Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
38,377 
33,598 
2,397 
1,613 
Female 
7,653 
6,558 
477 
371 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
20,740 
17,438 
1,570 
1,106 
Other 
25,290 
22,718 
1,304 
878 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
37,370 
33,026 
2,153 
1,516 
Not on farm operated 
8,660 
7,130 
721 
468 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
17,648 
14,989 
1,292 
891 
Any 
28,382 
25,167 
1,582 
1,093 
1 to 49 days 
3,563 
3,084 
237 
168 
50 to 99 days 
2,182 
1,892 
136 
101 
100 to 199 days 
3,761 
3,317 
202 
150 
200 days or more 
18,876 
16,874 
1,007 
674 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,344 
1,199 
57 
49 
3 or 4 years 
2,226 
1,972 
135 
116 
5 to 9 years 
6,629 
5,776 
396 
288 
1 0 years or more 
35,831 
31,209 
2,286 
1,531 
Average years on present farm 
22.6 
22.6 
24.5 
23.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,002 
907 
26 
22 
3 or 4 years 
1,802 
1,616 
103 
86 
5 to 9 years 
5,603 
4,881 
338 
255 
10 years or more 
37,623 
32,752 
2,407 
1,621 
Average years operating any farm 
24.7 
24.6 
26.8 
25.3 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
175 
157 
11 
4 
25 to 34 years 
1,906 
1,684 
117 
90 
35 to 44 years 
3,877 
3,400 
221 
170 
45 to 49 years 
3,932 
3,474 
183 
141 
50 to 54 years 
5,960 
5,098 
396 
294 
55 to 59 years 
6,713 
5,811 
418 
306 
60 to 64 years 
6,970 
6,046 
438 
309 
65 to 69 years 
5,852 
5,125 
372 
244 
70 years and over 
10,645 
9,361 
718 
426 
Average age 
59.5 
59.5 
60.3 
59.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
470 
408 
31 
26 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
180 
159 
7 
4 
Asian 
134 
104 
13 
5 
Black or African American 
1,496 
1,338 
81 
43 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
7 
4 
3 
3 
White 
44,084 
38,437 
2,762 
1,923 
More than one race reported 
129 
114 
8 
6 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
6,638 
5,893 
397 
243 
2 people 
24,376 
21,233 
1,592 
1,099 
3 people 
7,009 
6,107 
445 
301 
4 people 
4,903 
4,212 
284 
213 
5 or more people 
3,104 
2,711 
156 
128 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
36,188 
32,356 
1,918 
1,298 
25 to 49 percent 
3,366 
2,848 
265 
153 
50 to 74 percent 
3,004 
2,427 
297 
208 
75 to 99 percent 
1,823 
1,374 
192 
153 
100 percent 
1,649 
1,151 
202 
172 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,030 
531 
120 
103 
acres 
538,862 
180,521 
81,502 
59,177 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
31,421 
26,926 
2,045 
1,478 
Dial-up service 
3,633 
3,193 
229 
162 
DSL service 
10,602 
9,146 
679 
501 
Cable modem service 
4,762 
4,072 
313 
202 
Fiber-optic service 
1,398 
1,154 
124 
74 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
7,002 
5,894 
462 
341 
Satellite service 
5,851 
4,944 
399 
315 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
881 
738 
64 
51 
Other Internet service 
850 
698 
67 
49 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
37,729 
33,891 
1,570 
1,153 
2 households 
6,757 
5,274 
991 
591 
3 households 
973 
654 
194 
135 
4 households 
359 
217 
76 
69 
5 or more households 
212 
120 
43 
36 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
148 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
