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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
i. 
2012 
184 
29 
41 
493 
266 
115 
2007 
140 
30 
61 
346 
301 
115 
Any 
2012 
199 
69 
107 
765 
597 
188 
2007 
234 
72 
105 
876 
563 
212 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
28 
12 
9 
110 
67 
23 
2007 
40 
12 
20 
128 
97 
38 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
9 
2 
- 
121 
37 
23 
2007 
11 
- 
29 
81 
47 
17 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
41 
4 
27 
92 
97 
29 
2007 
24 
12 
10 
148 
89 
40 
200 days or more 
2012 
121 
51 
71 
442 
396 
113 
2007 
159 
48 
46 
519 
330 
117 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
6 
4 
44 
19 
17 
2007 
24 
1 
5 
36 
30 
7 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
7 
5 
21 
50 
32 
16 
2007 
9 
2 
19 
89 
57 
23 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
55 
7 
20 
201 
85 
25 
2007 
86 
22 
42 
304 
131 
93 
10 years or more 
2012 
307 
80 
103 
963 
727 
245 
2007 
255 
77 
100 
793 
646 
204 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.8 
24.6 
19.6 
20.4 
24.8 
21.5 
2007 
20.6 
26.0 
18.3 
18.8 
22.3 
19.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
3 
3 
30 
11 
8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
5 
2 
21 
33 
28 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
50 
5 
19 
176 
72 
21 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
319 
88 
105 
1,019 
752 
263 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.6 
27.6 
20.7 
23.0 
26.9 
24.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
7 
3 
. 
. 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
11 
1 
- 
42 
30 
12 
2007 
8 
- 
- 
40 
42 
2 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
12 
5 
25 
95 
67 
21 
2007 
26 
23 
15 
131 
85 
35 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
79 
26 
31 
298 
202 
64 
2007 
96 
23 
52 
264 
173 
78 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
51 
7 
13 
148 
124 
42 
2007 
58 
9 
16 
167 
131 
59 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
48 
17 
19 
205 
138 
53 
2007 
60 
12 
37 
194 
125 
36 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
76 
28 
18 
164 
74 
42 
2007 
53 
9 
30 
155 
105 
44 
70 years and over 
2012 
106 
14 
35 
303 
228 
69 
2007 
73 
26 
16 
265 
203 
70 
Average age 
2012 
62.2 
60.2 
56.8 
60.2 
60.1 
60.0 
2007 
59.1 
58.0 
58.7 
58.9 
59.1 
59.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
236 
71 
117 
1,026 
570 
231 
2007 
219 
43 
130 
839 
392 
226 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
42 
9 
1 
133 
41 
20 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
31 
18 
13 
106 
440 
138 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
24 
8 
38 
76 
56 
12 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
6 
45 
15 
28 
8 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
100 
23 
16 
308 
60 
15 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
50 
8 
15 
471 
24 
41 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
2 
1 
2 
25 
8 
1 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
2 
- 
40 
3 
5 
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 
367 
96 
138 
1,206 
840 
296 
acres, 2012 
87,448 
52,850 
6,489 
197,878 
138,539 
44,939 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
11 
11 
15 
177 
50 
18 
acres, 2012 
4,322 
25,280 
1,127 
39,771 
7,975 
3,646 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
345 
83 
111 
1,040 
758 
266 
2007 
317 
87 
128 
1,014 
762 
293 
acres, 2012 
73,591 
(D) 
(D) 
132,314 
118,706 
38,875 
2007 
61,275 
(D) 
(D) 
149,239 
96,335 
36,378 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
20 
6 
8 
80 
54 
12 
2007 
41 
9 
14 
106 
75 
15 
acres, 2012 
8,843 
22,819 
1,283 
28,053 
15,924 
2,871 
2007 
10,831 
18,394 
831 
31,794 
26,475 
4,301 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
12 
8 
18 
97 
42 
19 
2007 
11 
5 
18 
82 
20 
9 
acres, 2012 
6,223 
5,114 
1,503 
55,803 
8,969 
2,715 
2007 
6,331 
7,829 
806 
34,764 
5,455 
3,914 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
- 
9 
16 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
12 
3 
4 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
192 
6,098 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
(D) 
4,102 
319 
1,496 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
6 
1 
2 
25 
9 
6 
2007 
5 
1 
4 
8 
4 
6 
acres, 2012 
581 
(D) 
(D) 
6,017 
1,058 
2,616 
2007 
403 
(D) 
310 
2,587 
288 
2,794 
-continued 
732 Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
