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 
Virginia 
Accomack 
Albemarle 
Alleghany 
Amelia 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
....farms, 2012 
6,844 
42 
133 
39 
116 
2007 
6,734 
45 
81 
39 
129 
acres, 2012 
223,925 
673 
4,243 
1,147 
4,965 
2007 
242,590 
(D) 
2,622 
783 
7,949 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
....farms, 2012 
5,535 
40 
110 
35 
100 
2007 
4,793 
39 
71 
29 
119 
acres, 2012 
177,209 
628 
3,644 
1,084 
4,465 
2007 
169,436 
1,444 
1,873 
573 
7,755 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
....farms, 2012 
1,144 
6 
25 
7 
16 
2007 
1,805 
18 
17 
18 
9 
acres, 2012 
22,639 
45 
495 
48 
300 
2007 
48,001 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
157 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
....farms, 2012 
797 
- 
14 
3 
10 
2007 
948 
2 
3 
2 
8 
acres, 2012 
24,077 
- 
104 
15 
200 
2007 
25,153 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
37 
Total woodland 
....farms, 2012 
29,638 
108 
639 
150 
275 
2007 
28,955 
114 
641 
127 
296 
acres, 2012 
2,465,061 
6,767 
56,909 
19,787 
41,061 
2007 
2,319,491 
10,976 
58,451 
12,725 
30,218 
Woodland pastured 
....farms, 2012 
12,531 
7 
233 
49 
78 
2007 
13,421 
9 
236 
52 
98 
acres, 2012 
464,186 
43 
6,662 
1,977 
1,957 
2007 
490,798 
(D) 
8,880 
1,953 
3,165 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms, 2012 
22,938 
105 
525 
123 
258 
2007 
21,596 
111 
520 
101 
265 
acres, 2012 
2,000,875 
6,724 
50,247 
17,810 
39,104 
2007 
1,828,693 
(D) 
49,571 
10,772 
27,053 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms, 2012 
32,250 
43 
649 
122 
230 
2007 
30,674 
35 
609 
134 
229 
acres, 2012 
2,435,064 
828 
53,137 
7,374 
12,994 
2007 
2,150,933 
2,325 
44,165 
7,206 
19,654 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms, 2012 
30,470 
148 
684 
118 
309 
2007 
23,502 
140 
525 
85 
249 
acres, 2012 
411,758 
5,523 
12,222 
1,658 
6,004 
2007 
359,364 
3,887 
9,482 
985 
8,081 
Pastureland, all types 
....farms, 2012 
34,387 
57 
718 
126 
242 
2007 
37,284 
53 
729 
157 
288 
acres, 2012 
3,047,595 
1,074 
63,834 
9,667 
15,794 
2007 
3,128,281 
3,394 
63,053 
10,774 
25,624 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
....farms, 2012 
2,688 
23 
46 
4 
84 
2007 
2,792 
30 
45 
4 
80 
acres, 2012 
58,283 
497 
495 
81 
3,188 
2007 
70,112 
689 
1,122 
104 
3,151 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
....farms, 2012 
2,747 
70 
15 
3 
38 
2007 
2,849 
70 
7 
2 
42 
acres, 2012 
1,056,366 
53,499 
9,395 
770 
10,214 
2007 
910,478 
58,168 
2,898 
(D) 
8,989 
-continued 
378 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
