Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Warren 
Washington 
Watauga 
Wayne 
Wilkes 
Wilson 
Yadkin 
Yancey 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
112 
103 
192 
271 
385 
169 
349 
118 
2007 
143 
93 
133 
321 
427 
146 
362 
149 
Any 
2012 
144 
53 
417 
292 
587 
128 
603 
332 
2007 
151 
94 
454 
402 
668 
158 
628 
298 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
14 
4 
59 
39 
51 
19 
70 
37 
2007 
15 
15 
77 
47 
105 
30 
119 
79 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
16 
4 
54 
16 
22 
10 
38 
53 
2007 
13 
11 
49 
23 
43 
7 
47 
22 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
22 
5 
83 
26 
117 
13 
62 
41 
2007 
17 
10 
60 
42 
104 
22 
63 
44 
200 days or more 
2012 
92 
40 
221 
211 
397 
86 
433 
201 
2007 
106 
58 
268 
290 
416 
99 
399 
153 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
4 
14 
16 
39 
3 
29 
10 
2007 
12 
4 
22 
22 
37 
11 
38 
22 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
17 
21 
19 
35 
6 
54 
21 
2007 
11 
9 
12 
41 
68 
12 
76 
33 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
26 
10 
76 
56 
139 
48 
143 
49 
2007 
44 
26 
79 
101 
163 
42 
153 
61 
10 years or more 
2012 
208 
125 
498 
472 
759 
240 
726 
370 
2007 
227 
148 
474 
559 
827 
239 
723 
331 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
27.1 
25.8 
24.8 
26.2 
24.3 
22.5 
22.2 
25.7 
2007 
25.7 
22.9 
25.0 
23.0 
23.2 
24.0 
21.3 
21.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
3 
8 
14 
33 
3 
23 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
13 
16 
18 
21 
6 
42 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
26 
10 
65 
45 
86 
39 
134 
44 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
209 
130 
520 
486 
832 
249 
753 
384 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.6 
27.8 
26.6 
27.6 
27.2 
24.6 
23.9 
27.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
4 
6 
. 
5 
. 
6 
. 
2007 
- 
1 
- 
21 
1 
- 
5 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4 
13 
21 
20 
32 
18 
60 
25 
2007 
12 
9 
6 
30 
45 
15 
55 
16 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
14 
12 
38 
53 
106 
24 
109 
26 
2007 
14 
11 
58 
82 
145 
23 
149 
56 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
42 
22 
124 
124 
197 
57 
186 
78 
2007 
62 
51 
147 
215 
271 
71 
291 
87 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
27 
24 
104 
102 
106 
58 
156 
75 
2007 
44 
26 
95 
105 
139 
61 
127 
78 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
46 
19 
115 
86 
168 
31 
163 
67 
2007 
53 
21 
99 
103 
179 
36 
113 
57 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
47 
17 
76 
63 
153 
54 
103 
56 
2007 
30 
13 
53 
58 
132 
44 
98 
66 
70 years and over 
2012 
73 
45 
125 
115 
205 
55 
169 
123 
2007 
79 
55 
129 
109 
183 
54 
152 
80 
Average age 
2012 
62.4 
58.5 
59.7 
58.4 
59.2 
58.2 
56.9 
60.5 
2007 
61.2 
58.8 
59.3 
55.0 
57.2 
57.8 
55.2 
57.3 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
161 
102 
395 
392 
645 
187 
628 
250 
2007 
135 
117 
294 
418 
552 
152 
543 
221 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
10 
19 
17 
22 
51 
16 
33 
41 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
111 
40 
200 
151 
366 
54 
377 
91 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
17 
12 
126 
132 
129 
64 
116 
88 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
- 
53 
8 
112 
29 
86 
1 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
9 
14 
47 
82 
33 
33 
80 
28 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
21 
25 
18 
42 
28 
18 
19 
10 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
7 
1 
7 
8 
5 
5 
5 
8 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
3 
- 
2 
3 
3 
2 
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 
237 
143 
598 
529 
942 
278 
933 
434 
acres, 2012 
62,162 
68,043 
52,619 
171,853 
107,210 
90,581 
95,517 
29,644 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
13 
10 
27 
28 
39 
34 
26 
10 
acres, 2012 
2,554 
9,536 
2,206 
18,512 
6,149 
21,239 
5,189 
328 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
213 
127 
551 
436 
877 
208 
867 
398 
2007 
243 
154 
528 
599 
1,001 
233 
881 
394 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
48,474 
45,667 
97,493 
89,392 
(D) 
74,122 
27,200 
2007 
58,323 
61,854 
(D) 
105,625 
94,246 
46,421 
76,249 
28,930 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
23 
12 
37 
48 
46 
50 
58 
23 
2007 
34 
17 
47 
64 
62 
41 
81 
33 
acres, 2012 
13,936 
14,190 
4,908 
26,078 
7,578 
39,031 
21,511 
2,012 
2007 
10,904 
19,945 
5,882 
22,991 
9,620 
40,075 
23,460 
3,193 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
15 
14 
14 
71 
42 
31 
18 
14 
2007 
13 
10 
7 
54 
16 
24 
24 
15 
acres, 2012 
2,554 
23,600 
4,740 
57,869 
13,329 
26,207 
3,283 
1,120 
2007 
(D) 
13,069 
3,113 
40,081 
3,833 
11,713 
5,407 
1,117 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
4 
2 
4 
2 
6 
2007 
- 
2 
3 
4 
13 
6 
4 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
318 
2007 
- 
(D) 
342 
(D) 
974 
6,469 
54 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
5 
3 
6 
4 
5 
4 
7 
9 
2007 
4 
4 
2 
2 
3 
- 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
5,134 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
82 
(D) 
352 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,297 
- 
(D) 
668 North Carolina 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
