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232 North Carolina 2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item North Carolina Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ....................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ......................................................... dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment .........................................................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ............................................................................... 10 to 49 acres ........................................................................... 50 to 179 acres ......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ....................................................................... 500 to 999 acres ....................................................................... 1,000 acres or more .................................................................. Total cropland .......................................................................farms
acres Harvested cropland ...........................................................farms
acres Irrigated land .........................................................................farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ...........$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops .............$1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ..............................$1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ....................................................................... $5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................................... $10,000 to $24,999 ................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) ..........................................farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ................................farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ..........................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ................................farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ...............................................farms
number Beef cows ......................................................................farms
number Milk cows .......................................................................farms
number Cattle and calves sold .......................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory ...............................................farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ................................................farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold .......................farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop .............................................farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ..........................farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ...................................................farms acres
bushels Oats for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ..................................................................farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain .............................................................farms
acres bushels
46,418 8,430,522
182 52
843,154 4,642
5,220,962 112,477
5,112 17,132 15,321
5,341 1,762 1,750
34,563
5,000,685 30,404
4,407,160
3,708 143,444
12,900,674
277,924
3,734,980 9,165,694
18,113 5,053 5,658 5,645 2,514 1,716 7,719
10,010
107,565 16,118
295,024
9,281,373 199,952
46,418
4,021,890 86,645
18,413 776,271 16,407
369,922 546
45,422 14,143
377,397 2,426
8,899,459 2,145
35,800,173 1,679
32,729 5,520
14,160,452 1,958
832,869,502
4,784 843,969
116,637,072 483
45,670 786,430
2,229 413,534
23,223,968 3
68 1,354 2,226
413,466 23,222,614
234
9,375 630,755
167 11,903
728,549 220
16,606 977,972
720 80,042
111 53
667,068 6,000
46,590 64,708
81 249 279
85 21 5
528
33,802 462
25,343
75 710
41,749 57,985
14,739 27,011
312 79 95 93 34 21 86
62
147 255
1,577
35,436 49,217
720
8,036 11,162
351 15,347
303 6,771
20 1,462
287 7,763
22 166
17 272
40 976
95 370,579
6 1,229,500
38 3,203
372,538 12
1,077 13,705
27 1,060
56,433 - - -
27 1,060
56,433
1 (D) (D)
2 (D) (D)
4 165
9,850
544 54,146
100 50
560,533 5,632
55,187 101,446
45 227 203
52 12 5
386
22,740 366
18,618
22 334
176,342 324,157
8,475
167,867
157 42 66 72 34 10
163
30 170 221
2,592
107,589 197,774
544
71,515 131,461
332 18,727
302 7,858
9 1,107
265 11,916
8 91 2
(D) 11 96 85
756,772 58
25,068,105
16 958
133,133 13
1,355 24,464
17 1,428
85,367 - - -
17 1,428
85,367
- - - 2
(D) (D)
6 180
8,514
448 70,593
158 70
777,876 4,937
39,350 87,835
44 123 188
61 18 14
373
26,232 361
22,100
2 (D)
31,401 70,091
18,168 13,233
147 19 80 80 45 24 53
25 32
160 1,925
24,519 54,730
448
8,839 19,730
228 18,381
179 5,782
14 1,014
214 11,189
16 159
7 7
16 181
45 800
7 3,005
7 468
67,806 21
1,641 26,679
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
412 85,330
207 90
846,181 4,086
47,953 116,392
13 122 167
66 26 18
245
33,625 199
29,190
8 276
303,746 737,248
13,135
290,611
160 31 36 39 8
16 122
112 817 193
1,656
174,120 422,621
412
132,099 320,627
159 9,317
139 (D)
7 (D)
120 6,028
31 56,359
22 187,390
14 82 15
305,080 65
49,637,971
35 7,351
884,585 1
(D) (D) 26
6,993 405,328
- - -
26 6,993
405,328
4 579
43,733 1
(D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
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2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 233 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ...................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ........................................................ dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ 1,000 acres or more ................................................................... Total cropland ....................................................................... farms
acres Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms
acres Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ............................. $1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ $5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) .......................................... farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ............................... farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ......................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ............................... farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms
number Beef cows ..................................................................... farms
number Milk cows ...................................................................... farms
number Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ........................................................... farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory .............................................. farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ............................................... farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ...................... farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................ farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ......................... farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms acres
bushels Oats for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ................................................................. farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain ............................................................. farms
acres bushels
864 109,790
127 62
668,101 5,258
62,153 71,937
62 301 344 116
25 16
722
36,360 676
27,996
54 84
57,141 66,136
43,957 13,184
316 79
135 144
48 48 94
16 76
255 2,771
51,620 59,746
864
8,367 9,684
380 17,354
313 7,442
11 87
309 14,298
3 (D)
8 53 38
1,089 62
1,333 1
(D)
9 119
15,430 4
47 940
2 (D) (D)
- - - 2
(D) (D)
- - - - - - - - -
351 28,679
82 48
530,636 6,494
22,190 63,220
63 114 139
25 4 6
318
11,946 299
8,416
25 35
20,085 57,222
19,306
779
103 45 48 56 27 20 52
11 37 86
1,023
20,295 57,822
351 849
2,420
73 1,662
61 955
5 9
59 786
3 10 4
46 1
(D) 19
666 - -
12 60
6,945 2
(D) (D)
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
310 139,475
450 81
1,538,781 3,420
82,414 265,851
22 98 77 39 26 48
238
118,626 185
114,813
21 2,045
112,038 361,413
73,263 38,775
112 16 19 30 18 20 95
181
4,556 141
2,942
78,579 253,481
310
40,958 132,121
33 347
33 263
- -
17 166
11 35,910
5 353,064
17 66 36
665 1
(D)
101 39,819
6,350,896 - - -
35 11,911
831,254 - - -
35 11,911
831,254
7 1,162
80,614 1
(D) (D)
3 (D)
8,140
323 148,113
459 111
1,390,119 3,032
77,012 238,427
28 59
100 58 43 35
244
112,281 200
100,830
15 3,178
260,470 806,410
80,485
179,986
74 17 15 33 22 12
150
204 4,249
159 3,271
171,015 529,458
323
96,975 300,233
23 725
17 344
- -
13 287
22 (D) 16
(D) - -
10 (D) 77
38,149,383
79 12,593
1,758,842 - - -
64 9,942
613,405 - - -
64 9,942
613,405
- - - - - - 2
(D) (D)
512 180,340
352 80
1,174,444 3,334
115,250 225,098
51 133 178
86 26 38
386
76,833 320
61,700
74 5,972
446,399 871,873
70,578
375,821
200 25 30 42 26 40
149
179 3,178
253 8,738
282,968 552,672
512
175,347 342,474
113 4,034
109 (D)
1 (D) 84
1,785 69
713,011 65
2,933,267 4
63 50
(D) 23
21,605,819
116 20,725
2,749,756 - - -
18 2,753
164,551 - - -
18 2,753
164,551
3 54
2,158 - - - 5
226 18,662
231 44,693
193 56
758,353 3,920
26,428 114,405
39 58 95 21 6
12
182 22,774
141 20,933
17
472
46,069 199,435
15,776 30,294
105 18 20 29 22 3
34
35 338
80 1,833
44,176
191,238
231 4,065
17,596
71 1,370
67 (D)
1 (D) 38
535 23
76,368 19
201,637 1
(D) 40
1,758 - -
56 8,505
1,123,982 - - -
10 190
6,380 - - -
10 190
6,380
2 (D) (D)
- - - - - -
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234 North Carolina 2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ....................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ......................................................... dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment .........................................................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ............................................................................... 10 to 49 acres ........................................................................... 50 to 179 acres ......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ....................................................................... 500 to 999 acres ....................................................................... 1,000 acres or more .................................................................. Total cropland .......................................................................farms
acres Harvested cropland ...........................................................farms
acres Irrigated land .........................................................................farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ...........$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops .............$1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ..............................$1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ....................................................................... $5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................................... $10,000 to $24,999 ................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) ..........................................farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ................................farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ..........................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ................................farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ...............................................farms
number Beef cows ......................................................................farms
number Milk cows .......................................................................farms
number Cattle and calves sold .......................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory ...............................................farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ................................................farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold .......................farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop .............................................farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ..........................farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ...................................................farms acres
bushels Oats for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ..................................................................farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain .............................................................farms
acres bushels
1,073 72,284
67 28
670,235 9,949
59,733 55,669
250 472 280
53 13 5
800
17,847 724
14,350
143 844
48,013 44,747
37,180 10,834
476 167 150 144
63 34 39
132 357 278
4,535
45,394 42,306
1,073 7,512 7,001
485 13,764
427 7,473
20 880 410
6,291 18
743 22
697 79
1,550 213
15,863 12
4,666
27 429
66,846 22
887 22,963
- - - - - - - - -
- - - 3
51 3,471
- - -
508 38,641
76 40
433,663 5,701
38,907 76,589
75 210 182
33 5 3
391
17,468 338
15,401
42 1,793
81,466
160,366
19,801 61,665
263 35 55 55 14 21 65
26
167 147
1,559
53,719 105,746
508
29,472 58,017
188 4,828
170 2,788
5 62
125 1,771
16 235
18 281
37 343 100
58,161 38
9,822,200
47 1,750
199,897 2
(D) (D)
9 314
13,583 - - - 9
314 13,583
- - - - - - - - -
629 63,667
101 39
881,469 8,709
52,447 83,381
93 263 196
58 9
10
466 32,796
431 28,292
32
(D)
57,847 91,967
17,735 40,112
281 99 90 76 21 10 52
68
304 192
3,972
46,071 73,245
629
16,052 25,520
313 13,299
298 6,747
8 647 276
6,357 26
(D) 21
(D) 29
383 84
(D) 16
3,238,325
27 4,486
594,786 7
517 8,083
17 4,256
249,722 - - -
17 4,256
249,722
8 347
24,088 8
683 27,286
2 (D) (D)
411 37,991
92 35
419,469 4,538
24,539 59,705
48 187 111
58 5 2
304
14,400 290
11,984
20 647
48,055
116,923
11,005 37,050
182 60 53 37 16 7
56
23 152 106 718
28,858 70,215
411
20,066 48,823
206 6,205
188 3,473
3 5
134 2,076
7 (D)
8 (D) 16 91 59
1,134 21
7,118,099
