The average size of farms in North Carolina measured by acreage since 1997 has an increasing trend line. The average size of all farms in North Carolina is collected every 5 years by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Statistics Service. In 1997, the average size of a farm in North Carolina was 160 acres. In 2002, it was 168 acres. In 2007, the average size was 160 acres. In 2012, the average size was 168 acres. In 2017, the average size of a farm was 182 acres. And in 2022, the last USDA Census year, the average size of a farm was 190 acres. On average, a farm's size in North Carolina has increased by 30 acres in the last 25 years.