Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
21,489 
20,009 
893 
626 
percent 
100.0 
93.1 
4.2 
2.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,606,674 
3,194,583 
256,458 
192,770 
Average size of farm 
acres 
168 
160 
287 
308 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
21,489 
20,009 
893 
626 
$1,000 
813,809 
580,197 
83,107 
72,363 
Average per farm 
dollars 
37,871 
28,997 
93,065 
115,596 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
4,870 
4,618 
130 
90 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,841 
3,666 
119 
76 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,625 
3,463 
103 
75 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,595 
3,382 
141 
91 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,008 
2,785 
150 
99 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,154 
998 
86 
62 
$50,000 to $99,999 
530 
454 
49 
42 
$100,000 to $249,999 
366 
279 
58 
46 
$250,000 to $499,999 
147 
116 
17 
9 
$500,000 to $999,999 
171 
132 
15 
12 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
182 
116 
25 
24 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
135 
86 
20 
19 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
42 
29 
5 
5 
$5,000,000 or more 
5 
1 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
21,489 
20,009 
893 
626 
$1,000 
806,775 
574,610 
(D) 
71,745 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
823 
697 
68 
48 
$1,000 
37,427 
21,352 
6,429 
5,074 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
125 
80 
22 
18 
$1,000 
32,366 
17,012 
6,124 
4,841 
Corn 
farms 
708 
599 
56 
42 
$1,000 
23,204 
12,522 
3,875 
3,142 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
52 
16 
12 
$1,000 
19,062 
9,104 
(D) 
2,864 
Wheat 
farms 
91 
74 
11 
9 
$1,000 
1,790 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
3 
3 
3 
$1,000 
868 
(D) 
303 
303 
Soybeans 
farms 
136 
98 
17 
14 
$1,000 
11,528 
7,473 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
62 
35 
14 
11 
$1,000 
9,827 
6,030 
1,775 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
28 
15 
10 
4 
$1,000 
276 
71 
98 
96 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
50 
43 
4 
4 
$1,000 
450 
291 
83 
83 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
90 
77 
3 
2 
$1,000 
178 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
13 
13 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
729 
662 
32 
25 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
303 
252 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
22 
1 
1 
$1,000 
4,598 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
548 
477 
28 
24 
$1,000 
26,772 
8,433 
385 
287 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
32 
17 
2 
2 
$1,000 
23,893 
6,216 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
275 
226 
14 
11 
$1,000 
25,237 
7,128 
330 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
15 
2 
2 
$1,000 
23,572 
6,013 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
338 
299 
20 
19 
$1,000 
1,535 
1,305 
55 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
378 
282 
37 
30 
$1,000 
31,338 
7,180 
1,083 
983 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
26 
5 
5 
$1,000 
27,466 
4,380 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
132 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
