Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Virginia 
Accomack 
Albemarle 
Alleghany 
Amelia 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
17,648 
117 
423 
59 
156 
2007 
16,385 
120 
356 
65 
159 
Any 
2012 
28,382 
109 
523 
148 
251 
2007 
30,998 
128 
539 
144 
296 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
3,563 
19 
75 
10 
50 
2007 
4,843 
18 
110 
33 
50 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
2,182 
6 
27 
40 
18 
2007 
2,555 
6 
46 
21 
16 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
3,761 
18 
107 
6 
22 
2007 
4,364 
21 
66 
21 
50 
200 days or more 
2012 
18,876 
66 
314 
92 
161 
2007 
19,236 
83 
317 
69 
180 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,344 
10 
25 
4 
16 
2007 
1,778 
11 
42 
4 
12 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,226 
3 
47 
3 
19 
2007 
3,260 
5 
59 
15 
39 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
6,629 
30 
106 
57 
57 
2007 
7,988 
44 
150 
33 
68 
10 years or more 
2012 
35,831 
183 
768 
143 
315 
2007 
34,357 
188 
644 
157 
336 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
22.6 
23.9 
22.1 
21.7 
22.8 
2007 
21.3 
22.2 
20.6 
22.3 
22.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,002 
10 
19 
1 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,802 
3 
40 
6 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
5,603 
24 
92 
50 
49 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
37,623 
189 
795 
150 
329 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
24.7 
25.3 
24.6 
23.0 
24.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
175 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
164 
- 
3 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1,906 
5 
30 
9 
8 
2007 
1,802 
8 
12 
4 
17 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
3,877 
18 
66 
8 
35 
2007 
5,251 
22 
64 
25 
53 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
9,892 
40 
171 
51 
84 
2007 
11,616 
60 
199 
51 
89 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
6,713 
27 
135 
37 
64 
2007 
6,727 
33 
148 
23 
77 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
6,970 
42 
135 
24 
57 
2007 
6,550 
43 
116 
36 
48 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
5,852 
30 
118 
23 
51 
2007 
5,427 
42 
107 
17 
50 
70 years and over 
2012 
10,645 
64 
291 
55 
108 
2007 
9,846 
40 
246 
53 
121 
Average age 
2012 
59.5 
61.3 
62.3 
60.5 
61.4 
2007 
58.2 
58.3 
61.0 
59.9 
60.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
31,421 
171 
702 
139 
258 
2007 
25,493 
134 
633 
99 
214 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
3,633 
11 
53 
14 
35 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
10,602 
111 
448 
88 
135 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
4,762 
12 
84 
2 
16 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
1,398 
2 
22 
19 
6 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
7,002 
39 
109 
33 
59 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
5,851 
9 
104 
9 
21 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
881 
3 
20 
7 
14 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
850 
2 
4 
- 
11 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
44,714 
219 
906 
200 
387 
acres, 2012 
7,755,594 
66,984 
151,938 
33,243 
84,813 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
3,140 
20 
127 
9 
26 
acres, 2012 
936,026 
17,319 
35,512 
3,057 
12,739 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
40,156 
160 
800 
186 
348 
2007 
41,173 
178 
721 
199 
388 
acres, 2012 
6,053,568 
39,985 
117,424 
(D) 
59,089 
2007 
5,939,473 
(D) 
105,542 
25,550 
71,312 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
2,874 
18 
65 
6 
33 
2007 
3,625 
27 
67 
8 
36 
acres, 2012 
1,100,586 
17,629 
19,445 
2,296 
16,394 
2007 
1,206,182 
13,550 
19,082 
(□) 
8,975 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
2,244 
41 
56 
10 
19 
2007 
2,027 
36 
68 
1 
24 
acres, 2012 
899,220 
18,887 
23,422 
4,883 
12,453 
2007 
787,626 
31,688 
25,097 
(D) 
10,178 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
306 
4 
15 
3 
4 
2007 
242 
6 
26 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
99,054 
(D) 
3,427 
2,374 
106 
2007 
72,523 
2,259 
4,643 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
450 
3 
10 
2 
3 
2007 
316 
1 
13 
1 
6 
acres, 2012 
150,016 
(D) 
5,159 
(D) 
231 
2007 
98,121 
(D) 
3,950 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Virginia 727 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
