Table 47. Women Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a woman operator 
Farms with a woman principal operator 
Farms 
Women 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
Virginia 
20,424 
21,622 
2,562,626 
7,653 
780,688 
Counties 
Accomack 
83 
88 
15,997 
34 
1,334 
Albemarle 
513 
560 
70,413 
282 
34,948 
Alleghany 
100 
107 
18,958 
41 
5,380 
Amelia 
158 
162 
24,723 
54 
9,850 
Amherst 
189 
197 
32,362 
72 
9,399 
Appomattox 
187 
197 
26,933 
61 
8,004 
Arlington 
2 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
Augusta 
759 
783 
79,345 
213 
16,154 
Bath 
52 
55 
14,645 
13 
2,809 
Bedford 
525 
550 
62,984 
174 
15,836 
Bland 
141 
150 
31,577 
38 
5,724 
Botetourt 
261 
267 
29,388 
76 
8,566 
Brunswick 
114 
121 
25,145 
68 
9,871 
Buchanan 
28 
28 
2,247 
6 
941 
Buckingham 
182 
189 
36,185 
56 
7,917 
Campbell 
296 
308 
38,060 
90 
8,819 
Caroline 
103 
115 
11,058 
51 
5,537 
Carroll 
397 
411 
55,149 
123 
12,773 
Charles City 
39 
39 
8,775 
5 
(D) 
Charlotte 
188 
197 
37,757 
68 
8,201 
Chesterfield 
126 
144 
8,910 
73 
4,500 
Clarke 
281 
290 
29,781 
131 
10,305 
Craig 
85 
95 
17,168 
33 
5,945 
Culpeper 
398 
433 
48,351 
155 
9,858 
Cumberland 
127 
130 
26,961 
53 
9,347 
Dickenson 
58 
60 
6,307 
13 
1,029 
Dinwiddie 
166 
174 
29,345 
78 
5,737 
Essex 
38 
38 
9,294 
22 
3,391 
Fairfax 
97 
107 
2,474 
44 
626 
Fauquier 
735 
798 
83,164 
379 
40,639 
Floyd 
373 
386 
45,980 
116 
14,214 
Fluvanna 
156 
174 
21,258 
82 
13,376 
Franklin 
383 
399 
52,975 
119 
12,624 
Frederick 
347 
370 
37,656 
142 
11,994 
Giles 
181 
182 
22,379 
50 
5,879 
Gloucester 
70 
75 
3,158 
27 
545 
Goochland 
192 
206 
18,246 
96 
6,480 
Grayson 
271 
278 
35,845 
68 
5,925 
Greene 
98 
100 
9,453 
44 
5,080 
Greensville 
48 
53 
18,775 
21 
5,739 
Halifax 
288 
308 
41,968 
85 
12,271 
Hanover 
306 
322 
25,700 
154 
11,672 
Henrico 
40 
42 
1,829 
22 
818 
Henry 
93 
93 
8,732 
34 
1,853 
Highland 
113 
122 
40,158 
31 
14,796 
Isle of Wight 
77 
80 
15,112 
44 
5,200 
James City 
48 
51 
2,582 
20 
757 
King and Queen 
49 
56 
4,420 
27 
1,983 
King George 
78 
81 
8,833 
38 
3,627 
King William 
66 
68 
18,812 
24 
1 1 ,544 
Lancaster 
23 
25 
1,074 
15 
242 
Lee 
403 
411 
40,751 
140 
15,113 
Loudoun 
948 
1,022 
55,917 
502 
25,109 
Louisa 
237 
249 
22,365 
93 
8,544 
Lunenburg 
155 
164 
23,697 
54 
6,706 
Madison 
244 
262 
34,169 
111 
15,276 
Mathews 
31 
34 
882 
15 
441 
Mecklenburg 
205 
224 
38,238 
84 
10,858 
Middlesex 
26 
29 
2,961 
12 
2,522 
Montgomery 
262 
271 
32,287 
88 
8,339 
Nelson 
199 
211 
30,144 
80 
11,901 
New Kent 
77 
77 
5,348 
41 
1,545 
Northampton 
47 
49 
16,820 
14 
2,090 
Northumberland 
28 
31 
10,356 
11 
1,852 
Nottoway 
155 
161 
22,235 
56 
5,739 
Orange 
265 
293 
39,810 
90 
12,049 
Page 
217 
228 
19,391 
80 
4,042 
Patrick 
241 
251 
28,972 
60 
6,135 
Pittsylvania 
460 
481 
65,655 
124 
16,960 
Powhatan 
145 
157 
12,078 
54 
4,056 
Prince Edward 
191 
195 
22,409 
85 
8,658 
Prince George 
74 
77 
7,932 
47 
4,753 
Prince William 
215 
227 
13,147 
138 
4,442 
Pulaski 
192 
208 
23,342 
73 
7,142 
Rappahannock 
222 
234 
22,378 
101 
12,592 
Richmond 
39 
41 
6,854 
10 
1 ,665 
Roanoke 
136 
153 
10,399 
71 
6,014 
Rockbridge 
348 
396 
54,092 
110 
12,836 
Rockingham 
876 
912 
83,532 
236 
17,840 
Russell 
337 
360 
57,354 
95 
25,811 
Scott 
489 
501 
53,499 
108 
9,095 
Shenandoah 
434 
456 
39,584 
142 
13,536 
Smyth 
298 
303 
56,177 
77 
13,107 
Southampton 
90 
100 
28,430 
41 
4,903 
Spotsylvania 
210 
240 
16,653 
75 
4,038 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
746 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
