Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
46,030 
31,025 
12,547 
2,458 
26,093 
19,937 
percent 
100.0 
67.4 
27.3 
5.3 
56.7 
43.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
8,302,444 
3,361,383 
4,436,462 
504,599 
4,674,272 
3,628,172 
Average size of farm 
acres 
180 
108 
354 
205 
179 
182 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
46,030 
31,025 
12,547 
2,458 
26,093 
19,937 
$1,000 
3,835,604 
1,438,942 
2,109,421 
287,241 
1,860,633 
1,974,972 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,328 
46,380 
168,122 
116,860 
71,308 
99,061 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1 1 ,043 
9,528 
1,139 
376 
5,783 
5,260 
$1,000 to $2,499 
5,350 
4,523 
648 
179 
2,979 
2,371 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,318 
4,171 
898 
249 
3,063 
2,255 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,552 
4,603 
1,574 
375 
3,883 
2,669 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,029 
4,262 
2,356 
411 
4,241 
2,788 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,816 
1,805 
1,744 
267 
2,250 
1,566 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,333 
856 
1,286 
191 
1,382 
951 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,723 
457 
1,098 
168 
1,069 
654 
$250,000 to $499,999 
1,060 
270 
696 
94 
606 
454 
$500,000 to $999,999 
944 
219 
637 
88 
463 
481 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
862 
331 
471 
60 
374 
488 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
685 
258 
382 
45 
297 
388 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
123 
46 
66 
11 
53 
70 
$5,000,000 or more 
54 
27 
23 
4 
24 
30 
Total sales 
farms 
46,030 
31,025 
12,547 
2,458 
26,093 
19,937 
$1,000 
3,753,287 
1,418,812 
2,054,835 
279,640 
1,812,679 
1,940,608 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,821 
1,447 
2,879 
495 
2,916 
1,905 
$1,000 
633,652 
64,768 
476,265 
92,618 
344,253 
289,398 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,629 
174 
1,230 
225 
968 
661 
$1,000 
588,884 
50,257 
450,203 
88,424 
316,256 
272,629 
Corn 
farms 
3,390 
953 
2,126 
311 
1,930 
1,460 
$1,000 
239,717 
28,083 
174,949 
36,684 
127,045 
112,671 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
911 
97 
677 
137 
509 
402 
$1,000 
206,972 
19,219 
153,686 
34,067 
108,453 
98,519 
Wheat 
farms 
1,589 
307 
1,074 
208 
1,005 
584 
$1,000 
92,333 
8,074 
70,362 
13,898 
51,558 
40,776 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
477 
36 
360 
81 
290 
187 
$1,000 
75,022 
5,566 
57,708 
11,748 
40,655 
34,367 
Soybeans 
farms 
2,492 
567 
1,622 
303 
1,604 
888 
$1,000 
286,085 
27,298 
218,577 
40,209 
157,804 
128,281 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,060 
98 
816 
146 
651 
409 
$1,000 
260,235 
21,336 
202,094 
36,806 
140,166 
120,070 
Sorghum 
farms 
180 
33 
127 
20 
99 
81 
$1,000 
2,557 
283 
2,147 
126 
1,533 
1,023 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
- 
11 
- 
10 
1 
$1,000 
918 
- 
918 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
568 
88 
413 
67 
302 
266 
$1,000 
10,860 
628 
8,627 
1,604 
5,098 
5,762 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
2 
40 
10 
23 
29 
$1,000 
5,769 
(D) 
4,607 
(D) 
2,446 
3,322 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
266 
51 
188 
27 
161 
105 
$1,000 
2,101 
402 
1,602 
96 
1,216 
885 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
3 
8 
- 
6 
5 
$1,000 
1,082 
258 
823 
- 
571 
511 
Tobacco 
farms 
557 
150 
363 
44 
382 
175 
$1,000 
100,901 
10,677 
82,687 
7,538 
69,184 
31,717 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
283 
34 
232 
17 
195 
88 
$1,000 
96,542 
8,997 
80,357 
7,187 
66,249 
30,292 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
265 
76 
134 
55 
164 
101 
$1,000 
67,875 
8,592 
45,335 
13,949 
37,237 
30,638 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
192 
30 
125 
37 
120 
72 
$1,000 
66,659 
7,958 
45,069 
13,632 
36,530 
30,129 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,665 
1,138 
417 
110 
774 
891 
$1,000 
92,323 
16,940 
65,295 
10,088 
43,788 
48,535 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
162 
43 
100 
19 
64 
98 
$1,000 
79,857 
8,763 
62,190 
8,903 
37,680 
42,176 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,354 
1,059 
231 
64 
541 
813 
$1,000 
65,820 
17,017 
44,634 
4,169 
16,481 
49,339 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
132 
51 
72 
9 
40 
92 
$1,000 
55,782 
9,473 
42,698 
3,611 
12,049 
43,732 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
847 
674 
149 
24 
368 
479 
$1,000 
61,147 
14,618 
42,633 
3,896 
15,125 
46,022 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
119 
48 
64 
7 
34 
85 
$1,000 
53,483 
8,736 
41,237 
3,511 
11,357 
42,126 
Berries 
farms 
621 
472 
108 
41 
205 
416 
$1,000 
4,673 
2,399 
2,001 
273 
1,356 
3,317 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
4 
8 
2 
6 
8 
$1,000 
2,034 
676 
(D) 
(D) 
598 
1,436 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,417 
1,058 
242 
117 
665 
752 
$1,000 
251,871 
134,259 
70,723 
46,889 
72,137 
179,734 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
312 
190 
72 
50 
131 
181 
$1,000 
239,644 
124,769 
68,654 
46,220 
66,076 
173,568 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
