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 
Franklin 
Frederick 
Giles 
Gloucester 
Goochland 
Grayson 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,023 
681 
378 
136 
315 
764 
2007 
1,043 
676 
344 
159 
379 
852 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
164,564 
100,707 
65,571 
20,300 
50,142 
131,922 
2007 
166,592 
98,278 
65,487 
22,957 
59,292 
136,752 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
161 
148 
173 
149 
159 
173 
2007 
160 
145 
190 
144 
156 
161 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
1,023 
681 
378 
136 
315 
764 
2007 
1,043 
676 
344 
159 
379 
852 
$1,000, 2012 
583,223 
594,490 
173,257 
102,051 
273,643 
553,412 
2007 
694,182 
574,519 
204,932 
129,099 
313,754 
630,920 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
570,110 
872,967 
458,352 
750,378 
868,709 
724,361 
2007 
665,563 
849,880 
595,734 
811,941 
827,846 
740,517 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,544 
5,903 
2,642 
5,027 
5,457 
4,195 
2007 
4,167 
5,846 
3,129 
5,623 
5,292 
4,614 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
72 
33 
31 
15 
19 
41 
$50,000 to $99,999 
84 
26 
32 
5 
16 
51 
$100,000 to $199,999 
189 
71 
79 
13 
33 
126 
$200,000 to $499,999 
393 
267 
133 
53 
91 
254 
$500,000 to $999,999 
153 
146 
69 
27 
73 
143 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
87 
72 
23 
14 
56 
74 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
31 
49 
10 
6 
19 
66 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
12 
12 
- 
2 
7 
8 
$10,000,000 or more 
2 
5 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
441,873 
270,549 
227,700 
139,396 
180,108 
288,266 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
37.2 
37.2 
28.8 
14.6 
27.8 
45.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
56 
71 
21 
30 
27 
36 
acres 
301 
383 
89 
(D) 
124 
220 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
258 
236 
81 
55 
137 
228 
acres 
6,967 
6,340 
2,290 
1,363 
3,553 
6,362 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
122 
54 
41 
10 
24 
95 
acres 
6,893 
3,162 
(D) 
630 
1,378 
5,461 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
125 
63 
49 
7 
25 
71 
acres 
10,416 
5,236 
4,072 
578 
2,165 
5,875 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
140 
57 
40 
8 
31 
90 
acres 
16,192 
6,428 
4,626 
923 
3,507 
10,186 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
65 
47 
32 
4 
17 
44 
acres 
10,128 
7,351 
4,887 
598 
2,625 
6,821 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
55 
36 
30 
1 
13 
30 
acres 
10,937 
6,998 
6,050 
(D) 
2,568 
5,974 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
41 
17 
23 
3 
9 
21 
acres 
9,627 
3,981 
5,454 
735 
2,152 
5,022 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
93 
60 
41 
6 
13 
91 
acres 
33,674 
21,113 
14,375 
2,335 
4,684 
32,691 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
49 
26 
12 
6 
12 
45 
acres 
31,397 
17,642 
7,676 
4,867 
7,494 
29,785 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
16 
11 
7 
6 
4 
9 
acres 
21,162 
14,137 
8,976 
7,919 
5,392 
11,655 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3 
3 
1 
- 
3 
4 
acres 
6,870 
7,936 
(D) 
- 
14,500 
11,870 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
64 
73 
9 
35 
39 
65 
acres 
331 
381 
49 
194 
214 
329 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
263 
220 
82 
77 
172 
255 
acres 
7,207 
6,072 
2,442 
1,553 
4,329 
6,922 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
100 
62 
19 
6 
29 
99 
acres 
5,734 
3,536 
(D) 
344 
1,602 
5,775 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
134 
61 
41 
5 
30 
86 
acres 
11,107 
5,019 
3,321 
380 
2,415 
7,182 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
148 
63 
58 
9 
29 
83 
acres 
17,072 
7,327 
6,673 
1,027 
3,344 
9,433 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
82 
52 
25 
4 
8 
58 
acres 
12,729 
8,126 
3,929 
660 
1,275 
9,067 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
45 
28 
28 
1 
15 
29 
acres 
8,943 
5,489 
5,620 
(D) 
2,976 
5,878 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
40 
28 
16 
1 
11 
20 
acres 
9,446 
6,660 
3,764 
(D) 
2,625 
4,726 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
94 
51 
45 
7 
23 
93 
acres 
32,615 
17,508 
15,644 
2,653 
8,252 
32,413 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
58 
26 
12 
4 
14 
45 
acres 
37,356 
16,783 
8,433 
3,012 
9,617 
29,904 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
11 
8 
7 
9 
6 
16 
acres 
15,004 
10,219 
8,150 
10,649 
8,393 
18,143 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
4 
4 
2 
1 
3 
3 
acres 
9,048 
11,158 
(D) 
(D) 
14,250 
6,980 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
835 
501 
310 
93 
176 
600 
2007 
854 
475 
268 
110 
221 
655 
acres, 2012 
58,191 
39,746 
12,186 
13,673 
19,499 
27,879 
2007 
66,792 
37,900 
16,022 
16,393 
22,821 
40,319 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
779 
463 
303 
85 
161 
560 
2007 
768 
439 
238 
87 
164 
584 
acres, 2012 
53,410 
36,454 
10,409 
13,215 
17,261 
24,232 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
52,487 
32,098 
9,521 
15,275 
18,206 
26,631 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
68 
52 
24 
14 
18 
54 
2007 
262 
125 
78 
37 
81 
168 
acres, 2012 
1,532 
1,231 
997 
100 
1,053 
1,768 
2007 
9,958 
4,182 
3,694 
938 
2,869 
11,201 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 367 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