26 1,004
129,419 1
(D) (D)
8 793
42,433 - - - 8
793 42,433
- - - - - - - - -
81 59,239
731 59
2,327,456 3,182
34,126 421,303
15 24 16 5 1
20
51 53,847
43 53,445
2
(D)
39,932 492,982
39,253
679
35 6 3 8 4 1
24
37 1,262
36 855
33,750
416,663
81 8,299
102,452
11 299
11 203
- -
10 175
6 6 - - 4
174 20
848 - -
21 17,123
2,942,603 - - -
11 5,017
336,474 - - -
11 5,017
336,474
1 (D) (D)
- - - 1
(D) (D)
158 62,764
397 15
1,801,801 4,536
14,958 94,673
46 78 19 10 1 4
83
44,670 55
43,277
9 142
23,780
150,508
23,283 497
82 18 28 11 4 2
13
16 137
44 597
19,223
121,666
158 5,291
33,485
19 351
13 248
- -
13 82 8
88 2
(D) 7
31 11
1,079 6
714
8 (D) (D)
- - - 3
345 20,630
- - - 3
345 20,630
- - - - - - - - -
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2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 235 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ...................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ........................................................ dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ 1,000 acres or more ................................................................... Total cropland ....................................................................... farms
acres Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms
acres Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ............................. $1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ $5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) .......................................... farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ............................... farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ......................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ............................... farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms
number Beef cows ..................................................................... farms
number Milk cows ...................................................................... farms
number Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ........................................................... farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory .............................................. farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ............................................... farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ...................... farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................ farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ......................... farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms acres
bushels Oats for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ................................................................. farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain ............................................................. farms
acres bushels
493 104,882
213 110
689,530 3,241
32,415 65,751
27 114 200
94 41 17
386
32,343 311
19,052
29 1,381
37,926 76,928
21,113 16,813
210 65 63 59 28 23 45
95
164 196
1,767
30,137 61,130
493
9,720 19,716
180 9,064
155 3,975
6 810 143
3,897 19
184 22
148 14
1,096 53
245,815 2
(D)
48 1,533
205,780 5
798 12,100
41 1,820
76,860 - - -
41 1,820
76,860
2 (D) (D)
2 (D) (D)
- - -
638 63,530
100 45
651,547 6,543
55,866 87,564
87 256 219
59 10 7
465
34,226 428
31,460
45 742
77,281
121,130
21,796 55,485
228 95 96 91 42 23 63
54
620 156
1,466
53,600 84,012
638
25,767 40,388
366 14,170
335 7,400
10 660 286
7,419 16
301 12
241 19
484 94
69,831 35
9,766,530
46 4,638
735,884 4
580 12,820
27 3,700
206,963 - - -
27 3,700
206,963
5 229
16,888 7
268 17,346
- - -
1,116 105,995
95 50
522,890 5,505
74,400 66,667
97 446 425 124
20 4
705
30,864 637
27,195
88 295
171,150 153,360
11,205
159,945
399 137 166 179
71 39
125
97 103 306
3,293
135,429 121,352
1,116
39,117 35,051
622 32,403
563 16,068
16 722 527
14,121 19
(D) 16
(D) 50
1,065 137
252,773 77
18,531,654
18 1,523
198,000 6
735 11,183
13 1,290
65,444 - - -
13 1,290
65,444
4 212
13,269 8
340 19,648
3 297
22,127
277 26,236
95 39
464,663 4,906
21,921 79,138
28 131
84 27 5 2
180
7,591 157
5,678
15 76
20,608 74,397
(D) (D)
102 39 37 46 25 4
24
50 303
82 871
14,336 51,753
277
7,446 26,880
137 9,581
122 (D) 10
(D) 128
7,493 11
142 5
100 12
324 48
(D) 1
(D)
17 308
50,750 7
445 6,082
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
97 53,528
552 108
1,928,100 3,494
38,485 396,748
4 30 16 14 10 23
80
43,852 74
41,625
25 4,220
46,585
480,256
38,531 8,054
15 6 3
17 3
10 43
64
2,814 44
1,170
36,240 373,611
97
14,329 147,722
18 847
10 242
- -
14 260
4 (D)
5 (D)
3 180
2 (D)
3 1,260,000
25 4,790
684,456 - - -
22 3,719
220,606 - - -
22 3,719
220,606
- - - - - - 5
391 33,130
164 12,525
76 44
479,404 6,277
6,894 42,034
13 80 55 15
- 1
130
4,746 116
4,021
15 192
2,929
17,857
2,045 884
65 33 19 30 10 3 4
23
129 37
199
3,202 19,523
164
55 334
86 2,330
78 1,229
- -
63 1,045
4 12 4
23 14
408 10
246 - -
6 731
106,659 2
(D) (D)
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
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236 North Carolina 2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ....................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ......................................................... dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment .........................................................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ............................................................................... 10 to 49 acres ........................................................................... 50 to 179 acres ......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ....................................................................... 500 to 999 acres ....................................................................... 1,000 acres or more .................................................................. Total cropland .......................................................................farms
acres Harvested cropland ...........................................................farms
acres Irrigated land .........................................................................farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ...........$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops .............$1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ..............................$1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ....................................................................... $5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................................... $10,000 to $24,999 ................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) ..........................................farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ................................farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ..........................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ................................farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ...............................................farms
number Beef cows ......................................................................farms
number Milk cows .......................................................................farms
number Cattle and calves sold .......................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory ...............................................farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ................................................farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold .......................farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop .............................................farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ..........................farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ...................................................farms acres
bushels Oats for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ..................................................................farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain .............................................................farms
acres bushels
1,005 113,341
113 60
526,049 4,664
67,104 66,770
76 356 400 147
17 9
713
45,554 631
40,938
37 446
133,799 133,133
15,926
117,873
441 112 129 126
57 41 99
294
1,076 318
1,923
84,119 83,701
1,005
52,679 52,417
507 21,267
449 10,824
17 715 402
9,888 22
144 20
194 28
532 99
92,972 53
20,671,816
32 4,092
559,934 10
875 10,235
50 7,812
414,698 - - -
50 7,812
414,698
5 280
18,740 5
134 11,920
2 (D) (D)
514 141,080
274 80
895,784 3,264
80,222 156,073
37 137 188
71 38 43
444
113,028 374
101,461
38 2,121
162,008 315,190
58,462
103,546
149 44 47 86 44 18
126
233 2,708
222 4,727
115,783 225,258
514
53,660 104,398
116 5,369
108 3,056
- -
89 2,582
46 230,315
40 904,428
5 100
49 1,606
6 2,760,115
187 33,984
4,307,551 - - -
30 6,702
337,911 - - -
30 6,702
337,911
8 207
19,929 - - - 3
68 2,602
245 81,360
332 63
1,307,554 3,937
43,002 175,519
29 60 75 28 32 21
183
61,929 140
58,565
26 903
71,606
292,271
36,777 34,830
89 21 16 24 11 11 73
117
1,461 106
3,547
54,434 222,182
245
22,180 90,529
29 1,227
27 (D)
2 (D) 24
395 17
65,030 16
329,700 - -
28 887
- -
71 21,397
3,118,123 - - -
15 2,008
110,018 - - -
15 2,008
110,018
- - - - - - 2
(D) (D)
336 65,995
196 53
1,014,731 5,166
41,348 123,059
57 106 110
23 25 15
233
35,504 185
31,082
25 1,186
95,799
285,116
25,424 70,375
132 31 35 46 16 19 57
86
355 120
3,708
73,225 217,932
336
26,637 79,276
92 3,004
87 (D)
2 (D) 56
1,974 42
103,041 39
751,001 15
485 68
1,703 11
2,020,170
42 6,721
931,309 - - -
20 3,552
200,364 - - -
20 3,552
200,364
3 112
7,900 - - - - - -
89 44,834
504 50
2,471,600 4,906
17,808 200,095
13 30 13 12 11 10
60
36,395 52
34,672
11 96
18,220
204,721
18,157 64
39 10
- 8 2 6
24
38 1,247
43 446
16,928
190,203
89 2,985
33,543
15 213
13 (D)
2 (D) 11
108 1
(D) 4
58 - -
11 307
1 (D)
27 11,780
1,916,062 - - - 9
5,100 325,986
- - - 9
5,100 325,986
- - - - - - 2
(D) (D)
32 5,342
167 10
702,379 4,207
2,659 83,082
15 6 8 - - 3
27
4,702 22
2,363
11 60
1,567
48,969
1,013 554
13 2 4 5 - - 8
3
225 9
87
1,426 44,562
32
(D) (D)
5 (D)
3 (D)
- - 5
23 - - - - 4
24 - - - -
1 (D) (D)
- - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
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2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 237 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ...................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ........................................................ dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ 1,000 acres or more ................................................................... Total cropland ....................................................................... farms
acres Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms
acres Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ............................. $1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ $5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) .......................................... farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ............................... farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ......................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ............................... farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms
number Beef cows ..................................................................... farms
number Milk cows ...................................................................... farms
number Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ........................................................... farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory .............................................. farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ............................................... farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ...................... farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................ farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ......................... farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms acres
bushels Oats for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ................................................................. farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain ............................................................. farms
acres bushels
1,003 92,359
92 40
533,839 5,797
62,735 62,547
130 444 322
72 26 9
813
45,492 760
37,894
61 402
47,070 46,929
16,223 30,847
424 161 163 122
52 31 50
93
523 280
1,997
36,777 36,667
1,003
12,812 12,774
406 12,094
365 5,814
16 1,293
285 4,002
36 239
26 517
33 268 128
118,545 13
4,155,014
133 4,612
522,879 8
1,211 18,317
49 1,191
63,063 - - -
49 1,191
63,063
19 1,250
68,247 12
574 24,410
5 240
18,373
591 76,933
130 54
662,441 5,089
41,963 71,003
47 230 239
51 11 13
461
37,541 431
33,749
15 259
26,931 45,568
12,380 14,551
266 67 84 72 28 30 44
58
279 154
1,656
24,068 40,725
591
4,797 8,117
318 10,664
299 5,882
5 304 230
4,025 7
58 3
15 18
220 60
138,563 - -
36 7,085
941,595 9
710 13,893
16 3,089
163,740 - - -
16 3,089
163,740
- - - 4
279 13,249
- - -
820 243,098
296 85
1,422,426 4,798
180,987 220,716
57 231 287 143
48 54
638
165,054 554
142,837
87 8,047
1,261,691 1,538,647
97,791
1,163,900
173 24 64 59 61 27
412
249 3,021
379 10,134
848,876
1,035,215
820 425,969 519,475
277 20,160
249 11,847
7 16
218 9,871
268 1,957,364
273 6,479,453
7 192
29 424,677
90 78,902,390
227 38,905
5,165,997 8
341 2,994
86 12,234
635,557 - - -
86 12,234
635,557
4 272
18,498 - - -
11 822
54,878
241 18,603
77 27
822,548 10,656
13,892 57,642
58 106
59 14 2 2
151
6,755 117
4,429
29 59
10,103 41,921
9,007 1,096
123 35 20 27 19 11 6
22 27 64
1,839
13,019 54,021
241
-1,050 -4,358
47 1,750
43 (D)
1 (D) 38
701 8
193 9
47 24
512 64
3,661 6
192
7 243
29,345 1
(D) (D)
3 (D) (D)
- - - 3
(D) (D)
- - - - - - - - -
249 148,917
598 125
1,823,586 3,049
69,188 277,862
22 51 72 36 28 40
192
106,769 139
98,642
19 2,502
176,195 707,611
92,511 83,685
84 20 14 18 14 8
91
153 3,812
136 6,845
130,475 523,996
249
56,377 226,415
43 1,860
38 1,135
- -
27 1,014
17 99,598
11 577,985
