North Carolina Facts
- Wood delivered to sawmills represents over $841.4 million in 2014, up $38.5 million (4.8%) from 2013.
- Forestry, primary and secondary wood products manufacturing contributed $29.4 billion to NC’s 2013 economy, 144,000 jobs, and a payroll of $7.4 billion1.
2011 Harvest Utilization2
Sawlogs: 279 million cubic feet
Pulpwood: 251 million cubic feet
Veneer logs: 42 million cubic feet
Composites (and other industrial products): 51 million cubic feet
Sources:
1 2013 IMPLAN contribution analysis for NC Forest Industry ↲
2 2011 USFS Timber Products Output Survey. ↲
| County | Acres of Timberland1 | % Timberland | Stumpage2 Value | Delivered3 Value | Rank4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance | 137,680 | 51% | $2,582,545 | $5,302,694 | 59 |
| Alexander | 100,215 | 60% | $2,039,676 | $3,845,617 | 70 |
| Alleghany | 68,072 | 45% | $2,411,053 | $4,567,802 | 64 |
| Anson | 221,174 | 65% | $12,015,785 | $23,092,225 | 4 |
| Ashe | 177,162 | 65% | $2,905,300 | $5,407,676 | 57 |
| Avery | 133,979 | 85% | $302,666 | $545,331 | 98 |
| Beaufort | 344,141 | 65% | $24,548,352 | $45,201,030 | 1 |
| Bertie | 314,977 | 70% | $11,454,258 | $23,005,119 | 5 |
| Bladen | 401,291 | 72% | $8,080,976 | $17,040,868 | 13 |
| Brunswick | 422,713 | 78% | $9,719,375 | $19,209,174 | 9 |
| Buncombe | 221,755 | 53% | $1,999,412 | $3,778,563 | 73 |
| Burke | 238,407 | 73% | $2,204,150 | $4,736,641 | 63 |
| Cabarrus | 90,513 | 39% | $1,140,709 | $2,272,770 | 89 |
| Caldwell | 224,326 | 74% | $3,790,402 | $7,061,391 | 45 |
| Camden | 74,195 | 48% | $890,266 | $1,968,535 | 90 |
| Carteret | 155,176 | 48% | $3,647,468 | $6,890,474 | 48 |
| Caswell | 184,967 | 68% | $3,624,656 | $8,390,079 | 37 |
| Catawba | 94,776 | 37% | $2,262,582 | $4,418,194 | 65 |
| Chatham | 266,915 | 61% | $9,655,131 | $16,650,770 | 15 |
| Cherokee | 251,120 | 86% | $1,102,153 | $2,937,968 | 81 |
| Chowan | 51,790 | 47% | $754,238 | $1,479,564 | 92 |
| Clay | 92,810 | 68% | $464,510 | $1,322,250 | 93 |
| Cleveland | 132,981 | 45% | $2,713,296 | $5,978,014 | 52 |
| Columbus | 378,468 | 63% | $10,217,154 | $20,411,393 | 7 |
| Craven | 264,529 | 58% | $13,154,817 | $23,947,460 | 2 |
| Cumberland | 233,868 | 56% | $3,026,765 | $7,043,868 | 46 |
| Currituck | 40,819 | 24% | $972,700 | $2,870,831 | 82 |
| Dare | 54,836 | 22% | $56,232 | $106,948 | 99 |
| Davidson | 189,637 | 54% | $5,197,538 | $9,883,364 | 30 |
| Davie | 85,308 | 50% | $1,262,653 | $2,589,882 | 85 |
| Duplin | 269,926 | 52% | $4,259,531 | $9,642,198 | 31 |
| Durham | 95,315 | 52% | $1,089,172 | $1,913,323 | 91 |
| Edgecombe | 168,452 | 52% | $3,316,872 | $7,185,052 | 43 |
| Forsyth | 110,051 | 42% | $1,842,484 | $3,752,772 | 74 |
| Franklin | 197,641 | 63% | $4,825,042 | $11,051,897 | 25 |
| Gaston | 101,809 | 45% | $2,033,614 | $3,821,539 | 72 |
| Gates | 120,924 | 55% | $5,728,980 | $11,776,266 | 24 |
| Graham | 146,458 | 78% | $275,718 | $695,161 | 97 |
| Granville | 218,881 | 64% | $4,450,872 | $9,385,519 | 32 |
| Greene | 62,549 | 37% | $2,396,548 | $5,414,314 | 56 |
| Guilford | 188,401 | 46% | $5,368,994 | $9,953,030 | 29 |
| Halifax | 289,849 | 63% | $9,221,229 | $19,865,013 | 8 |
| Harnett | 208,674 | 55% | $2,461,697 | $5,069,353 | 61 |
| Haywood | 198,951 | 56% | $3,592,652 | $7,138,380 | 44 |
| Henderson | 162,492 | 68% | $1,855,135 | $3,313,228 | 76 |
| Hertford | 165,982 | 73% | $3,206,153 | $6,401,050 | 49 |
| Hoke | 170,810 | 68% | $1,826,243 | $4,013,241 | 69 |
| Hyde | 198,746 | 51% | $3,777,396 | $7,559,661 | 41 |
| Iredell | 115,079 | 31% | $3,974,342 | $7,664,828 | 40 |
| Jackson | 254,275 | 81% | $2,144,685 | $3,843,327 | 71 |
