Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Virginia 
Accomack 
Albemarle 
Alleghany 
Amelia 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
46,030 
226 
946 
207 
407 
2007 
47,383 
248 
895 
209 
455 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
8,302,444 
77,389 
168,877 
36,963 
88,273 
2007 
8,103,925 
93,764 
158,314 
28,886 
91,456 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
180 
342 
179 
179 
217 
2007 
171 
378 
177 
138 
201 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
46,030 
226 
946 
207 
407 
2007 
47,383 
248 
895 
209 
455 
$1,000, 2012 
35,752,388 
283,628 
1,478,643 
114,866 
270,579 
2007 
34,141,249 
283,698 
921,515 
82,080 
327,705 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
776,719 
1,254,991 
1,563,048 
554,908 
664,813 
2007 
720,538 
1,143,944 
1,029,626 
392,728 
720,230 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,306 
3,665 
8,756 
3,108 
3,065 
2007 
4,213 
3,026 
5,821 
2,842 
3,583 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,824 
15 
36 
6 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,008 
20 
21 
14 
27 
$100,000 to $199,999 
6,636 
31 
50 
30 
55 
$200,000 to $499,999 
15,671 
65 
187 
102 
180 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9,213 
32 
237 
32 
67 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,971 
32 
212 
14 
37 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,900 
19 
151 
8 
24 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
554 
7 
36 
- 
4 
$10,000,000 or more 
253 
5 
16 
1 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
25,273,882 
287,681 
467,799 
288,593 
227,372 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
32.8 
26.9 
36.1 
12.8 
38.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,343 
23 
68 
4 
26 
acres 
16,653 
99 
399 
16 
150 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
14,425 
81 
292 
49 
98 
acres 
376,982 
2,231 
7,767 
1,404 
2,737 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,620 
20 
82 
23 
36 
acres 
268,729 
1,131 
4,814 
(D) 
2,071 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,749 
20 
122 
19 
64 
acres 
394,874 
1,719 
10,436 
1,595 
5,350 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,576 
14 
86 
24 
54 
acres 
532,584 
1,689 
10,013 
2,798 
6,432 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,905 
11 
69 
14 
29 
acres 
458,136 
1,680 
11,147 
2,219 
4,623 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,207 
7 
32 
14 
12 
acres 
436,536 
1,381 
6,390 
2,809 
2,426 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,481 
4 
26 
13 
13 
acres 
352,028 
946 
6,378 
3,170 
3,181 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,176 
11 
93 
33 
37 
acres 
1,462,786 
4,147 
32,517 
11,154 
13,827 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,173 
15 
54 
12 
23 
acres 
1,456,273 
10,513 
35,703 
7,901 
14,743 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,009 
8 
14 
2 
10 
acres 
1,322,568 
11,350 
18,307 
(D) 
13,929 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
366 
12 
8 
5 
acres 
1,224,295 
40,503 
25,006 
- 
18,804 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,530 
27 
43 
7 
18 
acres 
18,051 
89 
235 
26 
107 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
15,177 
87 
298 
61 
117 
acres 
396,364 
2,403 
7,986 
1,895 
2,950 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,656 
15 
90 
22 
49 
acres 
270,210 
859 
5,255 
1,230 
2,932 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4,980 
18 
91 
17 
52 
acres 
413,077 
1,557 
7,937 
1,423 
4,275 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
4,929 
16 
86 
36 
62 
acres 
572,222 
1,925 
10,097 
4,232 
7,009 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,024 
7 
58 
15 
29 
acres 
476,173 
1,116 
9,175 
2,394 
4,615 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,137 
10 
45 
16 
30 
acres 
422,467 
1,932 
8,849 
3,204 
5,877 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,564 
9 
23 
4 
10 
acres 
372,833 
2,109 
5,483 
(D) 
2,412 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,076 
14 
92 
23 
39 
acres 
1,425,079 
4,808 
32,876 
7,669 
13,231 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,985 
11 
49 
7 
32 
acres 
1,336,394 
7,829 
32,538 
4,132 
21,553 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
960 
25 
11 
1 
13 
acres 
1,279,786 
38,515 
13,451 
(D) 
16,684 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
365 
9 
9 
4 
acres 
1,121,269 
30,622 
24,432 
- 
9,811 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
34,525 
168 
655 
184 
322 
2007 
35,954 
185 
566 
182 
360 
acres, 2012 
2,990,561 
64,271 
46,609 
8,144 
28,214 
2007 
3,274,137 
76,576 
46,216 
7,970 
33,503 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
31,041 
136 
590 
164 
249 
2007 
30,563 
146 
495 
170 
253 
acres, 2012 
2,618,291 
63,395 
38,331 
6,681 
22,406 
2007 
2,544,997 
74,307 
33,586 
5,572 
22,749 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
3,469 
15 
82 
9 
25 
2007 
10,083 
22 
160 
47 
88 
acres, 2012 
148,345 
203 
4,035 
316 
843 
2007 
486,550 
(D) 
10,008 
1,615 
2,805 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 361 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
