Table 9. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item North Carolina Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery 
Farms number, 2012 32,802 470 374 455 220 887 428 
2007 32,803 466 379 424 187 853 417 
acres harvested, 2012 4,378,097 26,843 19,005 30,201 24,035 27,700 9,935 
2007 4,188,658 26,770 16,444 22,626 20,065 25,480 10,397 
HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE OF FARM 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres farms 1,919 24 23 23 1 83 68 
acres harvested 5,555 (D) (D) 102 (D) 286 242 
1 0 to 49 acres farms 11,135 129 130 152 53 311 200 
acres harvested 127,368 1,437 1,648 1,761 530 2,716 2,095 
50 to 69 acres farms 3,812 58 44 46 7 117 55 
acres harvested 82,625 1,095 950 767 119 2,209 1,318 
70 to 99 acres farms 3,736 59 52 54 28 113 48 
acres harvested 112,255 1,409 1,101 1,337 715 2,488 1,331 
1 00 to 1 39 acres farms 2,904 61 26 39 30 69 24 
acres harvested 125,864 2,089 750 1,449 1,213 2,033 1,248 
1 40 to 1 79 acres farms 1,744 38 29 20 20 44 9 
acres harvested 101,982 1,830 1,385 1,240 758 1,161 419 
180 to 21 9 acres farms 1,256 15 9 30 17 32 9 
acres harvested 102,865 947 514 1,542 541 1,159 468 
220 to 259 acres farms 857 18 16 25 5 26 6 
acres harvested 87,855 1,823 934 2,463 (D) 1,261 171 
260 to 499 acres farms 2,283 43 15 42 30 69 5 
acres harvested 400,916 7,572 1,490 4,509 4,359 6,697 1,007 
500 to 999 acres farms 1,542 23 28 14 24 16 2 
acres harvested 703,257 7,974 9,914 2,573 8,244 4,269 (D) 
1 .000 to 1 ,999 acres farms 1,008 2 2 5 3 7 2 
acres harvested 1,015,966 (D) (D) 2,511 3,204 3,421 (D) 
2.000 acres or more farms 606 --52-- 
acres harvested 1,511,589 - - 9,947 (D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres farms 1,990 22 21 37 - 83 87 
acres harvested 5,638 68 (D) (D) - (D) 263 
10 to 49 acres farms 10,640 109 136 152 50 324 179 
acres harvested 123,243 1,037 1,604 1,592 557 2,907 1,768 
50 to 69 acres farms 3,699 74 39 45 13 108 54 
acres harvested 82,896 1,403 680 865 235 1,801 1,082 
70 to 99 acres farms 3,603 47 58 35 23 76 49 
acres harvested 106,073 1,064 1,506 848 (D) 1,540 1,702 
100 to 139 acres farms 3,052 52 32 37 24 86 21 
acres harvested 131,138 2,376 1,013 1,153 1,060 2,113 1,533 
140 to 179 acres farms 1,840 28 26 9 6 44 12 
acres harvested 112,276 1,337 1,584 380 261 1,407 795 
180 to 21 9 acres farms 1,338 23 8 28 15 22 3 
acres harvested 107,477 1,117 426 2,027 823 575 357 
220 to 259 acres farms 908 27 9 21 4 29 1 
acres harvested 92,143 3,320 710 1,477 87 1,066 (D) 
260 to 499 acres farms 2,464 56 35 30 20 49 6 
acres harvested 431,510 8,305 4,701 3,609 2,757 4,383 674 
500 to 999 acres farms 1,685 23 14 21 20 28 3 
acres harvested 723,844 5,637 3,916 4,556 7,305 6,530 959 
1.000 to 1,999 acres farms 1,047 5 1 8 11 3 1 
acres harvested 1,022,787 1,106 (D) 5,398 4,381 2,220 (D) 
2.000 acres or more farms 537 - - 1 1 1 1 
acres harvested 1,249,633 - - (D) (D) (D) (D) 
HARVESTED CROPLAND BY ACRES HARVESTED 
2012 acres harvested: 
1 to 9 acres farms 9,096 108 82 103 43 342 205 
acres 38,531 450 393 474 196 (D) (D) 
10 to 19 acres farms 6,812 102 101 123 37 207 90 
acres 88,609 1,310 1,310 1,570 444 2,751 1,198 
20 to 29 acres farms 3,990 66 55 60 29 120 50 
acres 90,618 1,509 1,158 1,357 660 2,614 1,117 
30 to 49 acres farms 3,671 79 65 59 42 98 42 
acres 133,722 2,830 2,366 2,109 1,637 3,486 1,436 
50 to 99 acres farms 3,360 40 29 51 24 73 27 
acres 223,468 2,640 1,639 3,461 1,485 4,612 1,833 
1 00 to 1 99 acres farms 1,953 41 23 36 15 23 8 
acres 262,424 5,534 3,010 4,939 1,945 2,786 930 
200 to 499 acres farms 1,738 25 11 18 14 16 4 
acres 536,894 7,445 3,670 5,254 3,736 4,688 1,167 
500 to 999 acres farms 1,043 9 8 3 13 7 2 
acres 721,797 5,125 5,459 (D) 8,432 4,351 (D) 
1 ,000 acres or more farms 1,139 - - 2 3 1 
acres 2,282,034 - - (D) 5,500 (D) 
2007 acres harvested: 
1 to 9 acres farms 8,789 121 91 123 25 377 226 
acres 36,766 451 (D) 540 127 (D) 905 
10 to 19 acres farms 6,647 81 96 96 46 184 70 
acres 86,660 1,050 1,274 1,245 572 2,404 902 
20 to 29 acres farms 3,702 57 56 71 26 86 33 
acres 84,686 1,324 1,212 1,651 (D) 1,934 (D) 
30 to 49 acres farms 3,894 65 51 34 28 111 30 
acres 142,467 2,367 1,728 1,249 1,070 3,832 1,094 
50 to 99 acres farms 3,604 44 43 45 20 53 37 
acres 240,013 3,008 2,855 2,957 1,310 3,196 2,459 
lOOto 199 acres farms 2,189 67 19 28 20 21 15 
acres 292,472 8,944 2,136 3,833 2,673 2,444 1,812 
200 to 499 acres farms 1,845 27 21 21 9 13 4 
acres 568,500 7,154 5,783 5,685 2,859 3,953 1,001 
500 to 999 acres farms 1,075 4 2 3 11 7 1 
acres 743,447 2,472 (D) 1,701 7,108 5,010 (D) 
1 ,000 acres or more farms 1,058 - 3 2 1 1 
acres 1,993,647 - - 3,765 (D) (D) (D) 
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358 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
