Table 42. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Carolina 
Alamance 
Alexander 
Alleghany 
Anson 
Ashe 
Avery 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
148 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
114 
4 
1 
" 
“ 
8 
" 
organic production 
....farms 
72 
5 
- 
- 
2 
- 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
220 
2 
1 
- 
- 
13 
- 
$1,000 
15,563 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
21 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
135 
- 
1 
- 
- 
13 
- 
$1,000 
232 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
21 
- 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
85 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
15,331 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Item 
Beaufort 
Bertie 
Bladen 
Brunswick 
Buncombe 
Burke 
Cabarrus 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
9 
- 
2 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
13 
4 
“ 
organic production 
....farms 
- 
2 
- 
1 
2 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
18 
4 
2 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
265 
4 
(D) 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
12 
4 
2 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
19 
4 
(D) 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
245 
- 
- 
Item 
Caldwell 
Camden 
Carteret 
Caswell 
Catawba 
Chatham 
Cherokee 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
5 
- 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
....farms 
3 
" 
" 
2 
3 
4 
3 
organic production 
....farms 
2 
1 
2 
“ 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
....farms 
1 
- 
- 
4 
- 
9 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
577 
(D) 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
....farms 
1 
- 
- 
3 
- 
3 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
5 
- 
8 
(D) 
$5,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
6 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
569 
- 
Item 
Chowan 
Clay 
Cleveland 
Columbus 
Craven 
Cumberland 
Currituck 
Dare 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION 
USDA National Organic Program certified 
organic production 
USDA National Organic Program organic 
.... farms 
2 
1 
1 
“ 
“ 
production exempt from certification 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
.... farms 
“ 
" 
1 
2 
” 
" 
“ 
" 
organic production 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT 
ORGANICALLY PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
.... farms 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
.... farms 
2 
- 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
By value of sales: 
$1 to $4,999 
.... farms 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 or more 
.... farms 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
North Carolina 633 
