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 
Wise 
Wythe 
York 
Chesapeake City 
Suffolk 
Virginia Beach City 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
165 
952 
47 
253 
308 
187 
2007 
178 
946 
45 
291 
311 
174 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
25,911 
174,160 
2,813 
45,118 
69,253 
26,180 
2007 
22,169 
159,126 
1,300 
51,124 
71,393 
26,671 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
157 
183 
60 
178 
225 
140 
2007 
125 
168 
29 
176 
230 
153 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
165 
952 
47 
253 
308 
187 
2007 
178 
946 
45 
291 
311 
174 
$1,000, 2012 
71,415 
589,792 
14,040 
196,498 
313,080 
139,208 
2007 
61,862 
625,047 
22,989 
275,168 
325,108 
166,077 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
432,816 
619,529 
298,716 
776,670 
1,016,493 
744,430 
2007 
347,538 
660,726 
510,872 
945,593 
1,045,364 
954,463 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,756 
3,386 
4,991 
4,355 
4,521 
5,317 
2007 
2,790 
3,928 
17,684 
5,382 
4,554 
6,227 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
29 
50 
8 
23 
22 
16 
$50,000 to $99,999 
19 
60 
5 
11 
21 
4 
$100,000 to $199,999 
36 
203 
5 
21 
30 
31 
$200,000 to $499,999 
43 
339 
20 
110 
111 
59 
$500,000 to $999,999 
22 
154 
8 
43 
63 
41 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
11 
83 
1 
23 
32 
20 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
4 
55 
- 
18 
15 
13 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
6 
- 
3 
10 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
2 
" 
1 
4 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
262,829 
295,569 
153,795 
239,642 
256,116 
194,117 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
9.9 
58.9 
1.8 
18.8 
27.0 
13.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
7 
50 
23 
77 
45 
51 
acres 
21 
303 
88 
(D) 
189 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
75 
276 
7 
103 
133 
70 
acres 
1,859 
7,555 
(D) 
2,211 
3,049 
1,782 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
23 
88 
8 
15 
27 
14 
acres 
1,443 
5,235 
470 
852 
1,578 
839 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
13 
99 
1 
10 
18 
17 
acres 
1,065 
8,092 
(D) 
819 
1,478 
1,463 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
18 
116 
3 
6 
14 
6 
acres 
2,273 
13,580 
300 
690 
1,686 
620 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
5 
72 
2 
7 
9 
5 
acres 
750 
11,377 
(D) 
1,077 
1,387 
767 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3 
53 
2 
1 
9 
3 
acres 
564 
10,684 
(D) 
(D) 
1,761 
560 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1 
42 
4 
4 
acres 
(D) 
10,092 
- 
- 
939 
932 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
10 
77 
- 
12 
16 
4 
acres 
3,763 
28,348 
- 
4,228 
6,157 
1,288 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
6 
59 
- 
6 
7 
8 
acres 
4,653 
38,383 
- 
4,258 
5,506 
5,413 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2 
14 
1 
11 
20 
2 
acres 
(D) 
18,131 
(D) 
13,732 
27,622 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
6 
5 
6 
3 
acres 
(D) 
22,380 
- 
16,678 
17,901 
9,984 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
15 
48 
20 
103 
55 
42 
acres 
87 
218 
69 
(D) 
211 
224 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
83 
244 
18 
102 
114 
80 
acres 
2,036 
6,370 
(D) 
2,160 
2,950 
2,016 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
23 
94 
4 
21 
17 
5 
acres 
1,377 
(D) 
240 
1,227 
971 
280 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
13 
109 
2 
12 
33 
13 
acres 
(D) 
9,153 
(D) 
1,006 
2,719 
981 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
17 
138 
_ 
7 
9 
1 
acres 
2,080 
16,107 
- 
786 
1,017 
(D) 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
9 
57 
- 
3 
16 
4 
acres 
1,409 
8,778 
- 
510 
2,500 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1 
51 
- 
3 
4 
4 
acres 
(D) 
10,033 
- 
585 
765 
790 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
42 
- 
2 
3 
4 
acres 
" 
10,076 
- 
(D) 
726 
971 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
8 
105 
1 
15 
23 
11 
acres 
2,882 
37,018 
(D) 
5,117 
8,508 
4,320 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
5 
42 
7 
15 
3 
acres 
3,791 
29,614 
- 
4,457 
11,330 
2,060 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
3 
14 
- 
12 
18 
5 
acres 
3,800 
19,558 
- 
16,678 
25,303 
6,539 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
2 
- 
4 
4 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
17,658 
14,393 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
128 
750 
21 
156 
196 
107 
2007 
129 
784 
26 
178 
222 
112 
acres, 2012 
3,514 
49,459 
(D) 
36,990 
50,932 
21,212 
2007 
3,835 
51,991 
292 
43,217 
53,760 
21,542 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
115 
696 
18 
143 
153 
98 
2007 
105 
721 
15 
142 
154 
85 
acres, 2012 
2,804 
44,023 
(D) 
36,269 
49,693 
20,814 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
2,734 
41,178 
(D) 
41,391 
51,203 
20,258 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
14 
76 
2 
8 
21 
4 
2007 
38 
194 
7 
55 
60 
24 
acres, 2012 
398 
3,068 
(D) 
32 
176 
8 
2007 
857 
9,043 
(D) 
398 
1,689 
277 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 377 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