19 187
23 97,221
19 11,225,000
63 14,622
1,868,618 - - -
21 9,145
510,804 - - -
21 9,145
510,804
1 (D) (D)
- - - 4
166 9,622
557 34,801
62 32
581,509 9,307
26,107 46,871
78 304 144
25 4 2
453
15,669 422
12,364
63 115
10,903 19,574
9,275 1,628
289 73 69 74 25 13 14
32 70
159 1,333
12,793 22,968
557
-487 -874
166 3,664
155 2,468
4 10
118 1,246
20 151
14 36 17
267 87
1,998 2
(D)
25 887
98,529 1
(D) (D)
5 442 (D)
- - - 5
442 (D)
1
(D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
5 35
1,190
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238 North Carolina 2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ....................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ......................................................... dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment .........................................................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ............................................................................... 10 to 49 acres ........................................................................... 50 to 179 acres ......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ....................................................................... 500 to 999 acres ....................................................................... 1,000 acres or more .................................................................. Total cropland .......................................................................farms
acres Harvested cropland ...........................................................farms
acres Irrigated land .........................................................................farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ...........$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops .............$1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ..............................$1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ....................................................................... $5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................................... $10,000 to $24,999 ................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) ..........................................farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ................................farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ..........................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ................................farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ...............................................farms
number Beef cows ......................................................................farms
number Milk cows .......................................................................farms
number Cattle and calves sold .......................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory ...............................................farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ................................................farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold .......................farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop .............................................farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ..........................farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ...................................................farms acres
bushels Oats for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ..................................................................farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain .............................................................farms
acres bushels
538 107,967
201 65
713,579 3,556
54,342 101,007
53 183 170
82 26 24
358
42,824 292
37,105
35 1,785
58,464
108,669
34,706 23,758
254 58 70 41 37 26 52
145 575 208
3,877
53,463 99,374
538
9,453 17,570
184 13,522
148 5,878
11 30
140 5,745
32 25,486
18 96,717
29 1,043
81 139,540
7 848,188
25 1,034
102,906 3
220 2,827
28 5,806
250,011 - - -
28 5,806
250,011
7 193
12,816 - - - - - -
522 37,695
72 37
443,484 6,141
26,188 50,169
96 210 169
39 6 2
384
15,354 342
13,301
30 157
23,164 44,376
5,660
17,504
259 61 61 82 15 16 28
77
271 129
1,488
19,455 37,271
522
5,467 10,474
248 6,611
220 (D)
5 (D)
159 2,336
10 154
7 232
12 531
71 1,809
22 3,140,910
10 310
37,728 2
(D) (D) 10
1,194 66,340
- - -
10 1,194
66,340
1 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
141 57,985
411 66
1,490,928 3,625
32,707 231,965
13 44 50 12 6
16
86 45,502
58 43,874
10
3,637
72,883 516,898
23,813 49,070
68 - 5
13 5 8
42
87 1,997
71 1,518
50,365
357,198
141 26,033
184,629
15 407
15 (D)
2 (D)
9 330
14 24,195
8 158,331
2 (D) 15
(D) 16
8,717,800
18 4,337
584,118 - - -
18 5,135
334,495 - - -
18 5,135
334,495
1 (D) (D)
- - - - - -
123 10,998
89 32
428,116 4,788
9,714 78,974
19 62 28 8 6 -
96 2,992
88 2,579
4 4
1,363
11,083
389 975
63 13 19 11 6
10 1
14 66 28
142
1,542 12,535
123
30 241
61 1,500
60 (D)
1 (D) 44
576 5
36 5
33 5
85 22
482 - -
3 8
720 1
(D) (D)
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
557 124,813
224 92
780,700 3,484
42,488 76,280
34 147 210 109
38 19
420
42,681 318
27,303
61 1,750
27,442 49,268
(D) (D)
299 58 47 69 19 15 50
160 274 224
6,076
28,761 51,635
557
5,032 9,033
208 7,637
189 (D)
2 (D)
144 3,250
12 981
10 (D) 38
767 95
3,031 4
570
20 2,644
286,555 2
(D) (D) 30
3,432 150,959
- - -
30 3,432
150,959
- - - - - - 1
(D) (D)
207 83,322
403 85
1,588,126 3,945
48,672 235,131
15 57 70 24 15 26
159
69,373 144
66,612
27 1,636
242,483
1,171,416
70,014 172,469
54 3 9
18 17 5
101
131 1,055
98 3,441
186,476 900,852
207
60,503 292,286
43 1,571
43 899
- -
28 575
50 329,337
54 1,074,937
4 (D)
4 166
7 3,202,000
71 10,098
1,305,662 - - -
27 6,264
338,358 - - -
27 6,264
338,358
3 140
10,733 1
(D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
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2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 239 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ...................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ........................................................ dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ 1,000 acres or more ................................................................... Total cropland ....................................................................... farms
acres Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms
acres Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ............................. $1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ $5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) .......................................... farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ............................... farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ......................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ............................... farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms
number Beef cows ..................................................................... farms
number Milk cows ...................................................................... farms
number Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ........................................................... farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory .............................................. farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ............................................... farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ...................... farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................ farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ......................... farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms acres
bushels Oats for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ................................................................. farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain ............................................................. farms
acres bushels
854 76,352
89 39
731,162 8,178
59,693 69,898
102 393 256
82 16 5
670
40,864 600
33,102
102 1,280
52,186 61,108
32,829 19,357
375 88
153 101
48 25 64
94
331 279
3,131
47,509 55,631
854
8,140 9,531
332 10,535
289 4,674
13 1,197
262 4,268
10 4,198
9 17,013
32 536
74 304,100
12 (D)
67 2,485
299,685 7
1,321 22,891
44 4,544
217,378 - - -
44 4,544
217,378
4 31
1,978 8
345 29,027
4 276
15,172
336 209,073
622 166
1,596,584 2,566
82,454 245,400
27 52 94 51 50 62
259
138,125 183
123,274
18 2,535
133,194 396,412
83,069 50,125
161 14 23 13 14 6
105
216 5,417
192 8,721
114,708 341,393
336
32,624 97,096
53 5,270
52 (D)
1 (D) 43
2,827 11
49,445 5
238,982 5
140 21
89,256 1
(D)
50 9,833
999,164 2
(D) (D) 30
5,690 315,848
- - -
30 5,690
315,848
2 (D) (D)
- - - 6
824 49,231
643 106,262
165 44
921,279 5,575
82,811 128,788
63 290 178
56 32 24
437
69,700 357
59,854
45 2,769
204,564 318,139
71,668
132,895
282 70 94 42 32 6
117
165 536 247
5,740
138,613 215,573
643
72,226 112,327
239 6,497
212 (D)
2 (D)
163 2,439
56 82,592
45 556,072
13 141
93 2,468
48 20,795,370
30 3,578
428,931 - - -
31 5,262
270,496 - - -
31 5,262
270,496
5 129
6,981 1
(D) (D)
2 (D) (D)
541 52,244
97 35
623,971 6,461
33,239 61,440
111 215 143
52 13 7
369
11,049 350
9,254
53 307
18,160 33,568
7,831
10,329
245 61 78 64 47 12 34
120 525 128 862
15,901 29,392
541
3,646 6,739
310 11,100
258 4,791
27 1,287
255 5,048
4 504
9 815
61 1,177
70 1,835
3 170
22 163
22,880 56
1,918 42,929
2 (D) (D)
- - - 2
(D) (D)
- - - - - - - - -
455 41,099
90 26
700,622 7,756
43,760 96,176
124 195
80 33 18 5
347
25,029 285
18,597
58 2,525
67,241
147,782
64,633 2,607
204 38 44 49 28 21 71
54
385 136
6,090
58,286 128,102
455
15,429 33,911
111 3,198
106 (D)
4 (D) 82
1,192 11 73 8
139 36
554 97
3,256 5
(D)
14 4,114
710,015 6
202 3,670
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
126 80,902
642 94
2,053,706 3,199
34,654 275,035
14 34 23 22 8
25
90 60,041
64 53,364
13
2,058
139,316 1,105,683
45,804 93,512
36 3 6 8
10 1
62
79 1,790
68 1,529
106,632 846,285
126
36,003 285,739
7 261
7 151
- - 7
123 10
(D) 9
(D) - - - -
25 10,579,596
36 9,063
1,260,455 - - -
15 3,644
226,471 - - -
15 3,644
226,471
- - - - - - 1
(D) (D)
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240 North Carolina 2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ....................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ......................................................... dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment .........................................................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ............................................................................... 10 to 49 acres ........................................................................... 50 to 179 acres ......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ....................................................................... 500 to 999 acres ....................................................................... 1,000 acres or more .................................................................. Total cropland .......................................................................farms
acres Harvested cropland ...........................................................farms
acres Irrigated land .........................................................................farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ...........$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops .............$1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ..............................$1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ....................................................................... $5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................................... $10,000 to $24,999 ................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) ..........................................farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ................................farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ..........................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ................................farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ...............................................farms
number Beef cows ......................................................................farms
number Milk cows .......................................................................farms
number Cattle and calves sold .......................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory ...............................................farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ................................................farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold .......................farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop .............................................farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ..........................farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ...................................................farms acres
bushels Oats for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ..................................................................farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain .............................................................farms
acres bushels
189 53,647
284 62
1,249,580 4,402
24,897 131,728
10 75 61 21 8
14
116 32,881
89 27,545
16
2,246
76,796 406,329
12,697 64,099
95 10 6
13 18 3
44
60 339
77 1,860
53,857
284,959
189 25,138
133,007
37 1,257
37 759
- -
21 449
30 83,331
30 465,628
2 (D) 30
(D) 12
3,726,280
27 7,385
894,834 - - -
14 2,379
108,647 - - -
14 2,379
108,647
2 (D) (D)
- - - - - -
138 124,874
905 232
2,690,902 2,974
45,055 326,488
4 32 25 29 11 37
122
93,145 96
84,879
3 (D)
117,383 850,605
(D) (D)
54 4 2
10 12 4
52
98 2,515
71 1,658
94,315
683,440
138 27,242
197,406
5 192
5 146
- - 5
94 - - - - - - 1
(D) - -
59 31,495
5,407,525 2
(D) (D) 15
8,085 537,155
- - -
15 8,085
537,155
- - - - - - 1
(D) (D)
1,055 133,346
126 51
687,281 5,438
84,790 80,370
101 398 373 142
23 18
804
68,766 751
61,586
44 287
112,871 106,987
18,884 93,988
402 139 127 180
