Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Virginia 
Accomack 
Albemarle 
Alleghany 
Amelia 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
46,030 
226 
946 
207 
407 
2007 
47,383 
248 
895 
209 
455 
acres, 2012 
8,302,444 
77,389 
168,877 
36,963 
88,273 
2007 
8,103,925 
93,764 
158,314 
28,886 
91,456 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
31,041 
136 
590 
164 
249 
2007 
30,563 
146 
495 
170 
253 
acres, 2012 
2,618,291 
63,395 
38,331 
6,681 
22,406 
TENURE 
2007 
2,544,997 
74,307 
33,586 
5,572 
22,749 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
31,025 
140 
686 
130 
291 
2007 
32,143 
147 
683 
136 
319 
acres, 2012 
3,361,383 
13,026 
86,207 
19,535 
43,698 
2007 
3,504,581 
13,563 
99,062 
16,365 
50,836 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
18,608 
64 
416 
91 
139 
2007 
18,116 
65 
351 
111 
142 
acres, 2012 
625,624 
6,414 
13,814 
2,050 
3,319 
2007 
670,604 
4,382 
17,377 
2,153 
5,490 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
12,547 
61 
208 
65 
92 
2007 
12,799 
74 
188 
59 
116 
acres, 2012 
4,436,462 
50,701 
70,908 
15,687 
40,511 
2007 
4,084,578 
66,000 
52,260 
11,914 
35,908 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,030,907 
15,925 
34,514 
8,990 
25,755 
2007 
1,828,985 
18,533 
24,102 
5,671 
20,930 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,405,555 
34,776 
36,394 
6,697 
14,756 
2007 
2,255,593 
47,467 
28,158 
6,243 
14,978 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10,773 
58 
154 
63 
91 
2007 
10,884 
66 
129 
51 
98 
acres, 2012 
1,745,026 
46,199 
18,838 
4,017 
17,601 
2007 
1,613,435 
58,370 
13,444 
3,061 
15,004 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2,458 
25 
52 
12 
24 
2007 
2,441 
27 
24 
14 
20 
acres, 2012 
504,599 
13,662 
11,762 
1,741 
4,064 
2007 
514,766 
14,201 
6,992 
607 
4,712 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,660 
14 
20 
10 
19 
2007 
1,563 
15 
15 
8 
13 
acres, 2012 
247,641 
10,782 
5,679 
614 
1,486 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
260,958 
11,555 
2,765 
358 
2,255 
Total operators 
number 
69,990 
329 
1,481 
350 
609 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
26,093 
139 
508 
104 
238 
2 operators 
16,936 
80 
367 
88 
141 
3 operators 
2,402 
6 
58 
10 
26 
4 operators 
423 
- 
7 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
176 
1 
6 
5 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
22,070 
88 
579 
122 
162 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
19,180 
78 
462 
88 
154 
2 operators 
1,180 
5 
49 
7 
4 
3 operators 
121 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
24 
- 
2 
5 
- 
5 or more operators 
13 
" 
1 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
71,281 
396 
1,331 
305 
652 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
27,754 
155 
518 
131 
304 
2 operators 
16,528 
78 
330 
64 
121 
3 operators 
2,446 
6 
40 
10 
27 
4 operators 
466 
4 
4 
4 
- 
5 or more operators 
189 
5 
3 
" 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
21,946 
90 
507 
87 
174 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
19,090 
69 
452 
63 
154 
2 operators 
1,143 
2 
24 
12 
6 
3 operators 
114 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
17 
3 
1 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
21 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
38,377 
192 
664 
166 
353 
2007 
39,537 
220 
647 
182 
399 
acres, 2012 
7,521,756 
76,055 
133,929 
31,583 
78,423 
2007 
7,355,146 
91,721 
129,454 
26,190 
78,117 
Female 
farms, 2012 
7,653 
34 
282 
41 
54 
2007 
7,846 
28 
248 
27 
56 
acres, 2012 
780,688 
1,334 
34,948 
5,380 
9,850 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
748,779 
2,043 
28,860 
2,696 
13,339 
Farming 
2012 
20,740 
144 
392 
67 
181 
2007 
20,294 
136 
372 
82 
170 
Other 
2012 
25,290 
82 
554 
140 
226 
Place of residence: 
2007 
27,089 
112 
523 
127 
285 
On farm operated 
2012 
37,370 
173 
786 
170 
335 
2007 
38,654 
149 
774 
155 
371 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
8,660 
53 
160 
37 
72 
2007 
8,729 
99 
121 
54 
84 
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710 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
