037 
(D) 
3,501 
3,378 
- 
4,345 
2,601 
2,384 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3 
9 
16 
11 
- 
6 
10 
9 
acres 
682 
2,163 
3,748 
2,708 
- 
1,383 
2,297 
2,041 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
13 
19 
32 
47 
1 
34 
18 
34 
acres 
4,590 
5,921 
1 1 ,340 
17,135 
(D) 
12,246 
6,310 
1 1 ,449 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
- 
10 
13 
24 
26 
15 
15 
acres 
- 
6,701 
9,320 
17,115 
- 
17,955 
10,030 
10,023 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
1 
4 
6 
22 
1 
31 
3 
2 
acres 
(D) 
5,911 
7,807 
30,245 
(D) 
44,590 
4,550 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
5 
18 
20 
7 
acres 
- 
(D) 
13,869 
54,546 
- 
69,805 
17,761 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
53 
12 
55 
79 
29 
21 
60 
46 
acres 
253 
63 
(D) 
390 
(D) 
101 
268 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
117 
102 
370 
130 
22 
83 
145 
255 
acres 
2,912 
2,556 
9,223 
3,482 
468 
2,106 
4,058 
6,106 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
43 
31 
83 
35 
6 
27 
48 
71 
acres 
2,528 
1,795 
4,862 
1,949 
359 
1,615 
2,686 
4,136 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
33 
26 
90 
42 
2 
31 
41 
73 
acres 
2,777 
2,168 
7,356 
3,511 
(D) 
2,640 
3,224 
6,088 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
32 
45 
81 
39 
5 
17 
20 
46 
acres 
3,605 
5,175 
9,393 
4,402 
584 
2,021 
2,204 
5,238 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
7 
16 
30 
21 
1 
17 
17 
27 
acres 
1,119 
2,519 
4,661 
3,326 
(□) 
2,698 
2,715 
4,256 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
11 
8 
29 
14 
18 
11 
20 
acres 
2,104 
1,568 
5,681 
2,763 
- 
3,644 
2,146 
3,991 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3 
6 
8 
13 
4 
6 
3 
16 
acres 
767 
(D) 
1,889 
3,050 
900 
1,507 
732 
3,778 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
10 
25 
26 
38 
3 
34 
34 
32 
acres 
3,362 
8,996 
8,841 
12,911 
900 
11,819 
12,132 
1 1 ,462 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
5 
13 
25 
32 
1 
34 
13 
16 
acres 
3,360 
8,729 
16,420 
22,404 
(D) 
23,813 
8,637 
11,520 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
- 
4 
5 
26 
38 
6 
1 
acres 
- 
5,092 
6,790 
34,138 
- 
53,274 
9,307 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
18 
- 
14 
3 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
61,218 
" 
50,338 
7,102 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
220 
174 
427 
305 
36 
263 
245 
500 
2007 
260 
202 
511 
352 
57 
270 
287 
485 
acres, 2012 
4,305 
9,733 
19,189 
91,474 
1,208 
109,467 
38,384 
21,834 
2007 
6,626 
11,649 
26,461 
94,692 
3,174 
106,222 
38,122 
26,021 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
204 
150 
374 
236 
35 
202 
195 
453 
2007 
229 
160 
391 
261 
50 
217 
228 
389 
acres, 2012 
3,227 
8,597 
15,161 
84,803 
(D) 
104,567 
36,671 
17,854 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
3,612 
6,421 
15,401 
79,703 
2,593 
100,954 
34,078 
18,447 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
21 
17 
36 
23 
1 
6 
25 
66 
2007 
54 
51 
172 
100 
6 
46 
77 
130 
acres, 2012 
335 
199 
361 
2,208 
(D) 
(D) 
240 
1,018 
2007 
1,535 
2,951 
4,569 
4,144 
(D) 
1,561 
2,531 
3,911 
-continued 
340 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
