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 
Richmond 
Robeson 
Rockingham 
Rowan 
Rutherford 
Sampson 
Scotland 
Stanly 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
277 
941 
902 
1,011 
638 
1,067 
150 
664 
2007 
278 
1,017 
863 
983 
705 
1,203 
190 
713 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
47,573 
265,546 
112,166 
121,145 
59,540 
291,635 
68,934 
93,071 
2007 
40,904 
268,026 
117,113 
115,942 
65,898 
321,454 
65,780 
104,517 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
172 
282 
124 
120 
93 
273 
460 
140 
2007 
147 
264 
136 
118 
93 
267 
346 
147 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
277 
941 
902 
1,011 
638 
1,067 
150 
664 
2007 
278 
1,017 
863 
983 
705 
1,203 
190 
713 
$1,000, 2012 
195,932 
779,859 
453,751 
685,438 
240,223 
1,159,273 
248,129 
478,518 
2007 
156,794 
772,195 
454,185 
602,304 
289,091 
1,201,702 
190,451 
420,132 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
707,336 
828,756 
503,050 
677,980 
376,524 
1,086,479 
1,654,194 
720,660 
2007 
564,009 
759,287 
526,286 
612,721 
410,058 
998,921 
1,002,375 
589,246 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,119 
2,937 
4,045 
5,658 
4,035 
3,975 
3,600 
5,141 
2007 
3,833 
2,881 
3,878 
5,195 
4,387 
3,738 
2,895 
4,020 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
33 
177 
70 
56 
23 
114 
9 
40 
$50,000 to $99,999 
25 
127 
62 
60 
72 
113 
17 
63 
$100,000 to $199,999 
39 
164 
189 
189 
186 
151 
29 
182 
$200,000 to $499,999 
81 
205 
401 
388 
210 
260 
29 
240 
$500,000 to $999,999 
61 
107 
91 
187 
107 
179 
21 
69 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
25 
67 
52 
71 
28 
105 
25 
27 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
10 
51 
28 
45 
12 
106 
15 
24 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
33 
7 
10 
- 
23 
2 
12 
$10,000,000 or more 
2 
10 
2 
5 
- 
16 
3 
7 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
303,272 
607,369 
361,952 
327,201 
360,988 
604,593 
204,063 
252,855 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
15.7 
43.7 
31.0 
37.0 
16.5 
48.2 
33.8 
36.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
21 
71 
67 
73 
52 
65 
8 
47 
acres 
93 
329 
254 
343 
269 
376 
38 
250 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
90 
354 
334 
485 
276 
322 
40 
316 
acres 
2,458 
8,797 
9,686 
12,893 
7,564 
8,202 
1,066 
7,964 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
39 
100 
105 
101 
56 
86 
13 
76 
acres 
2,284 
5,764 
6,180 
5,728 
3,161 
4,957 
755 
4,376 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
28 
68 
111 
122 
65 
117 
14 
84 
acres 
2,322 
5,802 
9,167 
10,180 
5,319 
9,706 
1,160 
7,060 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
27 
64 
106 
51 
63 
104 
23 
36 
acres 
3,352 
7,329 
12,378 
5,879 
7,257 
12,066 
2,610 
4,163 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
20 
35 
61 
57 
38 
81 
7 
24 
acres 
3,170 
5,365 
9,508 
8,827 
5,941 
12,504 
1,070 
3,718 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
16 
40 
22 
29 
28 
42 
5 
13 
acres 
3,116 
7,995 
4,376 
5,789 
5,486 
8,304 
983 
2,525 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4 
25 
17 
14 
19 
20 
10 
10 
acres 
(D) 
5,995 
4,196 
3,374 
4,469 
4,739 
2,437 
2,324 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
17 
60 
45 
37 
27 
91 
5 
26 
acres 
5,544 
22,305 
15,650 
12,953 
9,351 
30,894 
1,735 
9,129 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
8 
51 
18 
25 
11 
75 
10 
10 
acres 
5,858 
35,713 
12,667 
17,998 
7,263 
50,915 
7,808 
6,894 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
5 
42 
10 
10 
3 
43 
7 
16 
acres 
7,630 
58,285 
13,114 
15,006 
3,460 
61,195 
9,350 
21,934 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
31 
6 
7 
- 
21 
8 
6 
acres 
(D) 
101,867 
14,990 
22,175 
- 
87,777 
39,922 
22,734 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
31 
108 
52 
61 
45 
84 
19 
36 
acres 
191 
556 
275 
332 
(D) 
406 
(D) 
184 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
74 
356 
311 
471 
307 
334 
73 
313 
acres 
1,949 
9,082 
8,301 
12,167 
8,367 
8,699 
1,847 
7,858 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
37 
78 
89 
99 
61 
109 
18 
77 
acres 
2,207 
4,465 
5,150 
5,778 
3,619 
6,312 
1,027 
4,412 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
35 
90 
98 
112 
84 
136 
12 
84 
acres 
2,946 
7,350 
8,177 
9,300 
7,158 
11,013 
1,008 
6,904 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
28 
67 
106 
56 
75 
82 
20 
70 
acres 
3,291 
7,845 
12,333 
6,540 
8,630 
9,503 
2,344 
8,001 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
19 
58 
60 
37 
38 
95 
3 
37 
acres 
2,956 
9,099 
9,452 
5,734 
6,075 
15,093 
442 
5,701 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
12 
31 
36 
26 
18 
60 
10 
19 
acres 
2,454 
6,036 
7,108 
5,145 
3,525 
1 1 ,844 
2,069 
3,697 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
8 
30 
25 
25 
27 
41 
1 
12 
acres 
1,917 
7,217 
6,008 
5,934 
6,434 
9,861 
(D) 
2,840 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
21 
66 
50 
53 
36 
97 
8 
26 
acres 
7,549 
23,397 
17,140 
18,702 
11,688 
34,382 
3,040 
9,254 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
10 
65 
19 
26 
12 
87 
9 
12 
acres 
7,096 
44,383 
14,131 
18,631 
7,657 
60,934 
6,005 
8,800 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
2 
38 
12 
14 
2 
55 
10 
21 
acres 
(D) 
52,139 
14,603 
19,657 
(D) 
72,108 
13,330 
27,907 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
30 
5 
3 
23 
7 
6 
acres 
(D) 
96,457 
14,435 
8,022 
- 
81,299 
34,323 
18,959 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
205 
755 
730 
769 
451 
827 
108 
455 
2007 
213 
813 
712 
742 
507 
974 
121 
510 
acres, 2012 
19,435 
198,645 
37,178 
65,864 
16,149 
179,337 
33,386 
54,510 
2007 
18,480 
209,329 
44,224 
63,782 
23,480 
210,704 
33,834 
58,192 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
163 
651 
649 
721 
379 
749 
87 
405 
2007 
138 
696 
607 
663 
373 
849 
87 
400 
acres, 2012 
15,843 
191,674 
28,293 
62,532 
12,043 
169,549 
31,034 
50,058 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
10,766 
196,678 
29,200 
55,560 
13,180 
187,087 
27,775 
49,631 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
8 
52 
78 
74 
47 
87 
4 
44 
2007 
51 
179 
171 
179 
142 
220 
33 
135 
acres, 2012 
503 
1,058 
2,200 
838 
876 
5,952 
670 
2,862 
2007 
3,355 
4,699 
5,820 
5,254 
5,383 
13,317 
2,401 
5,886 
-continued 
342 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
