Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Stokes 
Surry 
Swain 
Transylvania 
Tyrrell 
Union 
Vance 
Wake 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
926 
1,256 
94 
221 
78 
1,059 
242 
783 
2007 
963 
1,258 
85 
279 
68 
1,107 
246 
827 
acres, 2012 
91,547 
126,897 
(D) 
17,929 
64,590 
201,655 
54,880 
84,229 
2007 
91,014 
114,491 
5,587 
16,045 
53,870 
178,193 
55,091 
84,956 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
660 
845 
64 
170 
54 
555 
140 
465 
2007 
680 
872 
59 
186 
45 
520 
129 
484 
acres, 2012 
20,873 
50,769 
(D) 
4,824 
56,862 
143,932 
13,890 
37,990 
TENURE 
2007 
23,137 
39,712 
715 
5,282 
50,610 
109,598 
12,738 
35,610 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
662 
853 
54 
143 
36 
687 
165 
565 
2007 
679 
866 
53 
179 
37 
775 
163 
567 
acres, 2012 
53,360 
50,156 
(D) 
9,306 
12,060 
37,332 
21,946 
35,360 
2007 
50,245 
54,252 
3,657 
6,437 
7,676 
46,186 
24,452 
33,329 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
435 
515 
31 
107 
14 
277 
78 
296 
2007 
433 
530 
37 
123 
17 
263 
66 
264 
acres, 2012 
7,545 
9,360 
197 
2,047 
8,622 
8,734 
1,619 
6,178 
2007 
7,201 
11,852 
349 
1,029 
(D) 
7,426 
1,806 
5,728 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
222 
325 
36 
61 
35 
317 
63 
149 
2007 
255 
317 
23 
70 
22 
282 
72 
190 
acres, 2012 
35,817 
70,718 
(D) 
7,866 
45,714 
156,456 
30,988 
42,206 
2007 
39,118 
57,243 
(D) 
7,503 
34,521 
122,496 
29,172 
46,317 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
16,566 
34,012 
782 
4,553 
9,795 
57,565 
14,464 
1 1 ,427 
2007 
17,506 
25,586 
970 
3,524 
5,947 
45,765 
12,388 
13,854 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
19,251 
36,706 
(D) 
3,313 
35,919 
98,891 
16,524 
30,779 
2007 
21,612 
31,657 
(D) 
3,979 
28,574 
76,731 
16,784 
32,463 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
191 
284 
29 
49 
33 
255 
52 
125 
2007 
225 
286 
19 
46 
19 
231 
55 
166 
acres, 2012 
12,350 
38,687 
(D) 
2,439 
42,639 
130,167 
10,561 
26,758 
2007 
15,372 
26,723 
363 
3,047 
33,770 
94,161 
10,081 
25,768 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
42 
78 
4 
17 
7 
55 
14 
69 
2007 
29 
75 
9 
30 
9 
50 
11 
70 
acres, 2012 
2,370 
6,023 
192 
757 
6,816 
7,867 
1,946 
6,663 
2007 
1,651 
2,996 
(D) 
2,105 
11,673 
9,511 
1,467 
5,310 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
34 
46 
4 
14 
7 
23 
10 
44 
2007 
22 
56 
3 
17 
9 
26 
8 
54 
acres, 2012 
978 
2,722 
62 
338 
5,601 
5,031 
1,710 
5,054 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
564 
1,137 
3 
1,206 
(□) 
8,011 
851 
4,114 
Total operators 
number 
1,376 
1,903 
140 
325 
103 
1,560 
329 
1,171 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
536 
717 
54 
142 
55 
622 
167 
473 
2 operators 
346 
457 
34 
68 
21 
389 
65 
252 
3 operators 
34 
63 
6 
5 
2 
37 
9 
46 
4 operators 
7 
14 
- 
1 
- 
7 
- 
9 
5 or more operators 
3 
5 
- 
5 
- 
4 
1 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
405 
510 
37 
84 
15 
445 
93 
381 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
379 
459 
33 
70 
15 
418 
81 
292 
2 operators 
13 
24 
2 
4 
- 
12 
6 
38 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
“ 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,463 
1,921 
125 
408 
102 
1,714 
357 
1,192 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
528 
743 
49 
181 
51 
606 
159 
525 
2 operators 
378 
409 
32 
80 
13 
422 
69 
253 
3 operators 
52 
72 
4 
11 
1 
59 
14 
40 
4 operators 
4 
26 
- 
4 
1 
16 
3 
5 
5 or more operators 
1 
8 
- 
3 
2 
4 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
428 
565 
35 
131 
15 
524 
92 
375 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
408 
468 
35 
103 
12 
465 
78 
296 
2 operators 
10 
41 
- 
14 
- 
25 
7 
35 
3 operators 
- 
5 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
798 
1,147 
85 
192 
76 
891 
194 
650 
2007 
867 
1,093 
73 
230 
65 
938 
208 
664 
acres, 2012 
83,635 
118,561 
4,509 
15,913 
(D) 
194,995 
47,549 
76,165 
2007 
85,397 
105,071 
4,610 
14,034 
51,870 
170,838 
48,011 
76,951 
Female 
farms, 2012 
128 
109 
9 
29 
2 
168 
48 
133 
2007 
96 
165 
12 
49 
3 
169 
38 
163 
acres, 2012 
7,912 
8,336 
(D) 
2,016 
(D) 
6,660 
7,331 
8,064 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
5,617 
9,420 
977 
2,011 
2,000 
7,355 
7,080 
8,005 
Farming 
2012 
471 
609 
25 
103 
45 
561 
89 
384 
2007 
417 
528 
32 
99 
37 
570 
112 
405 
Other 
2012 
455 
647 
69 
118 
33 
498 
153 
399 
Place of residence: 
2007 
546 
730 
53 
180 
31 
537 
134 
422 
On farm operated 
2012 
717 
1,006 
81 
182 
49 
892 
190 
604 
2007 
802 
1,036 
64 
206 
39 
954 
165 
669 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
209 
250 
13 
39 
29 
167 
52 
179 
2007 
161 
222 
21 
73 
29 
153 
81 
158 
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654 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
