Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in North Carolina

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in North Carolina


CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022


Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, North Carolina

RankPracticeAcresPercent
1Tree plantings - softwoods14,13330.7%
2Longleaf pine7,20815.7%
3Existing trees6,64014.4%
4Tree plantings - hardwoods3,4937.6%
5Riparian buffers3,1776.9%
6Upland bird habitat buffers3,1776.9%
7Tree plantings - longleaf pine2,9186.3%
8Grass plantings - introduced9342.0%
9State acres for wildlife enhancement7241.6%
10Wetland restoration - floodplain6761.5%
11Filter strips6531.4%
12Wildlife habitat6281.4%
13CRP grasslands - introduced grasses5381.2%
14Existing grass4511.0%
15Grass waterways1970.4%
16Shallow water for wildlife1560.3%
17Grass plantings - native950.2%
18Farmable wetland program - aquaculture wetlands580.1%
19Bottomland hardwood trees550.1%
20Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife24< 0.1%
21Pollinator habitat20< 0.1%
22Field windbreaks9< 0.1%
23Wildlife food plots9< 0.1%
24CRP grasslands - native grasses7< 0.1%
25Shelterbelts5< 0.1%
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 Total Acres45,976 

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

RankStateCRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022
1Halifax County, North Carolina$2,140,151
2Anson County, North Carolina$1,327,495
3Hyde County, North Carolina$1,324,200
4Martin County, North Carolina$1,257,816
5Edgecombe County, North Carolina$1,093,083
6Beaufort County, North Carolina$886,815
7Dare County, North Carolina$880,619
8Robeson County, North Carolina$803,766
9Johnston County, North Carolina$716,067
10Stanly County, North Carolina$710,963
11Columbus County, North Carolina$676,077
12Craven County, North Carolina$580,602
13Northampton County, North Carolina$579,667
14Washington County, North Carolina$553,708
15Franklin County, North Carolina$547,304
16Lenoir County, North Carolina$503,640
17Hoke County, North Carolina$494,666
18Hertford County, North Carolina$493,033
19Gates County, North Carolina$462,393
20Harnett County, North Carolina$441,314
21Granville County, North Carolina$440,225
22Sampson County, North Carolina$430,587
23Bladen County, North Carolina$430,239
24Cleveland County, North Carolina$379,718
25Bertie County, North Carolina$379,199
26Duplin County, North Carolina$307,728
27Nash County, North Carolina$287,411
28Cumberland County, North Carolina$285,888
29Scotland County, North Carolina$268,124
30Greene County, North Carolina$261,953
31Tyrrell County, North Carolina$257,558
32Wilson County, North Carolina$244,345
33Pitt County, North Carolina$218,079
34Union County, North Carolina$205,770
35Vance County, North Carolina$190,688
36Wayne County, North Carolina$190,512
37Rutherford County, North Carolina$157,631
38Warren County, North Carolina$157,126
39Pender County, North Carolina$155,245
40Caswell County, North Carolina$153,059
41Lincoln County, North Carolina$149,106
42Jones County, North Carolina$147,202
43Moore County, North Carolina$131,481
44Chowan County, North Carolina$130,014
45Iredell County, North Carolina$129,947
46Pamlico County, North Carolina$125,323
47Chatham County, North Carolina$103,245
48Yadkin County, North Carolina$101,832
49Richmond County, North Carolina$101,692
50Randolph County, North Carolina$97,850
51Davidson County, North Carolina$94,736
52Rowan County, North Carolina$89,698
53Surry County, North Carolina$84,247
54Onslow County, North Carolina$82,730
55Wake County, North Carolina$81,460
56Rockingham County, North Carolina$74,745
57Cabarrus County, North Carolina$53,414
58Catawba County, North Carolina$52,094
59Perquimans County, North Carolina$51,766
60Orange County, North Carolina$38,589
61Polk County, North Carolina$35,395
62Cartaret County, North Carolina$33,475
63Davie County, North Carolina$32,147
64Gaston County, North Carolina$31,773
65Montgomery County, North Carolina$28,397
66Henderson County, North Carolina$24,262
67Wilkes County, North Carolina$24,141
68Guilford County, North Carolina$21,647
69Person County, North Carolina$19,121
70Burke County, North Carolina$18,164
71Lee County, North Carolina$16,380
72Brunswick County, North Carolina$16,188
73Buncombe County, North Carolina$14,984
74Durham County, North Carolina$13,893
75Forsyth County, North Carolina$13,058
76Alexander County, North Carolina$11,316
77Pasquotank County, North Carolina$11,124
78Cherokee County, North Carolina$9,764
79Transylvania County, North Carolina$9,509
80Alamance County, North Carolina$7,657
81Macon County, North Carolina$6,511
82Madison County, North Carolina$6,135
83Camden County, North Carolina$5,817
84Stokes County, North Carolina$5,398
85McDowell County, North Carolina$2,978
86Clay County, North Carolina$2,546
87Haywood County, North Carolina$2,219
88Currituck County, North Carolina$1,832
89Caldwell County, North Carolina$937
90Watauga County, North Carolina$242
91Swain County, North Carolina$0
92Graham County, North Carolina$0
93Jackson County, North Carolina$0
94Avery County, North Carolina$0
95Ashe County, North Carolina$0
96Mecklenburg County, North Carolina$0
97Alleghany County, North Carolina$0
98Mitchell County, North Carolina$0
99Yancey County, North Carolina$0
100New Hanover County, North Carolina$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for North Carolina, 2022

Land in North Carolina, 2022

Land typeAcres
Number of Farms:42,817
Total Acres in Farms:8,128,136
Cropland Acres:4,880,656
Permanent pasture and rangeland:845,947
Woodland Acres:1,839,455

Livestock in North Carolina, 2022

LivestockNumber of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold972,408,186
Layers inventory 14,535,543
Hogs and pigs inventory8,191,751
Cattle and calves inventory718,743
Sheep and lambs inventory36,578

Crops in North Carolina, 2022

 

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