58 30
119
75 1,627
360 4,048
89,449 84,786
1,055
29,097 27,580
624 44,341
542 13,076
30 10,769
460 17,915
14 97 17
285 30
511 107
526,910 5
1,579,100
63 9,368
1,160,393 26
7,661 123,147
24 5,127
271,165 - - -
24 5,127
271,165
6 136
7,540 6
565 32,497
3 27
1,248
215 15,729
73 41
599,496 8,195
13,332 62,010
30 92 79 12 1 1
160
5,250 144
4,058
17 97
11,637 54,126
11,197
440
94 40 30 21 10 4
16
34 86 51
669
10,777 50,126
215
1,615 7,513
89 1,627
77 882
3 9
61 528
1 (D)
1 (D) 11 67 39
495 2
(D)
4 (D) (D)
2 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
- - - 1
(D) (D)
1
(D) (D)
- - - - - -
1,063 183,281
172 47
817,375 4,741
125,394 117,962
126 419 324 108
47 39
795
129,847 671
118,446
106 2,093
267,757 251,888
147,195 120,562
438 96 89
132 63 42
203
300 1,938
412 5,452
211,098 198,587
1,063
64,049 60,253
400 13,381
340 (D)
1 (D)
280 5,915
85 194,782
75 968,647
43 430 131 (D) 37
5,804,570
122 8,796
1,081,762 3
105 3,150
65 7,787
449,128 - - -
65 7,787
449,128
20 370
22,598 7
628 27,817
14 1,136
32,035
177 65,649
371 73
1,503,580 4,054
40,410 228,303
24 46 49 32 9
17
125 49,174
115 45,858
11
471
213,623 1,206,907
29,564
184,059
52 8
15 12 5 8
77
81 1,039
80 1,171
153,755 868,674
177
62,077 350,719
39 830
37 526
- -
27 345
36 306,594
34 1,858,990
7 60 25
587 16
11,128,204
43 14,015
2,131,956 3
14 121
21 4,035
208,484 - - -
21 4,035
208,484
- - - - - - 1
(D) (D)
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2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 241 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Lee Lenoir Lincoln McDowell Macon Madison
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ...................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ........................................................ dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ 1,000 acres or more ................................................................... Total cropland ....................................................................... farms
acres Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms
acres Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ............................. $1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ $5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) .......................................... farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ............................... farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ......................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ............................... farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms
number Beef cows ..................................................................... farms
number Milk cows ...................................................................... farms
number Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ........................................................... farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory .............................................. farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ............................................... farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ...................... farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................ farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ......................... farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms acres
bushels Oats for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ................................................................. farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain ............................................................. farms
acres bushels
250 35,170
141 50
810,854 5,764
27,122 108,487
42 82 84 31 3 8
178
19,534 150
16,005
23 1,368
54,392
217,567
18,769 35,623
106 27 55 24 7 2
29
32 124
72 2,060
41,101
164,406
250 15,474 61,898
114 3,244
100 1,981
- -
89 1,183
8 (D) 16
(D) 12
170 31
(D) 14
7,298,028
14 1,106
156,814 - - - 5
817 52,927
- - - 5
817 52,927
2
(D) (D)
- - - - - -
386 113,708
295 80
1,172,512 3,980
98,833 256,044
28 118 121
56 31 32
282
85,158 255
82,568
45 2,718
311,373 806,666
73,236
238,137
119 24 19 23 29 14
158
194 1,589
185 4,022
229,522 594,615
386
87,462 226,586
84 3,696
68 (D)
2 (D) 55
1,625 63
286,573 65
1,457,671 - -
24 120,701
15 7,997,686
113 23,360
3,140,434 - - -
45 7,607
364,262 - - -
45 7,607
364,262
1 (D) (D)
- - - 5
348 14,893
614 54,080
88 37
504,795 5,731
37,167 60,532
77 283 178
64 7 5
465
30,095 400
25,985
44 232
53,773 87,577
8,418
45,354
268 78 74 89 37 20 48
103 518 135
1,210
41,116 66,964
614
14,385 23,428
267 15,935
215 4,811
9 3,259
210 7,613
46 815
25 435
27 651 142
3,578 32
6,191,466
33 1,494
183,145 7
2,658 49,833
15 2,206
121,139 - - -
15 2,206
121,139
7 40
3,390 3
33 1,800
4 8
272
333 22,997
69 35
363,086 5,258
21,266 63,862
53 157 100
16 7 -
243 6,216
216 4,945
34
266
24,602 73,879
13,929 10,673
148 66 44 43 7 3
22
49 73 88
765
17,711 53,187
333
7,728 23,208
130 3,040
119 1,356
5 337
81 878
20 121
5 79 11
175 59
15,904 6
1,611,600
15 253
28,668 1
(D) (D)
- - - - - - - - -
1 (D) (D)
- - - - - -
340 19,775
58 26
463,306 7,966
14,446 42,489
34 203
76 26 1 -
238 5,202
217 3,708
13 22
7,842
23,064
1,675 6,167
167 45 56 51 7 8 6
68
132 57
482
6,417 18,874
340
2,038 5,995
170 3,123
146 2,023
5 9
117 1,397
15 123
12 54 27
801 55
1,771 12
1,500
4 26
3,740 1
(D) (D)
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
639 56,761
89 49
440,456 4,959
22,310 34,914
58 262 255
50 6 8
491
11,073 428
7,310
44 72
4,975 7,786
(D) (D)
295 135
86 80 32 7 4
110 194 151 921
9,217
14,424
639 -3,127 -4,893
326 6,082
279 3,674
22 75
222 2,048
19 215
16 275
43 819 114
2,886 22
3,888
32 (D)
34,400 13
132 2,305
2 (D) (D)
- - - 2
(D) (D)
- - - - - - - - -
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242 North Carolina 2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Martin Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ....................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ......................................................... dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment .........................................................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ............................................................................... 10 to 49 acres ........................................................................... 50 to 179 acres ......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ....................................................................... 500 to 999 acres ....................................................................... 1,000 acres or more .................................................................. Total cropland .......................................................................farms
acres Harvested cropland ...........................................................farms
acres Irrigated land .........................................................................farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ...........$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops .............$1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ..............................$1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ....................................................................... $5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................................... $10,000 to $24,999 ................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) ..........................................farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ................................farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ..........................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ................................farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ...............................................farms
number Beef cows ......................................................................farms
number Milk cows .......................................................................farms
number Cattle and calves sold .......................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory ...............................................farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ................................................farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold .......................farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop .............................................farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ..........................farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ...................................................farms acres
bushels Oats for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ..................................................................farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain .............................................................farms
acres bushels
332 140,980
425 157
1,137,286 2,678
68,630 206,716
14 77 81 71 34 55
275
105,406 239
97,775
3 (D)
92,707
279,237
78,373 14,334
89 15 18 30 30 15
135
282 5,810
169 2,091
76,186
229,476
332 24,422 73,559
43 1,494
43 (D)
1 (D) 35
584 2
(D) 2
(D) 1
(D) 3
114 6
1,783,191
85 6,755
823,721 - - -
32 5,024
316,104 - - -
32 5,024
316,104
3 390
42,900 - - - 8
208 6,648
216 11,674
54 20
1,853,146 34,288
39,530 183,007
77 84 35 18 2 -
155 5,602
150 5,421
31
494
(D) (D)
(D)
1,856
71 31 54 34 8 4
14
14 (D) 52
1,667
(D) (D)
216 (D) (D)
82 1,854
74 (D)
2 (D) 62
801 1
(D) 1
(D) 14
122 46
1,130 6
30
10 872
112,660 4 4
80 8
1,215 81,105
- - - 8
1,215 81,105
1
(D) (D)
- - - - - -
250 14,802
59 34
344,314 5,815
12,511 50,043
41 118
76 14 1 -
191 4,204
169 2,360
8
20
2,351 9,402
1,759
591
119 32 46 35 6 9 3
10 38 40
294
3,648 14,591
250
-966 -3,862
107 1,615
92 998
12 18 81
823 17 77 7
164 6
31 22
442 - -
8 29
2,425 6
110 980
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - 1
(D) (D)
240 33,521
140 75
662,440 4,743
26,419 110,080
18 79 76 55 11 1
134
9,381 120
8,367
22 1,516
143,304 597,099
8,205
135,099
87 26 25 18 10 4
70
20 86 95
901
93,968 391,532
240
50,323 209,681
121 6,540
108 3,308
- -
97 3,080
9 (D)
5 (D)
7 50 33
104,949 54
23,889,450
14 735
77,701 2
(D) (D)
5 148
6,401 - - - 5
148 6,401
2
(D) (D)
- - - - - -
733 89,375
122 47
621,977 5,101
60,168 82,084
70 309 258
64 13 19
408
29,025 334
17,909
80 2,542
150,349 205,115
18,290
132,059
320 78 99 95 25 21 95
69
685 250
4,369
103,035 140,566
733
52,369 71,444
301 10,902
285 (D)
1 (D)
241 4,211
18 (D) 10
(D) 27
578 90
33,235 65
26,859,040
45 1,803
174,576 - - -
11 1,047
35,884 - - -
11 1,047
35,884
1 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
- - -
425 129,478
305 63
1,409,586 4,627
105,305 247,776
42 151 107
68 24 33
308
96,823 255
85,870
38 2,236
191,672 450,993
126,084 65,588
151 24 43 40 17 21
129
148 1,092
178 3,745
151,988 357,619
425
44,520 104,754
128 6,199
109 2,965
4 5
94 3,774
14 54,804
14 311,882
6 46 43
283,502 18
6,234,162
48 2,614
261,672 1
(D) (D) 29
3,198 172,539
- - -
29 3,198
172,539
2 (D) (D)
2 (D) (D)
9 797
34,167
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2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 243 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ...................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ........................................................ dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ 1,000 acres or more ................................................................... Total cropland ....................................................................... farms
acres Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms
acres Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ............................. $1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ $5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) .......................................... farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ............................... farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ......................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ............................... farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms
number Beef cows ..................................................................... farms
number Milk cows ...................................................................... farms
number Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ........................................................... farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory .............................................. farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ............................................... farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ...................... farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................ farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ......................... farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms acres
bushels Oats for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ................................................................. farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain ............................................................. farms
acres bushels
59 879
15 5
507,127 34,039
6,278 106,406
36 19 4 - - -
33 231
33 183
20
137
(D) (D)
(D)
810
15 11 9 6 1
10 7
2
(D) 7
48
7,722 130,886
59
1,929 32,693
1 (D)
1 (D)
- - 1
(D) - - - - 3
81 18
234 - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
272 170,170
626 205
1,749,629 2,797
63,960 235,146
12 47 63 60 36 54
222
110,589 193
101,343
16 2,854
114,432 420,707
58,870 55,562
69 16 14 18 33 17
105
216 4,683
151 5,503
86,856
319,322
272 37,763
138,833
51 1,558
51 889
- -
43 655
7 108,889
7 274,170
- - 3
(D) 18
7,513,402
82 9,409
1,140,251 - - -
43 8,420
598,494 - - -
43 8,420
598,494
1 (D) (D)
- - -
10 1,006
72,494
340 52,473
154 49
969,753 6,284
31,951 93,973
51 120 114
35 8
12
232 35,571
178 29,784
19
350
171,574 504,629
23,464
148,110
127 35 19 48 19 11 81
87
862 123
3,929
108,065 317,837
340
68,300 200,881
95 2,063
88 1,423
3 3
64 839
71 187,912
70 644,157
9 76 63
3,194 10
2,660,150
79 8,099
1,079,661 - - -
