Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Henderson 
Hertford 
Hoke 
Hyde 
Iredell 
Jackson 
Johnston 
Jones 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
468 
162 
202 
158 
1,203 
245 
1,175 
170 
2007 
557 
163 
249 
176 
1,201 
229 
1,245 
159 
acres, 2012 
35,752 
83,042 
58,588 
107,559 
152,385 
16,201 
194,827 
59,367 
2007 
37,947 
78,634 
60,219 
82,680 
138,416 
13,338 
194,090 
69,078 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
347 
82 
105 
83 
828 
188 
739 
99 
2007 
396 
90 
122 
73 
774 
178 
787 
98 
acres, 2012 
16,365 
50,398 
34,804 
73,635 
70,383 
4,813 
117,805 
41,097 
TENURE 
2007 
16,546 
49,727 
29,863 
59,016 
58,052 
4,440 
110,772 
46,309 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
310 
116 
139 
111 
763 
157 
707 
98 
2007 
366 
108 
207 
124 
751 
147 
748 
107 
acres, 2012 
14,624 
23,039 
21,423 
35,546 
54,927 
8,830 
62,793 
1 1 ,044 
2007 
16,882 
13,582 
33,909 
23,802 
59,211 
6,503 
57,826 
26,320 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
216 
43 
51 
45 
463 
115 
350 
41 
2007 
247 
36 
84 
32 
409 
103 
378 
56 
acres, 2012 
3,661 
7,003 
4,258 
6,931 
12,692 
1,631 
21,956 
1,551 
2007 
5,261 
4,002 
10,210 
6,475 
18,247 
1,596 
16,219 
10,910 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
134 
37 
52 
36 
386 
70 
372 
51 
2007 
158 
45 
32 
42 
375 
64 
407 
38 
acres, 2012 
19,885 
52,631 
34,024 
59,782 
93,336 
5,454 
123,174 
38,325 
2007 
18,790 
55,712 
20,965 
54,386 
76,419 
5,187 
120,559 
39,080 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
7,237 
26,095 
12,954 
20,753 
37,975 
2,830 
40,956 
14,697 
2007 
6,827 
25,438 
10,349 
19,808 
37,060 
2,777 
40,018 
16,002 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
12,648 
26,536 
21,070 
39,029 
55,361 
2,624 
82,218 
23,628 
2007 
11,963 
30,274 
10,616 
34,578 
39,359 
2,410 
80,541 
23,078 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
116 
35 
47 
32 
332 
58 
310 
46 
2007 
125 
45 
30 
36 
336 
61 
335 
35 
acres, 2012 
12,316 
36,399 
27,520 
54,490 
55,566 
1,969 
89,577 
29,875 
2007 
10,025 
37,275 
15,263 
48,288 
38,957 
1,795 
80,456 
31,778 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
24 
9 
11 
11 
54 
18 
96 
21 
2007 
33 
10 
10 
10 
75 
18 
90 
14 
acres, 2012 
1,243 
7,372 
3,141 
12,231 
4,122 
1,917 
8,860 
9,998 
2007 
2,275 
9,340 
5,345 
4,492 
2,786 
1,648 
15,705 
3,678 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15 
4 
7 
6 
33 
15 
79 
12 
2007 
24 
9 
8 
5 
29 
14 
74 
7 
acres, 2012 
388 
6,996 
3,026 
12,214 
2,125 
1,213 
6,272 
9,671 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,260 
8,450 
4,390 
4,253 
848 
1,049 
14,097 
3,621 
Total operators 
number 
728 
212 
314 
257 
1,790 
387 
1,702 
244 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
248 
119 
114 
95 
691 
130 
740 
103 
2 operators 
185 
36 
78 
35 
450 
95 
361 
60 
3 operators 
30 
7 
8 
24 
52 
15 
58 
7 
4 operators 
5 
- 
1 
2 
8 
4 
14 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
2 
2 
1 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
223 
41 
104 
77 
505 
113 
447 
57 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
189 
35 
88 
40 
467 
91 
372 
57 
2 operators 
17 
3 
8 
17 
19 
11 
33 
- 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
- 
4 operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
847 
217 
374 
238 
1,791 
340 
1,759 
234 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
332 
115 
137 
126 
697 
135 
856 
97 
2 operators 
179 
42 
108 
39 
426 
82 
310 
51 
3 operators 
30 
6 
3 
10 
70 
11 
58 
9 
4 operators 
14 
- 
1 
8 
- 
12 
2 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
1 
- 
" 
1 
9 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
260 
35 
141 
54 
515 
88 
432 
48 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
195 
35 
127 
54 
477 
75 
372 
46 
2 operators 
31 
- 
5 
- 
15 
5 
18 
1 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
3 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
405 
144 
149 
117 
1,045 
234 
1,035 
156 
2007 
473 
146 
187 
144 
1,036 
206 
1,095 
151 
acres, 2012 
33,651 
82,081 
53,553 
105,062 
140,682 
15,497 
182,426 
50,948 
2007 
34,254 
77,636 
55,408 
81,622 
128,417 
11,614 
183,175 
60,873 
Female 
farms, 2012 
63 
18 
53 
41 
158 
11 
140 
14 
2007 
84 
17 
62 
32 
165 
23 
150 
8 
acres, 2012 
2,101 
961 
5,035 
2,497 
11,703 
704 
12,401 
8,419 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
3,693 
998 
4,811 
1,058 
9,999 
1,724 
10,915 
8,205 
Farming 
2012 
244 
105 
109 
87 
673 
109 
548 
102 
2007 
280 
88 
129 
83 
534 
92 
604 
94 
Other 
2012 
224 
57 
93 
71 
530 
136 
627 
68 
Place of residence: 
2007 
277 
75 
120 
93 
667 
137 
641 
65 
On farm operated 
2012 
377 
83 
159 
94 
1,004 
190 
943 
136 
2007 
486 
100 
169 
67 
966 
196 
1,036 
113 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
91 
79 
43 
64 
199 
55 
232 
34 
2007 
71 
63 
80 
109 
235 
33 
209 
46 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 649 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
