Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mitchell 
Montgomery 
Moore 
Nash 
New Hanover 
Northampton 
Onslow 
Orange 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
70 
126 
268 
198 
27 
174 
196 
208 
2007 
92 
96 
289 
216 
18 
164 
184 
201 
Any 
2012 
216 
124 
450 
232 
23 
145 
151 
437 
2007 
222 
193 
515 
271 
55 
176 
217 
403 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
20 
11 
51 
22 
3 
23 
29 
84 
2007 
38 
28 
52 
65 
15 
36 
26 
58 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
40 
7 
33 
39 
2 
13 
1 
36 
2007 
31 
8 
44 
16 
7 
5 
13 
29 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
27 
26 
45 
25 
3 
13 
23 
55 
2007 
50 
20 
64 
29 
6 
25 
32 
44 
200 days or more 
2012 
129 
80 
321 
146 
15 
96 
98 
262 
2007 
103 
137 
355 
161 
27 
110 
146 
272 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
5 
15 
24 
6 
14 
11 
37 
2007 
12 
9 
46 
29 
2 
4 
13 
31 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
13 
9 
47 
16 
3 
9 
13 
36 
2007 
19 
18 
56 
24 
10 
33 
37 
41 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
30 
39 
107 
51 
13 
43 
55 
107 
2007 
60 
57 
104 
57 
8 
36 
47 
88 
10 years or more 
2012 
234 
197 
549 
339 
28 
253 
268 
465 
2007 
223 
205 
598 
377 
53 
267 
304 
444 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.7 
22.5 
22.2 
23.9 
15.9 
27.0 
21.5 
21.6 
2007 
21.9 
20.0 
20.5 
23.4 
20.3 
23.5 
21.2 
21.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
4 
11 
18 
4 
7 
9 
24 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
11 
8 
39 
16 
3 
9 
11 
38 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
24 
29 
74 
42 
13 
46 
43 
89 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
246 
209 
594 
354 
30 
257 
284 
494 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.8 
24.8 
24.5 
26.2 
16.9 
28.1 
23.7 
23.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
1 
1 
1 
. 
. 
. 
. 
2007 
5 
1 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
7 
12 
26 
14 
1 
22 
8 
35 
2007 
13 
17 
33 
16 
3 
9 
16 
15 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
27 
19 
60 
42 
5 
22 
41 
66 
2007 
21 
38 
115 
47 
7 
36 
54 
76 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
50 
58 
183 
73 
8 
65 
85 
126 
2007 
63 
75 
200 
153 
11 
132 
94 
166 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
36 
48 
94 
71 
7 
69 
51 
96 
2007 
55 
43 
110 
71 
11 
41 
55 
103 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
68 
45 
105 
76 
10 
24 
47 
101 
2007 
49 
50 
115 
58 
11 
28 
71 
90 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
37 
37 
99 
58 
5 
35 
54 
82 
2007 
41 
18 
100 
43 
10 
39 
50 
59 
70 years and over 
2012 
60 
30 
150 
96 
14 
82 
61 
139 
2007 
67 
47 
126 
98 
20 
55 
61 
95 
Average age 
2012 
59.8 
57.4 
58.6 
59.5 
61.2 
59.1 
58.2 
58.6 
2007 
58.7 
55.6 
56.6 
57.6 
61.0 
57.0 
56.8 
56.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
200 
180 
526 
294 
48 
250 
216 
538 
2007 
176 
157 
438 
244 
47 
173 
231 
407 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
16 
26 
30 
17 
- 
52 
12 
21 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
85 
96 
375 
172 
20 
81 
87 
344 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
58 
10 
57 
50 
20 
48 
92 
72 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
3 
7 
37 
10 
- 
2 
9 
55 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
19 
18 
54 
45 
5 
38 
29 
51 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
26 
13 
62 
36 
4 
76 
15 
30 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
6 
2 
19 
9 
3 
1 
2 
7 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
3 
14 
4 
1 
- 
- 
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 
275 
244 
700 
414 
45 
304 
332 
627 
acres, 2012 
17,908 
32,561 
79,177 
127,888 
(D) 
153,931 
50,125 
54,285 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
5 
8 
47 
21 
8 
19 
17 
76 
acres, 2012 
37 
1,280 
8,355 
22,139 
(D) 
10,253 
7,604 
6,649 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
253 
222 
635 
347 
36 
260 
299 
540 
2007 
280 
248 
729 
403 
60 
270 
344 
484 
acres, 2012 
16,048 
28,045 
63,543 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
36,478 
(D) 
2007 
20,338 
(D) 
67,762 
93,728 
3,837 
109,571 
38,939 
36,858 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
18 
13 
34 
42 
4 
34 
22 
48 
2007 
21 
28 
46 
50 
3 
45 
27 
61 
acres, 2012 
2,104 
2,350 
6,537 
36,094 
18 
34,371 
10,115 
8,371 
2007 
1,417 
5,578 
8,771 
37,738 
(D) 
25,689 
8,168 
13,735 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
14 
10 
40 
35 
6 
20 
22 
47 
2007 
12 
11 
19 
31 
6 
15 
24 
48 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
11,809 
29,918 
263 
19,659 
10,882 
8,228 
2007 
(D) 
2,457 
3,311 
21,990 
110 
14,444 
7,903 
8,142 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
3 
1 
2 
3 
- 
8 
2007 
- 
1 
7 
- 
2 
10 
2 
11 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
405 
2007 
- 
(D) 
118 
(D) 
5,872 
(D) 
1,322 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1 
4 
6 
5 
2 
2 
4 
2 
2007 
1 
1 
3 
3 
2 
- 
4 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
698 
543 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
168 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
113 
88 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
664 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
