Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
46,030 
3,343 
14,425 
4,620 
4,749 
4,576 
percent 
100.0 
7.3 
31.3 
10.0 
10.3 
9.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,302,444 
16,653 
376,982 
268,729 
394,874 
532,584 
Average size of farm 
acres 
180 
5 
26 
58 
83 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
46,030 
3,343 
14,425 
4,620 
4,749 
4,576 
$1,000 
3,835,604 
131,651 
416,004 
173,271 
198,947 
196,214 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,328 
39,381 
28,839 
37,505 
41,892 
42,879 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
11,043 
1,280 
5,353 
1,188 
1,105 
840 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,350 
728 
2,467 
687 
498 
389 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,318 
425 
2,253 
722 
664 
504 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,552 
350 
2,132 
901 
976 
903 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,029 
277 
1,312 
661 
915 
1,105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,816 
93 
435 
216 
300 
432 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,333 
51 
134 
108 
122 
181 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,723 
38 
81 
33 
60 
83 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,060 
33 
62 
35 
36 
62 
$500,000 to $999,999 
944 
41 
88 
21 
43 
30 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
862 
27 
108 
48 
30 
47 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
685 
21 
89 
41 
24 
42 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
123 
4 
14 
4 
4 
4 
$5,000,000 or more 
54 
2 
5 
3 
2 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
46,030 
3,343 
14,425 
4,620 
4,749 
4,576 
$1,000 
3,753,287 
131,093 
412,783 
171,436 
196,274 
193,350 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,821 
42 
448 
231 
300 
411 
$1,000 
633,652 
78 
3,467 
3,177 
4,820 
9,223 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,629 
- 
- 
7 
19 
44 
$1,000 
588,884 
- 
- 
432 
1,204 
3,274 
Corn 
farms 
3,390 
32 
237 
123 
170 
271 
$1,000 
239,717 
54 
1,383 
1,360 
2,084 
4,086 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
911 
- 
- 
2 
8 
12 
$1,000 
206,972 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
859 
Wheat 
farms 
1,589 
3 
75 
40 
54 
98 
$1,000 
92,333 
(D) 
333 
(D) 
429 
1,004 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
477 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
75,022 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,492 
11 
187 
104 
139 
185 
$1,000 
286,085 
20 
1,678 
1,338 
2,219 
3,919 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,060 
- 
- 
- 
3 
9 
$1,000 
260,235 
- 
- 
- 
176 
586 
Sorghum 
farms 
180 
- 
7 
8 
3 
6 
$1,000 
2,557 
- 
(D) 
36 
22 
28 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
918 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
568 
- 
15 
21 
17 
38 
$1,000 
10,860 
- 
41 
82 
32 
151 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
5,769 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
266 
2 
20 
10 
16 
20 
$1,000 
2,101 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
34 
35 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,082 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
557 
21 
66 
23 
45 
30 
$1,000 
100,901 
160 
1,611 
1,081 
1,186 
1,157 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
283 
- 
8 
7 
7 
7 
$1,000 
96,542 
- 
797 
739 
636 
651 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
265 
10 
12 
8 
7 
2 
$1,000 
67,875 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
192 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
66,659 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,665 
297 
605 
123 
145 
115 
$1,000 
92,323 
2,195 
7,681 
6,791 
1,731 
2,218 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
162 
5 
30 
14 
4 
10 
$1,000 
79,857 
426 
3,112 
5,650 
504 
1,385 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,354 
208 
532 
145 
125 
104 
$1,000 
65,820 
885 
6,141 
3,059 
1,987 
2,262 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
132 
- 
15 
15 
12 
11 
$1,000 
55,782 
- 
1,702 
1,668 
1,015 
1,732 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
847 
101 
318 
109 
83 
63 
$1,000 
61,147 
(D) 
4,925 
2,741 
1,719 
1,665 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
119 
13 
13 
12 
10 
$1,000 
53,483 
- 
1,383 
1,504 
978 
1,296 
Berries 
farms 
621 
131 
251 
44 
47 
49 
$1,000 
4,673 
(D) 
1,216 
318 
268 
597 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
2 
2 
- 
1 
$1,000 
2,034 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,417 
398 
481 
78 
99 
74 
$1,000 
251,871 
20,533 
30,502 
25,907 
8,898 
11,990 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
312 
72 
85 
28 
9 
15 
$1,000 
239,644 
16,916 
26,549 
25,293 
8,070 
11,207 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