15 1,775
93,269 - - -
15 1,775
93,269
- - - - - - 4
272 13,916
686 69,908
102 47
681,306 6,686
46,984 68,490
64 291 229
79 19 4
564
32,094 518
25,012
139 892
37,713 54,975
25,363 12,349
275 83 94 79 37 51 67
128 428 229
3,860
34,384 50,122
686
7,617 11,104
225 10,530
212 5,108
14 550 188
4,282 35
(D) 33
(D) 32
557 117
160,739 7
4,209
36 3,854
562,249 4
450 7,740
23 2,198
96,954 - - -
23 2,198
96,954
- - - 2
(D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
100 43,262
433 58
1,579,956 3,652
26,679 266,792
16 28 23 14 7
12
76 37,403
63 36,022
10
3,437
23,373 233,734
22,973
400
32 16 9
10 3 3
27
64 1,079
38 588
19,107
191,069
100 5,933
59,329
12 137
12 (D)
1 (D) 10 78 1
(D) - - - -
10 360
- -
30 15,434
2,521,234 - - - 5
2,527 136,870
- - - 5
2,527 136,870
- - - - - - 1
(D) (D)
126 72,174
573 145
2,282,057 3,984
43,662 346,522
8 32 29 15 10 32
99
68,849 90
68,559
9 343
48,819
387,451
48,375 444
27 4
12 18 6 4
55
75 2,408
65 1,004
41,278
327,601
126 10,953 86,925
26 337
26 209
- -
11 88 12
810 13
2,004 5
47 9
252 - -
53 16,141
2,708,606 6
252 1,356
25 4,520
298,115 - - -
25 4,520
298,115
- - - - - - 1
(D) (D)
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244 North Carolina 2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ....................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ......................................................... dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment .........................................................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ............................................................................... 10 to 49 acres ........................................................................... 50 to 179 acres ......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ....................................................................... 500 to 999 acres ....................................................................... 1,000 acres or more .................................................................. Total cropland .......................................................................farms
acres Harvested cropland ...........................................................farms
acres Irrigated land .........................................................................farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ...........$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops .............$1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ..............................$1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ....................................................................... $5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................................... $10,000 to $24,999 ................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) ..........................................farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ................................farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ..........................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ................................farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ...............................................farms
number Beef cows ......................................................................farms
number Milk cows .......................................................................farms
number Cattle and calves sold .......................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory ...............................................farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ................................................farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold .......................farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop .............................................farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ..........................farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ...................................................farms acres
bushels Oats for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ..................................................................farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain .............................................................farms
acres bushels
336 64,484
192 43
1,026,573 5,349
33,239 98,925
56 119
80 50 18 13
204
41,162 162
31,410
44 1,775
200,303 596,139
38,367
161,936
144 21 20 25 13 24 89
68
583 116
2,341
132,810 395,269
336
70,416 209,570
75 2,866
69 1,577
6 11 57
1,196 52
269,727 43
1,370,419 30
289 53
(D) 16
7,843,633
53 11,638
1,559,297 1
(D) (D) 14
2,673 148,730
- - -
14 2,673
148,730
- - - - - - 1
(D) (D)
149 80,322
539 260
1,919,310 3,560
44,748 300,322
20 30 22 18 29 30
111
74,508 104
73,020
2 (D)
70,577
473,672
40,889 29,688
30 6 3 8
11 7
84
104 2,646
96 1,342
52,287
350,921
149 22,277
149,512
26 660
25 419
- -
21 283
1 (D)
1 (D) 12
187 8
113 16
6,663,200
59 14,056
2,050,743 6
174 756
48 12,826
924,942 - - -
48 12,826
924,942
4 78
4,700 - - - 5
443 32,020
393 82,194
209 65
790,145 3,778
42,060 107,022
22 142 131
53 26 19
308
45,610 262
36,385
54 1,604
39,301
100,002
34,417 4,883
153 43 72 36 14 18 57
88
345 141
2,875
34,362 87,435
393
8,158 20,759
141 7,005
133 (D)
7 (D)
101 3,577
13 3,260
12 7,285
7 127
45 1,149
- -
13 2,245
235,280 1
(D) (D) 44
8,222 305,007
- - -
44 8,222
305,007
2 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
2 (D) (D)
478 186,412
390 103
1,499,480 3,845
87,525 183,107
47 124 105
98 44 60
336
149,811 289
135,203
46 2,753
242,458 507,234
100,859 141,599
157 25 18 53 32 12
181
218 3,291
237 6,518
187,989 393,282
478
64,278 134,472
97 2,505
84 (D)
1 (D) 55
1,043 52
242,212 42
941,503 18
173 56
1,015 19
15,382,272
120 26,956
3,386,314 - - -
31 4,550
266,791 - - -
31 4,550
266,791
2 (D) (D)
- - - 6
1,014 62,989
281 29,102
104 40
667,163 6,442
14,179 50,460
24 138
82 31 5 1
206
7,857 184
5,487
17 112
6,601
23,491
4,935 1,666
132 50 35 28 11 12 13
39
104 93
2,107
10,638 37,856
281
-1,826 -6,499
114 3,099
107 1,771
8 132
75 1,106
13 154
4 54 10
243 42
1,585 9
470
3 18
2,400 - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - 1
(D) (D)
- - -
1,368 147,781
108 55
545,745 5,052
105,354 77,013
124 498 536 157
44 9
943
61,710 879
54,527
55 1,166
281,856 206,035
27,943
253,913
493 177 185 185
82 37
209
127 360 374
6,488
189,128 138,251
1,368
99,575 72,789
803 41,671
721 16,415
24 7,774
633 19,243
22 20,303
16 44,645
42 906 151
623,000 118
35,079,278
113 6,778
765,444 13
6,422 120,655
51 3,492
183,342 2
(D) (D) 49
(D) (D)
11
403 30,809
13 581
18,243 4
250 21,700
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2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 245 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ...................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ........................................................ dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ 1,000 acres or more ................................................................... Total cropland ....................................................................... farms
acres Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms
acres Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ............................. $1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ $5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) .......................................... farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ............................... farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ......................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ............................... farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms
number Beef cows ..................................................................... farms
number Milk cows ...................................................................... farms
number Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ........................................................... farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory .............................................. farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ............................................... farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ...................... farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................ farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ......................... farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms acres
bushels Oats for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ................................................................. farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain ............................................................. farms
acres bushels
237 59,173
250 100
1,089,872 4,365
27,248 114,969
8 57
109 39 17 7
170
18,908 129
15,232
17 489
189,170 798,187
7,129
182,041
62 25 27 27 12 13 71
56
473 95
2,616
118,028 498,009
237
74,231 313,212
66 2,736
65 1,535
3 3
46 1,196
17 61,471
15 321,748
1 (D) 16
(D) 63
31,860,170
12 2,200
253,272 - - - 5
387 14,583
- - - 5
387 14,583
- - - - - - 2
(D) (D)
722 263,740
365 67
1,211,105 3,315
131,881 182,661
91 222 198
85 43 83
579
212,804 468
192,147
56 11,546
385,759 534,293
104,041 281,719
231 73 82 67 45 30
194
313 3,535
327 5,826
267,607 370,646
722
127,513 176,611
193 5,406
164 3,554
4 4
116 2,463
32 330,146
35 1,119,700
14 180
56 1,847
57 38,041,660
211 62,492
8,138,146 9
433 5,836
83 24,200
1,203,725 1
(D) (D) 82
(D) (D)
13
338 20,338
- - - 5
1,147 77,445
844 124,613
148 66
571,868 3,873
58,896 69,782
49 266 370 108
30 21
707
51,251 631
32,925
113 2,965
39,072 46,294
29,340
9,732
329 124 147 115
29 22 78
131 580 309
7,006
36,160 42,844
844
10,497 12,438
358 12,428
314 5,642
10 382 275
6,047 18
(D) 13
(D) 15
194 97
(D) 5
161
45 984
123,126 17
710 9,804
52 4,164
183,725 - - -
52 4,164
183,725
- - - 2
(D) (D)
- - -
925 118,914
129 47
752,022 5,850
96,084 103,875
85 388 290 113
34 15
699
67,910 661
60,433
49 811
81,781 88,412
48,073 33,708
356 116 136 134
60 52 71
132
1,162 289
6,364
69,875 75,540
925
19,433 21,008
484 20,704
428 8,704
12 1,411
388 9,184
23 (D) 17
(D) 26
1,581 99
57,503 14
3,280,260
102 12,614
1,869,022 18
1,394 23,016
61 7,519
448,126 - - -
61 7,519
448,126
8 162
8,053 36
2,558 184,807
5 375
21,745
620 59,921
97 51
462,120 4,782
29,448 47,498
33 256 245
78 6 2
448
18,563 385
13,115
38 76
45,440 73,290
3,857
41,582
239 100 119
65 26 25 46
99
392 142
2,238
32,303 52,102
620
15,766 25,429
250 7,814
226 4,589
6 18
200 3,478
37 361
27 1,114
22 560 102
61,072 35
8,246,740
18 390
48,465 2
(D) (D)
2 (D) (D)
- - - 2
(D) (D)
- - - - - - - - -
960 301,248
314 92
1,534,742 4,891
258,705 269,485
69 250 331 163
79 68
759
209,571 657
177,866
137 17,886
1,249,140 1,301,187
203,510
1,045,630
190 37 81 94 37 43
478
312 2,424
504 10,192
901,673 939,242
960
360,084 375,087
290 21,430
282 (D)
7 (D)
235 11,654
266 1,884,585
266 6,976,232
13 216
37 313,787
49 34,654,039
209 36,268
4,631,875 10
511 5,865
105 14,056
784,446 - - -
105 14,056
784,446
8 323
24,238 1
(D) (D)
9 405
25,320
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246 North Carolina 2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ....................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ......................................................... dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment .........................................................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ............................................................................... 10 to 49 acres ........................................................................... 50 to 179 acres ......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ....................................................................... 500 to 999 acres ....................................................................... 1,000 acres or more .................................................................. Total cropland .......................................................................farms
acres Harvested cropland ...........................................................farms
acres Irrigated land .........................................................................farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ...........$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops .............$1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ..............................$1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ....................................................................... $5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................................... $10,000 to $24,999 ................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) ..........................................farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ................................farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ..........................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ................................farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ...............................................farms
number Beef cows ......................................................................farms
number Milk cows .......................................................................farms
number Cattle and calves sold .......................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory ...............................................farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ................................................farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold .......................farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop .............................................farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ..........................farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ...................................................farms acres
bushels Oats for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ..................................................................farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain .............................................................farms
