Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Richmond 
Robeson 
Rockingham 
Rowan 
Rutherford 
Sampson 
Scotland 
Stanly 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
124 
455 
301 
348 
275 
488 
76 
213 
2007 
132 
483 
303 
329 
200 
470 
76 
239 
Any 
2012 
153 
486 
601 
663 
363 
579 
74 
451 
2007 
146 
534 
560 
654 
505 
733 
114 
474 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
25 
67 
100 
55 
43 
79 
22 
52 
2007 
13 
114 
85 
78 
69 
103 
30 
38 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
29 
27 
34 
39 
23 
42 
3 
34 
2007 
13 
40 
52 
42 
45 
52 
7 
27 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
6 
108 
65 
110 
51 
76 
12 
68 
2007 
14 
76 
66 
91 
69 
106 
5 
59 
200 days or more 
2012 
93 
284 
402 
459 
246 
382 
37 
297 
2007 
106 
304 
357 
443 
322 
472 
72 
350 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
31 
37 
28 
21 
32 
3 
14 
2007 
11 
43 
31 
30 
39 
48 
3 
26 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
36 
39 
32 
43 
69 
11 
50 
2007 
21 
47 
74 
94 
79 
77 
27 
56 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
52 
131 
139 
165 
98 
170 
33 
111 
2007 
52 
160 
138 
147 
152 
171 
31 
123 
10 years or more 
2012 
198 
743 
687 
786 
476 
796 
103 
489 
2007 
194 
767 
620 
712 
435 
907 
129 
508 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.4 
22.7 
21.8 
23.4 
22.7 
22.3 
17.7 
20.8 
2007 
19.6 
22.5 
21.6 
22.0 
19.0 
21.7 
17.0 
20.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
28 
30 
15 
19 
32 
3 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
25 
33 
37 
36 
59 
11 
26 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
44 
116 
119 
149 
89 
150 
31 
102 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
209 
772 
720 
810 
494 
826 
105 
523 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
22.0 
24.1 
24.5 
24.9 
24.8 
24.0 
19.5 
22.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
13 
8 
- 
7 
2 
13 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
2 
1 
1 
11 
7 
1 
1 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
3 
51 
40 
30 
27 
80 
6 
22 
2007 
11 
36 
21 
65 
14 
53 
5 
32 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
23 
73 
88 
139 
59 
131 
16 
93 
2007 
29 
120 
100 
132 
96 
215 
32 
82 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
73 
208 
224 
188 
105 
229 
28 
129 
2007 
61 
218 
226 
218 
151 
275 
49 
146 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
33 
141 
125 
143 
95 
134 
21 
88 
2007 
44 
143 
128 
137 
143 
193 
37 
117 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
30 
170 
128 
140 
127 
158 
33 
104 
2007 
34 
205 
122 
140 
86 
141 
24 
98 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
40 
142 
105 
132 
91 
134 
27 
84 
2007 
48 
114 
105 
107 
111 
109 
20 
104 
70 years and over 
2012 
62 
148 
192 
232 
132 
188 
19 
144 
2007 
51 
179 
160 
183 
93 
210 
22 
133 
Average age 
2012 
58.2 
57.9 
58.5 
58.7 
59.6 
56.3 
57.6 
58.5 
2007 
58.6 
58.1 
57.8 
56.7 
57.0 
55.8 
55.1 
58.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
185 
619 
655 
676 
459 
749 
111 
476 
2007 
130 
491 
474 
575 
368 
620 
123 
373 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
5 
62 
49 
49 
39 
47 
7 
23 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
76 
282 
279 
349 
224 
503 
42 
271 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
70 
84 
199 
136 
25 
115 
22 
108 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
" 
15 
13 
18 
10 
27 
3 
2 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
38 
126 
89 
114 
44 
97 
21 
79 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
14 
72 
78 
44 
113 
38 
29 
31 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
9 
8 
16 
4 
11 
2 
20 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
10 
2 
5 
21 
6 
4 
9 
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 
264 
903 
882 
987 
628 
1,014 
142 
648 
acres, 2012 
40,033 
243,464 
108,896 
116,260 
57,886 
262,841 
45,053 
89,648 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
14 
76 
38 
38 
34 
73 
7 
8 
acres, 2012 
2,067 
25,297 
8,314 
8,361 
6,065 
28,219 
2,695 
2,316 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
224 
814 
818 
928 
577 
826 
126 
610 
2007 
229 
868 
763 
876 
626 
922 
155 
654 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
170,674 
91,801 
99,944 
49,852 
154,458 
(D) 
62,876 
2007 
26,472 
167,463 
(D) 
86,050 
56,675 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
18 
69 
44 
42 
34 
93 
9 
22 
2007 
21 
95 
76 
64 
59 
138 
14 
36 
acres, 2012 
8,549 
58,938 
7,676 
10,095 
4,361 
61,527 
3,660 
1 1 ,789 
2007 
9,890 
62,470 
10,614 
13,033 
4,803 
71,471 
7,635 
14,253 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
27 
42 
29 
25 
21 
130 
8 
28 
2007 
23 
39 
21 
24 
14 
126 
16 
19 
acres, 2012 
8,279 
24,459 
11,117 
8,385 
4,248 
67,883 
7,052 
17,797 
2007 
3,523 
32,569 
10,100 
13,672 
(D) 
75,116 
20,662 
4,625 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
6 
2 
8 
2 
13 
5 
- 
2007 
2 
11 
2 
2 
4 
14 
3 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,031 
(D) 
6,875 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
4,245 
(D) 
(D) 
36 
6,806 
149 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
10 
9 
8 
4 
5 
2 
4 
2007 
3 
4 
1 
17 
2 
3 
2 
1 
acres, 2012 
168 
(D) 
(D) 
1,690 
(D) 
892 
(D) 
609 
2007 
(D) 
1,279 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
666 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
