Gates County is involved in agriculture in many ways, here is a general overview of agriculture within Gates County!
Agriculture in Gates County
(Updated: Feb. 17, 2023, 5 a.m.)
Agriculture in Gates County
822 Farms in Gates County171 Farm OperatorsTop Commodities
| Crop | Acres Harvested |
| Soybean | 20,497 |
| Cotton | 14,007 |
| Cover Crop | 6,013 |
| Wheat | 5,761 |
| Peanuts | 3,454 |
| Corn | 3,426 |
| Potatoes | 430 |
| Rye | 258 |
How Do We Rank?
Compared to all 100 counties in NC according to 2019 NCDA dataCotton Production
9th Gates County ranks 9th in Cotton production with 33,900 pounds of cotton produced, based on 480 lb bales in 2019
Peanut Production
12th Gates County ranks 12th in Peanut Production with 17,500,000 lbs produced in 2019
Livestock Production
26th Gates County ranks 26th in Broiler Poultry Production with 9,500,000 chickens produced in 2019
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