Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Warren 
Washington 
Watauga 
Wayne 
Wilkes 
Wilson 
Yadkin 
Yancey 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
256 
156 
609 
563 
972 
297 
952 
450 
2007 
294 
187 
587 
723 
1,095 
304 
990 
447 
acres, 2012 
65,699 
91,398 
55,765 
191,195 
111,118 
111,395 
100,483 
31,002 
2007 
72,707 
96,911 
45,782 
175,265 
109,970 
104,678 
105,170 
33,431 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
143 
91 
467 
398 
663 
168 
701 
338 
2007 
140 
99 
426 
508 
627 
185 
700 
283 
acres, 2012 
18,774 
72,279 
10,241 
142,683 
33,155 
83,635 
49,465 
4,650 
TENURE 
2007 
17,470 
80,128 
8,535 
126,158 
26,599 
77,780 
47,735 
4,875 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
177 
82 
378 
294 
599 
174 
596 
318 
2007 
207 
110 
411 
371 
703 
153 
590 
324 
acres, 2012 
33,908 
15,206 
25,406 
37,226 
44,099 
12,632 
35,320 
17,505 
2007 
33,350 
13,933 
20,230 
38,136 
53,587 
13,334 
32,677 
18,758 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
70 
22 
285 
152 
347 
57 
390 
235 
2007 
66 
36 
277 
206 
331 
61 
358 
185 
acres, 2012 
3,046 
7,065 
3,605 
11,710 
6,377 
2,034 
11,931 
1,838 
2007 
2,192 
5,556 
(D) 
14,627 
6,567 
3,538 
8,608 
1,261 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
64 
52 
182 
208 
330 
99 
321 
107 
2007 
77 
65 
155 
253 
354 
120 
346 
93 
acres, 2012 
30,096 
61,764 
23,930 
142,563 
59,026 
89,225 
62,350 
12,092 
2007 
37,725 
75,912 
21,629 
121,288 
54,203 
77,693 
70,224 
13,514 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
14,171 
28,483 
9,188 
41,365 
26,021 
28,878 
23,693 
5,184 
2007 
17,526 
28,967 
8,767 
36,900 
27,184 
24,957 
26,495 
4,965 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
15,925 
33,281 
14,742 
101,198 
33,005 
60,347 
38,657 
6,908 
2007 
20,199 
46,945 
12,862 
84,388 
27,019 
52,736 
43,729 
8,549 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
61 
48 
144 
195 
288 
89 
280 
86 
2007 
66 
54 
134 
234 
281 
99 
300 
77 
acres, 2012 
14,582 
51,228 
5,575 
120,037 
24,383 
73,070 
35,560 
2,645 
2007 
14,712 
67,867 
(D) 
97,114 
19,529 
61,862 
38,057 
3,363 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
15 
22 
49 
61 
43 
24 
35 
25 
2007 
10 
12 
21 
99 
38 
31 
54 
30 
acres, 2012 
1,695 
14,428 
6,429 
11,406 
7,993 
9,538 
2,813 
1,405 
2007 
1,632 
7,066 
3,923 
15,841 
2,180 
13,651 
2,269 
1,159 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
12 
21 
38 
51 
28 
22 
31 
17 
2007 
8 
9 
15 
68 
15 
25 
42 
21 
acres, 2012 
1,146 
13,986 
1,061 
10,936 
2,395 
8,531 
1,974 
167 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
566 
6,705 
580 
14,417 
503 
12,380 
1,070 
251 
Total operators 
number 
379 
221 
962 
832 
1,399 
438 
1,381 
641 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
148 
115 
382 
360 
619 
191 
572 
282 
2 operators 
93 
23 
205 
169 
299 
83 
340 
148 
3 operators 
15 
13 
11 
25 
36 
14 
32 
17 
4 operators 
- 
4 
7 
16 
6 
7 
3 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
11 
2 
2 
3 
1 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
113 
38 
190 
159 
328 
100 
342 
161 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
100 
30 
168 
142 
296 
86 
322 
141 
2 operators 
5 
4 
7 
7 
7 
7 
10 
10 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
1 
6 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
419 
262 
853 
1,071 
1,616 
439 
1,414 
623 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
192 
130 
348 
484 
663 
201 
619 
307 
2 operators 
84 
47 
219 
193 
348 
79 
326 
121 
3 operators 
15 
4 
15 
35 
80 
20 
37 
12 
4 operators 
2 
5 
3 
6 
3 
1 
8 
5 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
2 
5 
1 
3 
- 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
122 
53 
215 
207 
461 
95 
325 
163 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
98 
51 
197 
188 
373 
78 
309 
140 
2 operators 
9 
1 
9 
5 
44 
6 
8 
7 
3 operators 
2 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
227 
145 
555 
517 
905 
259 
865 
423 
2007 
244 
171 
524 
654 
960 
270 
906 
389 
acres, 2012 
62,134 
87,802 
52,697 
178,856 
106,969 
101,126 
96,844 
29,701 
2007 
66,325 
89,376 
43,077 
167,595 
99,165 
102,740 
100,739 
30,635 
Female 
farms, 2012 
29 
11 
54 
46 
67 
38 
87 
27 
2007 
50 
16 
63 
69 
135 
34 
84 
58 
acres, 2012 
3,565 
3,596 
3,068 
12,339 
4,149 
10,269 
3,639 
1,301 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
6,382 
7,535 
2,705 
7,670 
10,805 
1,938 
4,431 
2,796 
Farming 
2012 
109 
92 
272 
343 
492 
182 
427 
140 
2007 
130 
109 
200 
420 
542 
164 
455 
179 
Other 
2012 
147 
64 
337 
220 
480 
115 
525 
310 
Place of residence: 
2007 
164 
78 
387 
303 
553 
140 
535 
268 
On farm operated 
2012 
176 
101 
439 
438 
835 
190 
738 
381 
2007 
209 
128 
465 
566 
936 
235 
779 
373 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
80 
55 
170 
125 
137 
107 
214 
69 
2007 
85 
59 
122 
157 
159 
69 
211 
74 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 655 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