| Johnston | 230,491 | 46% | $3,007,204 | $5,990,090 | 51 |
| Jones | 224,587 | 75% | $8,769,359 | $17,205,465 | 12 |
| Lee | 98,530 | 60% | $3,283,490 | $5,942,440 | 53 |
| Lenoir | 135,442 | 53% | $2,380,754 | $5,381,316 | 58 |
| Lincoln | 83,570 | 44% | $2,604,639 | $4,914,134 | 62 |
| Macon | 238,139 | 72% | $1,334,558 | $2,856,938 | 83 |
| Madison | 266,214 | 93% | $1,746,887 | $3,036,096 | 79 |
| Martin | 220,862 | 75% | $11,007,329 | $20,717,209 | 6 |
| McDowell | 217,641 | 77% | $3,139,047 | $6,301,932 | 50 |
| Mecklenburg | 99,649 | 30% | $535,158 | $1,015,519 | 95 |
| Mitchell | 97,573 | 69% | $2,316,793 | $4,072,936 | 68 |
| Montgomery | 239,923 | 76% | $10,286,713 | $18,700,237 | 10 |
| Moore | 327,925 | 73% | $13,527,121 | $23,766,492 | 3 |
| Nash | 184,431 | 53% | $3,337,550 | $6,934,562 | 47 |
| New Hanover | 37,652 | 31% | $420,898 | $764,462 | 96 |
| Northampton | 233,689 | 68% | $6,961,319 | $15,348,562 | 18 |
| Onslow | 357,909 | 73% | $7,068,215 | $14,685,041 | 21 |
| Orange | 136,229 | 53% | $4,134,354 | $7,406,122 | 42 |
| Pamlico | 144,367 | 67% | $7,917,184 | $14,217,539 | 22 |
| Pasquotank | 32,757 | 23% | $1,280,492 | $2,427,389 | 87 |
| Pender | 426,822 | 77% | $7,637,908 | $15,190,972 | 19 |
| Perquimans | 71,054 | 45% | $1,038,037 | $2,355,032 | 88 |
| Person | 133,775 | 53% | $3,544,459 | $8,441,487 | 36 |
| Pitt | 161,922 | 39% | $8,797,871 | $17,761,044 | 11 |
| Polk | 107,825 | 71% | $1,429,630 | $3,134,076 | 78 |
| Randolph | 285,252 | 57% | $8,087,882 | $15,062,952 | 20 |
| Richmond | 243,691 | 80% | $9,169,450 | $16,812,808 | 14 |
| Robeson | 332,736 | 55% | $5,517,904 | $12,409,125 | 23 |
| Rockingham | 253,228 | 70% | $4,728,411 | $10,591,679 | 26 |
| Rowan | 134,064 | 41% | $4,429,477 | $8,838,007 | 34 |
| Rutherford | 229,324 | 64% | $3,889,891 | $10,312,646 | 27 |
| Sampson | 269,626 | 45% | $3,777,004 | $8,708,933 | 35 |
| Scotland | 140,196 | 69% | $3,016,499 | $5,449,048 | 55 |
| Stanly | 118,285 | 47% | $2,127,661 | $4,170,622 | 67 |
| Stokes | 210,823 | 73% | $3,928,843 | $8,006,810 | 38 |
| Surry | 210,154 | 62% | $3,915,370 | $7,861,042 | 39 |
| Swain | 90,068 | 27% | $641,382 | $1,138,210 | 94 |
| Transylvania | 217,927 | 90% | $18,548 | $33,919 | 100 |
| Tyrrell | 102,469 | 41% | $1,494,150 | $2,692,755 | 84 |
| Union | 160,451 | 40% | $1,392,696 | $3,035,176 | 80 |
| Vance | 102,566 | 63% | $2,271,501 | $5,215,584 | 60 |
| Wake | 157,276 | 29% | $5,458,688 | $10,184,406 | 28 |
| Warren | 212,970 | 78% | $7,267,756 | $16,020,370 | 17 |
| Washington | 97,017 | 44% | $2,305,092 | $4,210,136 | 66 |
| Watauga | 123,116 | 62% | $1,388,067 | $2,542,090 | 86 |
| Wayne | 165,319 | 47% | $1,551,624 | $3,397,784 | 75 |
| Wilkes | 337,989 | 70% | $8,124,604 | $16,259,300 | 16 |
| Wilson | 84,742 | 36% | $3,820,571 | $9,342,270 | 33 |
| Yadkin | 83,959 | 39% | $2,903,537 | $5,922,980 | 54 |
| Yancey | 149,826 | 75% | $1,801,322 | $3,192,699 | 77 |
| State Total | 18,115,917 | 58% | $422,379,074 | $841,394,088 |
*this document was revised 2/18/16 using 2011 TPO data and 2014 FIA timberland area data
1Timberland = forested area not subject to preservation ↲
2Stumpage = price paid to landowner for standing timber ↲
3Delivered = price paid to timber buyer upon delivery of timber to the mill ↲
4Ranking is highest (1) to lowest (100) based on counties’ delivered income values. ↲
Sources: US Forest Service, 2014 Forest Inventory and Analysis Data (02/18/2016), 2011 Timber Products Output Survey, and 2014 Timber Mart South, Vol. 39
2014 Area of Timberland by Ownership
2014 Forested Area of North Carolina
Publication date: March 30, 2015
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