Table 47. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Virginia: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
46,030 
15,888 
18,736 
7,421 
1,050 
1,214 
372 
33 
1,316 
percent 
100.0 
34.5 
40.7 
16.1 
2.3 
2.6 
0.8 
0.1 
2.9 
Land in farms 
....acres 
8,302,444 
2,133,413 
2,059,418 
1,222,511 
522,997 
1,024,807 
687,460 
104,988 
546,850 
Average size of farm 
....acres 
180 
134 
110 
165 
498 
844 
1,848 
3,181 
416 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total farms 
46,030 
15,888 
18,736 
7,421 
1,050 
1,214 
372 
33 
1,316 
$1,000 
3,835,604 
357,883 
334,801 
344,234 
487,236 
884,861 
697,828 
327,186 
401,576 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
83,328 
22,525 
17,869 
46,387 
464,035 
728,880 
1,875,881 
9,914,730 
305,149 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1 1 ,043 
3,770 
5,310 
1,698 
11 
4 
250 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,350 
1,974 
2,605 
668 
- 
1 
- 
- 
102 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,318 
2,046 
2,551 
636 
2 
- 
- 
- 
83 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,552 
2,593 
2,903 
875 
3 
1 
- 
- 
177 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,029 
2,852 
2,867 
1,117 
5 
1 
- 
- 
187 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,816 
1,431 
1,343 
931 
3 
3 
1 
_ 
104 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,333 
689 
663 
854 
17 
2 
- 
- 
108 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,723 
368 
338 
413 
511 
9 
1 
- 
83 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,060 
86 
77 
74 
299 
453 
1 
" 
70 
$500,000 to $999,999 
944 
35 
42 
109 
52 
623 
26 
- 
57 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
862 
44 
37 
46 
147 
117 
343 
33 
95 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
685 
41 
36 
45 
135 
78 
284 
- 
66 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
123 
2 
1 
1 
12 
36 
53 
1 
17 
$5,000,000 or more 
54 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
6 
32 
12 
Total sales 
....farms 
46,030 
15,888 
18,736 
7,421 
1,050 
1,214 
372 
33 
1,316 
$1,000 
3,753,287 
344,480 
324,878 
335,283 
478,057 
864,061 
682,979 
326,208 
397,342 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
....farms 
4,821 
975 
1,128 
849 
539 
804 
287 
13 
226 
$1,000 
633,652 
26,052 
26,629 
21,645 
47,070 
184,059 
242,359 
34,005 
51,832 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1,629 
144 
132 
139 
268 
565 
260 
13 
108 
$1,000 
588,884 
16,671 
14,950 
11,345 
41,521 
178,840 
241,753 
34,005 
49,799 
Corn 
....farms 
3,390 
654 
720 
527 
420 
626 
247 
12 
184 
$1,000 
239,717 
11,450 
9,457 
8,238 
18,404 
68,363 
88,174 
14,549 
21,082 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
911 
61 
34 
23 
133 
366 
208 
11 
75 
$1,000 
206,972 
6,160 
3,022 
(□) 
12,369 
62,615 
87,272 
(D) 
19,350 
Wheat 
....farms 
1,589 
214 
262 
222 
194 
388 
208 
10 
91 
$1,000 
92,333 
2,842 
3,510 
3,059 
5,534 
25,955 
40,500 
4,190 
6,745 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
477 
9 
7 
4 
33 
197 
178 
10 
39 
$1,000 
75,022 
640 
508 
289 
2,320 
21,406 
39,682 
4,190 
5,987 
Soybeans 
....farms 
2,492 
395 
482 
387 
291 
553 
244 
11 
129 
$1,000 
286,085 
11,040 
13,002 
9,768 
21,639 
85,675 
107,511 
14,207 
23,241 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
1,060 
60 
73 
51 
159 
404 
229 
11 
73 
$1,000 
260,235 
5,421 
6,649 
3,777 
18,584 
82,145 
107,122 
14,207 
22,332 
Sorghum 
....farms 
180 
23 
28 
19 
24 
53 
21 
- 
12 
$1,000 
2,557 
193 
202 
178 
305 
708 
911 
- 
60 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
11 
- 
1 
- 
2 
2 
6 
- 
- 
$1,000 
918 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
518 
- 
- 
Barley 
....farms 
568 
94 
61 
75 
91 
134 
79 
5 
29 
$1,000 
10,860 
439 
(D) 
284 
954 
2,712 
4,551 
(D) 
655 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
52 
- 
1 
- 
- 
11 
33 
3 
4 
$1,000 
5,769 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
818 
3,786 
(D) 
278 
Rice 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
....farms 
266 
44 
42 
48 
43 
51 
22 
2 
14 
$1,000 
2,101 
88 
(□) 
118 
234 
647 
713 
(D) 
48 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
3 
6 
2 
- 
$1,000 
1,082 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
553 
(D) 
- 
Tobacco 
... farms 
557 
72 
Ill 
132 
62 
127 
23 
- 
30 
$1,000 
100,901 
2,708 
2,803 
5,435 
9,846 
52,520 
20,598 
- 
6,991 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
283 
17 
18 
42 
52 
122 
22 
- 
10 
$1,000 
96,542 
(D) 
1,732 
3,562 
9,660 
52,405 
(□) 
- 
6,771 
Cotton and cottonseed 
....farms 
265 
21 
26 
28 
14 
91 
64 
1 
20 
$1,000 
67,875 
439 
937 
1,084 
1,378 
22,917 
33,511 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
192 
5 
9 
8 
9 
86 
62 
1 
12 
$1,000 
66,659 
320 
690 
744 
1,212 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
....farms 
1,665 
474 
524 
424 
75 
72 
34 
4 
58 
$1,000 
92,323 
5,027 
4,507 
6,359 
5,050 
9,330 
16,965 
33,931 
11,153 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
162 
16 
15 
31 
28 
35 
25 
4 
8 
$1,000 
79,857 
1,451 
1,342 
2,499 
4,390 
8,746 
16,829 
33,931 
10,669 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
....farms 
1,354 
431 
494 
269 
39 
55 
15 
1 
50 
$1,000 
65,820 
5,811 
5,455 
3,861 
(D) 
7,605 
15,647 
(D) 
15,697 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
132 
24 
18 
21 
16 
28 
11 
1 
13 
$1,000 
55,782 
2,421 
1,997 
1,723 
(D) 
7,306 
15,551 
(D) 
15,190 
Fruits and tree nuts 
....farms 
847 
271 
327 
144 
19 
37 
11 
1 
37 
$1,000 
61,147 
5,073 
4,381 
3,378 
(D) 
6,653 
14,977 
(D) 
15,498 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
119 
24 
16 
20 
13 
23 
9 
1 
13 
$1,000 
53,483 
2,403 
1,780 
1,672 
(D) 
6,485 
(D) 
(D) 
15,096 
Berries 
....farms 
621 
190 
205 
147 
24 
33 
7 
15 
$1,000 
4,673 
738 
1,073 
483 
559 
952 
669 
- 
199 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
....farms 
14 
- 
2 
1 
3 
5 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
2,034 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
427 
681 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
642 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
