Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
46,030 
40,156 
2,874 
1,984 
percent 
100.0 
87.2 
6.2 
4.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,302,444 
6,053,568 
1,100,586 
809,390 
Average size of farm 
acres 
180 
151 
383 
408 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
46,030 
40,156 
2,874 
1,984 
$1,000 
3,835,604 
2,077,988 
712,253 
579,121 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,328 
51,748 
247,826 
291,895 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
11,043 
9,908 
473 
366 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,350 
4,941 
216 
122 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,318 
4,904 
206 
131 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,552 
5,955 
340 
233 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,029 
6,250 
416 
269 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,816 
3,272 
271 
177 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,333 
1,876 
260 
158 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,723 
1,316 
190 
120 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,060 
722 
152 
107 
$500,000 to $999,999 
944 
595 
154 
127 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
862 
417 
196 
174 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
685 
356 
148 
134 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
123 
51 
35 
32 
$5,000,000 or more 
54 
10 
13 
8 
Total sales 
farms 
46,030 
40,156 
2,874 
1,984 
$1,000 
3,753,287 
2,023,133 
698,229 
567,355 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,821 
3,731 
571 
423 
$1,000 
633,652 
332,552 
152,214 
140,534 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,629 
1,039 
273 
237 
$1,000 
588,884 
296,563 
147,041 
137,214 
Corn 
farms 
3,390 
2,522 
459 
351 
$1,000 
239,717 
117,251 
63,570 
58,951 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
911 
517 
195 
175 
$1,000 
206,972 
92,910 
59,169 
55,700 
Wheat 
farms 
1,589 
1,127 
227 
176 
$1,000 
92,333 
49,661 
19,016 
17,341 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
477 
260 
88 
81 
$1,000 
75,022 
36,922 
16,517 
15,534 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,492 
1,848 
321 
259 
$1,000 
286,085 
157,404 
65,808 
60,626 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,060 
654 
190 
170 
$1,000 
260,235 
136,157 
63,522 
58,940 
Sorghum 
farms 
180 
119 
36 
28 
$1,000 
2,557 
1,683 
(D) 
384 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
10 
1 
1 
$1,000 
918 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
568 
366 
104 
87 
$1,000 
10,860 
5,159 
3,272 
3,100 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
18 
19 
19 
$1,000 
5,769 
2,176 
2,243 
2,243 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
266 
207 
23 
20 
$1,000 
2,101 
1,394 
(D) 
132 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
8 
- 
$1,000 
1,082 
729 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
557 
465 
47 
19 
$1,000 
100,901 
71,315 
(D) 
5,051 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
283 
226 
24 
12 
$1,000 
96,542 
67,412 
(D) 
5,006 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
265 
178 
44 
37 
$1,000 
67,875 
38,912 
15,974 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
192 
117 
39 
33 
$1,000 
66,659 
37,946 
(D) 
15,279 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,665 
1,350 
159 
124 
$1,000 
92,323 
51,702 
17,851 
14,968 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
162 
96 
22 
18 
$1,000 
79,857 
41,441 
16,666 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,354 
1,015 
142 
135 
$1,000 
65,820 
22,499 
(D) 
19,813 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
132 
62 
24 
21 
$1,000 
55,782 
15,432 
(D) 
18,447 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
847 
601 
97 
91 
$1,000 
61,147 
19,560 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
119 
52 
23 
20 
$1,000 
53,483 
14,309 
(D) 
17,854 
Berries 
farms 
621 
506 
54 
52 
$1,000 
4,673 
2,939 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
10 
2 
2 
$1,000 
2,034 
985 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,417 
975 
128 
101 
$1,000 
251,871 
30,502 
25,173 
19,090 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
312 
128 
31 
24 
$1,000 
239,644 
21,586 
24,181 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
134 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
