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.
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Farms Size (Acres)*
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 |