Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lee 
Lenoir 
Lincoln 
McDowell 
Macon 
Madison 
Martin 
Mecklenburg 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
95 
202 
185 
134 
102 
230 
203 
97 
2007 
93 
226 
201 
130 
121 
296 
157 
93 
Any 
2012 
151 
199 
466 
200 
224 
489 
154 
140 
2007 
179 
254 
437 
253 
225 
505 
163 
143 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
17 
44 
42 
17 
32 
68 
39 
19 
2007 
34 
41 
46 
35 
27 
109 
40 
22 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
3 
17 
45 
21 
27 
53 
4 
15 
2007 
25 
16 
39 
17 
20 
57 
10 
15 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
16 
28 
86 
36 
39 
66 
16 
26 
2007 
20 
44 
60 
42 
52 
79 
20 
25 
200 days or more 
2012 
115 
110 
293 
126 
126 
302 
95 
80 
2007 
100 
153 
292 
159 
126 
260 
93 
81 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
7 
32 
8 
2 
3 
5 
6 
2007 
6 
28 
20 
13 
12 
20 
4 
12 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
5 
29 
31 
21 
18 
18 
19 
5 
2007 
26 
22 
40 
53 
19 
29 
15 
10 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
38 
62 
103 
68 
54 
95 
46 
39 
2007 
38 
64 
122 
74 
58 
132 
34 
20 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
198 
303 
485 
237 
252 
603 
287 
187 
2007 
202 
366 
456 
243 
257 
620 
267 
194 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.1 
23.2 
21.8 
18.9 
23.6 
24.1 
27.0 
24.3 
2007 
21.1 
22.6 
21.2 
17.8 
21.7 
22.4 
26.3 
23.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
4 
4 
27 
8 
1 
2 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
5 
18 
28 
12 
16 
13 
10 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
34 
42 
97 
61 
46 
72 
33 
38 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
203 
337 
499 
253 
263 
632 
314 
190 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.2 
26.2 
23.4 
20.4 
25.1 
27.2 
29.4 
25.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
5 
1 
. 
6 
. 
2 
. 
2007 
15 
4 
5 
2 
- 
17 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
9 
15 
36 
12 
4 
14 
8 
7 
2007 
8 
22 
19 
19 
10 
37 
6 
6 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
15 
58 
58 
36 
37 
63 
36 
18 
2007 
23 
41 
77 
61 
29 
83 
36 
25 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
56 
74 
145 
62 
66 
178 
75 
49 
2007 
80 
119 
186 
95 
79 
169 
92 
56 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
34 
55 
89 
66 
25 
94 
56 
39 
2007 
27 
86 
73 
36 
49 
119 
51 
26 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
46 
75 
87 
55 
44 
104 
47 
31 
2007 
37 
80 
88 
51 
44 
81 
42 
41 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
24 
41 
91 
41 
41 
99 
46 
30 
2007 
24 
55 
66 
53 
41 
116 
42 
34 
70 years and over 
2012 
62 
78 
144 
62 
103 
167 
87 
63 
2007 
58 
73 
124 
66 
94 
179 
51 
48 
Average age 
2012 
60.3 
57.9 
58.7 
58.2 
60.7 
59.8 
59.6 
60.8 
2007 
56.2 
56.9 
57.2 
56.4 
60.0 
58.1 
57.5 
58.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
199 
284 
443 
225 
193 
477 
221 
193 
2007 
158 
288 
318 
210 
189 
377 
156 
146 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
8 
20 
50 
16 
18 
57 
26 
11 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
179 
151 
210 
61 
136 
151 
119 
80 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
9 
50 
123 
26 
13 
58 
34 
72 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
- 
9 
3 
6 
4 
12 
6 
11 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
7 
45 
49 
79 
17 
82 
42 
28 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
2 
34 
32 
47 
10 
123 
14 
7 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
- 
10 
3 
6 
2 
35 
2 
3 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
" 
- 
7 
4 
- 
3 
- 
- 
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 
244 
383 
642 
322 
314 
703 
346 
229 
acres, 2012 
38,951 
111,734 
53,816 
22,452 
20,805 
55,305 
124,224 
14,033 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
8 
20 
27 
16 
12 
12 
10 
29 
acres, 2012 
3,194 
9,004 
6,545 
1,712 
777 
1,118 
9,001 
1,357 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
226 
322 
596 
282 
288 
684 
280 
170 
2007 
252 
401 
560 
338 
313 
734 
273 
194 
acres, 2012 
32,182 
71,531 
46,197 
19,087 
18,417 
52,405 
(D) 
7,820 
2007 
(D) 
93,107 
43,576 
19,329 
18,350 
58,665 
72,256 
(D) 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
13 
32 
27 
19 
20 
15 
44 
27 
2007 
15 
41 
51 
29 
16 
53 
31 
21 
acres, 2012 
5,380 
25,604 
5,592 
1,981 
(D) 
1,658 
28,837 
4,774 
2007 
(D) 
25,812 
10,429 
1,216 
1,226 
5,530 
19,043 
2,573 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
6 
37 
22 
18 
12 
10 
32 
27 
2007 
4 
32 
22 
11 
12 
7 
13 
11 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
20,509 
3,287 
1,998 
1,488 
1,573 
25,595 
2,180 
2007 
244 
15,488 
4,604 
(D) 
909 
1,755 
12,923 
1,986 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
- 
3 
7 
3 
2 
1 
3 
2007 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
7 
1 
5 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
24 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
405 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
100 
(D) 
784 
(D) 
300 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
1 
10 
3 
8 
3 
8 
10 
2007 
- 
4 
3 
2 
2 
- 
2 
5 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,460 
470 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
260 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 663 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