acres bushels
108 54,853
508 85
1,828,369 3,600
21,201 196,309
8 21 45 16 6
12
83 28,620
68 27,421
5
(D)
112,158 1,038,497
11,551
100,607
38 8 8
10 2 4
38
36 500
44 2,459
74,818
692,762
108 40,299
373,136
25 891
25 532
- -
15 463
2 (D)
2 (D)
- - 6
56 23
18,794,828
21 5,765
733,449 - - - 6
1,934 94,195
- - - 6
1,934 94,195
2
(D) (D)
- - - - - -
672 95,867
143 44
656,070 4,599
61,414 91,390
71 292 220
54 16 19
508
54,226 468
49,883
22 131
90,311
134,391
22,512 67,799
283 100
92 80 42 14 61
140 909 217
3,088
64,149 95,460
672
30,158 44,878
335 14,688
309 8,226
7 371 263
7,746 12
(D) 14
(D) 12
401 65
(D) 20
7,337,760
65 10,615
1,405,786 2
(D) (D) 44
8,184 467,088
- - -
44 8,184
467,088
4 175
15,485 4
197 15,340
2 (D) (D)
856 92,904
109 62
443,265 4,084
51,975 60,719
40 299 415
75 19 8
724
34,430 613
23,730
55 415
42,422 49,559
12,420 30,002
423 88
138 114
33 21 39
103 148 289
3,855
36,559 42,709
856
9,866 11,526
357 11,727
315 (D)
3 (D)
247 10,563
9 (D)
8 (D) 28
412 94
112,398 7
3,600,016
45 1,364
173,199 4
(D) (D) 13
371 13,015
- - -
13 371
13,015
4 13
283 - - - - - -
1,064 152,452
143 56
640,586 4,471
102,649 96,475
67 378 434 141
27 17
812
72,974 755
57,966
62 590
230,105 216,264
49,393
180,712
364 106 143 206
50 60
135
188 483 368
4,128
159,296 149,714
1,064
75,420 70,883
564 25,751
492 11,834
10 146 478
13,055 31
(D) 23
(D) 36
1,077 90
611,337 56
30,006,482
83 13,069
1,778,785 6
558 13,710
26 2,675
130,855 - - -
26 2,675
130,855
1 (D) (D)
4 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
99 10,131
102 22
374,350 3,658
4,337 43,804
31 40 23 4 - 1
62
1,100 55
859
13 157
2,150
21,715
1,261 889
57 13 19 4 1 - 5
12 42 15
307
2,036 20,565
99
462 4,670
43 534
37 348
3 3
30 192
5 28 5
(D) 1
(D) 22
278 1
(D)
4 31
3,530 1
(D) (D)
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
215 14,684
68 25
528,315 7,735
12,594 58,576
43 107
50 11 2 2
155
4,509 140
3,858
24 561
9,775
45,465
6,722 3,052
102 25 33 22 14 6
13
22 74 52
238
(D) (D)
215
1,783 8,294
71 1,629
64 1,024
5 5
59 675
7 45 9
31 17
248 46
1,103 7
1,465
11 292 (D)
6 39
750 - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
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2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 247 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ...................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ........................................................ dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ......................................................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ................................................................................ 10 to 49 acres ............................................................................ 50 to 179 acres .......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ........................................................................ 500 to 999 acres ........................................................................ 1,000 acres or more ................................................................... Total cropland ....................................................................... farms
acres Harvested cropland ........................................................... farms
acres Irrigated land ......................................................................... farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ........... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ............. $1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ............................. $1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ........................................................................ $5,000 to $9,999 ........................................................................ $10,000 to $24,999 .................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 .................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 .................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) .......................................... farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ............................... farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ......................................... $1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ............................... farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ............................................... farms
number Beef cows ..................................................................... farms
number Milk cows ...................................................................... farms
number Cattle and calves sold ....................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ................................................... farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ........................................................... farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory .............................................. farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ............................................... farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ...................... farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop ............................................ farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................ farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ......................... farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ................................................... farms acres
bushels Oats for grain .................................................................... farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ................................................................. farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain ............................................................. farms
acres bushels
68 52,946
779 100
3,229,747 4,148
29,696 436,706
4 13 26 8 2
15
59 51,033
49 50,232
2
(D)
43,561 640,602
(D) (D)
20 1
12 6 4 4
21
51 1,312
47 2,322
26,132
384,297
68 21,063
309,752
9 407
9 327
- - 3
(D) 1
(D) 7
(D) - - - - - -
27 19,063
3,127,494 - - -
18 9,916
622,247 - - -
18 9,916
622,247
- - - - - - 1
(D) (D)
957 186,626
195 38
1,040,504 5,336
125,351 130,984
92 453 270
81 22 39
589
142,276 516
135,514
36 204
481,981 503,637
86,482
395,499
339 119 110 101
38 42
208
121 2,529
319 4,837
312,631 326,678
957
176,715 184,656
468 19,487
442 11,053
6 103 405
10,791 15
(D) 7
(D) 49
747 107 (D) 98
45,485,421
95 35,399
4,601,518 2
(D) (D) 86
51,669 3,026,875
- - -
86 51,669
3,026,875
1 (D) (D)
- - - 6
901 37,765
238 66,157
278 86
827,874 2,978
27,154 114,092
29 44 96 31 22 16
174
20,638 147
14,498
29 1,232
17,211 72,314
16,797
414
128 18 22 26 11 5
28
82 164
73 1,949
16,544 69,511
238
2,780 11,681
67 2,771
64 1,432
- -
42 650
5 13 1
(D) 8
148 30
1,196 - -
11 226
20,420 - - -
17 2,387
115,957 - - -
17 2,387
115,957
1 (D) (D)
- - - 3
(D) (D)
691 77,008
111 30
1,299,196 11,658
57,245 82,844
134 312 171
46 15 13
480
46,261 424
36,851
90 1,226
63,656 92,122
56,546
7,110
264 113
97 81 42 29 65
93
557 282
12,933
57,500 83,213
691
19,647 28,432
157 4,246
140 2,041
6 452 133
1,738 27
695 25
2,168 54
1,168 121
8,648 25
20,183
26 1,067
90,598 - - -
29 2,678
111,485 - - -
29 2,678
111,485
6 286
12,828 1
(D) (D)
4 295
17,761
267 60,778
228 63
662,147 2,909
21,008 78,681
14 98 82 39 24 10
193
29,208 165
20,314
37 1,152
40,097
150,178
12,323 27,774
113 29 23 33 16 10 43
88
428 92
2,350
37,242 139,482
267
5,633 21,098
96 6,592
94 3,944
- -
67 2,645
21 36,217
15 220,670
2 (D) 23
11,369 2
(D)
11 899
82,054 - - -
11 1,677
100,990 - - -
11 1,677
100,990
6 333
24,869 3
80 4,600
1 (D) (D)
141 79,680
565 132
2,072,945 3,668
50,516 358,266
11 24 43 30 6
27
113 71,291
74 67,996
12
1,892
49,046 347,845
43,388
5,658
65 4 5 5 5
11 46
97
3,085 55
1,472
42,813 303,637
141
10,791 76,529
22 734
10 150
- -
15 179
2 (D)
2 (D)
4 130
21 300
- -
56 21,094
3,601,451 - - -
18 5,478
314,319 - - -
18 5,478
314,319
- - - - - - 2
(D) (D)
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248 North Carolina 2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Farms ................................................................................ number Land in farms ........................................................................ acres Average size of farm ..................................................... acres Median size of farm ....................................................... acres Estimated market value of land and buildings: Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Average per acre ......................................................... dollars Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment .........................................................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ............................................................................... 10 to 49 acres ........................................................................... 50 to 179 acres ......................................................................... 180 to 499 acres ....................................................................... 500 to 999 acres ....................................................................... 1,000 acres or more .................................................................. Total cropland .......................................................................farms
acres Harvested cropland ...........................................................farms
acres Irrigated land .........................................................................farms
acres Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) ...........$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops .............$1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products ..............................$1,000 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ....................................................................... $2,500 to $4,999 ....................................................................... $5,000 to $9,999 ....................................................................... $10,000 to $24,999 ................................................................... $25,000 to $49,999 ................................................................... $50,000 to $99,999 ................................................................... $100,000 or more ...................................................................... Government payments (see text) ..........................................farms
$1,000 Total income from farm-related sources ................................farms
$1,000 Total farm production expenses ..........................................$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Net cash farm income of the operations ................................farms
$1,000 Average per farm ........................................................ dollars Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory ...............................................farms
number Beef cows ......................................................................farms
number Milk cows .......................................................................farms
number Cattle and calves sold .......................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs inventory ....................................................farms
number Hogs and pigs sold ............................................................farms
number Sheep and lambs inventory ...............................................farms
number Layers inventory (see text) ................................................farms
number Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold .......................farms
number Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Corn for silage or greenchop .............................................farms acres tons
Wheat for grain, all ............................................................farms acres
bushels Other spring wheat for grain (see text) ..........................farms
acres bushels
Winter wheat for grain ...................................................farms acres
bushels Oats for grain ....................................................................farms
acres bushels
Barley for grain ..................................................................farms acres
bushels Sorghum for grain .............................................................farms
acres bushels
520 49,614
95 37
614,311 6,439
30,273 58,217
62 240 153
47 13 5
428
14,352 404
11,971
33 44
16,724 32,162
8,932 7,792
193 69 73 86 46 14 39
69
351 148
1,389
14,745 28,355
520
3,720 7,153
261 12,863
232 (D)
2 (D)
219 8,842
14 66 6
54 18
221 79
2,617 - -
2 (D) (D)
7 22
420 - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
551 165,345
300 88
1,497,288 4,990
122,433 222,201
71 148 181
65 39 47
421
130,530 387
123,617
61 4,817
592,071
1,074,539
106,981 485,090
141 27 31 75 37 27
213
254 3,611
255 3,595
393,077 713,388
551
206,201 374,231
147 8,440
111 (D)
1 (D)
102 4,080
82 548,561
83 2,041,069
6 270
31 (D) 29
9,874,135
142 24,767
3,285,078 3
292 5,302
86 17,628
925,295 - - -
86 17,628
925,295
4 131
6,968 - - - 6
92 3,858
932 106,710
114 56
586,674 5,124
99,358 106,608
71 348 363 119
22 9
694
41,397 649
34,798
32 61
335,124 359,576
14,838
320,286
322 122 135 122
43 38
150
39 81
260 3,636
216,422 232,213
932
122,418 131,350
578 30,335
505 13,795
13 1,432
458 15,221
13 55 7
68 26
358 77
421,297 100
58,113,138
54 6,557
837,181 53
3,573 64,057
11 1,824
65,880 - - -
11 1,824
65,880
1 (D) (D)
4 196
13,900 1
(D) (D)
276 122,946
445 69
1,685,619 3,784
84,013 304,394
32 89 70 37 14 34
196
100,339 167
95,746
19 1,145
210,697 763,396
162,671 48,027
97 24 10 37 6
28 74
137
1,129 135
4,995
176,935 641,070
276
39,885 144,511
47 1,794
46 935
- -
32 1,106
6 (D)
5 (D) 20
182 14
285 4
(D)
61 14,237
1,893,080 - - -
49 5,707
285,179 - - -
49 5,707
285,179
1 (D) (D)
- - - 6
417 29,938
818 87,522
107 39
585,403 5,471
61,299 74,938
85 368 265
70 15 15
672
48,318 626
44,370
43 886
139,652 170,724
27,245
112,406
315 106 122
95 53 24
103
112 489 266
2,550
96,142 117,534
818
46,548 56,905
372 16,813
