Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
46,030 
20,740 
86 
696 
1,227 
3,316 
5,714 
9,701 
percent 
100.0 
45.1 
0.2 
1.5 
2.7 
7.2 
12.4 
21.1 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,302,444 
5,302,076 
8,671 
151,737 
359,640 
1,027,732 
1,564,125 
2,190,171 
Average size of farm 
acres 
180 
256 
101 
218 
293 
310 
274 
226 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
46,030 
20,740 
86 
696 
1,227 
3,316 
5,714 
9,701 
$1,000 
3,835,604 
3,273,131 
5,680 
98,719 
323,323 
797,366 
1,171,291 
876,751 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,328 
157,817 
66,051 
141,838 
263,507 
240,460 
204,986 
90,377 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1 1 ,043 
3,729 
4 
117 
219 
707 
1,062 
1,620 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,350 
1,737 
12 
55 
90 
265 
521 
794 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,318 
1,863 
4 
58 
93 
262 
483 
963 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,552 
2,642 
20 
72 
107 
331 
632 
1,480 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,029 
3,280 
16 
100 
137 
351 
793 
1,883 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,816 
2,172 
13 
98 
114 
257 
518 
1,172 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,333 
1,493 
11 
46 
102 
225 
403 
706 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,723 
1,296 
2 
44 
107 
259 
427 
457 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,060 
897 
1 
40 
90 
216 
308 
242 
$500,000 to $999,999 
944 
851 
_ 
50 
76 
227 
301 
197 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
862 
780 
3 
16 
92 
216 
266 
187 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
685 
615 
3 
14 
71 
172 
206 
149 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
123 
113 
- 
1 
15 
35 
40 
22 
$5,000,000 or more 
54 
52 
- 
1 
6 
9 
20 
16 
Total sales 
farms 
46,030 
20,740 
86 
696 
1,227 
3,316 
5,714 
9,701 
$1,000 
3,753,287 
3,207,159 
5,580 
97,176 
318,557 
784,222 
1,146,230 
855,394 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,821 
3,341 
19 
138 
251 
703 
1,006 
1,224 
$1,000 
633,652 
573,859 
580 
18,203 
52,559 
137,686 
188,916 
175,916 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,629 
1,401 
3 
51 
118 
318 
458 
453 
$1,000 
588,884 
543,820 
510 
16,970 
50,391 
130,931 
180,344 
164,674 
Corn 
farms 
3,390 
2,426 
4 
83 
197 
561 
696 
885 
$1,000 
239,717 
217,526 
(D) 
(D) 
20,746 
53,957 
69,242 
67,008 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
911 
825 
1 
28 
78 
189 
268 
261 
$1,000 
206,972 
193,681 
(D) 
(D) 
18,937 
47,764 
62,066 
59,058 
Wheat 
farms 
1,589 
1,229 
7 
45 
75 
272 
431 
399 
$1,000 
92,333 
83,869 
(D) 
(D) 
7,941 
19,072 
29,151 
24,673 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
477 
437 
2 
13 
42 
106 
163 
111 
$1,000 
75,022 
70,298 
(D) 
(D) 
7,143 
15,740 
24,428 
20,463 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,492 
1,830 
12 
89 
146 
372 
578 
633 
$1,000 
286,085 
258,190 
208 
8,207 
22,953 
60,749 
86,493 
79,581 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,060 
915 
1 
31 
81 
215 
304 
283 
$1,000 
260,235 
239,955 
(D) 
(D) 
21,686 
57,465 
80,959 
72,677 
Sorghum 
farms 
180 
139 
9 
15 
33 
41 
41 
$1,000 
2,557 
2,265 
- 
189 
263 
308 
535 
970 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
10 
- 
3 
2 
1 
1 
3 
$1,000 
918 
(D) 
- 
158 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
381 
Barley 
farms 
568 
479 
1 
16 
32 
128 
126 
176 
$1,000 
10,860 
9,993 
(D) 
(D) 
630 
3,152 
2,946 
2,989 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
48 
2 
3 
17 
13 
13 
$1,000 
5,769 
5,393 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,088 
1,643 
1,220 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
266 
210 
12 
12 
37 
76 
73 
$1,000 
2,101 
2,016 
- 
298 
26 
448 
550 
694 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
11 
- 
2 
- 
2 
2 
5 
$1,000 
1,082 
1,082 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
425 
Tobacco 
farms 
557 
418 
3 
17 
36 
114 
158 
90 
$1,000 
100,901 
96,180 
(D) 
(D) 
8,272 
29,854 
40,755 
13,317 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
283 
259 
8 
26 
69 
112 
44 
$1,000 
96,542 
93,312 
- 
3,730 
8,091 
28,992 
39,917 
12,582 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
265 
220 
- 
7 
16 
55 
96 
46 
$1,000 
67,875 
65,705 
- 
1,446 
9,427 
14,177 
26,203 
14,452 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
192 
175 
- 
7 
15 
44 
80 
29 
$1,000 
66,659 
64,835 
- 
1,446 
(D) 
(D) 
25,885 
14,101 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,665 
979 
10 
54 
125 
215 
284 
291 
$1,000 
92,323 
80,172 
70 
1,775 
10,668 
28,552 
19,956 
19,151 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
162 
139 
- 
7 
22 
34 
44 
32 
$1,000 
79,857 
72,014 
- 
1,298 
9,648 
26,502 
17,916 
16,650 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,354 
708 
_ 
29 
73 
142 
196 
268 
$1,000 
65,820 
44,316 
- 
639 
2,679 
12,363 
5,042 
23,592 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
132 
94 
- 
2 
10 
30 
21 
31 
$1,000 
55,782 
38,578 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
11,695 
3,295 
21,090 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
847 
420 
- 
14 
23 
80 
116 
187 
$1,000 
61,147 
41,051 
- 
575 
2,325 
11,515 
3,651 
22,984 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
119 
84 
- 
2 
9 
26 
16 
31 
$1,000 
53,483 
36,591 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
11,052 
2,199 
21,032 
Berries 
farms 
621 
347 
- 
15 
57 
82 
91 
102 
$1,000 
4,673 
3,265 
- 
64 
354 
847 
1,391 
608 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
11 
- 
- 
2 
4 
5 
- 
$1,000 
2,034 
1,803 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,079 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,417 
810 
1 
28 
77 
182 
300 
222 
$1,000 
251,871 
220,980 
(D) 
(D) 
30,333 
45,701 
92,137 
51,735 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
312 
232 
1 
2 
36 
59 
83 
51 
$1,000 
239,644 
213,897 
(D) 
(D) 
30,006 
43,983 
89,480 
49,769 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
