Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Chowan 
Clay 
Cleveland 
Columbus 
Craven 
Cumberland 
Currituck 
Dare 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
141 
154 
1,036 
731 
256 
389 
82 
9 
2007 
190 
137 
1,188 
777 
286 
500 
80 
7 
acres, 2012 
58,146 
11,752 
116,651 
159,227 
70,632 
82,317 
35,356 
(D) 
2007 
74,689 
9,660 
115,637 
152,387 
70,886 
88,353 
27,576 
4,921 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
120 
96 
621 
512 
143 
226 
61 
6 
2007 
150 
85 
603 
553 
171 
290 
52 
7 
acres, 2012 
46,299 
4,022 
40,852 
107,970 
49,222 
43,649 
31,292 
(D) 
TENURE 
2007 
51,581 
2,597 
35,365 
97,716 
46,315 
37,026 
23,350 
(D) 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
60 
104 
741 
411 
145 
258 
50 
4 
2007 
91 
90 
842 
449 
191 
349 
51 
2 
acres, 2012 
8,041 
5,566 
48,238 
45,480 
21,444 
30,517 
4,305 
(D) 
2007 
23,694 
4,662 
55,763 
48,665 
21,227 
42,455 
6,706 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
39 
58 
391 
227 
50 
117 
33 
2 
2007 
53 
58 
337 
263 
82 
164 
26 
2 
acres, 2012 
3,534 
1,041 
7,511 
17,019 
6,524 
6,304 
2,425 
(D) 
2007 
12,831 
(D) 
7,260 
17,195 
4,824 
6,236 
3,952 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
56 
46 
243 
258 
85 
99 
21 
1 
2007 
75 
37 
282 
272 
71 
114 
21 
2 
acres, 2012 
45,780 
5,953 
59,141 
105,671 
39,502 
41,506 
16,158 
(D) 
2007 
36,478 
4,649 
50,912 
94,841 
38,510 
40,347 
15,924 
(D) 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
20,738 
2,395 
22,201 
38,259 
12,216 
19,077 
4,351 
(D) 
2007 
14,085 
2,291 
21,167 
31,840 
10,353 
16,655 
3,569 
(D) 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
25,042 
3,558 
36,940 
67,412 
27,286 
22,429 
11,807 
(D) 
2007 
22,393 
2,358 
29,745 
63,001 
28,157 
23,692 
12,355 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
56 
34 
195 
232 
72 
84 
17 
1 
2007 
73 
26 
219 
247 
68 
104 
19 
2 
acres, 2012 
38,868 
2,803 
29,188 
83,683 
33,795 
27,566 
13,974 
(D) 
2007 
26,753 
1,644 
23,190 
73,128 
31,942 
25,801 
14,672 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
25 
4 
52 
62 
26 
32 
11 
4 
2007 
24 
10 
64 
56 
24 
37 
8 
3 
acres, 2012 
4,325 
233 
9,272 
8,076 
9,686 
10,294 
14,893 
(D) 
2007 
14,517 
349 
8,962 
8,881 
11,149 
5,551 
4,946 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
25 
4 
35 
53 
21 
25 
11 
3 
2007 
24 
1 
47 
43 
21 
22 
7 
3 
acres, 2012 
3,897 
178 
4,153 
7,268 
8,903 
9,779 
14,893 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
11,997 
(D) 
4,915 
7,393 
9,549 
4,989 
4,726 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
214 
223 
1,505 
978 
366 
572 
131 
14 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
89 
96 
642 
530 
163 
225 
43 
4 
2 operators 
40 
49 
334 
156 
82 
148 
33 
5 
3 operators 
7 
7 
48 
44 
7 
13 
4 
- 
4 operators 
3 
2 
10 
1 
3 
3 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
2 
" 
1 
2 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
27 
57 
421 
188 
101 
155 
35 
4 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
25 
53 
372 
160 
89 
145 
25 
4 
2 operators 
1 
2 
20 
14 
3 
5 
1 
- 
3 operators 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
285 
208 
1,688 
1,000 
405 
706 
127 
12 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
127 
77 
773 
588 
186 
316 
42 
3 
2 operators 
44 
51 
355 
160 
84 
163 
30 
3 
3 operators 
6 
7 
41 
25 
13 
20 
7 
1 
4 operators 
13 
2 
14 
3 
3 
1 
1 
“ 
5 or more operators 
- 
5 
1 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
33 
56 
501 
192 
Ill 
189 
39 
4 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
25 
50 
449 
159 
95 
167 
33 
4 
2 operators 
4 
3 
26 
15 
8 
11 
3 
- 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
134 
139 
909 
659 
225 
339 
77 
6 
2007 
182 
125 
1,008 
708 
247 
416 
74 
5 
acres, 2012 
57,557 
11,173 
108,577 
154,816 
67,328 
78,699 
34,822 
(D) 
2007 
72,223 
9,062 
103,917 
146,885 
67,029 
80,365 
(D) 
(D) 
Female 
farms, 2012 
7 
15 
127 
72 
31 
50 
5 
3 
2007 
8 
12 
180 
69 
39 
84 
6 
2 
acres, 2012 
589 
579 
8,074 
4,411 
3,304 
3,618 
534 
28 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,466 
598 
1 1 ,720 
5,502 
3,857 
7,988 
(D) 
(D) 
Farming 
2012 
103 
82 
366 
352 
153 
178 
46 
8 
2007 
130 
54 
414 
393 
159 
233 
41 
5 
Other 
2012 
38 
72 
670 
379 
103 
211 
36 
1 
Place of residence: 
2007 
60 
83 
774 
384 
127 
267 
39 
2 
On farm operated 
2012 
88 
124 
841 
545 
193 
275 
60 
1 
2007 
127 
110 
866 
595 
213 
368 
63 
5 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
53 
30 
195 
186 
63 
114 
22 
8 
2007 
63 
27 
322 
182 
73 
132 
17 
2 
-continued 
646 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