335 (D) 10
(D) 304
7,683 24
(D) 28
(D) 15
322 104
1,694,328 18
6,941,400
71 7,907
945,308 6
489 6,331
27 2,974
162,982 - - -
27 2,974
162,982
4 85
3,400 9
998 56,594
3 318
22,910
369 30,824
84 48
454,909 5,446
15,030 40,731
62 128 134
43 1 1
308
10,204 291
5,354
54 101
6,822
18,489
5,667 1,156
167 43 54 47 27 12 19
100 157 117 508
5,993
16,241
369 1,494 4,049
194 4,386
165 2,636
7 47
140 1,628
9 277
7 103
17 181
36 671
10 2,388
20 194
25,544 10
166 3,022
- - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - -
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2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 249 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item North Carolina Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) ........................................................ farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ......................................................................... farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ........................................................... farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) .......................... farms acres
Potatoes ....................................................................... farms acres
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ............................................... farms
acres
49 3,435
43,892 6,515
1,740,536 66,505,052
5 7
370
901 368,821 727,812
901 368,821 727,812
1,294
167,781 363,675,774
18,911
672,976 1,495,368
23 239
264,200
614 119,419
477,867,597 3,456
155,407 882
13,867 838
92,495
1,789 12,104
7 200
2,250 37
3,527 120,373
- - -
- - - - - -
20 1,525
3,217,563
337 14,594 32,501
- - -
- - -
55 178
4 3
11 15
42 60
- - -
33 2,746
90,543
- - -
- - - - - -
5 615
997,786
321 11,523 22,499
- - -
- - -
17 161
7 1 - -
11 186
- - - - - -
- - -
- - - - - -
10 216
399,600
270 10,469 20,495
- - -
- - -
26 891
7 4 - -
8 5
- - -
51 13,242
374,803
- - -
3 892
1,588 3
892 1,588
- - -
134 5,951
13,172 - - -
- - - 5
(D) - - 1
(D)
5 (D)
Item Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) ........................................................ farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ......................................................................... farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ........................................................... farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) .......................... farms acres
Potatoes ....................................................................... farms acres
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ............................................... farms
acres
- - - 1
(D) (D)
- - -
- - - - - -
3 14
25,846
428 12,124 28,081
- - -
- - -
58 400
19 11 2
(D)
30 37
- - - - - -
- - -
- - - - - -
1 (D) (D)
75
2,017 4,489
- - -
- - -
28 70 20 24
- -
14 69
- - -
135 59,268
2,704,881
- - -
19 9,236
20,494 19
9,236 20,494
17
1,546 3,118,892
15
234 735
- - -
4 380
1,448,000 20
377 10 12 8
(D)
12 91
- - -
168 34,957
1,502,440
- - -
47 21,298 42,236
47 21,298 42,236
18
3,945 7,843,676
17
1,448 2,861
1 (D) (D)
54
9,084 39,591,195
10 1,517
3 (D)
5 (D)
3
(D)
- - -
96 18,396
633,694
- - -
7 900
1,468 7
900 1,468
2
(D) (D)
100
4,130 12,073
2 (D) (D)
42
4,634 19,299,588
41 704
11 12 9
266
36 474
- - -
52 9,225
306,152
- - -
1 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
2
(D) (D)
55
1,701 3,134
- - -
- - -
16 401
3 1 2
(D)
13 65
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250 North Carolina 2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ......................................farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans ..........................................................farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) .........................................................farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ..........................................................................farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ...........................farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ...........................farms acres
Potatoes ........................................................................farms acres
Sweet potatoes .............................................................farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ...............................................farms
acres
- - - - - -
3 (D) (D)
- - - - - -
5 5
9,692
513 11,497 22,626
- - -
- - -
137 846
54 28 21 8
46
105
- - -
33 2,116
75,533
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
253 7,335
14,445 6 6
600
- - -
25 55 3
(D) 5 7
24
105
- - -
29 7,126
286,857
- - -
1 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
- - -
366 13,201 27,001
1 (D) (D)
- - -
27 330
10 107
3 4
23 47
- - -
12 1,231
50,004
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
229 7,502
13,426 - - -
- - -
19 263
1 (D)
6 4
17 87
- - -
35 30,620
1,328,842
- - -
1 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
- - -
9 134 283
- - -
- - - 4
(D) 2
(D) - -
- -
- - -
20 (D) (D)
- - -
2 (D) (D)
2 (D) (D)
- - -
5 119 372
- - -
- - -
18 650
4 (D)
5 11
10 27
Item Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ......................................farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans ..........................................................farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) .........................................................farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ..........................................................................farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ...........................farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ...........................farms acres
Potatoes ........................................................................farms acres
Sweet potatoes .............................................................farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ...............................................farms
acres
- - -
60 4,116
150,607
- - -
- - - - - -
39 2,303
4,729,892
234 8,160
15,100 - - -
- - -
21 110
14 4 3 8
16 28
3 (D) (D) 86
12,004 424,535
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
339 11,786 23,417
- - -
- - -
43 817
10 3 9
22
7 6
1 (D) (D) 16
3,208 108,112
- - -
- - - - - -
5 690
1,705,212
500 19,035 37,228
2 (D) (D)
- - -
59 118
17 10 11 27
54 58
- - - 3
63 3,561
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
106 4,482
13,068 - - -
- - -
31 304
7 2 4
(Z)
26 43
- - -
56 16,069
687,595
- - -
35 9,461
20,050 35
9,461 20,050
1
(D) (D)
3
(D) (D)
- - -
38 5,564
25,592,258 17
1,820 5
(D) 4
(D)
3 (D)
- - - 1
(D) (D)
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
95 2,660 5,795
- - -
- - - 9
183 5
16 3 3
7
17
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2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 251 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) ........................................................ farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ......................................................................... farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ........................................................... farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) .......................... farms acres
Potatoes ....................................................................... farms acres
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ............................................... farms
acres
- - -
93 16,418
630,227
- - -
1 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
2
(D) (D)
526
18,301 34,597
- - -
- - -
37 113
4 (D)
5 4
20
144
- - -
219 49,224
1,514,772
- - -
8 1,638 2,093
8 1,638 2,093
30
2,034 4,185,576
103
3,032 6,992
2 (D) (D)
26
6,574 25,585,209
49 2,688
9 (D) 25
2,381
25 112
- - -
70 26,333
993,018
- - -
8 2,861 5,199
8 2,861 5,199
12
2,440 3,202,910
33
1,556 3,303
- - -
6 2,008
8,486,900 15
239 - - 2
(D)
6 11
1 (D) (D) 55
13,438 467,387
- - -
8 3,314 5,380
8 3,314 5,380
11
2,123 4,612,159
77
3,622 11,737
- - -
- - -
27 813
3 (D)
2 (D)
26 82
- - -
35 20,702
832,212
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
8 275 776
- - -
1 (D) (D) 11
132 5 3 - -
4 7
- - - 3
(D) (D)
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
8 174 266
- - -
- - - 6
14 3 3 - -
2 (D)
Item Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) ........................................................ farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ......................................................................... farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ........................................................... farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) .......................... farms acres
Potatoes ....................................................................... farms acres
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ............................................... farms
acres
1 (D) (D)
120 12,841
440,102
- - -
- - - - - -
9 278
493,125
579 16,534 33,747
- - -
- - -
99 472
23 9
21 11
23
145
- - -
49 11,435
464,635
- - -
1 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
- - -
378 13,347 22,011
- - -
- - -
15 43 5 1 1
(D)
30 119
1 (D) (D)
315 60,042
2,238,360
- - -
13 5,683
11,614 13
5,683 11,614
22
2,562 4,266,337
248
17,307 50,169
- - -
10 5,992
19,343,815 37
5,987 2
(D) 14
3,549
27 219
- - - 4
209 3,224
- - -
- - - - - -
4 241
536,490
69 3,200 5,985
- - -
- - -
33 61 7 1 3
10
15 31
- - -
89 41,888
1,542,547
- - -
35 14,236 28,603
35 14,236 28,603
34
5,168 12,224,191
22
2,489 4,271
- - -
28 7,094
26,706,861 27
6,033 1
(D) 22
4,234
4 102
- - -
31 3,617
113,232
- - -
- - - - - -
7 500
915,585
294 6,146 9,696
- - -
- - -
66 541
15 4
17 301
35 53
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252 North Carolina 2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ......................................farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans ..........................................................farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) .........................................................farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ..........................................................................farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ...........................farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ...........................farms acres
Potatoes ........................................................................farms acres
Sweet potatoes .............................................................farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ...............................................farms
acres
- - -
67 16,145
461,131
- - -
1 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
26
3,391 8,596,173
182
10,570 18,963
- - -
- - -
43 603
11 10 8 7
23 68
- - -
20 3,419
130,758
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
284 8,421
16,714 2
(D) (D)
- - -
19 66 5 2 5 2
13 27
- - -
49 24,164
1,020,399
- - -
21 10,226 17,394
21 10,226 17,394
- - -
4 118 314
- - -
15 3,610
16,367,688 4
10 - - 3
(D)
2 (D)
- - - - - -
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
65 2,476 4,950
- - -
- - - 6
(D) 4
(D) - -
5 6
1 (D) (D) 47
6,623 168,085
- - -
- - - - - -
40 3,468
6,792,059
239 10,830 17,666
- - -
- - -
39 407
11 5 5
67
9 31
1 (D) (D) 94
27,660 1,082,065
- - -
16 5,706
10,692 16
5,706 10,692
31
5,197 11,324,938
41
1,722 5,578
- - -
10 4,115
16,715,620 24
8,387 2
(D) 13
7,551
1 (D)
Item Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ......................................farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans ..........................................................farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) .........................................................farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ..........................................................................farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ...........................farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ...........................farms acres
Potatoes ........................................................................farms acres
Sweet potatoes .............................................................farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ...............................................farms
acres
2 (D) (D) 71
9,806 344,398
- - -
- - - - - -
41 2,367
4,687,162
434 12,740 24,489
- - -
- - -
70 287
21 9
11 61
39 90
1 (D) (D) 95
42,769 1,585,475
- - -
72 48,492 93,652
72 48,492 93,652
20
3,435 8,186,406
50
4,307 8,538
- - -
44 9,002
37,224,200 14
1,876 - - 5
1,303
8 10
1 (D) (D)
141 28,475
815,910
- - -
25 6,602
10,946 25
6,602 10,946
51
8,821 19,892,158
177
4,620 12,164
1 (D) (D)
2
(D) (D) 48
3,540 5 3
20 3,106
31 77
3 15
300 5
(D) (D)
- - -
- - - - - -
8 51
107,600
257 6,175
15,065 - - -
- - -
48 452
18 13 4 1
17
102
- - - 9
1,677 70,875
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
131 4,470
10,367 - - -
- - -
59 1,782
9 9 7 5
91
4,439
- - -
39 17,292
663,661
- - -
20 13,768 29,496
20 13,768 29,496
11
2,965 6,520,206
6
548 1,050
- - -
22 5,506
24,989,667 12
1,010 - - 1
(D)
1 (D)
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2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 253 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) ........................................................ farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ......................................................................... farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ........................................................... farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) .......................... farms acres
Potatoes ....................................................................... farms acres
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ............................................... farms
acres
- - -
31 10,249
360,961
- - -
11 5,667 9,759
11 5,667 9,759
- - -
40 1,569 4,067
- - -
1 (D) (D)
4 17
- - - -
7 16
- - -
73 40,622
1,958,703
- - -
15 8,094
19,002 15
8,094 19,002
- - -
11 454 769
- - -
- - -
