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 
Warren 
Washington 
Watauga 
Wayne 
Wilkes 
Wilson 
Yadkin 
Yancey 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
256 
156 
609 
563 
972 
297 
952 
450 
2007 
294 
187 
587 
723 
1,095 
304 
990 
447 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
65,699 
91,398 
55,765 
191,195 
111,118 
1 1 1 ,395 
100,483 
31,002 
2007 
72,707 
96,911 
45,782 
175,265 
109,970 
104,678 
105,170 
33,431 
Average size ot farm 
acres, 2012 
257 
586 
92 
340 
114 
375 
106 
69 
2007 
247 
518 
78 
242 
100 
344 
106 
75 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
256 
156 
609 
563 
972 
297 
952 
450 
2007 
294 
187 
587 
723 
1,095 
304 
990 
447 
$1,000, 2012 
168,317 
275,734 
416,776 
788,542 
538,077 
425,164 
529,204 
200,940 
2007 
178,688 
216,818 
325,011 
729,057 
614,691 
336,869 
546,142 
162,732 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
657,489 
1,767,524 
684,362 
1,400,607 
553,577 
1,431,528 
555,886 
446,533 
2007 
607,782 
1,159,455 
553,682 
1,008,378 
561,362 
1,108,122 
551,659 
364,053 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,562 
3,017 
7,474 
4,124 
4,842 
3,817 
5,267 
6,482 
2007 
2,458 
2,237 
7,099 
4,160 
5,590 
3,218 
5,193 
4,868 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
19 
17 
45 
62 
61 
41 
68 
33 
$50,000 to $99,999 
31 
15 
30 
53 
92 
25 
115 
43 
$100,000 to $199,999 
70 
26 
69 
85 
179 
61 
196 
95 
$200,000 to $499,999 
66 
35 
209 
142 
334 
60 
341 
167 
$500,000 to $999,999 
40 
18 
146 
86 
182 
39 
125 
75 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
14 
8 
63 
44 
67 
26 
69 
25 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
7 
19 
44 
58 
53 
22 
22 
10 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
8 
13 
3 
14 
3 
12 
13 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
5 
- 
19 
1 
11 
3 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
274,212 
222,806 
200,034 
353,947 
482,739 
235,631 
214,291 
200,061 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
24.0 
41.0 
27.9 
54.0 
23.0 
47.3 
46.9 
15.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
13 
7 
72 
54 
52 
34 
53 
58 
acres 
67 
(D) 
(D) 
232 
231 
201 
233 
270 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
74 
33 
229 
172 
384 
92 
476 
200 
acres 
2,175 
851 
5,986 
4,634 
10,493 
2,421 
12,862 
5,632 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
32 
14 
70 
30 
142 
23 
121 
68 
acres 
1,814 
826 
4,076 
1,775 
8,371 
1,310 
7,208 
3,977 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
19 
29 
94 
58 
88 
33 
108 
37 
acres 
1,579 
2,437 
7,839 
4,687 
7,330 
2,755 
8,727 
3,057 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
26 
10 
47 
33 
106 
18 
59 
34 
acres 
3,092 
1,227 
5,378 
3,741 
12,099 
2,067 
6,874 
3,986 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
15 
3 
19 
29 
60 
10 
30 
14 
acres 
2,337 
466 
3,029 
4,589 
9,593 
1,594 
4,600 
2,122 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
13 
1 
27 
25 
31 
3 
25 
13 
acres 
2,523 
(D) 
5,363 
4,852 
6,071 
611 
4,896 
2,619 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
9 
5 
8 
18 
27 
10 
16 
13 
acres 
2,175 
1,180 
1,904 
4,350 
6,435 
2,448 
3,844 
3,070 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
25 
7 
31 
42 
44 
21 
38 
10 
acres 
8,929 
2,474 
10,179 
14,504 
15,503 
7,664 
13,501 
3,469 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
14 
12 
8 
49 
31 
18 
11 
2 
acres 
9,762 
9,072 
4,824 
33,665 
20,650 
11,857 
8,137 
(D) 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
11 
22 
3 
32 
5 
21 
9 
1 
acres 
13,685 
30,256 
4,307 
42,373 
(D) 
29,721 
13,636 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5 
13 
1 
21 
2 
14 
6 
acres 
17,561 
42,364 
(D) 
71,793 
(□) 
48,746 
15,965 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4 
6 
62 
104 
107 
39 
67 
76 
acres 
19 
40 
290 
495 
(D) 
216 
317 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
70 
53 
264 
206 
448 
87 
446 
192 
acres 
2,152 
1,525 
6,966 
5,087 
11,853 
2,180 
11,882 
5,331 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
25 
15 
64 
64 
119 
22 
124 
31 
acres 
1,466 
928 
3,689 
3,753 
6,981 
1,257 
7,073 
1,782 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
33 
25 
84 
65 
121 
21 
108 
48 
acres 
2,803 
2,138 
7,097 
5,375 
9,953 
1,816 
8,674 
3,967 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
46 
20 
38 
63 
106 
17 
82 
45 
acres 
5,242 
2,286 
4,325 
7,333 
12,286 
1,812 
9,426 
5,174 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
20 
3 
27 
26 
56 
12 
47 
16 
acres 
3,207 
462 
4,257 
4,080 
8,808 
1,993 
7,414 
2,459 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
20 
5 
21 
33 
30 
14 
24 
15 
acres 
3,933 
963 
4,105 
6,262 
5,880 
2,706 
4,615 
2,938 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
13 
4 
9 
20 
35 
14 
10 
6 
acres 
3,115 
938 
2,039 
4,689 
8,260 
3,265 
2,367 
1,439 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
25 
15 
11 
45 
39 
20 
52 
13 
acres 
8,898 
5,479 
3,807 
16,455 
13,603 
6,886 
18,191 
4,670 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
26 
13 
2 
54 
22 
23 
19 
2 
acres 
17,165 
9,987 
(D) 
38,201 
13,973 
16,064 
12,831 
(D) 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
7 
11 
4 
30 
10 
25 
5 
3 
acres 
8,717 
14,204 
5,337 
40,843 
1 1 ,422 
36,056 
6,928 
4,113 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5 
17 
1 
13 
2 
10 
6 
- 
acres 
15,990 
57,961 
(D) 
42,692 
(D) 
30,427 
15,452 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
191 
119 
504 
445 
709 
214 
767 
371 
2007 
216 
140 
469 
563 
755 
227 
829 
354 
acres, 2012 
26,003 
75,854 
14,524 
146,802 
36,152 
86,438 
53,471 
6,194 
2007 
27,909 
82,707 
1 1 ,735 
131,735 
37,263 
81,781 
59,676 
9,987 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
143 
91 
467 
398 
663 
168 
701 
338 
2007 
140 
99 
426 
508 
627 
185 
700 
283 
acres, 2012 
18,774 
72,279 
10,241 
142,683 
33,155 
83,635 
49,465 
4,650 
2007 
17,470 
80,128 
8,535 
126,158 
26,599 
77,780 
47,735 
4,875 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
17 
2 
28 
38 
60 
13 
68 
36 
2007 
39 
25 
99 
111 
224 
38 
201 
104 
acres, 2012 
4,075 
(D) 
2,025 
1,155 
1,762 
158 
950 
450 
2007 
4,158 
869 
1,941 
3,309 
8,751 
1,192 
6,549 
2,950 
-continued 
344 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
