North Carolina Agriculture

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LINC organizes hundreds of data covering for all areas of North Carolina into general topic categories, you are now on the Agriculture category introduction page. Here you will find detailed information on number of farms, acreage, crop and livestock production, farm financial characteristics, and more. Explore the dashboard to view agriculture highlights for North Carolina counties.

Data from 2021 except as noted.

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Farms Size (Acres)*

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Acres of Harvested Cropland*:4,353,455
Farm Cash Receipts from Sales/Govt. Payments:$13,672,760,000
Farm Cash Receipts from All Crops:$4,049,808,000
Farm Cash Receipts from All Livestock/Dairy/Poultry:$9,234,032,000
Farm Inventory Value Change 2020: $-279,689,000
Average Age of Farm Operators (Years)*:58.0
Number of Cattle and Calves*:718,631
Number of Hogs and Pigs*:7,927,842
Number of Chickens 3 Months or Older*:8,989,156
Vegetables Harvested for Sale (Acres)*:139,191
* Data from 2022

Farms Size (Acres)*

* Data from 2022

Farm Income and Expenses*

* Data from 2022