Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dinwiddie 
Essex 
Fairfax 
Fauquier 
Floyd 
Fluvanna 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
383 
98 
148 
1,258 
863 
303 
2007 
374 
102 
166 
1,222 
864 
327 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
89,238 
56,705 
7,856 
228,285 
144,657 
47,077 
2007 
78,840 
53,346 
7,031 
222,486 
128,872 
48,883 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
233 
579 
53 
181 
168 
155 
2007 
211 
523 
42 
182 
149 
149 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
383 
98 
148 
1,258 
863 
303 
2007 
374 
102 
166 
1,222 
864 
327 
$1,000, 2012 
267,994 
172,651 
119,067 
1,811,424 
523,966 
239,956 
2007 
250,928 
173,018 
90,283 
1,286,056 
535,606 
243,213 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
699,722 
1,761,743 
804,504 
1,439,924 
607,145 
791,935 
2007 
670,930 
1,696,251 
543,876 
1,052,419 
619,915 
743,771 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,003 
3,045 
15,156 
7,935 
3,622 
5,097 
2007 
3,183 
3,243 
12,841 
5,780 
4,156 
4,975 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
32 
16 
10 
33 
40 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
20 
13 
14 
39 
49 
3 
$100,000 to $199,999 
47 
9 
28 
74 
105 
15 
$200,000 to $499,999 
165 
18 
28 
294 
363 
133 
$500,000 to $999,999 
58 
9 
41 
379 
172 
80 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
25 
12 
9 
208 
88 
38 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
32 
10 
16 
173 
42 
16 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2 
6 
2 
35 
3 
4 
$10,000,000 or more 
2 
5 
" 
23 
1 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
322,379 
164,559 
265,059 
414,367 
243,469 
183,045 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
27.7 
34.5 
3.0 
55.1 
59.4 
25.7 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
16 
6 
57 
104 
37 
12 
acres 
81 
16 
246 
540 
212 
42 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
109 
30 
58 
502 
221 
97 
acres 
2,973 
656 
1,179 
12,196 
6,176 
2,492 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
33 
9 
10 
123 
103 
21 
acres 
1,886 
547 
549 
6,976 
6,019 
1,282 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
52 
1 
6 
91 
106 
38 
acres 
4,403 
(D) 
500 
7,455 
8,813 
3,175 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
35 
8 
4 
117 
119 
29 
acres 
4,274 
896 
478 
13,381 
14,170 
3,331 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
26 
2 
1 
59 
57 
27 
acres 
4,043 
(D) 
(D) 
9,373 
9,142 
4,394 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
26 
5 
2 
29 
41 
17 
acres 
4,990 
997 
(D) 
5,673 
8,218 
3,356 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
8 
3 
48 
28 
9 
acres 
1,934 
708 
- 
11,481 
6,669 
2,158 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
43 
8 
7 
87 
93 
33 
acres 
15,630 
2,765 
2,755 
30,652 
30,442 
1 1 ,222 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
14 
7 
3 
53 
48 
17 
acres 
10,217 
5,227 
1,577 
36,133 
30,917 
11,765 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
15 
11 
- 
28 
4 
3 
acres 
19,957 
16,444 
- 
39,646 
5,643 
3,860 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6 
8 
- 
17 
6 
- 
acres 
18,850 
28,024 
- 
54,779 
18,236 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
19 
11 
88 
89 
30 
19 
acres 
95 
(D) 
408 
448 
115 
97 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
114 
30 
37 
455 
260 
101 
acres 
2,986 
926 
860 
10,904 
7,146 
2,589 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
32 
7 
9 
138 
97 
41 
acres 
1,899 
410 
531 
7,828 
5,568 
2,461 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
36 
5 
9 
114 
118 
28 
acres 
3,073 
429 
727 
9,377 
9,792 
2,285 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
45 
3 
8 
94 
109 
31 
acres 
5,277 
319 
960 
10,575 
12,910 
3,586 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
24 
5 
8 
64 
60 
20 
acres 
3,873 
814 
1,287 
10,386 
9,477 
3,163 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
15 
2 
- 
49 
39 
26 
acres 
2,972 
(D) 
- 
9,594 
7,679 
5,073 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
8 
5 
4 
38 
35 
8 
acres 
1,864 
1,187 
905 
8,903 
8,178 
1,852 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
48 
5 
3 
94 
72 
36 
acres 
15,793 
1,644 
1,353 
32,891 
25,310 
12,633 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
18 
12 
- 
43 
26 
12 
acres 
13,615 
9,530 
- 
28,460 
17,648 
8,264 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
11 
11 
- 
26 
18 
5 
acres 
15,440 
15,640 
- 
34,419 
25,049 
6,880 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
4 
6 
- 
18 
- 
- 
acres 
11,953 
22,007 
- 
58,701 
" 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
276 
77 
74 
713 
711 
221 
2007 
263 
80 
88 
749 
720 
264 
acres, 2012 
38,960 
38,720 
1,411 
82,203 
41,527 
13,633 
2007 
35,330 
38,298 
2,872 
85,075 
45,010 
18,136 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
221 
59 
56 
638 
667 
194 
2007 
194 
55 
61 
590 
644 
223 
acres, 2012 
34,391 
37,129 
717 
67,805 
35,359 
11,717 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
29,217 
36,177 
1,526 
63,789 
33,971 
13,249 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
24 
6 
8 
131 
97 
25 
2007 
81 
19 
31 
266 
186 
93 
acres, 2012 
681 
(D) 
104 
9,364 
4,179 
533 
2007 
3,291 
1,193 
1,122 
16,692 
7,880 
3,890 
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366 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
