Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Stokes 
Surry 
Swain 
Transylvania 
Tyrrell 
Union 
Vance 
Wake 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
326 
448 
19 
87 
38 
448 
96 
344 
2007 
299 
439 
23 
94 
37 
410 
91 
315 
Any 
2012 
600 
808 
75 
134 
40 
611 
146 
439 
2007 
664 
819 
62 
185 
31 
697 
155 
512 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
107 
83 
17 
17 
9 
77 
36 
83 
2007 
116 
111 
9 
35 
1 
106 
26 
75 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
61 
46 
7 
17 
4 
37 
9 
19 
2007 
88 
86 
5 
18 
2 
49 
3 
54 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
72 
99 
9 
20 
2 
55 
11 
96 
2007 
85 
130 
10 
44 
- 
76 
29 
92 
200 days or more 
2012 
360 
580 
42 
80 
25 
442 
90 
241 
2007 
375 
492 
38 
88 
28 
466 
97 
291 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
58 
24 
6 
4 
4 
38 
4 
16 
2007 
62 
60 
- 
7 
1 
48 
27 
33 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
31 
42 
5 
10 
- 
63 
7 
44 
2007 
53 
88 
3 
13 
2 
66 
15 
61 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
143 
163 
10 
23 
13 
163 
28 
106 
2007 
178 
271 
13 
56 
17 
142 
32 
105 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
694 
1,027 
73 
184 
61 
795 
203 
617 
2007 
670 
839 
69 
203 
48 
851 
172 
628 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.1 
23.0 
18.8 
24.5 
21.6 
22.6 
24.0 
24.2 
2007 
21.2 
20.0 
22.9 
20.2 
21.9 
22.4 
20.3 
23.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
50 
20 
6 
2 
3 
31 
4 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
23 
22 
5 
9 
- 
58 
7 
40 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
134 
147 
10 
19 
8 
151 
23 
83 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
719 
1,067 
73 
191 
67 
819 
208 
650 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.0 
24.6 
19.5 
26.5 
24.8 
24.1 
26.0 
26.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
4 
. 
. 
6 
. 
. 
2007 
- 
8 
- 
1 
- 
8 
- 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
23 
46 
3 
7 
4 
44 
- 
10 
2007 
54 
58 
9 
11 
3 
28 
3 
14 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
83 
152 
10 
12 
8 
87 
21 
61 
2007 
106 
213 
6 
30 
10 
156 
23 
91 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
178 
322 
31 
52 
13 
261 
32 
169 
2007 
278 
329 
20 
100 
18 
285 
49 
181 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
182 
172 
9 
42 
14 
139 
43 
117 
2007 
142 
178 
15 
20 
9 
148 
37 
140 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
180 
183 
15 
20 
17 
174 
42 
102 
2007 
121 
117 
12 
33 
18 
136 
52 
136 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
106 
147 
8 
37 
15 
113 
44 
120 
2007 
115 
141 
9 
28 
3 
127 
37 
96 
70 years and over 
2012 
174 
234 
14 
51 
7 
235 
60 
204 
2007 
147 
214 
14 
56 
7 
219 
45 
165 
Average age 
2012 
59.0 
57.7 
55.5 
60.6 
57.3 
58.9 
62.1 
61.4 
2007 
56.4 
55.6 
56.7 
56.7 
55.3 
57.6 
59.9 
59.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
602 
794 
52 
172 
59 
783 
145 
587 
2007 
453 
656 
35 
159 
49 
684 
135 
505 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
31 
44 
11 
17 
4 
67 
8 
22 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
274 
559 
23 
112 
20 
413 
76 
331 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
137 
144 
7 
22 
11 
213 
37 
187 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
12 
50 
- 
6 
9 
5 
2 
13 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
122 
52 
11 
12 
3 
150 
20 
70 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
57 
22 
9 
13 
18 
47 
9 
21 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
20 
19 
2 
4 
- 
27 
4 
12 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
5 
1 
4 
- 
- 
9 
" 
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 
899 
1,226 
84 
214 
74 
1,033 
237 
760 
acres, 2012 
89,323 
116,828 
4,888 
17,561 
57,748 
182,612 
49,309 
77,981 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
37 
41 
1 
16 
3 
52 
10 
43 
acres, 2012 
4,854 
5,639 
(D) 
548 
438 
22,806 
2,679 
6,372 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
854 
1,128 
79 
183 
64 
924 
222 
664 
2007 
869 
1,111 
78 
235 
54 
960 
205 
687 
acres, 2012 
79,413 
88,636 
4,239 
14,054 
(D) 
125,183 
42,715 
63,282 
2007 
76,266 
(D) 
4,906 
12,479 
(D) 
113,969 
(D) 
63,451 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
40 
85 
7 
14 
5 
61 
13 
31 
2007 
74 
108 
5 
17 
6 
88 
33 
61 
acres, 2012 
8,418 
21,951 
113 
1,932 
9,156 
63,440 
10,964 
6,817 
2007 
13,041 
18,393 
(D) 
1,130 
13,639 
54,411 
9,668 
8,253 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
24 
36 
3 
13 
7 
62 
7 
55 
2007 
12 
26 
- 
12 
6 
42 
7 
59 
acres, 2012 
3,399 
15,422 
222 
546 
24,757 
12,728 
1,201 
3,636 
2007 
1,362 
8,227 
- 
1,576 
14,348 
8,364 
2,704 
9,230 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
6 
- 
14 
2007 
2 
7 
- 
4 
2 
10 
1 
5 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
184 
- 
7,238 
2007 
(D) 
110 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
395 
(D) 
468 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
8 
6 
5 
10 
1 
6 
19 
2007 
6 
6 
2 
11 
- 
7 
- 
15 
acres, 2012 
317 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
120 
- 
3,256 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,054 
- 
3,554 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 667 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
