Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Davidson 
Davie 
Duplin 
Durham 
Edgecombe 
Forsyth 
Franklin 
Gaston 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
349 
303 
435 
99 
170 
253 
196 
168 
2007 
359 
212 
530 
97 
142 
240 
231 
162 
Any 
2012 
713 
337 
505 
133 
102 
409 
346 
352 
2007 
715 
415 
629 
145 
158 
440 
362 
354 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
69 
39 
35 
23 
4 
21 
31 
32 
2007 
98 
53 
81 
35 
22 
75 
37 
44 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
120 
15 
21 
12 
9 
55 
21 
64 
2007 
55 
37 
33 
14 
23 
34 
17 
20 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
82 
46 
99 
10 
14 
79 
34 
57 
2007 
99 
50 
72 
22 
5 
82 
73 
51 
200 days or more 
2012 
442 
237 
350 
88 
75 
254 
260 
199 
2007 
463 
275 
443 
74 
108 
249 
235 
239 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
73 
8 
55 
8 
6 
12 
16 
29 
2007 
40 
21 
36 
9 
24 
39 
37 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
43 
40 
33 
11 
10 
44 
28 
32 
2007 
35 
26 
55 
26 
12 
31 
49 
53 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
106 
69 
82 
44 
27 
85 
99 
80 
2007 
163 
110 
165 
50 
30 
129 
102 
97 
10 years or more 
2012 
840 
523 
770 
169 
229 
521 
399 
379 
2007 
836 
470 
903 
157 
234 
481 
405 
346 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.3 
23.4 
23.3 
19.6 
24.8 
23.8 
22.7 
23.0 
2007 
24.3 
22.1 
22.2 
18.0 
23.4 
22.1 
20.8 
21.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
65 
6 
46 
6 
5 
6 
12 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
34 
34 
30 
11 
9 
33 
23 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
95 
62 
68 
34 
26 
73 
67 
73 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
868 
538 
796 
181 
232 
550 
440 
399 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.8 
25.2 
25.4 
22.3 
26.5 
26.4 
25.8 
24.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
7 
1 
16 
. 
. 
. 
3 
. 
2007 
5 
- 
9 
- 
7 
- 
- 
16 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
58 
19 
58 
3 
5 
19 
9 
12 
2007 
42 
16 
56 
11 
8 
20 
32 
19 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
104 
82 
90 
24 
15 
37 
49 
65 
2007 
120 
77 
139 
38 
25 
74 
71 
59 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
223 
114 
230 
45 
60 
116 
119 
92 
2007 
244 
152 
309 
60 
75 
143 
149 
111 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
151 
71 
139 
32 
40 
97 
97 
79 
2007 
147 
105 
200 
35 
53 
102 
75 
64 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
138 
109 
133 
37 
77 
107 
116 
75 
2007 
142 
101 
153 
30 
33 
110 
81 
91 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
151 
108 
118 
38 
23 
110 
51 
70 
2007 
130 
50 
109 
25 
30 
92 
67 
29 
70 years and over 
2012 
230 
136 
156 
53 
52 
176 
98 
127 
2007 
244 
126 
184 
43 
69 
139 
118 
127 
Average age 
2012 
58.8 
59.6 
56.5 
60.6 
60.2 
61.9 
58.7 
60.3 
2007 
58.7 
58.2 
56.1 
56.5 
58.0 
59.4 
57.3 
57.8 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
774 
451 
681 
196 
201 
478 
401 
371 
2007 
600 
349 
575 
163 
149 
371 
323 
271 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
19 
19 
34 
21 
11 
19 
48 
41 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
308 
294 
341 
86 
110 
149 
239 
156 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
340 
44 
136 
60 
44 
279 
43 
119 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
53 
90 
16 
2 
1 
8 
6 
15 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
98 
29 
99 
27 
18 
41 
64 
43 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
21 
15 
102 
28 
32 
22 
57 
18 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
22 
14 
14 
2 
4 
13 
6 
11 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
" 
- 
6 
- 
- 
5 
4 
2 
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 
1,043 
622 
896 
221 
245 
651 
529 
517 
acres, 2012 
82,183 
55,888 
201,476 
17,533 
96,287 
40,078 
102,840 
41,240 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
59 
31 
34 
25 
26 
37 
29 
34 
acres, 2012 
8,540 
1,990 
24,619 
2,069 
15,230 
2,157 
15,162 
3,137 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
965 
575 
740 
187 
211 
585 
476 
485 
2007 
969 
545 
964 
188 
228 
608 
534 
473 
acres, 2012 
71,017 
49,696 
155,428 
14,805 
(D) 
34,204 
(D) 
37,793 
2007 
71,869 
55,432 
(D) 
21,345 
(D) 
35,221 
81,896 
32,590 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
61 
37 
76 
25 
33 
36 
44 
19 
2007 
65 
43 
109 
30 
49 
42 
37 
28 
acres, 2012 
11,117 
5,929 
35,361 
1,932 
28,803 
4,403 
33,602 
2,652 
2007 
9,979 
8,002 
39,524 
1,839 
44,126 
5,889 
19,687 
3,318 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
21 
24 
109 
17 
24 
32 
20 
14 
2007 
32 
34 
71 
12 
19 
22 
17 
14 
acres, 2012 
4,038 
3,699 
37,332 
1,579 
32,629 
1,394 
9,058 
(D) 
2007 
8,620 
6,080 
32,921 
1,204 
30,770 
2,101 
10,977 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
8 
3 
8 
1 
3 
1 
- 
2007 
4 
- 
13 
7 
3 
2 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
725 
(D) 
1,855 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
5,991 
296 
1,107 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
7 
1 
7 
2 
1 
8 
2 
2 
2007 
4 
5 
2 
5 
1 
6 
3 
- 
acres, 2012 
413 
(D) 
949 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
358 
(D) 
1,466 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
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660 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
