Sampson County Ag Facts

Sampson County Agricultural Facts

1. 604,599 acres
2. 50% of the county is farmed
3. Average farm size is 314 acres
4. 960 farming operations
5. average age of farmer is 57
6. 93% are family farms
7. 70% in cropland
8. 19% in woodland
9. Most diverse agricultural county in North Carolina
10. #1 in vegetables (includes sweet potatoes) and turkey
11. #2 in pork
12. #4 in tobacco, wheat and soybeans
13. #5 in cattle
14. #6 in cotton
15. #8 in cotton and broilers (meat chickens)
16. Ranked #2 in NC and #20 in US Counties
17. $1.25 billion market value of products sold

Compiled by NC Cooperative Extension, Sampson County Center, July 2019

Sources of data:  NCDA Statistics (2017), USDA Census of Agriculture (2017)