15 4,998
2 (D)
1 (D)
- -
3 178
1,000 73
13,504 474,631
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
638 28,138 63,736
- - -
- - -
36 101
4 1 6 3
22 40
- - - - - -
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
83 1,662 2,651
- - -
1 (D) (D) 18
119 4 2 - -
1 (D)
- - -
281 59,855
1,942,126
- - -
13 4,547 9,169
13 4,547 9,169
74
12,053 25,887,619
308
8,405 24,019
- - -
5 1,925
6,662,000 140
16,218 21
280 82
14,867
24 196
- - -
56 15,289
663,663
- - -
29 13,079 25,083
29 13,079 25,083
7
1,016 1,601,237
38
982 3,113
- - -
5 496
1,846,200 23
165 4 1 3
(D)
11 28
Item Lee Lenoir Lincoln McDowell Macon Madison
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) ........................................................ farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ......................................................................... farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ........................................................... farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) .......................... farms acres
Potatoes ....................................................................... farms acres
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ............................................... farms
acres
2 (D) (D) 21
7,125 173,671
- - -
- - - - - -
17 3,007
6,197,436
97 2,862 4,132
1 (D) (D)
- - -
24 290
6 2
11 243
11 27
- - -
162 36,513
1,391,175
- - -
19 7,697
13,691 19
7,697 13,691
48
6,397 12,858,842
80
2,067 6,815
- - -
7 1,727
7,805,694 25
2,172 - -
14 1,566
12
163
1 (D) (D) 50
8,906 333,184
- - -
1 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
- - -
316 11,248 24,864
- - -
- - -
44 146
5 5 7
14
19 60
- - - 1
(D) (D)
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
140 3,466 7,866
- - -
- - -
40 83 18 8 4 1
8
11
- - - 1
(D) (D)
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
154 3,322 7,465
- - -
- - -
27 34 15 11
- -
22 43
- - - 4
60 2,400
- - -
- - - - - -
3 21
50,226
299 6,309
14,021 - - -
- - -
70 264
20 7 1
(D)
36 31
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254 North Carolina 2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Martin Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ......................................farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans ..........................................................farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) .........................................................farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ..........................................................................farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ...........................farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ...........................farms acres
Potatoes ........................................................................farms acres
Sweet potatoes .............................................................farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ...............................................farms
acres
- - -
168 32,911
1,317,758
- - -
120 32,351 69,106
120 32,351 69,106
32
4,401 10,565,381
15
612 1,053
- - -
120 9,770
39,814,689 6
767 - - 6
(D)
7 6
- - -
10 1,302
55,806
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
100 2,543 3,924
- - -
- - -
39 77 6 3 - -
17 9
- - - - - -
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
100 1,688 3,116
- - -
- - -
25 32 18 14
- -
12 70
- - -
10 579
16,902
- - -
3 262 474
3 262 474
2
(D) (D)
87
4,974 13,260
- - -
- - -
15 115
3 (D)
3 8
21
179
- - -
30 4,917
101,841
- - -
2 (D) (D)
2 (D) (D)
21
2,036 4,394,591
230
6,706 18,643
- - -
- - -
35 490
2 (D)
8 167
27
225
- - -
108 34,328
1,267,516
- - -
25 6,816
14,828 25
6,816 14,828
47
9,493 21,732,452
89
6,128 12,270
- - -
6 3,816
17,433,070 68
18,543 8 7
40 15,504
20 61
Item New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ......................................farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans ..........................................................farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) .........................................................farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ..........................................................................farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ...........................farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ...........................farms acres
Potatoes ........................................................................farms acres
Sweet potatoes .............................................................farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ...............................................farms
acres
- - - - - -
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
15 16 1
(D) 1
(D)
2 (D)
- - -
154 38,580
1,576,506
- - -
102 43,390 88,990
102 43,390 88,990
2
(D) (D)
15
522 955
- - -
30 5,424
24,751,320 6
100 - - 4
(D)
7 14
- - -
62 12,528
403,384
- - -
10 2,900 4,879
10 2,900 4,879
5
1,012 1,638,508
62
1,987 4,958
- - -
5 (D) (D) 16
123 5 4 3
(D)
14 99
5 470
5,880 36
4,844 173,409
- - -
- - - - - -
24 1,101
2,082,649
337 12,097 28,550
- - -
- - -
111 302
40 11 36 42
53 81
- - -
27 18,107
721,635
- - -
- - - - - -
2 (D) (D)
13
310 493
- - -
- - -
11 (D)
4 (D)
2 (D)
8
18
- - -
81 45,967
2,285,690
- - -
3 (D)
2,789 3
(D) 2,789
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
16 3,730
9 2,813
2 (D)
1
(D)
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2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 255 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) ........................................................ farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ......................................................................... farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ........................................................... farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) .......................... farms acres
Potatoes ....................................................................... farms acres
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ............................................... farms
acres
- - -
49 13,520
480,583
- - -
1 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
2
(D) (D)
40
3,209 6,326
- - -
- - -
26 71 4 4 - -
16 79
- - -
92 45,320
2,029,903
- - -
17 5,937
11,945 17
5,937 11,945
- - -
19 3,290 9,455
- - -
10 720
3,528,042 5
708 2
(D) - -
- -
- - -
66 14,971
393,174
- - -
- - - - - -
46 5,092
12,310,497
166 7,831
13,997 - - -
- - -
43 349
13 4 8
(D)
23 109
- - -
195 69,913
2,462,255
- - -
35 13,527 25,711
35 13,527 25,711
38
7,741 16,785,200
57
2,867 5,618
- - -
60 8,590
33,564,719 30
1,148 1
(D) 5
1,089
11 117
- - - 1
(D) (D)
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
140 5,013 8,935
- - -
- - -
17 29 6 5 - -
28 348
1 (D) (D)
127 14,242
484,716
- - -
1 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
6
745 1,693,060
715
22,682 50,319
- - -
- - -
60 317
22 11 12 3
31
183 Item Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) ........................................................ farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ......................................................................... farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ........................................................... farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) .......................... farms acres
Potatoes ....................................................................... farms acres
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ............................................... farms
acres
- - -
26 5,948
151,592
- - -
2 (D) (D)
2 (D) (D)
4
188 371,640
84
3,930 9,375
- - -
- - -
13 278
1 (D)
1 (D)
6
34
- - -
269 90,026
3,324,474
- - -
19 10,803 20,943
19 10,803 20,943
17
2,501 5,815,249
147
7,287 21,241
- - -
16 4,801
17,741,409 57
2,170 16 7
17 1,258
21
129
- - -
68 6,903
233,562
- - -
- - - - - -
72 5,241
11,195,717
492 15,548 26,345
- - -
- - -
62 139
20 4
20 7
36
145
- - -
133 22,591
952,164
- - -
9 612
1,207 9
612 1,207
- - -
524 18,481 46,421
2 (D) (D)
- - -
56 879
11 7
12 15
24 50
- - -
15 1,808
67,851
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
293 10,520 20,964
- - -
- - -
56 165
11 2
20 20
23 68
3 300 (D)
318 67,379
2,666,699
- - -
36 11,161 19,365
36 11,161 19,365
63
10,445 21,098,407
311
18,410 50,955
- - -
12 5,255
15,751,161 125
22,453 11
564 58
13,713
18 204
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256 North Carolina 2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ......................................farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans ..........................................................farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) .........................................................farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ..........................................................................farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ...........................farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ...........................farms acres
Potatoes ........................................................................farms acres
Sweet potatoes .............................................................farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ...............................................farms
acres
- - -
21 13,851
391,941
- - -
7 3,761 6,650
7 3,761 6,650
- - -
34 1,998 4,325
- - -
3 1,626
6,233,450 6
13 - - - -
2 (D)
2 (D) (D) 72
14,774 518,640
- - -
22 10,675 20,598
22 10,675 20,598
- - -
374 12,422 27,084
2 (D) (D)
1
(D) (D) 14 25 7 4 3 1
27 85
- - -
33 4,180
136,984
2 (D) (D)
- - - - - -
36 1,580
2,946,144
504 15,708 34,712
- - -
- - -
65 132
24 12 15 29
52
109
- - -
98 11,933
451,452
- - -
- - - - - -
35 3,102
6,916,230
611 20,942 49,172
- - -
- - -
35 886
15 14 6 6
44
311
- - - - - -
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
27 630
1,078 - - -
- - -
20 163
9 (D)
- -
- -
- - - 1
(D) (D)
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
79 2,051 4,476
- - -
- - -
16 301
8 4 3 1
4 6
Item Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ......................................farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans ..........................................................farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) .........................................................farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ..........................................................................farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ...........................farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ............................................................farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ...........................farms acres
Potatoes ........................................................................farms acres
Sweet potatoes .............................................................farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ...............................................farms
acres
- - -
41 26,383
1,139,124
- - -
1 (D) (D)
1 (D) (D)
- - -
2 (D) (D)
- - -
- - -
13 (D) 12
(D) 3 4
- -
1 (D) (D)
136 70,770
2,941,596
- - -
4 2,692 4,396
4 2,692 4,396
- - -
367 13,515 34,594
- - -
1 (D) (D) 25
(D) 4 6 1
(D)
13 39
- - -
34 5,821
150,248
- - -
- - - - - -
26 2,446
6,092,436
82 4,140
10,122 - - -
- - -
17 51 5 2 2
(D)
17 22
2 (D) (D) 96
14,964 396,585
- - -
3 (D) (D)
3 (D) (D)
26
4,958 10,959,562
192
6,455 13,164
1 (D) (D)
4
1,525 5,044,371
90 3,751
16 11 26
2,780
38 49
- - -
43 9,268
301,595
- - -
2 (D) (D)
2 (D) (D)
17
1,400 3,414,282
102
5,985 12,372
- - -
- - -
27 115
4 3 - -
4 (D)
1 (D) (D) 60
31,907 1,429,921
- - -
12 7,788
15,523 12
7,788 15,523
4
306 559,300
10
810 2,139
- - -
6 1,370
5,380,308 10
1,612 4
(D) 1
(D)
1 (D)
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2017 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Carolina 257 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2017 (continued) [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.]
Item Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Selected crops harvested: - Con. Sorghum for silage or greenchop ...................................... farms
acres tons
Soybeans for beans .......................................................... farms acres
bushels Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas (see text) ........................................................ farms
acres cwt
Cotton, all ......................................................................... farms
acres bales
Upland cotton ................................................................ farms acres bales
Tobacco ............................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (see text) ........................... farms
acres tons, dry equivalent
Sunflower seed, all ........................................................... farms acres
pounds Peanuts for nuts ................................................................ farms
acres pounds
Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) .......................... farms acres
Potatoes ....................................................................... farms acres
Sweet potatoes ............................................................. farms acres
Land in orchards (see text) ............................................... farms
acres
- - - - - -
- - -
- - - - - -
- - -
253 8,358
20,626 - - -
- - -
37 35 17 3 3
(Z)
29 85
- - -
207 61,263
2,313,058
- - -
15 4,434 7,854
15 4,434 7,854
50
8,938 18,037,738
154
8,234 29,650
- - -
7 3,589
11,474,834 60
5,027 14 47 27
3,797
12 50
5 500
9,000 12
1,602 69,350
- - -
- - - - - -
4 (D) (D)
551
20,831 50,270
- - -
- - -
25 100
7 5 5
(D)
27 481
- - -
113 40,976
1,782,614
- - -
17 8,525
17,992 17
8,525 17,992
51
11,792 28,370,157
39
1,514 3,690
- - -
12 2,954
11,297,660 45
12,562 6
(D) 34
11,222
4 5
- - -
106 16,343
615,871
- - -
- - - - - -
16 2,999
7,381,436
494 14,861 34,946
- - -
- - -
24 41 5 1 5 1
31
239
- - - - - -
- - -
- - - - - -
10 35
75,599
177 4,274 9,967
- - -
- - -
54 134
33 34 11 2
21 35