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 
Stokes 
Surry 
Swain 
Transylvania 
Tyrrell 
Union 
Vance 
Wake 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
926 
1,256 
94 
221 
78 
1,059 
242 
783 
2007 
963 
1,258 
85 
279 
68 
1,107 
246 
827 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
91,547 
126,897 
(D) 
17,929 
64,590 
201,655 
54,880 
84,229 
2007 
91,014 
114,491 
5,587 
16,045 
53,870 
178,193 
55,091 
84,956 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
99 
101 
(D) 
81 
828 
190 
227 
108 
2007 
95 
91 
66 
58 
792 
161 
224 
103 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
926 
1,256 
94 
221 
78 
1,059 
242 
783 
2007 
963 
1,258 
85 
279 
68 
1,107 
246 
827 
$1,000, 2012 
352,165 
582,149 
32,814 
158,449 
164,361 
1,138,807 
189,883 
806,464 
2007 
386,244 
536,721 
34,264 
117,852 
122,790 
927,596 
182,028 
674,959 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
380,307 
463,494 
349,089 
716,963 
2,107,192 
1,075,361 
784,639 
1,029,966 
2007 
401,084 
426,646 
403,101 
422,408 
1,805,736 
837,937 
739,950 
816,154 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,847 
4,588 
6,291 
8,838 
2,545 
5,647 
3,460 
9,575 
2007 
4,244 
4,688 
6,133 
7,345 
2,279 
5,206 
3,304 
7,945 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
50 
82 
10 
20 
7 
53 
28 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
71 
122 
9 
6 
4 
69 
16 
28 
$100,000 to $199,999 
203 
311 
30 
26 
14 
111 
55 
79 
$200,000 to $499,999 
410 
478 
30 
78 
19 
373 
72 
203 
$500,000 to $999,999 
136 
169 
10 
60 
6 
235 
33 
244 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
36 
57 
4 
16 
4 
108 
18 
83 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
19 
26 
- 
11 
11 
68 
13 
78 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
5 
1 
2 
8 
22 
5 
21 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
6 
- 
2 
5 
20 
2 
5 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
287,270 
340,587 
337,932 
242,260 
248,982 
404,173 
162,258 
534,560 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
31.9 
37.3 
(D) 
7.4 
25.9 
49.9 
33.8 
15.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
26 
65 
17 
44 
3 
94 
12 
79 
acres 
127 
327 
55 
(D) 
11 
464 
62 
316 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
348 
553 
42 
97 
14 
495 
76 
367 
acres 
10,055 
15,387 
960 
2,434 
409 
12,812 
2,244 
9,483 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
139 
216 
6 
14 
6 
115 
27 
100 
acres 
8,120 
12,186 
380 
826 
402 
6,602 
1,617 
5,767 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
147 
150 
14 
22 
3 
85 
27 
70 
acres 
11,897 
12,657 
1,134 
1,814 
(D) 
6,867 
2,271 
5,822 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
103 
103 
5 
12 
1 
76 
25 
56 
acres 
11,965 
11,847 
636 
1,374 
(D) 
8,920 
2,801 
6,268 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
57 
38 
8 
8 
13 
36 
20 
30 
acres 
8,808 
5,844 
1,251 
1,268 
1,985 
5,597 
3,032 
4,601 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
31 
36 
- 
3 
3 
23 
5 
12 
acres 
6,207 
7,198 
- 
600 
578 
4,634 
967 
2,391 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
15 
21 
1 
5 
- 
20 
4 
4 
acres 
3,614 
5,070 
(D) 
1,223 
- 
4,713 
944 
928 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
38 
46 
_ 
11 
13 
43 
20 
30 
acres 
13,526 
16,483 
- 
3,893 
4,746 
15,940 
7,531 
10,598 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
19 
13 
1 
3 
2 
32 
15 
23 
acres 
12,522 
9,052 
(D) 
1,983 
(D) 
22,127 
10,226 
17,417 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2 
9 
2 
9 
15 
6 
9 
acres 
(D) 
12,175 
- 
(D) 
13,351 
21,033 
7,325 
13,388 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
6 
- 
11 
25 
5 
3 
acres 
(D) 
18,671 
- 
- 
41,169 
91,946 
15,860 
7,250 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
38 
129 
11 
60 
6 
102 
15 
115 
acres 
149 
657 
61 
319 
38 
553 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
406 
524 
32 
145 
18 
512 
54 
355 
acres 
1 1 ,435 
14,454 
825 
3,311 
541 
13,201 
1,637 
8,737 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
135 
177 
17 
13 
7 
113 
35 
91 
acres 
7,815 
10,183 
880 
764 
396 
6,717 
1,990 
5,246 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
115 
150 
7 
9 
4 
88 
30 
63 
acres 
9,388 
12,440 
534 
750 
(D) 
7,162 
2,515 
5,201 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
106 
96 
11 
11 
1 
80 
36 
67 
acres 
12,430 
11,137 
1,390 
1,237 
(D) 
9,454 
4,110 
7,508 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
55 
44 
2 
17 
2 
34 
21 
37 
acres 
8,528 
6,922 
(D) 
2,582 
(D) 
5,350 
3,275 
5,912 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
28 
33 
1 
11 
5 
30 
2 
17 
acres 
5,510 
6,631 
(D) 
2,153 
961 
5,931 
(D) 
3,264 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
20 
20 
2 
6 
1 
25 
3 
12 
acres 
(D) 
4,827 
(D) 
1,419 
(D) 
5,938 
689 
2,816 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
41 
59 
1 
4 
2 
65 
24 
41 
acres 
13,666 
19,545 
(D) 
1,339 
(D) 
23,942 
8,429 
15,700 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
17 
15 
1 
3 
4 
26 
15 
15 
acres 
10,935 
9,417 
(D) 
2,171 
3,339 
18,133 
10,622 
10,153 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
- 
8 
- 
7 
18 
6 
13 
acres 
- 
10,170 
- 
- 
10,099 
24,018 
7,361 
17,795 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
3 
- 
- 
11 
14 
5 
1 
acres 
(D) 
8,108 
- 
36,830 
57,794 
13,967 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
773 
947 
69 
180 
71 
636 
180 
542 
2007 
812 
1,023 
63 
221 
60 
695 
180 
586 
acres, 2012 
30,799 
56,255 
(D) 
6,616 
57,831 
148,278 
19,470 
44,387 
2007 
35,195 
53,549 
1,495 
7,730 
51,689 
121,067 
20,134 
45,922 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
660 
845 
64 
170 
54 
555 
140 
465 
2007 
680 
872 
59 
186 
45 
520 
129 
484 
acres, 2012 
20,873 
50,769 
(D) 
4,824 
56,862 
143,932 
13,890 
37,990 
2007 
23,137 
39,712 
715 
5,282 
50,610 
109,598 
12,738 
35,610 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
90 
65 
2 
18 
7 
49 
14 
40 
2007 
228 
302 
17 
51 
8 
185 
47 
115 
acres, 2012 
2,262 
1,129 
(D) 
1,087 
139 
971 
575 
535 
2007 
4,728 
7,998 
536 
1,592 
173 
6,346 
1,767 
3,208 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 343 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
