Agricultural Statistics - County Estimates: Cotton

**2007 Top Counties by Production ¹**
Leading Counties	Number	Leading Counties	Number
Halifax	66,400	Hyde	43,100
Northampton	64,900	Beaufort	42,000
Martin	61,800	Lenoir	33,400
Bertie	48,900	Pitt	27,600
Edgecombe	47,000	Perquimans	27,500

**Acres, Yield and Production ^{2 3}**
Counties and Districts	2006				2007
	Planted Acres	Harvested Acres	Yield per Acre	Production	Planted Acres	Harvested Acres	Yield Per Acre	Production
	Planted Acres	Harvested Acres	Pounds		Planted Acres	Harvested Acres	Pounds
N. Mountain	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
W. Mountain	325	325	702	475	*	*	*	*
Warren	2,030	2,030	567	2,400	1,080	1,080	600	1,350
N. Piedmont	2,375	2,375	576	2,850	1,400	1,400	610	1,780
C. Piedmont	3,150	3,150	712	4,675	2,100	1,480	486	1,500
Anson	3,750	3,710	802	6,200	*	*	*	*
Cleveland	2,260	2,260	722	3,400	*	*	*	*
Montgomery	1,640	1,640	878	3,000	*	*	*	*
Richmond	3,380	3,380	866	6,100	*	*	*	*
Stanly	12,800	12,800	881	23,500	8,400	8,330	789	13,700
Union	6,070	5,970	804	10,000	*	*	*	*
S. Piedmont	30,750	30,550	841	53,500	21,300	21,230	617	27,300
Bertie	40,200	40,100	742	62,000	27,700	27,700	847	48,900
Camden	950	950	707	1,400	*	*	*	*
Chowan	18,700	18,700	719	28,000	11,000	11,000	973	22,300
Edgecombe	52,400	52,000	655	71,000	28,700	28,700	786	47,000
Gates	18,200	18,200	699	26,500	10,800	10,700	852	19,000
Halifax	70,500	70,500	606	89,000	42,600	42,500	750	66,400
Hertford	20,400	20,400	729	31,000	9,560	9,560	653	13,000
Martin	48,100	48,000	745	74,500	33,400	33,300	891	61,800
Nash	15,700	15,650	675	22,000	9,300	9,300	702	13,600
Northampton	64,300	64,300	709	95,000	41,800	41,800	745	64,900
Pasquotank	4,650	4,600	783	7,500	1,590	1,590	785	2,600
Perquimans	22,100	22,100	858	39,500	11,800	11,800	1,119	27,500
Tyrrell	5,300	5,300	815	9,000	*	*	*	*
Washington	15,000	15,000	803	25,100	7,280	7,240	1,054	15,900
N. Coastal	396,500	395,800	705	581,500	239,000	238,660	825	410,000
Beaufort	26,400	26,400	891	49,000	15,400	15,400	1,309	42,000
Carteret	2,550	2,550	734	3,900	*	*	*	*
Craven	17,000	17,000	692	24,500	2,400	2,380	847	4,200
Greene	20,800	20,800	727	31,500	*	*	*	*
Hyde	21,100	20,300	993	42,000	15,700	15,700	1,318	43,100
Johnston	17,800	17,700	624	23,000	9,350	9,350	431	8,400
Jones	27,500	27,000	676	38,000	8,700	8,700	960	17,400
Lenoir	35,800	35,600	701	52,000	18,400	18,200	881	33,400
Pamlico	3,450	3,400	791	5,600	1,350	1,350	1,280	3,600
Pitt	33,600	33,550	675	47,200	17,400	17,400	761	27,600
Wayne	25,600	25,600	692	36,900	9,400	9,300	640	12,400
Wilson	24,800	24,800	724	37,400	18,600	18,600	570	22,100
C. Coastal	256,400	254,700	737	391,000	134,000	133,680	880	245,000
Bladen	8,400	8,400	657	11,500	*	*	*	*
Columbus	8,000	8,000	648	10,800	*	*	*	*
Cumberland	11,800	11,700	656	16,000	5,500	5,100	433	4,600
Duplin	17,800	17,800	693	25,700	4,340	4,140	997	8,600
Harnett	14,900	14,700	637	19,500	12,100	11,600	426	10,300
Hoke	16,300	16,300	742	25,200	12,400	12,400	495	12,800
Onslow	7,000	7,000	631	9,200	*	*	*	*
Pender	7,100	7,100	649	9,600	*	*	*	*
Robeson	33,300	31,300	690	45,000	23,000	18,400	337	12,900
Sampson	38,600	38,600	665	53,500	*	*	*	*
Scotland	17,300	17,200	698	25,000	*	*	*	*
S. Coastal	180,500	178,100	676	251,000	102,000	93,450	500	97,300
Other Counties	4,670	4,610	718	6,900	80,950	77,380	631	101,650
State Total	870,000	865,000	713	1,285,000	500,000	490,000	767	783,000

¹Ranking of Published Counties Only. ²2007 Preliminary. ³Counties may not add to district total because undisclosed data are included in other counties. *2006 counties and districts with less than 200 harvested acres or where individual data would be disclosed are included in other counties. New USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 500 acres planted to a crop, or practice of a crop, be included in other counties. Coverage standards also apply to district and county estimates.

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Last update September 24, 2008

NCDA&CS Agricultural Statistics Division, Herb Vanderberry, Director
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