Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Henderson 
Hertford 
Hoke 
Hyde 
Iredell 
Jackson 
Johnston 
Jones 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
206 
82 
112 
89 
471 
74 
443 
84 
2007 
224 
90 
79 
97 
389 
71 
497 
66 
Any 
2012 
262 
80 
90 
69 
732 
171 
732 
86 
2007 
333 
73 
170 
79 
812 
158 
748 
93 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
30 
22 
13 
8 
99 
23 
64 
13 
2007 
70 
5 
30 
16 
99 
22 
127 
15 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
19 
4 
5 
30 
53 
3 
50 
5 
2007 
17 
2 
29 
4 
77 
27 
54 
10 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
40 
8 
12 
5 
171 
22 
100 
9 
2007 
58 
9 
20 
11 
116 
11 
95 
5 
200 days or more 
2012 
173 
46 
60 
26 
409 
123 
518 
59 
2007 
188 
57 
91 
48 
520 
98 
472 
63 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
18 
4 
9 
21 
22 
5 
48 
17 
2007 
20 
8 
17 
8 
58 
19 
49 
8 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
33 
9 
11 
7 
53 
12 
46 
12 
2007 
40 
16 
32 
15 
57 
9 
101 
13 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
69 
27 
26 
23 
149 
28 
171 
40 
2007 
94 
19 
49 
32 
162 
41 
145 
22 
10 years or more 
2012 
348 
122 
156 
107 
979 
200 
910 
101 
2007 
403 
120 
151 
121 
924 
160 
950 
116 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.1 
22.0 
19.8 
20.3 
24.2 
23.1 
23.5 
20.3 
2007 
21.4 
22.8 
17.1 
20.3 
22.8 
19.1 
23.4 
21.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
2 
6 
19 
21 
40 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
8 
9 
4 
36 
12 
42 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
59 
29 
21 
21 
133 
23 
146 
38 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
371 
123 
166 
114 
1,013 
210 
947 
107 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.4 
23.9 
21.2 
21.9 
26.1 
24.8 
25.5 
22.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
4 
. 
_ 
. 
. 
6 
. 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
4 
4 
8 
12 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
6 
7 
- 
5 
75 
14 
67 
16 
2007 
6 
8 
11 
6 
54 
5 
58 
9 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
56 
20 
26 
13 
104 
16 
135 
16 
2007 
103 
25 
29 
24 
123 
19 
149 
23 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
129 
34 
49 
25 
222 
33 
239 
44 
2007 
123 
35 
72 
32 
308 
53 
283 
35 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
72 
35 
30 
18 
180 
38 
176 
14 
2007 
71 
24 
33 
17 
185 
42 
174 
29 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
39 
25 
20 
34 
208 
56 
196 
36 
2007 
74 
16 
46 
25 
163 
35 
212 
24 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
58 
13 
38 
29 
152 
43 
126 
23 
2007 
83 
18 
18 
24 
133 
37 
143 
15 
70 years and over 
2012 
108 
24 
39 
34 
262 
45 
230 
21 
2007 
97 
37 
40 
44 
231 
30 
214 
24 
Average age 
2012 
58.5 
56.2 
59.5 
60.7 
59.2 
60.1 
57.6 
55.3 
2007 
57.2 
58.1 
56.2 
58.4 
57.7 
57.0 
57.2 
56.1 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
383 
109 
160 
80 
856 
162 
831 
136 
2007 
320 
81 
156 
80 
566 
131 
665 
85 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
16 
12 
14 
11 
52 
7 
59 
5 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
240 
48 
97 
44 
450 
112 
437 
85 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
54 
7 
33 
12 
142 
7 
212 
10 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
7 
- 
5 
4 
42 
5 
7 
3 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
59 
22 
15 
8 
184 
21 
181 
19 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
48 
32 
12 
14 
71 
25 
49 
20 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
10 
2 
2 
1 
9 
5 
14 
1 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
1 
4 
- 
6 
- 
8 
1 
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 
453 
150 
196 
151 
1,159 
238 
1,152 
164 
acres, 2012 
32,006 
69,511 
51,557 
94,253 
146,938 
15,342 
185,610 
53,538 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
33 
6 
13 
11 
74 
22 
51 
13 
acres, 2012 
4,160 
6,309 
1,304 
3,504 
18,561 
3,568 
15,116 
2,201 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
410 
123 
166 
119 
1,057 
211 
1,037 
129 
2007 
499 
121 
199 
114 
1,062 
195 
1,097 
112 
acres, 2012 
26,587 
36,048 
29,293 
(D) 
103,605 
11,391 
146,621 
28,612 
2007 
(D) 
37,577 
(D) 
42,800 
102,818 
10,204 
149,058 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
28 
13 
17 
15 
80 
16 
57 
23 
2007 
29 
14 
22 
33 
95 
24 
71 
25 
acres, 2012 
2,427 
20,399 
10,749 
29,149 
33,727 
2,030 
22,847 
24,608 
2007 
4,852 
14,147 
8,258 
25,228 
26,426 
1,235 
19,310 
32,231 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
23 
23 
13 
20 
47 
14 
70 
18 
2007 
16 
25 
24 
19 
34 
10 
61 
19 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
23,245 
9,836 
23,736 
13,078 
2,378 
24,635 
6,147 
2007 
1,907 
26,699 
19,216 
13,677 
7,584 
1,899 
24,426 
8,113 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
3 
5 
3 
6 
2 
1 
- 
2007 
11 
3 
3 
6 
7 
- 
11 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,350 
(D) 
(D) 
307 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
1,539 
211 
(D) 
547 
1,364 
551 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
5 
1 
1 
13 
2 
10 
2007 
2 
- 
1 
4 
3 
- 
5 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,668 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
428 
224 
- 
745 
(D) 
-continued 
662 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
