Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 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 
20,030 
86 
659 
1,184 
3,201 
5,483 
9,417 
acres 
7,755,594 
4,911,156 
8,671 
129,393 
328,407 
933,707 
1,451,277 
2,059,701 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
3,140 
1,644 
8 
88 
173 
374 
501 
500 
acres 
936,026 
666,593 
1,311 
21,068 
69,054 
149,428 
211,723 
214,009 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
40,156 
17,438 
77 
566 
955 
2,650 
4,700 
8,490 
acres 
6,053,568 
3,660,535 
5,643 
98,400 
227,898 
640,109 
1,062,954 
1,625,531 
Partnership 
farms 
2,874 
1,570 
4 
62 
112 
271 
447 
674 
acres 
1,100,586 
792,344 
(D) 
(D) 
62,925 
149,435 
245,887 
317,973 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,984 
1,106 
4 
56 
91 
214 
334 
407 
acres 
809,390 
596,319 
(D) 
(D) 
42,443 
123,315 
189,286 
225,815 
Corporation 
farms 
2,550 
1,507 
4 
55 
149 
352 
508 
439 
acres 
998,274 
744,464 
(D) 
(D) 
60,834 
202,973 
232,637 
214,191 
Family held 
farms 
2,244 
1,366 
4 
54 
128 
305 
453 
422 
acres 
899,220 
676,769 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
166,243 
214,844 
212,297 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
36 
19 
1 
2 
7 
8 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,208 
1,347 
4 
53 
126 
298 
445 
421 
Other than family held 
farms 
306 
141 
_ 
1 
21 
47 
55 
17 
acres 
99,054 
67,695 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
36,730 
17,793 
1,894 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
20 
10 
- 
3 
1 
5 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
286 
131 
- 
1 
18 
46 
50 
16 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
450 
225 
1 
13 
11 
43 
59 
98 
acres 
150,016 
104,733 
(D) 
(D) 
7,983 
35,215 
22,647 
32,476 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
12,718 
7,302 
19 
248 
524 
1,423 
2,069 
3,019 
workers 
46,561 
30,736 
45 
781 
2,468 
7,196 
9,300 
10,946 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
5,164 
3,611 
15 
146 
307 
775 
1,103 
1,265 
workers 
16,171 
12,308 
34 
325 
1,071 
2,778 
4,175 
3,925 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
9,714 
5,309 
7 
158 
363 
1,000 
1,474 
2,307 
workers 
30,390 
18,428 
11 
456 
1,397 
4,418 
5,125 
7,021 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
466 
367 
13 
36 
102 
126 
90 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
56 
31 
- 
1 
7 
8 
7 
8 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
21,418 
9,258 
62 
347 
616 
1,616 
2,516 
4,101 
workers 
48,244 
20,255 
140 
817 
1,620 
3,803 
5,321 
8,554 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,343 
1,134 
4 
88 
109 
238 
331 
364 
1 0 to 49 acres 
14,425 
5,289 
34 
220 
334 
966 
1,423 
2,312 
50 to 69 acres 
4,620 
1,902 
12 
52 
93 
239 
576 
930 
70 to 99 acres 
4,749 
1,979 
10 
45 
110 
216 
500 
1,098 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
4,576 
2,009 
6 
79 
105 
264 
479 
1,076 
140 to 179 acres 
2,905 
1,349 
10 
23 
35 
185 
372 
724 
180 to 219 acres 
2,207 
1,105 
- 
29 
63 
159 
274 
580 
220 to 259 acres 
1,481 
795 
1 
23 
44 
103 
227 
397 
260 to 499 acres 
4,176 
2,501 
7 
56 
144 
337 
691 
1,266 
500 to 999 acres 
2,173 
1,574 
2 
51 
78 
367 
480 
596 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,009 
796 
- 
19 
81 
174 
260 
262 
2,000 acres or more 
366 
307 
- 
11 
31 
68 
101 
96 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,210 
1,419 
9 
68 
95 
243 
405 
599 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
831 
466 
2 
30 
50 
102 
123 
159 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1,038 
438 
- 
23 
18 
67 
133 
197 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
1,460 
685 
1 
13 
55 
132 
247 
237 
Other crop farming (1119) 
11,506 
4,178 
9 
89 
188 
595 
1,166 
2,131 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
399 
308 
- 
13 
29 
83 
121 
62 
Cotton farming (11192) 
112 
84 
- 
3 
7 
29 
24 
21 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
10,995 
3,786 
9 
73 
152 
483 
1,021 
2,048 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
18,149 
8,474 
38 
221 
346 
971 
2,087 
4,811 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
373 
225 
- 
3 
4 
38 
44 
136 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
691 
611 
10 
59 
71 
146 
187 
138 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
323 
141 
- 
14 
13 
31 
38 
45 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
1,668 
984 
1 
42 
113 
267 
321 
240 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,564 
553 
4 
44 
46 
113 
158 
188 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
6,217 
2,566 
12 
90 
228 
611 
805 
820 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
23,911 
11,789 
50 
387 
632 
1,693 
3,030 
5,997 
number 
1,631,882 
1,145,808 
2,618 
35,741 
79,252 
231,432 
341,894 
454,871 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,723 
1,578 
4 
72 
100 
239 
415 
748 
1 0 to 49 
11,270 
4,963 
31 
145 
198 
567 
1,114 
2,908 
50 to 99 
3,749 
2,125 
10 
64 
101 
274 
536 
1,140 
100 to 199 
2,297 
1,597 
3 
62 
132 
240 
475 
685 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
