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 
Rappahannock 
Richmond 
Roanoke 
Rockbridge 
Rockingham 
Russell 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
397 
90 
280 
833 
1,902 
995 
2007 
416 
124 
345 
805 
1,970 
1,019 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
62,818 
32,373 
31,486 
168,376 
222,049 
187,620 
2007 
65,084 
37,359 
29,214 
138,315 
233,087 
151,564 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
158 
360 
112 
202 
117 
189 
2007 
156 
301 
85 
172 
118 
149 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
397 
90 
280 
833 
1,902 
995 
2007 
416 
124 
345 
805 
1,970 
1,019 
$1,000, 2012 
530,358 
93,307 
134,593 
723,311 
1,566,498 
407,236 
2007 
404,359 
137,509 
147,817 
602,051 
1,433,459 
429,070 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,335,915 
1,036,750 
480,689 
868,321 
823,606 
409,282 
2007 
972,016 
1,108,946 
428,456 
747,890 
727,644 
421,070 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
8,443 
2,882 
4,275 
4,296 
7,055 
2,171 
2007 
6,213 
3,681 
5,060 
4,353 
6,150 
2,831 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
9 
11 
21 
36 
97 
139 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
7 
17 
27 
82 
151 
$100,000 to $199,999 
13 
10 
42 
83 
161 
233 
$200,000 to $499,999 
87 
21 
119 
284 
632 
310 
$500,000 to $999,999 
141 
17 
60 
185 
451 
76 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
87 
10 
15 
137 
301 
55 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
43 
10 
5 
67 
153 
25 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
8 
4 
- 
10 
21 
5 
$10,000,000 or more 
5 
- 
1 
4 
4 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
170,473 
122,555 
196,815 
388,323 
554,564 
303,245 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
36.8 
26.4 
16.0 
43.4 
40.0 
61.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
19 
7 
30 
34 
223 
48 
acres 
85 
38 
177 
189 
1,037 
229 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
166 
24 
118 
202 
598 
298 
acres 
4,125 
699 
2,939 
5,028 
15,416 
8,214 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
46 
10 
21 
86 
229 
101 
acres 
2,606 
565 
1,268 
5,030 
13,497 
5,928 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
46 
6 
29 
88 
202 
114 
acres 
3,720 
519 
2,399 
7,271 
17,292 
9,363 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
28 
4 
26 
75 
195 
125 
acres 
3,327 
470 
2,936 
8,879 
22,712 
14,756 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
13 
5 
17 
57 
91 
69 
acres 
(D) 
761 
2,747 
8,935 
14,627 
10,826 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
12 
6 
9 
72 
92 
65 
acres 
(D) 
1,151 
1,810 
14,320 
18,264 
12,754 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
13 
3 
4 
35 
50 
33 
acres 
3,001 
745 
(D) 
8,307 
11,830 
7,869 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
25 
6 
14 
113 
168 
71 
acres 
8,851 
2,316 
5,019 
38,119 
58,034 
24,137 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
19 
8 
11 
50 
40 
36 
acres 
12,879 
5,643 
8,428 
33,786 
27,260 
26,216 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
8 
8 
- 
16 
11 
28 
acres 
10,627 
10,246 
- 
22,558 
13,802 
33,998 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
3 
1 
5 
3 
7 
acres 
(D) 
9,220 
(D) 
15,954 
8,278 
33,330 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
19 
6 
53 
54 
246 
69 
acres 
107 
21 
295 
268 
1,197 
330 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
175 
29 
137 
242 
607 
320 
acres 
4,322 
608 
3,407 
6,373 
16,202 
8,639 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
67 
14 
31 
58 
196 
123 
acres 
3,930 
811 
1,841 
3,473 
11,632 
7,087 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
40 
13 
45 
84 
201 
132 
acres 
3,284 
1,109 
3,815 
6,946 
16,853 
10,961 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
19 
8 
29 
81 
229 
114 
acres 
2,174 
948 
3,320 
9,528 
26,714 
13,353 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
16 
6 
13 
69 
110 
65 
acres 
2,579 
961 
2,033 
10,900 
17,549 
10,202 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
13 
7 
5 
37 
107 
45 
acres 
2,670 
1,336 
966 
7,330 
21,002 
9,013 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
13 
10 
5 
33 
61 
42 
acres 
3,007 
2,367 
1,211 
7,924 
14,594 
9,985 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
30 
8 
18 
90 
148 
61 
acres 
10,879 
3,102 
6,424 
30,764 
51,989 
20,914 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
13 
13 
9 
39 
48 
30 
acres 
8,910 
9,256 
5,902 
24,831 
32,024 
18,742 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
6 
7 
- 
14 
14 
15 
acres 
7,497 
9,910 
- 
18,772 
17,145 
19,338 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5 
3 
- 
4 
3 
3 
acres 
15,725 
6,930 
" 
11,206 
6,186 
23,000 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
292 
83 
206 
618 
1,446 
782 
2007 
313 
105 
238 
610 
1,440 
869 
acres, 2012 
17,307 
22,310 
7,624 
42,081 
100,455 
34,004 
2007 
20,871 
24,216 
8,793 
40,497 
114,523 
35,431 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
271 
74 
196 
558 
1,375 
732 
2007 
272 
89 
206 
538 
1,308 
756 
acres, 2012 
15,236 
21,864 
6,783 
35,900 
93,967 
27,783 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
15,182 
22,999 
5,908 
30,931 
94,475 
23,137 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
22 
6 
11 
87 
118 
55 
2007 
80 
8 
78 
165 
384 
245 
acres, 2012 
1,121 
73 
221 
4,129 
2,891 
2,164 
2007 
4,951 
217 
1,751 
7,452 
14,888 
10,287 
-continued 
374 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
