Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Biodiesel 
.... farms 
168 
16 
9 
5 
3 
54 
2 
Ethanol 
.... farms 
90 
18 
1 
- 
- 
31 
- 
Other 
.... farms 
26 
2 
2 
3 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
.... farms 
44 
1 
1 
- 
1 
6 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
.... farms 
31,025 
729 
618 
877 
1,209 
8,733 
114 
Part owners 
.... farms 
12,547 
1,169 
153 
122 
132 
2,335 
254 
Tenants 
.... farms 
2,458 
312 
60 
39 
119 
438 
31 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
.... farms 
43,632 
1,906 
773 
999 
1,342 
11,087 
368 
acres 
5,731,794 
566,161 
57,833 
88,140 
100,631 
1,501,823 
82,941 
Owned land in farms 
.... farms 
43,572 
1,898 
771 
999 
1,341 
11,068 
368 
acres 
5,392,290 
541,989 
53,424 
82,577 
90,991 
1,379,068 
81,459 
Land rented or leased from others 
.... farms 
15,064 
1,494 
217 
162 
253 
2,786 
285 
acres 
2,921,001 
716,625 
22,974 
11,921 
21,655 
515,711 
91,557 
Rented or leased land in farms 
.... farms 
15,005 
1,481 
213 
161 
251 
2,773 
285 
acres 
2,910,154 
715,619 
22,160 
11,860 
21,410 
512,773 
91,557 
Land rented or leased to others 
.... farms 
4,381 
324 
107 
123 
177 
1,531 
38 
acres 
350,351 
25,178 
5,223 
5,624 
9,885 
125,693 
1,482 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
. number 
69,990 
3,183 
1,341 
1,809 
2,327 
16,707 
558 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
26,093 
1,491 
400 
447 
770 
7,103 
282 
2 operators 
16,936 
544 
370 
474 
567 
3,799 
88 
3 operators 
2,402 
137 
47 
86 
91 
508 
23 
4 operators 
423 
30 
12 
18 
22 
62 
1 
5 or more operators 
176 
8 
2 
13 
10 
34 
5 
Total women operators 
. number 
22,070 
537 
490 
675 
854 
4,952 
99 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
19,180 
445 
425 
568 
701 
4,413 
63 
2 operators 
1,180 
32 
27 
36 
64 
214 
14 
3 operators 
121 
3 
2 
9 
7 
22 
- 
4 operators 
24 
1 
- 
2 
1 
10 
2 
5 or more operators 
13 
3 
1 
" 
1 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
38,377 
2,089 
651 
850 
1,110 
9,806 
381 
Female 
7,653 
121 
180 
188 
350 
1,700 
18 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
20,740 
1,419 
466 
438 
685 
4,178 
308 
Other 
25,290 
791 
365 
600 
775 
7,328 
91 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
37,370 
1,661 
683 
836 
1,082 
8,825 
339 
Not on farm operated 
8,660 
549 
148 
202 
378 
2,681 
60 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
17,648 
1,051 
337 
344 
600 
4,370 
241 
Any 
28,382 
1,159 
494 
694 
860 
7,136 
158 
1 to 49 days 
3,563 
184 
81 
88 
147 
1,011 
15 
50 to 99 days 
2,182 
90 
79 
61 
93 
556 
16 
100 to 199 days 
3,761 
168 
81 
136 
152 
904 
14 
200 days or more 
18,876 
717 
253 
409 
468 
4,665 
113 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,344 
60 
55 
39 
43 
300 
4 
3 or 4 years 
2,226 
89 
86 
93 
85 
481 
10 
5 to 9 years 
6,629 
240 
189 
202 
169 
1,614 
35 
10 years or more 
35,831 
1,821 
501 
704 
1,163 
9,111 
350 
Average years on present farm 
22.6 
27.7 
17.5 
17.3 
20.6 
22.8 
29.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,002 
46 
43 
33 
35 
233 
2 
3 or 4 years 
1,802 
74 
75 
83 
66 
404 
8 
5 to 9 years 
5,603 
189 
170 
182 
145 
1,410 
26 
10 years or more 
37,623 
1,901 
543 
740 
1,214 
9,459 
363 
Average years operating any farm 
24.7 
29.8 
19.3 
18.7 
22.3 
24.7 
31.8 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
175 
14 
5 
4 
12 
18 
5 
25 to 34 years 
1,906 
123 
55 
36 
26 
367 
19 
35 to 44 years 
3,877 
177 
104 
82 
124 
729 
37 
45 to 49 years 
3,932 
180 
94 
81 
110 
828 
46 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
174 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
