Upwind Report

Glyphosate use in Hoke County, North Carolina

Estimated farm glyphosate use in Hoke County, North Carolina was 88 to 92 pounds per square mile of county land in 2019, higher than 58% of US counties.

Map of Hoke County, North Carolina and nearby counties, coloring each county's cropland by estimated farm glyphosate use per square mile of county land in the 2019 high estimate. Darker colors mean more use.

2019 numbers

Per square mile of county land88 to 92lbTop 42% in the US
US
1,269th of 3,060
North Carolina
36th of 100
Per square mile of cropland268 to 280lb

Ranks are by use per square mile of county land, on the 2019 high estimate, among US counties with a value. Counties with the same value share a rank.

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Since 2000

Up from 66 in 2000 to 92 in 2019. Pounds per square mile of county land, high estimate.

Every year's numbers
Glyphosate per square mile of county land by year, in pounds
YearLowHigh
20006466
2001102109
2002121122
2003102105
2004117120
200594100
2006106109
20076066
20089192
20099197
20109797
2011108110
2012123123
2013130130
20148989
20158587
20168888
20175658
20188486
20198892
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About these numbers

The main number is the county's estimated farm glyphosate use for the year divided by all of its land, water left out. A county with a little farmland can use a lot per square mile of cropland and still have far less in total than a county with more farmland, so the whole-county number is the one the map colors, ranks and compares.

These are county estimates, not records. They don't show which fields were sprayed or how much any one field got.

USGS makes a low and a high estimate, which fill in use that farms didn't report in different ways.

Per square mile of cropland is the same total spread evenly over the county's cropland only, so it's higher than the whole-county number wherever only part of Hoke County, North Carolina is farmland.

Numbers are in pounds per square mile. The source gives kilograms per square kilometer, and 1 kg per km² is about 5.7 pounds per square mile.

Source: Hengl & Brungard from USGS county estimates, 2000–2019 (CC BY 4.0). Land area: US Census Bureau, 2020.

This page shows estimated farm use only. It says nothing about health and is not medical advice.