Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dinwiddie 
Essex 
Fairfax 
Fauquier 
Floyd 
Fluvanna 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
383 
98 
148 
1,258 
863 
303 
2007 
374 
102 
166 
1,222 
864 
327 
acres, 2012 
89,238 
56,705 
7,856 
228,285 
144,657 
47,077 
2007 
78,840 
53,346 
7,031 
222,486 
128,872 
48,883 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
221 
59 
56 
638 
667 
194 
2007 
194 
55 
61 
590 
644 
223 
acres, 2012 
34,391 
37,129 
717 
67,805 
35,359 
11,717 
TENURE 
2007 
29,217 
36,177 
1,526 
63,789 
33,971 
13,249 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
261 
60 
120 
948 
533 
226 
2007 
242 
67 
150 
920 
567 
239 
acres, 2012 
39,133 
(D) 
7,165 
94,140 
53,146 
25,572 
2007 
31,727 
(D) 
6,454 
101,197 
48,427 
26,096 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
117 
21 
49 
447 
377 
136 
2007 
90 
22 
55 
402 
391 
145 
acres, 2012 
3,300 
(D) 
635 
19,840 
11,800 
3,466 
2007 
2,610 
(D) 
1,485 
21,296 
9,505 
5,014 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
111 
33 
13 
208 
300 
64 
2007 
119 
31 
9 
230 
268 
73 
acres, 2012 
49,482 
35,812 
337 
104,302 
88,164 
18,210 
2007 
45,865 
35,100 
241 
99,720 
74,722 
19,172 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
19,606 
17,208 
226 
44,175 
45,733 
8,223 
2007 
18,792 
16,423 
182 
39,642 
34,435 
9,008 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
29,876 
18,604 
111 
60,127 
42,431 
9,987 
2007 
27,073 
18,677 
59 
60,078 
40,287 
10,164 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
96 
33 
2 
148 
267 
51 
2007 
97 
31 
2 
152 
230 
66 
acres, 2012 
30,522 
25,959 
(D) 
42,721 
22,726 
5,463 
2007 
25,975 
25,322 
(D) 
36,571 
22,427 
5,915 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
11 
5 
15 
102 
30 
13 
2007 
13 
4 
7 
72 
29 
15 
acres, 2012 
623 
(D) 
354 
29,843 
3,347 
3,295 
2007 
1,248 
(D) 
336 
21,569 
5,723 
3,615 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
8 
5 
5 
43 
23 
7 
2007 
7 
2 
4 
36 
23 
12 
acres, 2012 
569 
(D) 
(D) 
5,244 
833 
2,788 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
632 
(D) 
(D) 
5,922 
2,039 
2,320 
Total operators 
number 
564 
136 
235 
1,996 
1,315 
461 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
236 
64 
72 
644 
490 
161 
2 operators 
118 
30 
66 
522 
320 
129 
3 operators 
25 
4 
9 
71 
37 
10 
4 operators 
3 
- 
1 
14 
11 
3 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
- 
7 
5 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
178 
38 
108 
805 
393 
174 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
160 
38 
86 
673 
364 
138 
2 operators 
9 
- 
11 
60 
10 
18 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
535 
144 
276 
1,932 
1,278 
503 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
241 
65 
77 
642 
521 
175 
2 operators 
107 
32 
72 
482 
294 
129 
3 operators 
24 
5 
14 
78 
36 
22 
4 operators 
2 
- 
2 
13 
8 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
" 
1 
7 
5 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
167 
35 
129 
772 
367 
172 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
151 
27 
107 
643 
321 
138 
2 operators 
8 
4 
11 
54 
23 
17 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
305 
76 
104 
879 
747 
221 
2007 
297 
79 
108 
849 
753 
249 
acres, 2012 
83,501 
53,314 
7,230 
187,646 
130,443 
33,701 
2007 
72,628 
50,764 
4,940 
193,607 
120,062 
40,153 
Female 
farms, 2012 
78 
22 
44 
379 
116 
82 
2007 
77 
23 
58 
373 
111 
78 
acres, 2012 
5,737 
3,391 
626 
40,639 
14,214 
13,376 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
6,212 
2,582 
2,091 
28,879 
8,810 
8,730 
Farming 
2012 
174 
43 
51 
548 
416 
131 
2007 
160 
52 
57 
568 
405 
147 
Other 
2012 
209 
55 
97 
710 
447 
172 
Place of residence: 
2007 
214 
50 
109 
654 
459 
180 
On farm operated 
2012 
316 
73 
89 
1,096 
697 
259 
2007 
309 
91 
121 
1,029 
698 
287 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
67 
25 
59 
162 
166 
44 
2007 
65 
11 
45 
193 
166 
40 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 715 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
