Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
ENERGY - Con. 
Renewable energy producing systems - Con. 
Biodiesel 
.... farms 
22 
1 
4 
2 
- 
3 
- 
Ethanol 
.... farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
.... farms 
2 
" 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
.... farms 
23 
- 
1 
- 
2 
11 
- 
TENURE 
Full owners 
.... farms 
16,384 
165 
401 
407 
369 
5,689 
5 
Part owners 
.... farms 
4,506 
106 
47 
27 
29 
944 
1 
Tenants 
.... farms 
599 
25 
22 
4 
14 
111 
- 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
.... farms 
20,902 
271 
450 
434 
398 
6,639 
6 
acres 
2,785,507 
61,172 
34,910 
45,607 
34,593 
824,985 
451 
Owned land in farms 
.... farms 
20,890 
271 
448 
434 
398 
6,633 
6 
acres 
2,703,634 
59,115 
34,080 
43,302 
32,997 
797,100 
(D) 
Land rented or leased from others 
.... farms 
5,129 
131 
69 
31 
43 
1,064 
1 
acres 
909,555 
46,483 
3,523 
2,895 
3,339 
128,762 
(D) 
Rented or leased land in farms 
.... farms 
5,105 
131 
69 
31 
43 
1,055 
1 
acres 
903,040 
46,483 
3,523 
2,895 
3,339 
127,740 
(D) 
Land rented or leased to others 
.... farms 
1,036 
30 
21 
38 
32 
391 
_ 
acres 
88,388 
2,057 
830 
2,305 
1,596 
28,907 
- 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
. number 
32,178 
422 
749 
678 
648 
9,624 
6 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
12,448 
198 
222 
248 
219 
4,259 
6 
2 operators 
7,771 
76 
227 
160 
161 
2,180 
- 
3 operators 
1,021 
18 
19 
23 
23 
247 
- 
4 operators 
186 
3 
1 
1 
7 
41 
- 
5 or more operators 
63 
1 
1 
6 
2 
17 
" 
Total women operators 
. number 
9,465 
81 
258 
211 
243 
2,731 
2 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
8,535 
75 
240 
191 
214 
2,474 
2 
2 operators 
399 
3 
9 
10 
13 
105 
- 
3 operators 
41 
- 
- 
- 
1 
14 
- 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
" 
" 
" 
" 
1 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
18,784 
272 
401 
375 
329 
5,949 
4 
Female 
2,705 
24 
69 
63 
83 
795 
2 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
9,164 
158 
223 
151 
191 
2,318 
3 
Other 
12,325 
138 
247 
287 
221 
4,426 
3 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
18,080 
234 
417 
357 
307 
5,455 
6 
Not on farm operated 
3,409 
62 
53 
81 
105 
1,289 
- 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
8,092 
129 
178 
139 
161 
2,435 
2 
Any 
13,397 
167 
292 
299 
251 
4,309 
4 
1 to 49 days 
1,563 
28 
44 
37 
39 
642 
3 
50 to 99 days 
1,062 
19 
34 
44 
32 
369 
- 
100 to 199 days 
2,022 
24 
45 
40 
43 
581 
- 
200 days or more 
8,750 
96 
169 
178 
137 
2,717 
1 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
583 
17 
21 
16 
11 
190 
- 
3 or 4 years 
1,006 
13 
28 
45 
11 
284 
- 
5 to 9 years 
2,936 
39 
88 
63 
59 
927 
1 
1 0 years or more 
16,964 
227 
333 
314 
331 
5,343 
5 
Average years on present farm 
23.7 
25.1 
20.3 
19.9 
22.5 
23.5 
40.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
454 
14 
10 
14 
9 
145 
- 
3 or 4 years 
850 
11 
25 
37 
10 
246 
- 
5 to 9 years 
2,566 
28 
75 
53 
55 
830 
1 
10 years or more 
17,619 
243 
360 
334 
338 
5,523 
5 
Average years operating any farm 
25.4 
27.6 
23.0 
21.7 
23.6 
25.0 
40.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
60 
2 
- 
- 
3 
12 
- 
25 to 34 years 
834 
23 
22 
18 
14 
213 
- 
35 to 44 years 
1,988 
22 
28 
39 
31 
507 
1 
45 to 49 years 
1,728 
22 
43 
41 
25 
503 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
172 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
