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 
Scott 
Shenandoah 
Smyth 
Southampton 
Spotsylvania 
Stafford 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,292 
980 
792 
335 
369 
215 
2007 
1,396 
1,043 
761 
342 
359 
233 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
158,324 
133,519 
166,656 
153,831 
42,191 
15,260 
2007 
153,881 
141,286 
127,307 
161,650 
52,230 
19,816 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
123 
136 
210 
459 
114 
71 
2007 
110 
135 
167 
473 
145 
85 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
1,292 
980 
792 
335 
369 
215 
2007 
1,396 
1,043 
761 
342 
359 
233 
$1,000, 2012 
328,724 
745,029 
464,763 
410,371 
258,618 
139,901 
2007 
453,791 
762,248 
421,126 
418,794 
265,154 
174,918 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
254,430 
760,234 
586,822 
1,224,989 
700,861 
650,702 
2007 
325,065 
730,823 
553,385 
1,224,543 
738,592 
750,722 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,076 
5,580 
2,789 
2,668 
6,130 
9,168 
2007 
2,949 
5,395 
3,308 
2,591 
5,077 
8,827 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
142 
33 
76 
26 
10 
6 
$50,000 to $99,999 
251 
43 
95 
12 
31 
11 
$100,000 to $199,999 
352 
156 
194 
57 
57 
20 
$200,000 to $499,999 
378 
360 
244 
79 
151 
94 
$500,000 to $999,999 
139 
187 
69 
59 
51 
48 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
25 
122 
51 
37 
42 
24 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
4 
60 
57 
47 
22 
10 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
15 
5 
16 
3 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
4 
1 
2 
2 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
342,739 
325,616 
288,594 
388,705 
263,638 
172,132 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
46.2 
41.0 
57.7 
39.6 
16.0 
8.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
58 
107 
50 
21 
44 
40 
acres 
(D) 
520 
251 
112 
225 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
378 
341 
273 
67 
166 
94 
acres 
10,286 
8,833 
6,982 
1,756 
4,007 
2,291 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
172 
102 
78 
25 
39 
22 
acres 
10,057 
5,967 
4,518 
1,483 
2,268 
1,275 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
169 
94 
68 
30 
23 
19 
acres 
13,809 
7,717 
5,599 
2,496 
1,838 
1,547 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
176 
89 
63 
20 
24 
10 
acres 
20,486 
10,370 
7,174 
2,292 
2,700 
1,212 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
76 
37 
41 
19 
10 
9 
acres 
12,153 
5,864 
6,496 
3,142 
1,636 
1,500 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
72 
42 
41 
15 
11 
9 
acres 
14,244 
8,310 
8,289 
2,916 
2,091 
1,774 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
35 
27 
31 
9 
13 
1 
acres 
8,389 
6,330 
7,343 
2,141 
3,028 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
117 
93 
74 
23 
19 
8 
acres 
39,620 
32,164 
26,596 
8,460 
7,266 
2,590 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
31 
28 
27 
50 
14 
3 
acres 
18,998 
19,344 
16,211 
35,074 
8,813 
2,631 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
7 
17 
37 
42 
6 
- 
acres 
7,984 
20,639 
46,879 
58,754 
8,319 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
3 
9 
14 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
7,461 
30,318 
35,205 
- 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
67 
90 
37 
13 
20 
29 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
197 
68 
126 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
441 
399 
310 
66 
161 
100 
acres 
12,548 
10,462 
8,198 
1,829 
4,413 
2,460 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
182 
99 
80 
25 
35 
25 
acres 
10,673 
5,653 
4,652 
1,420 
1,980 
1,432 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
192 
102 
72 
36 
38 
17 
acres 
15,899 
8,339 
5,934 
2,966 
3,207 
1,344 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
166 
95 
59 
34 
20 
26 
acres 
19,278 
11,057 
7,118 
3,839 
2,484 
2,932 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
106 
43 
41 
16 
13 
15 
acres 
16,754 
6,948 
6,535 
2,563 
2,033 
2,359 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
65 
39 
20 
14 
14 
5 
acres 
12,835 
7,745 
3,886 
2,669 
2,725 
998 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
44 
41 
26 
12 
6 
6 
acres 
10,663 
9,655 
6,330 
2,919 
(D) 
1,470 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
98 
82 
60 
39 
28 
4 
acres 
32,565 
29,078 
20,746 
14,266 
10,545 
1,475 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
33 
36 
30 
31 
15 
4 
acres 
20,170 
24,843 
19,905 
23,358 
9,207 
3,142 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2 
15 
20 
40 
8 
2 
acres 
(D) 
22,395 
25,536 
55,427 
10,251 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
6 
16 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
18,270 
50,326 
(D) 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,070 
743 
633 
275 
249 
144 
2007 
1,181 
777 
593 
258 
278 
168 
acres, 2012 
33,436 
52,726 
34,332 
94,267 
18,715 
6,636 
2007 
41,935 
60,247 
30,319 
91,291 
23,773 
10,551 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
982 
700 
596 
204 
227 
127 
2007 
1,008 
692 
519 
187 
235 
132 
acres, 2012 
25,549 
47,041 
31,258 
87,902 
16,296 
5,948 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
25,036 
47,687 
22,096 
79,449 
18,355 
8,543 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
120 
86 
62 
14 
27 
12 
2007 
338 
232 
181 
54 
82 
44 
acres, 2012 
2,605 
2,964 
1,919 
648 
1,032 
212 
2007 
9,645 
10,047 
5,763 
8,546 
2,150 
837 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 375 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
