Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lee 
Lenoir 
Lincoln 
McDowell 
Macon 
Madison 
Martin 
Mecklenburg 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
246 
401 
651 
334 
326 
719 
357 
237 
2007 
272 
480 
638 
383 
346 
801 
320 
236 
acres, 2012 
39,081 
122,104 
55,570 
24,903 
22,684 
56,282 
127,187 
15,439 
2007 
36,210 
137,550 
59,360 
22,968 
21,133 
66,734 
105,490 
19,135 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
122 
258 
419 
186 
215 
464 
253 
169 
2007 
157 
326 
381 
203 
231 
477 
211 
144 
acres, 2012 
13,450 
90,783 
23,149 
4,828 
4,501 
6,591 
86,458 
5,332 
TENURE 
2007 
14,544 
104,573 
25,545 
4,553 
4,350 
8,956 
69,271 
6,377 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
169 
231 
442 
243 
232 
574 
162 
169 
2007 
173 
262 
435 
269 
241 
575 
151 
164 
acres, 2012 
12,217 
23,674 
23,983 
16,960 
13,982 
37,787 
26,116 
9,132 
2007 
10,476 
30,144 
23,091 
14,990 
11,540 
35,989 
18,841 
8,819 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
73 
106 
258 
123 
146 
347 
62 
111 
2007 
72 
131 
213 
123 
144 
314 
52 
81 
acres, 2012 
1,471 
6,269 
5,307 
1,723 
1,696 
3,071 
6,366 
1,929 
2007 
1,622 
8,798 
4,595 
1,624 
1,514 
3,098 
5,467 
1,623 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
66 
125 
188 
73 
80 
120 
154 
53 
2007 
85 
160 
177 
94 
89 
171 
131 
58 
acres, 2012 
26,495 
85,181 
28,971 
7,184 
8,397 
16,157 
90,489 
5,311 
2007 
24,584 
98,370 
32,268 
7,254 
9,129 
28,428 
75,078 
6,830 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
10,132 
29,068 
12,555 
4,024 
3,661 
7,504 
34,565 
2,766 
2007 
10,356 
25,843 
15,051 
4,309 
4,131 
10,692 
28,087 
2,517 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
16,363 
56,113 
16,416 
3,160 
4,736 
8,653 
55,924 
2,545 
2007 
14,228 
72,527 
17,217 
2,945 
4,998 
17,736 
46,991 
4,313 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
45 
111 
146 
54 
61 
99 
152 
48 
2007 
72 
142 
153 
72 
73 
123 
126 
51 
acres, 2012 
11,857 
72,736 
16,347 
2,791 
2,719 
2,899 
69,784 
2,842 
2007 
12,222 
87,340 
18,246 
2,526 
2,599 
5,444 
53,173 
3,576 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
11 
45 
21 
18 
14 
25 
41 
15 
2007 
14 
58 
26 
20 
16 
55 
38 
14 
acres, 2012 
369 
13,249 
2,616 
759 
305 
2,338 
10,582 
996 
2007 
1,150 
9,036 
4,001 
724 
464 
2,317 
11,571 
3,486 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4 
41 
15 
9 
8 
18 
39 
10 
2007 
13 
53 
15 
8 
14 
40 
33 
12 
acres, 2012 
122 
1 1 ,778 
1,495 
314 
86 
621 
10,308 
561 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
700 
8,435 
2,704 
403 
237 
414 
10,631 
1,178 
Total operators 
number 
371 
546 
964 
492 
498 
1,000 
473 
368 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
135 
274 
382 
209 
194 
470 
268 
138 
2 operators 
97 
110 
235 
101 
97 
222 
68 
71 
3 operators 
14 
16 
26 
17 
30 
22 
17 
24 
4 operators 
- 
1 
6 
6 
5 
5 
2 
4 
5 or more operators 
" 
2 
1 
- 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
108 
104 
257 
143 
142 
290 
73 
116 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
102 
90 
240 
126 
116 
258 
62 
88 
2 operators 
3 
7 
7 
7 
13 
10 
4 
14 
3 operators 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
4 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
391 
648 
956 
537 
511 
1,164 
446 
341 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
164 
340 
385 
244 
200 
482 
224 
151 
2 operators 
97 
113 
198 
125 
128 
288 
70 
73 
3 operators 
11 
26 
46 
13 
17 
23 
23 
7 
4 operators 
- 
1 
8 
1 
1 
5 
2 
3 
5 or more operators 
“ 
1 
- 
- 
3 
1 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
112 
121 
284 
140 
141 
354 
79 
92 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
104 
101 
231 
138 
129 
346 
70 
70 
2 operators 
4 
7 
25 
1 
6 
4 
3 
11 
3 operators 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
205 
368 
584 
289 
293 
633 
316 
197 
2007 
224 
444 
559 
334 
304 
690 
291 
199 
acres, 2012 
34,380 
117,178 
51,769 
22,763 
21,589 
49,991 
122,302 
13,309 
2007 
34,554 
131,459 
55,884 
21,558 
19,808 
60,016 
103,354 
17,695 
Female 
farms, 2012 
41 
33 
67 
45 
33 
86 
41 
40 
2007 
48 
36 
79 
49 
42 
111 
29 
37 
acres, 2012 
4,701 
4,926 
3,801 
2,140 
1,095 
6,291 
4,885 
2,130 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1 ,656 
6,091 
3,476 
1,410 
1,325 
6,718 
2,136 
1,440 
Farming 
2012 
108 
258 
231 
154 
138 
276 
220 
113 
2007 
111 
293 
227 
168 
155 
323 
192 
112 
Other 
2012 
138 
143 
420 
180 
188 
443 
137 
124 
Place of residence: 
2007 
161 
187 
411 
215 
191 
478 
128 
124 
On farm operated 
2012 
218 
302 
551 
275 
253 
619 
241 
165 
2007 
226 
335 
559 
317 
281 
681 
225 
193 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
28 
99 
100 
59 
73 
100 
116 
72 
2007 
46 
145 
79 
66 
65 
120 
95 
43 
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650 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
