Table 44. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Carolina 
Alamance 
Alexander 
Alleghany 
Anson 
Ashe 
Avery 
Total farms 
50,218 
732 
603 
567 
429 
1,140 
483 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
5,723 
41 
9 
12 
42 
7 
- 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
2,022 
27 
5 
6 
12 
37 
17 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,494 
19 
19 
7 
3 
16 
7 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
3,072 
22 
16 
115 
10 
360 
346 
Other crop farming (1119) 
12,039 
168 
94 
106 
116 
182 
21 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
1,046 
22 
4 
3 
- 
11 
3 
Cotton farming (11192) 
528 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
10,465 
146 
89 
103 
113 
171 
18 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
13,909 
290 
231 
276 
123 
411 
62 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
263 
10 
7 
9 
- 
3 
1 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1,170 
4 
- 
1 
5 
5 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
3,404 
28 
164 
3 
89 
12 
- 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
1,922 
38 
15 
7 
10 
39 
5 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
5,190 
85 
43 
25 
19 
66 
24 
Item 
Beaufort 
Bertie 
Bladen 
Brunswick 
Buncombe 
Burke 
Cabarrus 
Total farms 
364 
325 
492 
254 
1,060 
486 
589 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
147 
105 
103 
50 
16 
19 
36 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
5 
1 
20 
17 
73 
31 
13 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
11 
- 
74 
10 
25 
27 
17 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
11 
1 
9 
22 
67 
61 
16 
Other crop farming (1119) 
109 
122 
114 
33 
209 
82 
126 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
8 
12 
2 
4 
3 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
7 
32 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
94 
78 
109 
27 
206 
82 
126 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
21 
8 
48 
46 
454 
114 
247 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
13 
- 
5 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
4 
9 
56 
9 
2 
- 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
3 
67 
39 
12 
22 
39 
28 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
10 
5 
9 
21 
59 
36 
17 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
43 
7 
20 
34 
120 
77 
84 
Item 
Caldwell 
Camden 
Carteret 
Caswell 
Catawba 
Chatham 
Cherokee 
Total farms 
411 
60 
125 
543 
698 
1,138 
255 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
29 
38 
15 
33 
62 
21 
3 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
13 
1 
17 
35 
16 
52 
14 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
14 
- 
5 
15 
15 
32 
13 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
46 
- 
9 
15 
30 
39 
19 
Other crop farming (1119) 
69 
- 
15 
197 
132 
182 
57 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
50 
- 
2 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
69 
- 
12 
147 
132 
180 
57 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
166 
7 
8 
158 
271 
506 
88 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
6 
- 
- 
2 
2 
12 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1 
- 
- 
7 
3 
4 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
17 
3 
11 
16 
45 
101 
3 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
9 
6 
2 
16 
22 
70 
15 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
41 
5 
43 
49 
100 
119 
43 
Item 
Chowan 
Clay 
Cleveland 
Columbus 
Craven 
Cumberland 
Currituck 
Dare 
Total farms 
141 
154 
1,036 
731 
256 
389 
82 
9 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
48 
7 
99 
294 
71 
66 
35 
1 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
14 
7 
20 
17 
11 
13 
11 
- 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
2 
19 
23 
3 
19 
7 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
7 
- 
11 
21 
19 
22 
3 
4 
Other crop farming (1119) 
51 
36 
252 
157 
65 
92 
7 
1 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
2 
- 
9 
1 
12 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
5 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
46 
34 
252 
144 
62 
79 
7 
1 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
7 
71 
389 
102 
27 
61 
12 
- 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1 
- 
2 
42 
11 
16 
3 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
12 
- 
68 
23 
6 
19 
" 
- 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1 
10 
45 
19 
8 
9 
- 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
- 
21 
129 
33 
35 
72 
4 
3 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
North Carolina 639 
