Table 8. Land: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
Total 
Percent 
of total 
in 2012 
Total 
Percent 
of total 
in 2012 
LAND USE 
LAND USE - Con. 
Farms 
.number 
21,489 
100.0 
23,618 
Total cropland - Con. 
Land in farms 
.... acres 
3,606,674 
100.0 
3,697,606 
Other cropland - Con. 
Total cropland 
....farms 
17,569 
81.8 
19,446 
Cropland in cultivated 
acres 
804,006 
22.3 
942,132 
summer fallow 
farms 
217 
1.0 
269 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
16,690 
77.7 
17,494 
acres 
1,108 
(Z) 
1,591 
acres 
699,793 
19.4 
692,003 
Farms by acres harvested: 
Total woodland 
farms 
16,472 
76.7 
17,381 
1 to 49 acres 
12,835 
59.7 
13,647 
acres 
1,465,010 
40.6 
1,461,714 
1 to 9 acres 
3,189 
14.8 
3,224 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
8,281 
38.5 
9,195 
1 0 to 1 9 acres 
3,960 
18.4 
4,358 
acres 
402,108 
11.1 
454,177 
20 to 29 acres 
2,777 
12.9 
2,942 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
12,030 
56.0 
12,288 
30 to 49 acres 
2,909 
13.5 
3,123 
acres 
1,062,902 
29.5 
1,007,537 
50 to 99 acres 
2,388 
11.1 
2,370 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
100 to 199 acres 
969 
4.5 
1,029 
other than cropland and woodland 
200 to 499 acres 
414 
1.9 
381 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
16,630 
77.4 
17,106 
500 to 999 acres 
60 
0.3 
51 
acres 
1,138,037 
31.6 
1,105,292 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
21 
0.1 
16 
2,000 acres or more 
3 
(Z) 
- 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, 
Other pasture and grazing land that 
roads, wasteland, etc 
farms 
15,143 
70.5 
13,489 
could have been used for crops without 
acres 
199,621 
5.5 
188,468 
additional improvement (see text)... 
....farms 
1,547 
7.2 
4,578 
acres 
55,318 
1.5 
191,707 
CONSERVATION AND CROP 
INSURANCE 
Other cropland 
....farms 
2,160 
10.1 
2,620 
acres 
48,895 
1.4 
58,422 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands 
Cropland idle or used for 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
cover crops or soil-improvement 
Programs 
farms 
247 
(X) 
225 
but not harvested and not 
acres 
5,861 
(X) 
4,667 
pastured or grazed 
....farms 
1,620 
7.5 
1,978 
acres 
40,750 
1.1 
50,063 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
programs 
farms 
306 
(X) 
369 
or were abandoned 
....farms 
530 
2.5 
700 
acres 
51,582 
(X) 
44,745 
acres 
7,037 
0.2 
6,768 
16 West Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
