Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pamlico 
Pasquotank 
Pender 
Perquimans 
Person 
Pitt 
Polk 
Randolph 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
80 
136 
335 
185 
395 
391 
290 
1,486 
2007 
85 
144 
357 
171 
403 
435 
309 
1,501 
acres, 2012 
46,785 
72,270 
55,775 
80,116 
95,299 
171,821 
24,101 
156,813 
2007 
46,125 
85,600 
61,571 
68,468 
98,521 
171,525 
21,001 
147,316 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
50 
94 
192 
151 
261 
254 
175 
941 
2007 
48 
110 
175 
138 
242 
275 
170 
836 
acres, 2012 
39,130 
67,411 
27,611 
71,724 
37,524 
129,519 
5,829 
51,750 
TENURE 
2007 
39,113 
78,934 
31,911 
62,845 
30,696 
125,102 
4,386 
43,460 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
47 
49 
232 
57 
268 
208 
236 
998 
2007 
47 
63 
252 
58 
270 
223 
260 
998 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
12,493 
27,628 
4,496 
32,125 
28,205 
17,315 
69,469 
2007 
(D) 
4,213 
27,887 
3,763 
37,024 
29,299 
15,687 
66,388 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
19 
19 
121 
31 
144 
99 
133 
538 
2007 
15 
31 
107 
31 
133 
95 
138 
463 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
9,306 
8,231 
1,821 
(D) 
9,853 
2,881 
12,686 
2007 
(D) 
1,987 
8,556 
1,752 
5,193 
8,187 
2,640 
11,712 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
29 
72 
80 
98 
114 
133 
41 
442 
2007 
33 
60 
82 
101 
116 
140 
37 
457 
acres, 2012 
34,136 
55,263 
26,406 
65,883 
57,858 
116,232 
6,650 
84,768 
2007 
42,507 
72,494 
30,132 
60,552 
53,834 
114,586 
4,982 
77,981 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
10,207 
15,940 
9,859 
19,336 
20,921 
39,167 
2,510 
43,417 
2007 
17,553 
20,015 
11,677 
16,424 
19,761 
38,239 
2,741 
37,763 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
23,929 
39,323 
16,547 
46,547 
36,937 
77,065 
4,140 
41,351 
2007 
24,954 
52,479 
18,455 
44,128 
34,073 
76,347 
2,241 
40,218 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
27 
63 
56 
93 
106 
111 
39 
376 
2007 
30 
59 
54 
95 
97 
121 
29 
359 
acres, 2012 
30,873 
53,650 
18,110 
61,735 
29,032 
97,648 
2,945 
37,450 
2007 
37,050 
68,403 
20,781 
57,002 
23,228 
90,819 
(D) 
30,564 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
4 
15 
23 
30 
13 
50 
13 
46 
2007 
5 
21 
23 
12 
17 
72 
12 
46 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,514 
1,741 
9,737 
5,316 
27,384 
136 
2,576 
2007 
(D) 
8,893 
3,552 
4,153 
7,663 
27,640 
332 
2,947 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4 
12 
15 
27 
11 
44 
3 
27 
2007 
3 
20 
14 
12 
12 
59 
3 
14 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,455 
1,270 
8,168 
(D) 
22,018 
3 
1,614 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
8,544 
2,574 
4,091 
2,275 
26,096 
(D) 
1,184 
Total operators 
number 
118 
178 
492 
239 
565 
583 
455 
2,157 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
49 
102 
202 
137 
250 
238 
141 
914 
2 operators 
25 
27 
117 
42 
127 
125 
134 
482 
3 operators 
5 
6 
11 
6 
13 
18 
14 
82 
4 operators 
1 
1 
3 
- 
3 
9 
1 
7 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
2 
" 
2 
1 
- 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
23 
29 
122 
26 
136 
136 
191 
602 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
23 
29 
108 
26 
122 
118 
171 
552 
2 operators 
- 
- 
7 
- 
7 
9 
7 
19 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
4 operators 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
“ 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
128 
186 
528 
240 
593 
637 
476 
2,209 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
48 
108 
230 
116 
245 
281 
158 
900 
2 operators 
32 
30 
102 
41 
134 
120 
139 
516 
3 operators 
4 
6 
14 
14 
16 
25 
8 
67 
4 operators 
1 
- 
6 
- 
8 
6 
4 
16 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
5 
" 
- 
3 
- 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
26 
35 
128 
36 
171 
123 
202 
621 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
26 
35 
106 
32 
163 
102 
190 
565 
2 operators 
- 
- 
11 
2 
4 
3 
6 
25 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
72 
126 
293 
179 
355 
345 
197 
1,304 
2007 
70 
130 
322 
161 
329 
412 
232 
1,326 
acres, 2012 
46,625 
71,081 
53,837 
80,014 
92,601 
167,259 
18,854 
144,151 
2007 
45,690 
85,305 
59,941 
68,303 
93,937 
165,970 
16,834 
139,195 
Female 
farms, 2012 
8 
10 
42 
6 
40 
46 
93 
182 
2007 
15 
14 
35 
10 
74 
23 
77 
175 
acres, 2012 
160 
1,189 
1,938 
102 
2,698 
4,562 
5,247 
12,662 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
435 
295 
1,630 
165 
4,584 
5,555 
4,167 
8,121 
Farming 
2012 
55 
90 
167 
127 
200 
232 
145 
722 
2007 
48 
96 
163 
117 
170 
262 
154 
666 
Other 
2012 
25 
46 
168 
58 
195 
159 
145 
764 
Place of residence: 
2007 
37 
48 
194 
54 
233 
173 
155 
835 
On farm operated 
2012 
41 
78 
226 
131 
290 
252 
249 
1,292 
2007 
53 
96 
232 
123 
330 
259 
266 
1,276 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
39 
58 
109 
54 
105 
139 
41 
194 
2007 
32 
48 
125 
48 
73 
176 
43 
225 
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652 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
