Table 61. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race: 2012 
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 
Any operator reporting race as- 
Any operator 
reporting ethnicity 
as Spanish, 
Hispanic, or 
Latino origin 
Characteristics 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Asian 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Black or African 
American 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Native Hawaiian 
or Other Pacific 
Islander alone or 
in combination with 
other races 
White 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
. number 
399 
206 
1,606 
25 
44,451 
686 
Land in farms 
acres 
38,476 
13,702 
194,673 
5,160 
8,116,734 
97,608 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
45 
26 
115 
7 
3,236 
70 
1 0 to 49 acres 
172 
111 
436 
6 
13,973 
264 
50 to 1 79 acres 
130 
49 
778 
7 
16,089 
242 
180 to 499 acres 
42 
19 
221 
1 
7,659 
77 
500 acres or more 
10 
1 
56 
4 
3,494 
33 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
387 
201 
1,511 
20 
42,080 
628 
acres 
31,087 
12,951 
134,419 
5,145 
5,262,265 
67,077 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
92 
19 
617 
5 
14,417 
197 
acres 
7,389 
751 
60,254 
15 
2,854,469 
30,531 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
307 
187 
989 
20 
30,034 
489 
acres 
23,001 
11,851 
92,018 
5,145 
3,273,208 
41,303 
Part owners 
farms 
80 
14 
522 
- 
12,046 
139 
acres 
14,959 
1,610 
93,197 
- 
4,346,517 
47,867 
Tenants 
farms 
12 
5 
95 
5 
2,371 
58 
acres 
516 
241 
9,458 
15 
497,009 
8,438 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
399 
206 
1,606 
25 
44,451 
686 
$1,000 
7,303 
31,933 
72,096 
690 
3,778,813 
50,776 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
399 
206 
1,606 
25 
44,451 
686 
$1,000 
7,059 
31,874 
68,258 
(D) 
3,700,236 
50,122 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
124 
84 
742 
12 
18,860 
241 
$1,000 
2,461 
1,458 
26,516 
242 
1,337,419 
16,082 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
218 
96 
677 
11 
25,882 
353 
$1,000 
4,598 
30,416 
41,742 
(D) 
2,362,816 
34,040 
Government payments 
farms 
70 
12 
597 
1 
10,096 
94 
$1,000 
245 
58 
3,838 
(D) 
78,578 
654 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
139 
71 
397 
5 
10,636 
233 
$1,000 to $2,499 
66 
36 
208 
7 
5,151 
60 
$2,500 to $4,999 
56 
23 
260 
3 
5,075 
82 
$5,000 to $9,999 
51 
21 
236 
7 
6,323 
101 
$10,000 to $24,999 
47 
19 
239 
1 
6,783 
77 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
13 
109 
- 
3,718 
60 
$50,000 or more 
28 
23 
157 
2 
6,765 
73 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
8 
- 
96 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
172 
- 
5,040 
- 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
23 
4 
74 
- 
2,621 
24 
$1,000 
14 
3 
89 
- 
3,187 
26 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
59 
9 
578 
1 
8,898 
80 
$1,000 
230 
56 
3,749 
(D) 
75,390 
628 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
14 
2 
195 
- 
2,030 
29 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
10 
13 
65 
- 
763 
28 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
27 
16 
25 
1 
1,010 
29 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
22 
18 
26 
1 
1,429 
29 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
86 
45 
554 
12 
10,945 
105 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
1 
- 
54 
5 
348 
9 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
7 
- 
105 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
85 
45 
493 
7 
10,492 
96 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
92 
35 
582 
6 
17,609 
193 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
6 
- 
8 
- 
363 
14 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
6 
- 
5 
- 
685 
7 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
9 
- 
316 
4 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
22 
26 
23 
- 
1,638 
43 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
17 
17 
32 
3 
1,524 
35 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
97 
34 
82 
2 
6,139 
170 
-continued 
52 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
