Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
North Carolina 
Alamance 
Alexander 
Alleghany 
Anson 
Ashe 
Avery 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
50,218 
732 
603 
567 
429 
1,140 
483 
2007 
52,913 
753 
627 
519 
487 
1,125 
477 
acres, 2012 
8,414,756 
83,551 
58,668 
90,926 
83,601 
112,462 
28,224 
2007 
8,474,671 
87,888 
54,959 
76,656 
90,770 
108,452 
27,818 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
32,802 
470 
374 
455 
220 
887 
428 
2007 
32,803 
466 
379 
424 
187 
853 
417 
acres, 2012 
4,378,097 
26,843 
19,005 
30,201 
24,035 
27,700 
9,935 
TENURE 
2007 
4,188,658 
26,770 
16,444 
22,626 
20,065 
25,480 
10,397 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
32,936 
473 
395 
359 
304 
691 
319 
2007 
34,526 
500 
379 
300 
384 
687 
304 
acres, 2012 
2,883,916 
36,929 
18,290 
26,948 
45,351 
42,954 
15,565 
2007 
3,038,234 
36,724 
21,075 
21,932 
57,118 
41,324 
13,110 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
18,270 
260 
197 
273 
112 
513 
281 
2007 
17,723 
258 
197 
238 
103 
480 
252 
acres, 2012 
658,800 
5,956 
3,132 
6,662 
2,609 
7,428 
4,852 
2007 
701,397 
6,114 
4,803 
4,581 
3,781 
6,392 
3,308 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
14,221 
230 
189 
182 
107 
377 
123 
2007 
15,181 
216 
222 
187 
96 
371 
146 
acres, 2012 
4,957,315 
45,040 
39,747 
62,147 
34,796 
63,311 
11,023 
2007 
4,867,388 
48,027 
32,299 
52,953 
32,839 
62,903 
13,966 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,952,945 
21,874 
19,653 
27,934 
17,820 
33,345 
6,324 
2007 
1,878,712 
20,499 
15,004 
23,671 
16,580 
31,723 
7,290 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,004,370 
23,166 
20,094 
34,213 
16,976 
29,966 
4,699 
2007 
2,988,676 
27,528 
17,295 
29,282 
16,259 
31,180 
6,676 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
12,231 
191 
165 
160 
93 
316 
107 
2007 
12,860 
185 
172 
167 
81 
317 
138 
acres, 2012 
3,271,329 
20,430 
15,670 
23,050 
19,414 
17,989 
4,458 
2007 
3,056,344 
19,586 
1 1 ,282 
17,296 
16,069 
17,662 
6,430 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
3,061 
29 
19 
26 
18 
72 
41 
2007 
3,206 
37 
26 
32 
7 
67 
27 
acres, 2012 
573,525 
1,582 
631 
1,831 
3,454 
6,197 
1,636 
2007 
569,049 
3,137 
1,585 
1,771 
813 
4,225 
742 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2,301 
19 
12 
22 
15 
58 
40 
2007 
2,220 
23 
10 
19 
3 
56 
27 
acres, 2012 
447,968 
457 
203 
489 
2,012 
2,283 
625 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
430,917 
1,070 
359 
749 
215 
1,426 
659 
Total operators 
number 
73,846 
1,127 
899 
889 
617 
1,667 
689 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
30,657 
407 
350 
324 
280 
711 
315 
2 operators 
16,435 
269 
215 
186 
119 
350 
140 
3 operators 
2,522 
45 
33 
38 
23 
60 
22 
4 operators 
468 
8 
5 
18 
6 
19 
3 
5 or more operators 
136 
3 
" 
1 
1 
- 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
19,975 
373 
260 
247 
141 
417 
130 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
17,451 
295 
242 
211 
127 
365 
124 
2 operators 
1,077 
23 
9 
15 
7 
26 
3 
3 operators 
107 
8 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
11 
2 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
" 
“ 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
76,832 
1,045 
912 
775 
640 
1,650 
700 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
33,351 
496 
396 
319 
360 
720 
292 
2 operators 
16,372 
224 
195 
157 
106 
316 
153 
3 operators 
2,523 
31 
23 
32 
18 
67 
28 
4 operators 
491 
2 
8 
9 
2 
20 
2 
5 or more operators 
176 
" 
5 
2 
1 
2 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
20,609 
266 
262 
185 
187 
382 
109 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
18,094 
251 
224 
177 
173 
342 
103 
2 operators 
1,071 
6 
10 
1 
7 
20 
3 
3 operators 
83 
1 
6 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
18 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
10 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
43,765 
613 
506 
508 
382 
1,021 
456 
2007 
45,897 
665 
545 
480 
395 
1,029 
449 
acres, 2012 
7,904,748 
76,045 
51,482 
83,779 
75,711 
104,575 
26,762 
2007 
7,960,548 
81,651 
49,816 
70,083 
79,722 
103,395 
26,728 
Female 
farms, 2012 
6,453 
119 
97 
59 
47 
119 
27 
2007 
7,016 
88 
82 
39 
92 
96 
28 
acres, 2012 
510,008 
7,506 
7,186 
7,147 
7,890 
7,887 
1,462 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
514,123 
6,237 
5,143 
6,573 
11,048 
5,057 
1,090 
Farming 
2012 
24,574 
305 
321 
282 
239 
529 
223 
2007 
24,244 
324 
265 
245 
205 
478 
194 
Other 
2012 
25,644 
427 
282 
285 
190 
611 
260 
Place of residence: 
2007 
28,669 
429 
362 
274 
282 
647 
283 
On farm operated 
2012 
39,098 
611 
463 
452 
291 
838 
357 
2007 
41,587 
616 
534 
409 
314 
872 
359 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
11,120 
121 
140 
115 
138 
302 
126 
2007 
1 1 ,326 
137 
93 
110 
173 
253 
118 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 643 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
