Counties in North Carolina by farms

Randolph County had the highest farms of 100 counties in 2007, at 1,501. Dare County had the lowest, at 7. The median was 468 and the figure for North Carolina was 52,913. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,501Randolph County
Median468100 counties
North Carolina52,913History

Map of counties, 2007

Alamance County: 753 countAlexander County: 627 countAlleghany County: 519 countAnson County: 487 countAshe County: 1,125 countAvery County: 477 countBeaufort County: 369 countBertie County: 279 countBladen County: 500 countBrunswick County: 264 countBuncombe County: 1,077 countBurke County: 481 countCabarrus County: 611 countCaldwell County: 459 countCamden County: 76 countCarteret County: 159 countCaswell County: 562 countCatawba County: 737 countChatham County: 1,089 countCherokee County: 288 countChowan County: 190 countClay County: 137 countCleveland County: 1,188 countColumbus County: 777 countCraven County: 286 countCumberland County: 500 countCurrituck County: 80 countDare County: 7 countDavidson County: 1,074 countDavie County: 627 countDuplin County: 1,159 countDurham County: 242 countEdgecombe County: 300 countForsyth County: 680 countFranklin County: 593 countGaston County: 516 countGates County: 181 countGraham County: 126 countGranville County: 673 countGreene County: 292 countGuilford County: 963 countHalifax County: 365 countHarnett County: 727 countHaywood County: 707 countHenderson County: 557 countHertford County: 163 countHoke County: 249 countHyde County: 176 countIredell County: 1,201 countJackson County: 229 countJohnston County: 1,245 countJones County: 159 countLee County: 272 countLenoir County: 480 countLincoln County: 638 countMcDowell County: 383 countMacon County: 346 countMadison County: 801 countMartin County: 320 countMecklenburg County: 236 countMitchell County: 314 countMontgomery County: 289 countMoore County: 804 countNash County: 487 countNew Hanover County: 73 countNorthampton County: 340 countOnslow County: 401 countOrange County: 604 countPamlico County: 85 countPasquotank County: 144 countPender County: 357 countPerquimans County: 171 countPerson County: 403 countPitt County: 435 countPolk County: 309 countRandolph County: 1,501 countRichmond County: 278 countRobeson County: 1,017 countRockingham County: 863 countRowan County: 983 countRutherford County: 705 countSampson County: 1,203 countScotland County: 190 countStanly County: 713 countStokes County: 963 countSurry County: 1,258 countSwain County: 85 countTransylvania County: 279 countTyrrell County: 68 countUnion County: 1,107 countVance County: 246 countWake County: 827 countWarren County: 294 countWashington County: 187 countWatauga County: 587 countWayne County: 723 countWilkes County: 1,095 countWilson County: 304 countYadkin County: 990 countYancey County: 447 count
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count, 2007. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2007

