Ag Statistics Home
2007 Ag Stat Book
Census of Agriculture
Contact Information
County Estimates
County Overview
Crop Weather
Crops
Livestock
Economic Statistics
Environmental Statistics
Releases & Publications
Search
 
NASS Security Pledge
National Statistics & State Historical Data

Agricultural Statistics - County Estimates: Chickens
Excluding Broilers

 

2007 Top Counties by Production 1
Leading Counties
Number
Leading Counties
Number
Alexander
1,790,000
Randolph
1,240,000
Nash
1,720,000
Wilkes
1,020,000
Yadkin
1,650,000
Duplin
740,000
Iredell
1,505,000
Chatham
680,000
Union
1,300,000
Sampson
665,000

 

Number on Farms, By County,
North Carolina, December 1, 2006-2007 2 3
Counties and Districts
2006

2007

Surry
550,000
585,000
Wilkes
1,050,000
1,020,000
Yadkin
1,650,000
1,650,000
N. Mountain
3,320,000
3,325,000
Cherokee
800,000
*
W. Mountain
1,032,000
*
Alamance
400,000
380,000
Caswell
220,000
230,000
Franklin
230,000
251,000
Guilford
247,000
295,000
Orange
119,000
155,000
Rockingham
110,000
*
Stokes
135,000
137,000
Warren
120,000
120,000
N. Piedmont
1,607,000
1,689,000
Alexander
1,800,000
1,790,000
Chatham
719,000
680,000
Davidson
148,000
145,000
Davie
190,000
183,000
Iredell
1,570,000
1,505,000
Randolph
1,140,000
1,240,000
Rowan
132,000
121,000
C. Piedmont
5,814,000
5,776,000
Anson
204,000
220,000
Cabarrus
135,000
122,000
Cleveland
160,000
170,000
Montgomery
100,000
*
Stanly
365,000
300,000
Union
1,450,000
1,300,000
S. Piedmont
2,500,000
2,295,000
Edgecombe
125,000
130,000
Halifax
101,000
*
Nash
1,600,000
1,720,000
N. Coastal
1,925,000
2,020,000
Wayne
311,700
*
C. Coastal
1,181,000
*
Bladen
110,000
110,000
Duplin
1,000,000
740,000
Sampson
620,000
665,000
S. Coastal
1,822,000
1,623,000
Other Counties
1,589,300
4,845,000
State Total
19,201,000
20,809,000

1Ranking of Published Counties only. 22007 Preliminary. 3Counties may not add to District total because undisclosed data are included in Other Counties. * USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 100,000 head be included in other counties.  Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates.

 

 

Back

 

Last update June 30, 2008

 

NCDA&CS Agricultural Statistics Division, Herb Vanderberry, Director
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 27767 Raleigh, NC 27611
Physical Address: 2 West Edenton Street, Raleigh NC 27601
Phone: (919) 856-4394; FAX: (919) 856-4139
Email: NCagstat@ncmail.net