Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
10 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
21,489 
7 
42 
172 
600 
percent 
100.0 
(Z) 
0.2 
0.8 
2.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,606,674 
2,393 
43,788 
149,999 
455,276 
Average size of farm 
acres 
168 
342 
1,043 
872 
759 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
21,489 
7 
42 
172 
600 
$1,000 
8,883,706 
26,387 
180,910 
531,939 
1,422,102 
Average per farm 
dollars 
413,407 
3,769,577 
4,307,385 
3,092,671 
2,370,169 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,463 
11,027 
4,132 
3,546 
3,124 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
1,074,873 
7,143 
26,433 
57,369 
136,384 
percent 
100.0 
0.7 
2.5 
5.3 
12.7 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
804,006 
(D) 
13,257 
44,754 
130,395 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
699,793 
(D) 
12,782 
43,387 
122,057 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
1,193,355 
(D) 
12,075 
54,148 
179,224 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
806,775 
83,381 
203,771 
403,688 
605,216 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,544 
11,911,624 
4,851,701 
2,347,021 
1,008,693 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
823 
- 
8 
45 
157 
$1,000 
37,427 
- 
(D) 
11,723 
30,527 
Tobacco 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
729 
- 
- 
2 
14 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
3,020 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
548 
1 
2 
9 
24 
$1,000 
26,772 
(D) 
(D) 
18,018 
22,848 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
275 
1 
2 
8 
19 
$1,000 
25,237 
(D) 
(D) 
17,859 
22,570 
Berries 
farms 
338 
1 
1 
3 
9 
$1,000 
1,535 
(D) 
(D) 
159 
277 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
378 
2 
4 
5 
18 
$1,000 
31,338 
(D) 
20,272 
20,282 
24,256 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
179 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
179 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
10,055 
- 
5 
37 
146 
$1,000 
33,136 
- 
34 
305 
1,443 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
51 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,032 
1 
27 
99 
396 
$1,000 
217,411 
(D) 
11,290 
37,283 
89,903 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
140 
4 
8 
57 
$1,000 
32,654 
- 
8,435 
11,371 
27,222 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
624 
- 
2 
7 
19 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
18 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
1,425 
- 
1 
11 
43 
$1,000 
4,322 
- 
(D) 
194 
938 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
919 
- 
- 
4 
10 
$1,000 
5,510 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,976 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
1,946 
4 
33 
138 
309 
$1,000 
401,439 
62,910 
153,318 
301,701 
399,660 
Aquaculture 
farms 
42 
- 
- 
- 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
2,677 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
652 
- 
- 
6 
10 
$1,000 
2,088 
- 
- 
28 
492 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
45 
- 
2 
2 
2 
$1,000 
2,718 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
497 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
1,490 
- 
- 
- 
81 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
21,489 
7 
42 
172 
600 
$1,000 
762,655 
72,627 
167,563 
335,632 
506,252 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
8,102 
3 
20 
80 
326 
$1,000 
22,469 
181 
742 
2,711 
7,736 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
5,258 
7 
34 
115 
386 
$1,000 
8,136 
802 
1,290 
2,954 
5,599 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
6,198 
3 
33 
149 
452 
$1,000 
128,271 
(D) 
36,414 
61,741 
92,784 
Feed purchased 
farms 
15,066 
4 
36 
158 
551 
$1,000 
327,286 
15,961 
78,160 
189,083 
273,303 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
20,838 
7 
42 
172 
600 
$1,000 
41,919 
1,992 
4,535 
8,238 
14,350 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
10,208 
7 
42 
172 
593 
$1,000 
15,017 
1,368 
2,861 
4,531 
7,490 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,452 
7 
39 
141 
391 
$1,000 
43,344 
9,463 
14,403 
19,809 
28,419 
Interest expense 
farms 
4,834 
5 
35 
137 
383 
$1,000 
27,775 
332 
922 
3,724 
7,519 
Government payments 
farms 
2,196 
- 
25 
71 
249 
$1,000 
7,034 
- 
234 
689 
2,180 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
12,067 
1 
27 
104 
407 
number 
414,908 
(D) 
10,772 
37,652 
108,891 
Milk cows 
farms 
438 
4 
15 
66 
number 
10,095 
- 
1,240 
1,968 
6,965 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
725 
- 
2 
8 
20 
number 
5,873 
- 
(D) 
340 
1,093 
36 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
