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 
Lancaster 
Lee 
Loudoun 
Louisa 
Lunenburg 
Madison 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
61 
1,012 
1,396 
485 
371 
522 
2007 
64 
1,044 
1,427 
534 
371 
564 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
10,695 
117,224 
134,792 
80,223 
82,722 
106,991 
2007 
14,097 
117,776 
142,452 
78,512 
83,232 
102,757 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
175 
116 
97 
165 
223 
205 
2007 
220 
113 
100 
147 
224 
182 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
61 
1,012 
1,396 
485 
371 
522 
2007 
64 
1,044 
1,427 
534 
371 
564 
$1,000, 2012 
48,976 
258,176 
1,614,440 
459,080 
196,850 
675,793 
2007 
59,796 
322,859 
1,052,310 
384,752 
244,896 
593,773 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
802,880 
255,115 
1,156,475 
946,557 
530,593 
1,294,622 
2007 
934,311 
309,252 
737,428 
720,509 
660,098 
1,052,790 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,579 
2,202 
11,977 
5,723 
2,380 
6,316 
2007 
4,242 
2,741 
7,387 
4,901 
2,942 
5,778 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2 
148 
42 
34 
17 
25 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
159 
31 
18 
26 
13 
$100,000 to $199,999 
13 
288 
76 
56 
78 
23 
$200,000 to $499,999 
16 
297 
334 
195 
147 
138 
$500,000 to $999,999 
12 
80 
495 
88 
56 
159 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
7 
25 
259 
47 
36 
79 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
7 
15 
117 
39 
8 
67 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
- 
23 
5 
2 
9 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
19 
3 
1 
9 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
85,281 
278,732 
330,085 
317,632 
276,277 
205,237 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
12.5 
42.1 
40.8 
25.3 
29.9 
52.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
10 
57 
139 
21 
8 
30 
acres 
51 
(D) 
721 
100 
48 
156 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
14 
335 
824 
171 
67 
159 
acres 
322 
9,630 
16,997 
4,620 
2,044 
4,081 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
15 
134 
128 
53 
36 
63 
acres 
808 
7,808 
7,324 
(D) 
(D) 
3,516 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
113 
57 
58 
53 
34 
acres 
- 
9,588 
4,354 
4,863 
4,690 
2,801 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7 
131 
73 
47 
34 
68 
acres 
846 
15,292 
8,636 
5,555 
3,998 
7,902 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
3 
81 
43 
23 
42 
28 
acres 
463 
12,493 
6,639 
3,675 
6,691 
4,422 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2 
38 
27 
24 
32 
33 
acres 
(D) 
7,436 
5,482 
4,708 
6,300 
6,556 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1 
22 
21 
13 
14 
12 
acres 
(D) 
5,216 
5,046 
(D) 
3,412 
2,889 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4 
65 
37 
35 
49 
41 
acres 
1,743 
21,562 
13,248 
12,152 
17,967 
13,820 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2 
30 
29 
30 
26 
28 
acres 
(D) 
19,803 
19,464 
20,160 
17,742 
19,604 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
3 
5 
15 
8 
8 
21 
acres 
4,161 
5,594 
19,642 
9,627 
11,664 
27,232 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
1 
3 
2 
2 
5 
acres 
- 
(D) 
27,239 
(D) 
(D) 
14,012 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3 
23 
167 
38 
8 
34 
acres 
11 
119 
943 
211 
61 
203 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
33 
340 
816 
170 
70 
212 
acres 
888 
9,383 
17,108 
4,185 
1,749 
5,645 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
5 
145 
122 
57 
30 
63 
acres 
276 
8,432 
6,790 
(D) 
1,799 
3,607 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2 
137 
53 
56 
44 
26 
acres 
(D) 
1 1 ,285 
4,209 
4,597 
3,701 
2,136 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
_ 
135 
70 
52 
41 
72 
acres 
- 
15,578 
7,924 
6,139 
4,915 
8,479 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
5 
100 
44 
25 
43 
30 
acres 
783 
15,760 
6,859 
3,869 
6,646 
4,771 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
4 
48 
29 
31 
24 
24 
acres 
829 
9,309 
5,845 
6,160 
4,811 
4,711 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1 
17 
21 
20 
21 
17 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
5,119 
4,813 
4,979 
4,069 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2 
77 
49 
54 
51 
41 
acres 
(D) 
25,712 
16,870 
19,072 
18,031 
13,737 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
5 
20 
30 
23 
26 
20 
acres 
3,743 
14,140 
20,891 
14,897 
15,885 
13,649 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2 
1 
21 
7 
10 
19 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
29,068 
8,982 
13,495 
24,232 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
1 
5 
1 
3 
6 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
20,826 
(D) 
7,160 
17,518 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
47 
810 
892 
349 
311 
374 
2007 
49 
884 
922 
391 
310 
399 
acres, 2012 
7,391 
30,353 
56,203 
30,067 
27,663 
40,054 
2007 
10,438 
37,738 
73,593 
30,147 
31,597 
42,011 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
42 
711 
780 
313 
249 
342 
2007 
41 
783 
732 
327 
236 
347 
acres, 2012 
6,883 
23,015 
48,226 
26,414 
20,286 
33,395 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
9,983 
25,133 
51,553 
21,562 
18,823 
32,721 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1 
99 
121 
34 
30 
52 
2007 
6 
239 
314 
121 
95 
112 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
2,902 
3,838 
1,092 
1,711 
4,018 
2007 
70 
8,553 
18,440 
5,228 
6,533 
6,975 
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370 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
