Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Davidson 
Davie 
Duplin 
Durham 
Edgecombe 
Forsyth 
Franklin 
Gaston 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,062 
640 
940 
232 
272 
662 
542 
520 
2007 
1,074 
627 
1,159 
242 
300 
680 
593 
516 
acres, 2012 
87,310 
59,618 
230,925 
20,854 
126,635 
40,467 
116,889 
41,923 
2007 
91,475 
69,872 
248,026 
26,150 
139,846 
43,593 
112,871 
37,561 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
816 
477 
657 
149 
146 
468 
292 
325 
2007 
808 
433 
811 
140 
165 
444 
276 
305 
acres, 2012 
36,640 
27,615 
147,210 
4,976 
87,060 
17,219 
50,291 
12,302 
TENURE 
2007 
34,854 
24,681 
143,030 
4,714 
94,988 
18,403 
34,711 
11,218 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
659 
419 
531 
188 
181 
458 
362 
371 
2007 
661 
420 
691 
183 
181 
481 
400 
368 
acres, 2012 
35,203 
21,543 
67,712 
13,954 
21,959 
17,687 
39,778 
22,289 
2007 
40,200 
29,112 
84,370 
17,462 
32,386 
22,676 
42,051 
20,379 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
438 
289 
289 
118 
60 
296 
144 
225 
2007 
425 
270 
382 
95 
75 
289 
136 
201 
acres, 2012 
7,556 
5,837 
25,550 
3,313 
3,406 
4,029 
8,306 
4,138 
2007 
7,904 
7,690 
25,027 
1,933 
13,620 
7,372 
4,052 
3,618 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
359 
200 
336 
35 
74 
169 
150 
125 
2007 
378 
177 
380 
40 
82 
166 
168 
118 
acres, 2012 
48,063 
36,915 
148,260 
6,328 
93,006 
20,892 
72,881 
18,600 
2007 
47,746 
37,946 
146,334 
7,987 
97,083 
19,840 
68,460 
14,500 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
23,902 
16,409 
63,208 
1,595 
34,854 
7,094 
24,009 
7,587 
2007 
21,214 
15,721 
62,116 
2,040 
32,323 
8,719 
23,645 
6,322 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
24,161 
20,506 
85,052 
4,733 
58,152 
13,798 
48,872 
11,013 
2007 
26,532 
22,225 
84,218 
5,947 
64,760 
11,121 
44,815 
8,178 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
342 
175 
307 
28 
70 
149 
126 
87 
2007 
350 
149 
353 
31 
72 
132 
124 
96 
acres, 2012 
26,433 
21,268 
112,922 
1,603 
72,633 
12,628 
38,791 
7,831 
2007 
24,714 
15,989 
106,700 
2,697 
72,657 
10,650 
29,540 
6,863 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
44 
21 
73 
9 
17 
35 
30 
24 
2007 
35 
30 
88 
19 
37 
33 
25 
30 
acres, 2012 
4,044 
1,160 
14,953 
572 
11,670 
1,888 
4,230 
1,034 
2007 
3,529 
2,814 
17,322 
701 
10,377 
1,077 
2,360 
2,682 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
36 
13 
61 
3 
16 
23 
22 
13 
2007 
33 
14 
76 
14 
18 
23 
16 
8 
acres, 2012 
2,651 
510 
8,738 
60 
11,021 
562 
3,194 
333 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,236 
1,002 
11,303 
84 
8,711 
381 
1,119 
737 
Total operators 
number 
1,583 
975 
1,319 
346 
394 
968 
810 
783 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
628 
361 
639 
130 
177 
388 
310 
308 
2 operators 
352 
234 
239 
93 
75 
247 
203 
167 
3 operators 
77 
35 
53 
6 
15 
22 
24 
39 
4 operators 
5 
9 
7 
3 
4 
5 
3 
6 
5 or more operators 
" 
1 
2 
" 
1 
" 
2 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
440 
302 
251 
131 
83 
313 
256 
208 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
389 
259 
222 
117 
66 
296 
216 
186 
2 operators 
24 
17 
10 
7 
7 
7 
17 
11 
3 operators 
1 
3 
3 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
" 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,519 
913 
1,621 
328 
445 
1,056 
858 
812 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
697 
371 
819 
163 
190 
403 
364 
297 
2 operators 
317 
232 
268 
74 
88 
244 
199 
173 
3 operators 
52 
19 
50 
3 
19 
19 
26 
30 
4 operators 
8 
4 
18 
2 
1 
12 
3 
7 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
4 
- 
2 
2 
1 
9 
Total women operators 
number 
355 
259 
305 
115 
98 
319 
266 
241 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
326 
243 
262 
111 
79 
287 
221 
169 
2 operators 
13 
8 
19 
2 
8 
16 
20 
24 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
" 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
965 
557 
875 
176 
244 
542 
444 
464 
2007 
967 
525 
1,053 
175 
265 
557 
500 
451 
acres, 2012 
82,164 
55,588 
225,777 
17,671 
123,283 
34,928 
109,258 
39,117 
2007 
85,404 
65,378 
231,116 
22,681 
134,390 
39,742 
106,422 
34,877 
Female 
farms, 2012 
97 
83 
65 
56 
28 
120 
98 
56 
2007 
107 
102 
106 
67 
35 
123 
93 
65 
acres, 2012 
5,146 
4,030 
5,148 
3,183 
3,352 
5,539 
7,631 
2,806 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
6,071 
4,494 
16,910 
3,469 
5,456 
3,851 
6,449 
2,684 
Farming 
2012 
481 
302 
589 
104 
142 
335 
215 
207 
2007 
390 
276 
764 
118 
170 
302 
233 
161 
Other 
2012 
581 
338 
351 
128 
130 
327 
327 
313 
Place of residence: 
2007 
684 
351 
395 
124 
130 
378 
360 
355 
On farm operated 
2012 
850 
540 
666 
194 
184 
541 
460 
400 
2007 
932 
554 
814 
178 
191 
561 
455 
451 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
212 
100 
274 
38 
88 
121 
82 
120 
2007 
142 
73 
345 
64 
109 
119 
138 
65 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 647 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