Randolph County: 1,501 countRandolph County1,501Surry County: 1,258 countSurry County1,258Johnston County: 1,245 countJohnston County1,245Sampson County: 1,203 countSampson County1,203Iredell County: 1,201 countIredell County1,201Cleveland County: 1,188 countCleveland County1,188Duplin County: 1,159 countDuplin County1,159Ashe County: 1,125 countAshe County1,125Union County: 1,107 countUnion County1,107Wilkes County: 1,095 countWilkes County1,095Chatham County: 1,089 countChatham County1,089Buncombe County: 1,077 countBuncombe County1,077Davidson County: 1,074 countDavidson County1,074Robeson County: 1,017 countRobeson County1,017Yadkin County: 990 countYadkin County990Rowan County: 983 countRowan County983Guilford County: 963 countGuilford County963Stokes County: 963 countStokes County963Rockingham County: 863 countRockingham County863Wake County: 827 countWake County827Moore County: 804 countMoore County804Madison County: 801 countMadison County801Columbus County: 777 countColumbus County777Alamance County: 753 countAlamance County753Catawba County: 737 countCatawba County737Harnett County: 727 countHarnett County727Wayne County: 723 countWayne County723Stanly County: 713 countStanly County713Haywood County: 707 countHaywood County707Rutherford County: 705 countRutherford County705Forsyth County: 680 countForsyth County680Granville County: 673 countGranville County673Lincoln County: 638 countLincoln County638Alexander County: 627 countAlexander County627Davie County: 627 countDavie County627Cabarrus County: 611 countCabarrus County611Orange County: 604 countOrange County604Franklin County: 593 countFranklin County593Watauga County: 587 countWatauga County587Caswell County: 562 countCaswell County562Randolph County: 1,501 countRandolph County1,501Surry County: 1,258 countSurry County1,258Johnston County: 1,245 countJohnston County1,245Sampson County: 1,203 countSampson County1,203Iredell County: 1,201 countIredell County1,201Cleveland County: 1,188 countCleveland County1,188Duplin County: 1,159 countDuplin County1,159Ashe County: 1,125 countAshe County1,125Union County: 1,107 countUnion County1,107Wilkes County: 1,095 countWilkes County1,095Chatham County: 1,089 countChatham County1,089Buncombe County: 1,077 countBuncombe County1,077Davidson County: 1,074 countDavidson County1,074Robeson County: 1,017 countRobeson County1,017Yadkin County: 990 countYadkin County990Rowan County: 983 countRowan County983Guilford County: 963 countGuilford County963Stokes County: 963 countStokes County963Rockingham County: 863 countRockingham County863Wake County: 827 countWake County827Moore County: 804 countMoore County804Madison County: 801 countMadison County801Columbus County: 777 countColumbus County777Alamance County: 753 countAlamance County753Catawba County: 737 countCatawba County737Harnett County: 727 countHarnett County727Wayne County: 723 countWayne County723Stanly County: 713 countStanly County713Haywood County: 707 countHaywood County707Rutherford County: 705 countRutherford County705Forsyth County: 680 countForsyth County680Granville County: 673 countGranville County673Lincoln County: 638 countLincoln County638Alexander County: 627 countAlexander County627Davie County: 627 countDavie County627Cabarrus County: 611 countCabarrus County611Orange County: 604 countOrange County604Franklin County: 593 countFranklin County593Watauga County: 587 countWatauga County587Caswell County: 562 countCaswell County562
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2007
count
1Randolph County1,501
2Surry County1,258
3Johnston County1,245
4Sampson County1,203
5Iredell County1,201
6Cleveland County1,188
7Duplin County1,159
8Ashe County1,125
9Union County1,107
10Wilkes County1,095
11Chatham County1,089
12Buncombe County1,077
13Davidson County1,074
14Robeson County1,017
15Yadkin County990
16Rowan County983
17Guilford County963
17Stokes County963
19Rockingham County863
20Wake County827
21Moore County804
22Madison County801
23Columbus County777
24Alamance County753
25Catawba County737
26Harnett County727
27Wayne County723
28Stanly County713
29Haywood County707
30Rutherford County705
31Forsyth County680
32Granville County673
33Lincoln County638
34Alexander County627
34Davie County627
36Cabarrus County611
37Orange County604
38Franklin County593
39Watauga County587
40Caswell County562
41Henderson County557
42Alleghany County519
43Gaston County516
44Bladen County500
44Cumberland County500
46Anson County487
46Nash County487
48Burke County481
49Lenoir County480
50Avery County477
51Caldwell County459
52Yancey County447
53Pitt County435
54Person County403
55Onslow County401
56McDowell County383
57Beaufort County369
58Halifax County365
59Pender County357
60Macon County346
61Northampton County340
62Martin County320
63Mitchell County314
64Polk County309
65Wilson County304
66Edgecombe County300
67Warren County294
68Greene County292
69Montgomery County289
70Cherokee County288
71Craven County286
72Bertie County279
72Transylvania County279
74Richmond County278
75Lee County272
76Brunswick County264
77Hoke County249
78Vance County246
79Durham County242
80Mecklenburg County236
81Jackson County229
82Chowan County190
82Scotland County190
84Washington County187
85Gates County181
86Hyde County176
87Perquimans County171
88Hertford County163
89Carteret County159
89Jones County159
91Pasquotank County144
92Clay County137
93Graham County126
94Pamlico County85
94Swain County85
96Currituck County80
97Camden County76
98New Hanover County73
99Tyrrell County68
100Dare County7

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in North Carolina by farms, 2007) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in North Carolina by farms, 2007. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/north-carolina-counties?period=2007. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in North Carolina by farms, 2007. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/north-carolina-counties?period=2007.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in North Carolina by farms, 2007 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/north-carolina-counties?period=2007 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Randolph County, with 1,501 in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Dare County, with 7 in 2007.

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