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2007 Top Counties by Production 1
Leading Counties
Number
Leading Counties
Number
Sampson
26,300,000
Pitt
19,100,000
Johnston
25,600,000
Lenoir
17,300,000
Wilson
22,600,000
Harnett
15,050,000
Wayne
21,800,000
Greene
14,700,000
Nash
21,610,000
Edgecombe
14,250,000

 

Acres, Yield and Production 2 3
Counties and Districts
2006
2007
Harvested Acres
Yield per Acre
Production
Harvested Acres
Yield per Acre
Production
Pounds
Pounds
Caldwell
50
2,000
100,000
*
*
*
Surry
3,560
2,165
7,700,000
3,520
2,010
7,070,000
Wilkes
340
2,355
800,000
*
*
*
Yadkin
2,550
2,440
6,220,000
3,050
2,000
6,100,000
N. Mountain
6,500
2,280
14,820,000
7,000
2,055
14,390,000
W. Mountain
*
*
*
*
*
*
Alamance
1,495
1,740
2,600,000
1,490
1,555
2,320,000
Caswell
2,400
2,165
5,200,000
2,520
1,700
4,287,000
Durham
245
1,550
380,000
220
2,060
453,000
Forsyth
630
2,145
1,350,000
770
2,015
1,550,000
Franklin
3,425
2,250
7,700,000
3,650
2,645
9,650,000
Granville
2,790
2,045
5,700,000
3,200
1,565
5,000,000
Guilford
1,590
2,140
3,400,000
1,840
1,825
3,360,000
Orange
775
2,130
1,650,000
810
1,915
1,550,000
Person
3,190
2,195
7,000,000
3,250
2,045
6,650,000
Rockingham
3,690
2,005
7,400,000
3,600
2,210
7,960,000
Stokes
2,190
2,010
4,400,000
1,920
1,970
3,780,000
Vance
1,975
2,255
4,458,000
2,070
2,410
4,990,000
Warren
705
2,270
1,600,000
1,060
2,360
2,500,000
N. Piedmont
25,100
2,105
52,838,000
26,400
2,045
54,050,000
Alexander
525
2,115
1,111,000
450
1,710
770,000
Chatham
140
2,145
300,000
*
*
*
Davidson
535
2,335
1,250,000
635
1,985
1,260,000
Davie
260
2,310
600,000
205
2,510
515,000
Iredell
205
2,390
490,000
*
*
*
Lee
1,470
2,430
3,570,000
1,700
2,530
4,300,000
Randolph
825
2,340
1,930,000
780
1,845
1,440,000
Wake
2,760
2,250
6,205,000
2,725
2,090
5,700,000
C. Piedmont
6,720
2,300
15,456,000
6,900
2,155
14,861,000
Montgomery
175
1,885
330,000
*
*
*
Moore
1,200
2,335
2,800,000
1,280
2,150
2,750,000
Richmond
695
2,200
1,530,000
450
2,065
930,000
S. Piedmont
2,070
2,250
4,660,000
1,900
2,145
4,080,000
Bertie
1,550
1,935
3,000,000
2,690
2,480
6,667,000
Chowan
140
2,045
286,000
*
*
*
Edgecombe
5,170
1,740
9,000,000
6,220
2,290
14,250,000
Gates
80
2,190
175,000
*
*
*
Halifax
1,620
2,190
3,550,000
1,810
2,530
4,575,000
Hertford
1,150
2,085
2,400,000
1,480
2,145
3,175,000
Martin
1,770
2,175
3,850,000
4,180
2,705
11,300,000
Nash
9,060
2,095
19,000,000
9,130
2,365
21,610,000
Northampton
170
2,295
390,000
*
*
*
Washington
250
2,240
560,000
*
*
*
N. Coastal
20,960
2,015
42,211,000
26,000
2,405
62,559,000
Beaufort
1,950
1,975
3,850,000
2,690
2,365
6,360,000
Carteret
100
2,000
200,000
*
*
*
Craven
2,020
1,980
4,000,000
1,570
2,515
3,950,000
Greene
6,420
2,025
13,000,000
6,030
2,440
14,700,000
Johnston
10,100
2,205
22,265,000
11,100
2,305
25,600,000
Jones
1,720
2,200
3,785,000
1,830
2,460
4,500,000
Lenoir
7,240
2,015
14,600,000
7,500
2,305
17,300,000
Pamlico
250
1,600
400,000
200
2,400
480,000
Pitt
8,200
1,830
15,000,000
8,210
2,325
19,100,000
Wayne
7,800
2,000
15,600,000
8,890
2,450
21,800,000
Wilson
8,200
2,195
18,000,000
8,560
2,640
22,600,000
C. Coastal
54,000
2,050
110,700,000
56,600
2,410
136,440,000
Bladen
1,800
1,835
3,300,000
820
2,305
1,890,000
Brunswick
900
1,730
1,555,000
640
2,345
1,500,000
Columbus
5,400
1,720
9,300,000
5,060
2,125
10,750,000
Cumberland
1,740
2,445
4,250,000
2,680
1,680
4,500,000
Duplin
6,160
1,965
12,100,000
6,290
2,240
14,100,000
Harnett
5,730
2,445
14,000,000
6,020
2,500
15,050,000
Hoke
630
1,905
1,200,000
430
1,630
700,000
Onslow
1,620
1,790
2,900,000
1,320
2,575
3,400,000
Pender
770
1,755
1,350,000
770
2,595
2,000,000
Robeson
6,000
2,290
13,750,000
5,190
1,925
10,000,000
Sampson
8,700
2,205
19,200,000
11,750
2,240
26,300,000
Scotland
200
1,800
360,000
*
*
*
S. Coastal
39,650
2,100
83,265,000
41,200
2,195
90,440,000
Other Counties
*
*
*
1,745
2,165
3,778,000
State Total
155,000
2,090
323,950,000
166,000
2,270
376,820,000

1Ranking of Published Counties Only.22007 Preliminary. 3 Counties may not add to district total because undisclosed data are included in other counties. * New USDA NASS County Estimating Program Policy and Standards require districts and counties with less than 50 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

 

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