Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Operators reporting one race 
Characteristics 
All principal 
operators 
American Indian 
or 
Alaska Native 
Asian 
Black 
or 
African American 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
46,030 
47,383 
180 
186 
134 
86 
1,496 
1,680 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,302,444 
8,103,925 
17,931 
21,315 
9,594 
6,937 
176,571 
182,713 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,343 
3,530 
17 
27 
14 
13 
103 
127 
1 0 to 49 acres 
14,425 
15,177 
81 
83 
77 
36 
404 
529 
50 to 1 79 acres 
17,589 
57 
39 
29 
25 
743 
795 
180 to 499 acres 
7,864 
7,777 
22 
32 
13 
11 
195 
195 
500 acres or more 
3,548 
3,310 
3 
5 
1 
1 
51 
34 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
43,572 
44,942 
175 
177 
131 
86 
1,411 
1,565 
acres 
5,392,290 
5,333,566 
13,670 
13,986 
9,059 
6,237 
121,900 
129,040 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
15,005 
15,240 
54 
53 
10 
5 
579 
581 
acres 
2,910,154 
2,770,359 
4,261 
7,329 
535 
700 
54,671 
53,673 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
31,025 
32,143 
126 
133 
124 
81 
917 
1,099 
acres 
3,361,383 
3,504,581 
7,904 
10,781 
7,987 
(D) 
83,877 
98,257 
Part owners 
farms 
12,547 
12,799 
49 
44 
7 
5 
494 
466 
acres 
4,436,462 
4,084,578 
9,987 
(D) 
1,478 
(D) 
85,114 
74,591 
Tenants 
farms 
2,458 
2,441 
5 
9 
3 
85 
115 
acres 
504,599 
514,766 
40 
(D) 
129 
" 
7,580 
9,865 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
46,030 
47,383 
180 
186 
134 
86 
1,496 
1,680 
$1,000 
3,835,604 
2,961,128 
4,621 
(D) 
31,116 
12,478 
36,220 
28,058 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
46,030 
47,383 
180 
186 
134 
86 
1,496 
1,680 
$1,000 
3,753,287 
2,906,188 
4,465 
(D) 
31,064 
(D) 
32,510 
26,299 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
19,601 
16,493 
58 
75 
53 
34 
694 
642 
$1,000 
1,360,146 
858,301 
1,478 
(D) 
867 
(D) 
22,586 
10,612 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
26,555 
27,744 
97 
97 
65 
44 
632 
776 
$1,000 
2,393,141 
2,047,887 
2,988 
4,125 
30,196 
10,628 
9,925 
15,687 
Government payments 
farms 
10,664 
9,852 
35 
13 
7 
9 
563 
528 
$1,000 
82,318 
54,940 
155 
(D) 
52 
(D) 
3,710 
1,759 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
1 1 ,043 
13,677 
66 
64 
48 
29 
368 
523 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,350 
5,950 
27 
18 
22 
8 
196 
246 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,318 
5,587 
16 
32 
16 
2 
240 
246 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,552 
6,285 
26 
21 
10 
10 
219 
293 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,029 
6,689 
25 
26 
15 
14 
230 
194 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,816 
3,457 
8 
11 
5 
8 
101 
93 
$50,000 or more 
6,922 
5,738 
12 
14 
18 
15 
142 
85 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
103 
251 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
8 
24 
$1,000 
5,131 
10,122 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
172 
(D) 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
2,688 
2,792 
12 
5 
3 
3 
66 
112 
$1,000 
3,273 
3,821 
11 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
85 
112 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
9,447 
8,422 
29 
10 
4 
6 
546 
463 
$1,000 
79,045 
51,119 
144 
(D) 
49 
(D) 
3,625 
1,647 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,210 
1,761 
8 
2 
1 
- 
186 
191 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
831 
923 
2 
4 
8 
3 
63 
86 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,038 
995 
14 
11 
8 
9 
22 
23 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
1,460 
1,085 
14 
7 
11 
8 
19 
2 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
11,506 
10,326 
36 
37 
32 
12 
529 
462 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
399 
637 
- 
4 
- 
- 
53 
50 
Cotton farming (11192) 
112 
76 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
3 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
10,995 
9,613 
36 
33 
32 
12 
469 
409 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
18,149 
20,923 
42 
31 
14 
16 
545 
639 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
373 
778 
3 
7 
- 
- 
8 
39 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
691 
934 
3 
4 
- 
1 
5 
20 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
323 
375 
- 
6 
- 
1 
7 
75 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,668 
1,798 
- 
11 
21 
21 
20 
29 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,564 
1,512 
8 
11 
11 
3 
31 
51 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
6,217 
5,973 
50 
55 
28 
12 
61 
63 
-continued 
48 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
