Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Franklin 
Frederick 
Giles 
Gloucester 
Goochland 
Grayson 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,023 
681 
378 
136 
315 
764 
2007 
1,043 
676 
344 
159 
379 
852 
acres, 2012 
164,564 
100,707 
65,571 
20,300 
50,142 
131,922 
2007 
166,592 
98,278 
65,487 
22,957 
59,292 
136,752 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
779 
463 
303 
85 
161 
560 
2007 
768 
439 
238 
87 
164 
584 
acres, 2012 
53,410 
36,454 
10,409 
13,215 
17,261 
24,232 
TENURE 
2007 
52,487 
32,098 
9,521 
15,275 
18,206 
26,631 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
615 
463 
238 
82 
226 
448 
2007 
604 
472 
236 
107 
276 
498 
acres, 2012 
54,535 
38,157 
25,922 
4,696 
21,108 
46,718 
2007 
60,226 
41,310 
36,502 
4,689 
32,424 
47,265 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
422 
291 
174 
43 
88 
302 
2007 
394 
288 
152 
45 
93 
304 
acres, 2012 
10,185 
9,269 
3,510 
(D) 
3,650 
8,526 
2007 
12,196 
9,857 
4,953 
(D) 
4,403 
7,483 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
366 
192 
118 
47 
67 
274 
2007 
381 
159 
82 
49 
82 
314 
acres, 2012 
103,254 
57,864 
36,865 
14,350 
23,662 
80,668 
2007 
96,805 
47,611 
25,224 
18,059 
21,292 
86,014 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
51,492 
27,590 
21,114 
5,167 
10,168 
35,024 
2007 
50,283 
21,768 
13,110 
6,133 
9,017 
39,598 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
51,762 
30,274 
15,751 
9,183 
13,494 
45,644 
2007 
46,522 
25,843 
12,114 
11,926 
12,275 
46,416 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
327 
154 
108 
37 
59 
231 
2007 
326 
132 
66 
41 
62 
258 
acres, 2012 
40,055 
25,102 
6,141 
11,039 
10,950 
14,698 
2007 
35,942 
18,720 
3,978 
14,050 
10,614 
18,337 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
42 
26 
22 
7 
22 
42 
2007 
58 
45 
26 
3 
21 
40 
acres, 2012 
6,775 
4,686 
2,784 
1,254 
5,372 
4,536 
2007 
9,561 
9,357 
3,761 
209 
5,576 
3,473 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
30 
18 
21 
5 
14 
27 
2007 
48 
19 
20 
1 
9 
22 
acres, 2012 
3,170 
2,083 
758 
(D) 
2,661 
1,008 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
4,349 
3,521 
590 
(D) 
3,189 
811 
Total operators 
number 
1,518 
1,046 
559 
230 
503 
1,127 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
615 
364 
210 
70 
174 
457 
2 operators 
339 
278 
155 
46 
108 
258 
3 operators 
54 
34 
13 
15 
26 
43 
4 operators 
12 
2 
- 
2 
4 
5 
5 or more operators 
3 
3 
" 
3 
3 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
414 
377 
182 
80 
211 
284 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
363 
321 
180 
62 
178 
264 
2 operators 
18 
26 
1 
6 
11 
8 
3 operators 
5 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,520 
1,098 
517 
242 
562 
1,255 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
640 
369 
183 
83 
228 
525 
2 operators 
343 
242 
151 
69 
130 
267 
3 operators 
51 
40 
9 
7 
17 
50 
4 operators 
8 
14 
- 
- 
1 
8 
5 or more operators 
1 
11 
1 
- 
3 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
395 
364 
157 
94 
219 
295 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
356 
294 
147 
90 
189 
273 
2 operators 
15 
26 
3 
2 
11 
8 
3 operators 
3 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
904 
539 
328 
109 
219 
696 
2007 
921 
552 
307 
106 
274 
768 
acres, 2012 
151,940 
88,713 
59,692 
19,755 
43,662 
125,997 
2007 
151,897 
86,709 
60,004 
21,761 
51,704 
128,682 
Female 
farms, 2012 
119 
142 
50 
27 
96 
68 
2007 
122 
124 
37 
53 
105 
84 
acres, 2012 
12,624 
11,994 
5,879 
545 
6,480 
5,925 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
14,695 
11,569 
5,483 
1,196 
7,588 
8,070 
Farming 
2012 
462 
251 
152 
53 
129 
338 
2007 
484 
243 
148 
92 
140 
341 
Other 
2012 
561 
430 
226 
83 
186 
426 
Place of residence: 
2007 
559 
433 
196 
67 
239 
511 
On farm operated 
2012 
828 
596 
310 
125 
267 
602 
2007 
875 
577 
271 
146 
318 
700 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
195 
85 
68 
11 
48 
162 
2007 
168 
99 
73 
13 
61 
152 
-continued 
716 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
