Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Wise 
Wythe 
York 
Chesapeake City 
Suffolk 
Virginia Beach City 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
165 
952 
47 
253 
308 
187 
2007 
178 
946 
45 
291 
311 
174 
acres, 2012 
25,911 
174,160 
2,813 
45,118 
69,253 
26,180 
2007 
22,169 
159,126 
1,300 
51,124 
71,393 
26,671 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
115 
696 
18 
143 
153 
98 
2007 
105 
721 
15 
142 
154 
85 
acres, 2012 
2,804 
44,023 
(D) 
36,269 
49,693 
20,814 
TENURE 
2007 
2,734 
41,178 
(D) 
41,391 
51,203 
20,258 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
109 
647 
35 
179 
222 
126 
2007 
124 
599 
30 
205 
200 
127 
acres, 2012 
8,606 
83,016 
2,496 
6,463 
14,015 
4,448 
2007 
7,679 
82,123 
771 
6,915 
10,294 
6,080 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
75 
438 
13 
75 
78 
54 
2007 
63 
419 
11 
67 
70 
44 
acres, 2012 
1,441 
20,490 
81 
2,283 
3,964 
1,421 
2007 
1,148 
19,586 
94 
1,472 
1,927 
812 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
48 
280 
4 
53 
59 
43 
2007 
45 
319 
6 
62 
67 
34 
acres, 2012 
15,875 
86,947 
(D) 
32,807 
44,406 
20,137 
2007 
12,284 
72,675 
101 
37,497 
46,830 
19,796 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,874 
39,243 
(D) 
10,869 
15,330 
4,581 
2007 
2,105 
36,196 
(D) 
12,584 
15,500 
4,192 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
13,001 
47,704 
(D) 
21,938 
29,076 
15,556 
2007 
10,179 
36,479 
(D) 
24,913 
31,330 
15,604 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
33 
245 
3 
50 
53 
36 
2007 
35 
283 
4 
56 
59 
29 
acres, 2012 
1,023 
22,589 
(D) 
28,275 
36,094 
18,581 
2007 
1,391 
20,163 
(D) 
33,447 
36,662 
18,803 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
8 
25 
8 
21 
27 
18 
2007 
9 
28 
9 
24 
44 
13 
acres, 2012 
1,430 
4,197 
(D) 
5,848 
10,832 
1,595 
2007 
2,206 
4,328 
428 
6,712 
14,269 
795 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
7 
13 
2 
18 
22 
8 
2007 
7 
19 
- 
19 
25 
12 
acres, 2012 
340 
944 
(D) 
5,711 
9,635 
812 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
195 
1,429 
6,472 
12,614 
643 
Total operators 
number 
252 
1,450 
87 
402 
490 
354 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
98 
525 
26 
126 
154 
99 
2 operators 
55 
370 
13 
114 
132 
61 
3 operators 
8 
45 
2 
9 
19 
11 
4 operators 
2 
10 
1 
3 
2 
12 
5 or more operators 
2 
2 
5 
1 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
79 
431 
26 
173 
177 
161 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
71 
398 
24 
131 
156 
82 
2 operators 
4 
15 
1 
19 
6 
22 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
" 
4 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
284 
1,436 
65 
475 
472 
288 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
88 
541 
29 
148 
184 
91 
2 operators 
75 
340 
13 
120 
103 
64 
3 operators 
14 
52 
2 
16 
16 
13 
4 operators 
1 
8 
1 
5 
7 
4 
5 or more operators 
- 
5 
" 
2 
1 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
83 
384 
29 
182 
126 
123 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
79 
346 
25 
146 
118 
91 
2 operators 
2 
19 
2 
13 
4 
12 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
140 
853 
39 
177 
219 
125 
2007 
162 
857 
28 
218 
263 
122 
acres, 2012 
23,612 
160,039 
(D) 
41,878 
63,828 
24,640 
2007 
21,327 
150,424 
523 
49,402 
69,750 
25,512 
Female 
farms, 2012 
25 
99 
8 
76 
89 
62 
2007 
16 
89 
17 
73 
48 
52 
acres, 2012 
2,299 
14,121 
(D) 
3,240 
5,425 
1,540 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
842 
8,702 
777 
1,722 
1,643 
1,159 
Farming 
2012 
54 
455 
33 
113 
173 
90 
2007 
51 
390 
27 
158 
166 
75 
Other 
2012 
111 
497 
14 
140 
135 
97 
Place of residence: 
2007 
127 
556 
18 
133 
145 
99 
On farm operated 
2012 
128 
780 
30 
206 
239 
136 
2007 
128 
767 
28 
241 
230 
135 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
37 
172 
17 
47 
69 
51 
2007 
50 
179 
17 
50 
81 
39 
-continued 
726 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
