Table 54. White Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with 
a White operator 1 
Farms with a White 
principal operator 
Farms 
White 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
North Carolina.... 
47,868 
69,328 
8,167,164 
47,627 
8,141,735 
Counties 
Alamance 
711 
1,079 
81,633 
711 
81,633 
Alexander 
595 
878 
58,195 
591 
57,710 
Alleghany 
564 
862 
90,896 
562 
90,206 
Anson 
385 
551 
79,970 
385 
79,970 
Ashe 
1,135 
1,638 
112,250 
1,134 
112,165 
Avery 
479 
667 
27,708 
475 
27,474 
Beaufort 
346 
485 
147,815 
346 
147,815 
Bertie 
260 
339 
131,579 
250 
131,379 
Bladen 
434 
647 
111,177 
434 
111,177 
Brunswick 
200 
270 
41,019 
200 
41,019 
Buncombe 
1,054 
1,637 
70,694 
1,051 
70,664 
Burke 
481 
729 
34,370 
477 
34,054 
Cabarrus 
571 
836 
65,290 
570 
65,216 
Caldwell 
405 
604 
31,713 
405 
31,713 
Camden 
55 
90 
48,894 
55 
48,894 
Carteret 
125 
190 
62,836 
125 
62,836 
Caswell 
468 
666 
91,088 
468 
91,088 
Catawba 
685 
996 
66,908 
683 
66,884 
Chatham 
1,122 
1,695 
110,463 
1,116 
110,109 
Cherokee 
242 
342 
20,553 
241 
20,527 
Chowan 
134 
197 
57,631 
134 
57,631 
Clay 
148 
213 
11,317 
148 
11,317 
Cleveland 
1,034 
1,482 
116,647 
1,033 
(D) 
Columbus 
651 
878 
147,029 
642 
146,588 
Craven 
239 
337 
68,930 
233 
68,846 
Cumberland 
360 
523 
78,016 
357 
77,292 
Currituck 
80 
124 
35,338 
79 
(D) 
Dare 
9 
14 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
Davidson 
1,053 
1,561 
86,983 
1,051 
86,911 
Davie 
634 
946 
59,350 
632 
59,240 
Duplin 
837 
1,168 
223,409 
835 
223,098 
Durham 
217 
323 
20,012 
216 
19,990 
Edgecombe 
261 
365 
125,581 
260 
122,331 
Forsyth 
653 
948 
39,892 
653 
39,892 
Franklin 
507 
753 
114,057 
502 
113,541 
Gaston 
510 
764 
40,175 
507 
40,103 
Gates 
166 
245 
62,124 
166 
62,124 
Graham 
107 
166 
6,837 
107 
6,837 
Granville 
549 
796 
97,283 
545 
97,203 
Greene 
254 
364 
100,883 
254 
100,883 
Guilford 
935 
1,418 
88,776 
929 
88,576 
Halifax 
262 
365 
184,155 
262 
184,155 
Harnett 
756 
1,057 
117,949 
754 
117,457 
Haywood 
595 
817 
48,837 
594 
48,830 
Henderson 
462 
708 
35,595 
459 
35,466 
Hertford 
134 
180 
80,088 
134 
80,088 
Hoke 
166 
236 
55,688 
162 
55,485 
Hyde 
141 
228 
106,795 
141 
106,795 
Iredell 
1,176 
1,738 
151,352 
1,176 
151,352 
Jackson 
241 
364 
(D) 
237 
15,571 
Johnston 
1,145 
1,641 
193,350 
1,144 
193,307 
Jones 
166 
240 
58,701 
166 
58,701 
Lee 
241 
356 
38,671 
241 
38,671 
Lenoir 
393 
523 
121,267 
384 
119,438 
Lincoln 
647 
943 
55,410 
646 
55,251 
McDowell 
326 
458 
24,698 
316 
24,201 
Macon 
325 
489 
22,409 
323 
(D) 
Madison 
717 
986 
55,978 
716 
55,935 
Martin 
335 
441 
123,548 
334 
122,488 
Mecklenburg 
232 
350 
15,198 
232 
15,198 
Mitchell 
286 
416 
19,322 
286 
19,322 
Montgomery 
238 
351 
34,541 
237 
34,493 
Moore 
703 
1,053 
81,770 
701 
81,668 
Nash 
394 
569 
137,202 
391 
137,049 
New Hanover 
50 
66 
2,881 
50 
2,881 
Northampton 
277 
380 
156,137 
266 
155,084 
Onslow 
336 
444 
57,138 
336 
57,138 
Orange 
607 
927 
54,149 
588 
52,978 
Pamlico 
80 
115 
46,785 
80 
46,785 
Pasquotank 
114 
152 
70,817 
114 
70,817 
Pender 
306 
438 
54,221 
300 
54,137 
Perquimans 
166 
217 
75,451 
166 
75,451 
Person 
354 
496 
92,594 
347 
91,836 
Pitt 
381 
557 
171,263 
379 
169,308 
Polk 
285 
443 
23,858 
285 
23,858 
Randolph 
1,471 
2,131 
156,115 
1,469 
156,095 
Richmond 
260 
353 
46,072 
258 
45,778 
Robeson 
510 
696 
194,110 
503 
193,891 
Rockingham 
877 
1,254 
109,521 
874 
109,341 
Rowan 
997 
1,464 
120,348 
997 
120,348 
Rutherford 
632 
974 
59,317 
628 
59,179 
Sampson 
996 
1,360 
284,612 
988 
282,671 
Scotland 
124 
170 
63,493 
124 
63,493 
Stanly 
651 
959 
92,296 
651 
92,296 
Stokes 
912 
1,342 
90,796 
912 
90,796 
Surry 
1,246 
1,849 
126,117 
1,242 
126,026 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 681 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
