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 
Pamlico 
Pasquotank 
Pender 
Perquimans 
Person 
Pitt 
Polk 
Randolph 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
80 
136 
335 
185 
395 
391 
290 
1,486 
2007 
85 
144 
357 
171 
403 
435 
309 
1,501 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
46,785 
72,270 
55,775 
80,116 
95,299 
171,821 
24,101 
156,813 
2007 
46,125 
85,600 
61,571 
68,468 
98,521 
171,525 
21,001 
147,316 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
585 
531 
166 
433 
241 
439 
83 
106 
2007 
543 
594 
172 
400 
244 
394 
68 
98 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
80 
136 
335 
185 
395 
391 
290 
1,486 
2007 
85 
144 
357 
171 
403 
435 
309 
1,501 
$1,000, 2012 
134,597 
228,330 
235,872 
259,957 
361,869 
546,508 
176,700 
751,423 
2007 
113,614 
221,804 
247,977 
197,418 
335,405 
582,157 
156,557 
713,565 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,682,460 
1,678,895 
704,095 
1,405,171 
916,124 
1,397,718 
609,311 
505,668 
2007 
1,336,631 
1,540,302 
694,613 
1,154,491 
832,271 
1,338,293 
506,658 
475,393 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,877 
3,159 
4,229 
3,245 
3,797 
3,181 
7,332 
4,792 
2007 
2,463 
2,591 
4,027 
2,883 
3,404 
3,394 
7,455 
4,844 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
8 
12 
45 
9 
29 
34 
21 
92 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7 
17 
33 
13 
45 
47 
15 
114 
$100,000 to $199,999 
18 
15 
59 
16 
77 
60 
26 
285 
$200,000 to $499,999 
11 
29 
91 
45 
135 
95 
105 
555 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11 
12 
53 
15 
38 
48 
84 
255 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4 
20 
23 
48 
32 
39 
20 
137 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
11 
19 
22 
27 
22 
40 
18 
40 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
7 
8 
9 
12 
11 
18 
1 
8 
$10,000,000 or more 
3 
4 
- 
- 
6 
10 
" 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
215,409 
145,203 
556,571 
158,236 
250,903 
417,084 
152,177 
500,275 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
21.7 
49.8 
10.0 
50.6 
38.0 
41.2 
15.8 
31.3 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
7 
17 
53 
14 
15 
27 
22 
98 
acres 
(D) 
78 
253 
84 
70 
132 
(D) 
499 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
25 
37 
119 
36 
129 
109 
138 
596 
acres 
610 
833 
2,736 
994 
3,303 
2,746 
3,807 
15,185 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
9 
11 
26 
9 
37 
42 
26 
208 
acres 
518 
650 
1,520 
542 
2,192 
2,435 
1,472 
12,060 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6 
10 
35 
13 
39 
33 
30 
155 
acres 
501 
845 
2,848 
1,055 
3,336 
2,713 
2,433 
12,615 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2 
4 
16 
6 
59 
21 
31 
119 
acres 
(D) 
503 
1,837 
662 
6,639 
2,486 
3,507 
13,346 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2 
15 
9 
27 
7 
9 
74 
acres 
- 
(D) 
2,417 
1,396 
4,152 
1,113 
1,377 
1 1 ,592 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3 
1 
11 
3 
8 
18 
8 
54 
acres 
580 
(D) 
2,236 
616 
1,631 
3,529 
1,567 
10,661 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
- 
15 
9 
9 
9 
9 
37 
acres 
- 
- 
3,534 
2,082 
2,137 
2,173 
2,250 
8,880 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3 
12 
19 
29 
21 
41 
13 
103 
acres 
1,172 
4,437 
6,683 
10,217 
7,297 
15,556 
4,561 
37,607 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
10 
13 
14 
26 
27 
26 
3 
30 
acres 
7,340 
9,342 
10,432 
17,675 
18,441 
18,919 
1,993 
20,627 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
8 
22 
9 
27 
13 
33 
1 
12 
acres 
13,894 
30,945 
13,834 
36,287 
15,915 
43,500 
(D) 
13,741 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
7 
7 
3 
4 
11 
25 
- 
acres 
21,900 
24,073 
7,445 
8,506 
30,186 
76,519 
- 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
10 
9 
54 
12 
41 
51 
33 
110 
acres 
36 
(D) 
259 
70 
198 
240 
204 
582 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
35 
45 
134 
41 
122 
114 
153 
637 
acres 
761 
1,027 
3,431 
1,028 
3,395 
3,045 
4,216 
16,554 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3 
8 
26 
8 
32 
32 
30 
155 
acres 
177 
458 
1,493 
494 
1,891 
1,875 
1,727 
9,052 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7 
11 
39 
3 
42 
39 
39 
171 
acres 
566 
875 
3,150 
236 
3,470 
3,206 
3,181 
14,184 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2 
4 
21 
16 
45 
22 
16 
143 
acres 
(D) 
485 
2,353 
1,794 
5,437 
2,563 
1,862 
16,352 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
8 
17 
4 
24 
19 
14 
93 
acres 
- 
1,286 
2,732 
626 
3,770 
2,948 
2,147 
14,552 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1 
2 
5 
8 
15 
17 
6 
42 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
968 
1,599 
2,996 
3,386 
1,197 
8,225 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1 
5 
4 
13 
12 
15 
1 
22 
acres 
(D) 
1,214 
(D) 
3,070 
2,868 
3,504 
(D) 
5,234 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1 
12 
24 
17 
20 
39 
15 
81 
acres 
(D) 
4,589 
7,990 
6,163 
6,917 
13,914 
5,067 
28,477 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
6 
13 
18 
23 
17 
29 
2 
40 
acres 
4,104 
8,772 
13,247 
16,249 
1 1 ,288 
20,186 
(D) 
26,127 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
12 
18 
13 
23 
25 
37 
7 
acres 
19,015 
25,467 
18,991 
30,868 
31,955 
50,618 
- 
7,977 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
7 
9 
2 
3 
8 
21 
- 
- 
acres 
20,460 
41,004 
(D) 
6,271 
24,336 
66,040 
- 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
57 
99 
237 
163 
316 
293 
205 
1,018 
2007 
61 
121 
231 
154 
316 
330 
204 
1,032 
acres, 2012 
39,386 
67,720 
30,499 
72,423 
49,500 
131,703 
7,108 
57,069 
2007 
40,538 
79,958 
35,484 
63,558 
52,116 
131,401 
6,809 
63,189 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
50 
94 
192 
151 
261 
254 
175 
941 
2007 
48 
110 
175 
138 
242 
275 
170 
836 
acres, 2012 
39,130 
67,411 
27,611 
71,724 
37,524 
129,519 
5,829 
51,750 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
39,113 
78,934 
31,911 
62,845 
30,696 
125,102 
4,386 
43,460 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
6 
10 
32 
5 
28 
9 
29 
67 
2007 
11 
18 
58 
30 
107 
55 
53 
290 
acres, 2012 
6 
141 
609 
118 
3,587 
223 
245 
1,741 
2007 
681 
629 
1,421 
533 
10,488 
3,742 
1,323 
13,761 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 341 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
