Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
37,370 
2,763 
12,053 
3,707 
3,824 
3,580 
Not on farm operated 
8,660 
580 
2,372 
913 
925 
996 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
17,648 
991 
4,725 
1,641 
1,765 
1,824 
Any 
28,382 
2,352 
9,700 
2,979 
2,984 
2,752 
1 to 49 days 
3,563 
296 
1,168 
380 
392 
302 
50 to 99 days 
2,182 
185 
733 
187 
236 
200 
100 to 199 days 
3,761 
285 
1,254 
403 
381 
392 
200 days or more 
18,876 
1,586 
6,545 
2,009 
1,975 
1,858 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,344 
211 
488 
131 
144 
128 
3 or 4 years 
2,226 
343 
923 
199 
209 
190 
5 to 9 years 
6,629 
752 
2,781 
694 
615 
555 
10 years or more 
35,831 
2,037 
10,233 
3,596 
3,781 
3,703 
Average years on present farm 
22.6 
16.0 
18.7 
21.8 
23.0 
23.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,002 
169 
390 
95 
109 
95 
3 or 4 years 
1,802 
301 
745 
160 
184 
161 
5 to 9 years 
5,603 
666 
2,382 
578 
532 
470 
10 years or more 
37,623 
2,207 
10,908 
3,787 
3,924 
3,850 
Average years operating any farm 
24.7 
17.7 
20.7 
23.9 
24.9 
26.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
175 
27 
65 
29 
10 
11 
25 to 34 years 
1,906 
270 
653 
160 
156 
207 
35 to 44 years 
3,877 
449 
1,384 
350 
368 
284 
45 to 49 years 
3,932 
353 
1,439 
381 
382 
346 
50 to 54 years 
5,960 
466 
2,054 
569 
542 
561 
55 to 59 years 
6,713 
523 
2,208 
645 
629 
648 
60 to 64 years 
6,970 
445 
2,078 
791 
709 
708 
65 to 69 years 
5,852 
314 
1,677 
607 
699 
628 
70 years and over 
10,645 
496 
2,867 
1,088 
1,254 
1,183 
Average age 
59.5 
54.9 
58.0 
60.0 
60.8 
60.8 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
470 
40 
188 
46 
46 
43 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
180 
17 
81 
11 
27 
14 
Asian 
134 
14 
77 
6 
5 
11 
Black or African American 
1,496 
103 
404 
224 
200 
205 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
7 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
White 
44,084 
3,190 
13,808 
4,365 
4,505 
4,336 
More than one race reported 
129 
19 
53 
12 
12 
10 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
6,638 
441 
1,953 
737 
719 
728 
2 people 
24,376 
1,548 
7,419 
2,552 
2,548 
2,491 
3 people 
7,009 
584 
2,372 
606 
686 
643 
4 people 
4,903 
471 
1,579 
444 
472 
488 
5 or more people 
3,104 
299 
1,102 
281 
324 
226 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
36,188 
2,936 
12,945 
4,061 
4,023 
3,693 
25 to 49 percent 
3,366 
125 
515 
226 
311 
341 
50 to 74 percent 
3,004 
112 
498 
170 
199 
274 
75 to 99 percent 
1,823 
80 
233 
88 
108 
144 
1 00 percent 
1,649 
90 
234 
75 
108 
124 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,030 
69 
158 
85 
92 
86 
acres 
538,862 
344 
3,941 
5,015 
7,549 
10,240 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
31,421 
2,562 
10,347 
3,147 
3,006 
2,904 
Dial-up service 
3,633 
206 
1,160 
416 
322 
367 
DSL service 
10,602 
819 
3,304 
1,031 
1,089 
982 
Cable modem service 
4,762 
579 
1,580 
491 
407 
422 
Fiber-optic service 
1,398 
109 
490 
128 
135 
138 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
7,002 
544 
2,369 
698 
652 
636 
Satellite service 
5,851 
416 
1,929 
597 
568 
562 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
881 
79 
300 
68 
77 
75 
Other Internet service 
850 
57 
341 
74 
81 
76 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
37,729 
2,964 
12,506 
3,920 
4,008 
3,737 
2 households 
6,757 
296 
1,671 
606 
619 
732 
3 households 
973 
45 
161 
60 
63 
50 
4 households 
359 
24 
46 
18 
45 
33 
5 or more households 
212 
14 
41 
16 
14 
24 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption farms 
44,714 
3,273 
14,183 
4,492 
4,623 
4,470 
acres 
7,755,594 
16,345 
370,629 
261,193 
384,375 
520,228 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
