Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rappahannock 
Richmond 
Roanoke 
Rockbridge 
Rockingham 
Russell 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
397 
90 
280 
833 
1,902 
995 
2007 
416 
124 
345 
805 
1,970 
1,019 
acres, 2012 
62,818 
32,373 
31,486 
168,376 
222,049 
187,620 
2007 
65,084 
37,359 
29,214 
138,315 
233,087 
151,564 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
271 
74 
196 
558 
1,375 
732 
2007 
272 
89 
206 
538 
1,308 
756 
acres, 2012 
15,236 
21,864 
6,783 
35,900 
93,967 
27,783 
TENURE 
2007 
15,182 
22,999 
5,908 
30,931 
94,475 
23,137 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
298 
42 
233 
545 
1,198 
669 
2007 
319 
68 
266 
577 
1,183 
765 
acres, 2012 
32,649 
7,187 
21,351 
64,002 
79,390 
77,317 
2007 
33,585 
11,513 
18,671 
62,414 
83,194 
91,756 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
196 
26 
155 
333 
762 
467 
2007 
207 
34 
140 
349 
672 
547 
acres, 2012 
6,381 
2,484 
3,306 
11,351 
22,722 
10,971 
2007 
6,440 
2,722 
2,844 
11,529 
24,686 
13,386 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
80 
35 
42 
252 
585 
267 
2007 
83 
45 
60 
200 
652 
217 
acres, 2012 
25,963 
22,305 
9,690 
98,264 
127,639 
84,359 
2007 
28,185 
25,078 
9,407 
69,747 
131,646 
44,501 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
12,619 
7,410 
3,463 
44,042 
60,388 
48,089 
2007 
15,494 
7,502 
3,794 
27,782 
59,422 
25,441 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
13,344 
14,895 
6,227 
54,222 
67,251 
36,270 
2007 
12,691 
17,576 
5,613 
41,965 
72,224 
19,060 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
63 
35 
37 
209 
525 
220 
2007 
54 
45 
52 
167 
551 
185 
acres, 2012 
7,836 
16,708 
3,422 
23,835 
63,572 
13,199 
2007 
7,475 
19,712 
2,830 
17,688 
59,444 
7,791 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
19 
13 
5 
36 
119 
59 
2007 
14 
11 
19 
28 
135 
37 
acres, 2012 
4,206 
2,881 
445 
6,110 
15,020 
25,944 
2007 
3,314 
768 
1,136 
6,154 
18,247 
15,307 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
12 
13 
4 
16 
88 
45 
2007 
11 
10 
14 
22 
85 
24 
acres, 2012 
1,019 
2,672 
55 
714 
7,673 
3,613 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,267 
565 
234 
1,714 
10,345 
1,960 
Total operators 
number 
627 
139 
415 
1,278 
3,104 
1,442 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
198 
51 
165 
467 
953 
611 
2 operators 
177 
33 
98 
303 
772 
331 
3 operators 
13 
3 
14 
53 
136 
46 
4 operators 
9 
2 
3 
6 
26 
4 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
4 
15 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
240 
44 
154 
401 
948 
365 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
205 
36 
120 
304 
835 
313 
2 operators 
16 
1 
17 
37 
44 
22 
3 operators 
1 
2 
- 
5 
5 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
2 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
651 
183 
514 
1,194 
3,094 
1,480 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
208 
78 
209 
486 
1,040 
628 
2 operators 
182 
37 
112 
277 
783 
333 
3 operators 
25 
7 
16 
28 
114 
46 
4 operators 
1 
- 
7 
9 
25 
12 
5 or more operators 
" 
2 
1 
5 
8 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
270 
50 
156 
346 
899 
412 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
245 
46 
137 
315 
807 
356 
2 operators 
11 
2 
8 
12 
40 
28 
3 operators 
1 
- 
1 
4 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
296 
80 
209 
723 
1,666 
900 
2007 
273 
102 
289 
686 
1,741 
866 
acres, 2012 
50,226 
30,708 
25,472 
155,540 
204,209 
161,809 
2007 
49,024 
35,661 
26,173 
128,237 
220,445 
135,562 
Female 
farms, 2012 
101 
10 
71 
110 
236 
95 
2007 
143 
22 
56 
119 
229 
153 
acres, 2012 
12,592 
1 ,665 
6,014 
12,836 
17,840 
25,811 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
16,060 
1,698 
3,041 
10,078 
12,642 
16,002 
Farming 
2012 
206 
49 
124 
353 
1,038 
413 
2007 
186 
66 
141 
331 
1,010 
366 
Other 
2012 
191 
41 
156 
480 
864 
582 
Place of residence: 
2007 
230 
58 
204 
474 
960 
653 
On farm operated 
2012 
352 
69 
223 
679 
1,696 
758 
2007 
351 
93 
283 
666 
1,687 
791 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
45 
21 
57 
154 
206 
237 
2007 
65 
31 
62 
139 
283 
228 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 723 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
