Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Carolina 
Alamance 
Alexander 
Alleghany 
Anson 
Ashe 
Avery 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
20,047 
252 
252 
231 
195 
396 
185 
2007 
19,602 
242 
220 
193 
195 
337 
144 
Any 
2012 
30,171 
480 
351 
336 
234 
744 
298 
2007 
33,311 
511 
407 
326 
292 
788 
333 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
3,864 
46 
35 
50 
38 
145 
59 
2007 
5,279 
74 
39 
89 
52 
140 
88 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2,364 
32 
33 
36 
13 
50 
38 
2007 
2,749 
26 
21 
25 
15 
78 
35 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
4,390 
71 
42 
54 
40 
105 
44 
2007 
4,572 
75 
43 
27 
32 
81 
44 
200 days or more 
2012 
19,553 
331 
241 
196 
143 
444 
157 
2007 
20,711 
336 
304 
185 
193 
489 
166 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,659 
37 
23 
9 
13 
20 
7 
2007 
2,153 
59 
12 
29 
29 
34 
8 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,459 
43 
34 
34 
17 
36 
12 
2007 
3,453 
34 
45 
34 
24 
82 
28 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
6,909 
86 
66 
72 
73 
136 
54 
2007 
8,385 
136 
100 
54 
71 
140 
48 
10 years or more 
2012 
39,191 
566 
480 
452 
326 
948 
410 
2007 
38,922 
524 
470 
402 
363 
869 
393 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.1 
22.7 
24,0 
23.8 
22.5 
23.6 
25.7 
2007 
21.9 
21.4 
21.7 
21.5 
21.9 
22.7 
23.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,298 
33 
23 
8 
4 
13 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,030 
37 
29 
32 
17 
25 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
5,935 
71 
56 
56 
58 
113 
49 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
40,955 
591 
495 
471 
350 
989 
417 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.0 
25.1 
25.0 
25.6 
24.4 
25.5 
27.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
220 
1 
2 
3 
4 
3 
4 
2007 
307 
- 
9 
- 
1 
4 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
2,101 
27 
62 
14 
16 
53 
28 
2007 
2,056 
38 
31 
32 
29 
47 
5 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
4,932 
63 
84 
46 
47 
86 
45 
2007 
6,521 
96 
88 
58 
31 
173 
88 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
10,391 
135 
121 
118 
77 
255 
111 
2007 
13,035 
195 
140 
108 
106 
241 
102 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
7,306 
141 
62 
71 
42 
180 
47 
2007 
7,751 
98 
104 
79 
101 
145 
67 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
7,818 
115 
74 
88 
76 
163 
53 
2007 
7,518 
87 
87 
70 
68 
157 
74 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
6,755 
77 
87 
88 
67 
158 
85 
2007 
5,992 
100 
69 
76 
47 
152 
45 
70 years and over 
2012 
10,695 
173 
111 
139 
100 
242 
110 
2007 
9,733 
139 
99 
96 
104 
206 
95 
Average age 
2012 
58.9 
59.7 
56.3 
60.3 
59.8 
59.2 
58.4 
2007 
57,3 
57.4 
56.3 
57.7 
58.9 
57.3 
57.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
34,814 
530 
380 
358 
283 
794 
333 
2007 
28,313 
406 
297 
256 
209 
566 
243 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
2,587 
34 
44 
8 
24 
23 
58 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
18,475 
313 
231 
191 
203 
576 
151 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
7,092 
112 
21 
22 
32 
49 
44 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
1,549 
8 
5 
142 
5 
159 
25 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
4,924 
76 
94 
19 
27 
62 
66 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
3,330 
27 
50 
43 
12 
22 
83 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
732 
15 
5 
2 
9 
20 
- 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
290 
- 
1 
1 
1 
2 
4 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
48,594 
710 
589 
552 
412 
1,110 
457 
acres, 2012 
7,674,251 
75,801 
57,332 
88,236 
78,823 
107,960 
26,646 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,474 
45 
26 
24 
24 
33 
26 
acres, 2012 
687,066 
3,978 
3,479 
7,280 
7,321 
5,690 
2,433 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
43,563 
665 
543 
501 
363 
1,034 
397 
2007 
45,766 
682 
580 
469 
423 
1,029 
379 
acres, 2012 
5,566,945 
65,852 
49,937 
69,539 
60,277 
94,047 
20,058 
2007 
5,768,298 
71,715 
49,186 
60,919 
71,143 
92,626 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
3,132 
40 
41 
36 
34 
52 
45 
2007 
4,246 
40 
35 
33 
34 
63 
65 
acres, 2012 
1,381,005 
11,039 
5,722 
8,856 
9,603 
(D) 
3,674 
2007 
1,508,528 
9,833 
4,310 
9,584 
3,672 
7,934 
3,864 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
2,715 
21 
15 
24 
25 
50 
34 
2007 
2,241 
22 
10 
14 
22 
27 
31 
acres, 2012 
1,253,748 
5,815 
2,844 
11,931 
9,556 
(D) 
4,125 
2007 
1,043,198 
5,551 
(D) 
6,123 
11,789 
(D) 
5,930 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
320 
- 
4 
6 
3 
3 
3 
2007 
384 
3 
1 
1 
5 
4 
1 
acres, 2012 
138,284 
- 
165 
600 
(D) 
(D) 
265 
2007 
93,040 
63 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
488 
6 
- 
- 
4 
1 
4 
2007 
276 
6 
1 
2 
3 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
74,774 
845 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
102 
2007 
61,607 
726 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
656 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
