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 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
- Con. 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
17,601 
5,995 
5,879 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
57,667 
16,901 
16,164 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,903 
772 
883 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,552 
1,890 
1,901 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,781 
1,163 
1,076 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,302 
1,213 
1,165 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,697 
517 
477 
$50,000 or more 
3,366 
440 
377 
Farms with net losses 
number 
28,429 
9,893 
12,857 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
17,407 
13,663 
12,879 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,529 
957 
1,248 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,402 
3,161 
4,037 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,094 
2,198 
2,932 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,726 
2,233 
2,980 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,879 
928 
1,192 
$50,000 or more 
1,799 
416 
468 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
46,030 
15,888 
18,736 
$1,000 
360,554 
-53,289 
-86,233 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
7,833 
-3,354 
-4,603 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
17,491 
5,965 
5,853 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
49,469 
14,136 
13,753 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,880 
760 
877 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,596 
1,901 
1,925 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,797 
1,167 
1,049 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,326 
1,221 
1,177 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,796 
535 
497 
$50,000 or more 
3,096 
381 
328 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
28,539 
9,923 
12,883 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
17,685 
13,868 
12,942 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,516 
956 
1,241 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,436 
3,164 
4,052 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,091 
2,198 
2,915 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,750 
2,242 
3,007 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,881 
933 
1,193 
$50,000 or more 
1,865 
430 
475 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
103 
14 
13 
$1,000 
5,131 
152 
105 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) .... 
...farms 
15,961 
5,374 
5,486 
$1,000 
179,190 
31,297 
33,188 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
1,877 
498 
546 
$1,000 
17,364 
1,665 
2,267 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
4,050 
1,614 
1,447 
$1,000 
16,956 
5,970 
5,194 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
1,881 
739 
658 
$1,000 
29,637 
9,646 
7,732 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
814 
236 
254 
$1,000 
15,216 
1,762 
2,655 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
6,933 
2,166 
2,231 
$1,000 
14,338 
1,520 
2,554 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
1,015 
203 
207 
$1,000 
31,179 
1,349 
1,648 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
...farms 
1,033 
291 
278 
$1,000 
6,467 
887 
964 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
2,832 
793 
995 
$1,000 
48,032 
8,499 
10,173 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
34,525 
12,241 
13,300 
acres 
2,990,561 
569,670 
553,812 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
31,041 
10,825 
11,878 
acres 
2,618,291 
449,753 
450,024 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
2,888 
831 
1,032 
337 
29 
610 
29,020 
133,581 
231,386 
616,615 
2,414,324 
175,772 
205 
2 
41 
626 
10 
12 
- 
- 
113 
432 
28 
5 
1 
- 
76 
719 
64 
32 
3 
- 
106 
504 
97 
40 
5 
- 
57 
402 
630 
943 
328 
29 
217 
4,533 
219 
182 
35 
4 
706 
23,455 
76,207 
113,697 
285,438 
413,466 
54,906 
274 
6 
44 
1,014 
8 
8 
1 
- 
173 
848 
10 
13 
- 
- 
93 
1,288 
50 
30 
4 
- 
141 
589 
36 
27 
5 
- 
102 
520 
109 
104 
25 
4 
153 
7,421 
1,050 
1,214 
372 
33 
1,316 
-51,418 
53,626 
180,924 
188,594 
68,734 
59,616 
-6,929 
51,072 
149,031 
506,974 
2,082,841 
45,301 
2,863 
816 
1,022 
335 
29 
608 
20,107 
87,406 
199,700 
593,823 
2,419,084 
161,817 
200 
2 
1 
40 
632 
11 
12 
- 
- 
115 
471 
27 
6 
1 
- 
76 
722 
64 
33 
3 
- 
106 
536 
111 
43 
8 
- 
66 
302 
601 
927 
323 
29 
205 
4,558 
234 
192 
37 
4 
708 
23,911 
75,630 
120,672 
279,361 
354,921 
54,758 
268 
8 
43 
1,027 
12 
9 
1 
- 
171 
858 
12 
11 
- 
- 
97 
1,271 
55 
29 
4 
- 
142 
591 
33 
25 
5 
- 
101 
543 
114 
118 
27 
4 
154 
7 
11 
29 
19 
3 
7 
(D) 
176 
1,518 
2,060 
(D) 
634 
2,865 
639 
801 
237 
17 
542 
23,489 
16,155 
31,466 
23,428 
8,492 
11,675 
335 
147 
213 
66 
4 
68 
2,898 
2,275 
3,172 
2,863 
1,216 
1,007 
630 
63 
83 
29 
4 
180 
2,748 
288 
826 
577 
(D) 
(□) 
269 
58 
84 
19 
54 
2,397 
1,716 
4,297 
1,224 
- 
2,625 
191 
34 
35 
12 
3 
49 
1,994 
1,294 
3,114 
1,402 
(D) 
(D) 
1,236 
397 
535 
157 
6 
205 
1,139 
1,861 
4,724 
1,603 
97 
841 
135 
116 
217 
102 
3 
32 
982 
2,536 
8,418 
12,443 
(D) 
(D) 
133 
81 
124 
64 
1 
61 
798 
700 
1,218 
1,102 
(D) 
(D) 
677 
125 
130 
29 
6 
77 
10,533 
5,485 
5,698 
2,213 
3,343 
2,089 
5,421 
952 
1,163 
357 
29 
1,062 
356,882 
202,105 
545,879 
492,844 
68,280 
201,089 
4,943 
936 
1,153 
355 
29 
922 
301,053 
185,694 
509,526 
474,323 
66,594 
181,324 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
646 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
