Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
West Virginia 
Barbour 
Berkeley 
Boone 
Braxton 
Brooke 
Cabell 
Calhoun 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
21,489 
513 
676 
19 
386 
96 
383 
227 
2007 
23,618 
539 
833 
22 
381 
104 
462 
287 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,606,674 
84,748 
70,089 
2,232 
88,911 
14,707 
42,450 
49,457 
2007 
3,697,606 
91,017 
75,102 
2,299 
79,437 
15,408 
47,625 
56,006 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
168 
165 
104 
117 
230 
153 
111 
218 
2007 
157 
169 
90 
105 
208 
148 
103 
195 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
21,489 
513 
676 
19 
386 
96 
383 
227 
2007 
23,618 
539 
833 
22 
381 
104 
462 
287 
$1,000, 2012 
8,883,706 
165,710 
403,474 
3,874 
145,373 
28,651 
127,258 
75,235 
2007 
8,819,799 
149,546 
503,045 
3,551 
128,048 
25,273 
120,216 
86,719 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
413,407 
323,021 
596,855 
203,893 
376,614 
298,452 
332,266 
331,430 
2007 
373,435 
277,451 
603,895 
161,392 
336,083 
243,010 
260,208 
302,156 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,463 
1,955 
5,757 
1,736 
1,635 
1,948 
2,998 
1,521 
2007 
2,385 
1,643 
6,698 
1,544 
1,612 
1,640 
2,524 
1,548 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
1,798 
49 
30 
2 
48 
15 
23 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,555 
98 
32 
5 
56 
9 
53 
34 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,848 
119 
120 
3 
86 
19 
106 
51 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,683 
144 
269 
6 
112 
40 
148 
89 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,933 
78 
134 
3 
52 
4 
35 
31 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,116 
20 
61 
_ 
23 
7 
8 
2 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
445 
5 
20 
- 
7 
2 
8 
6 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
87 
- 
8 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
24 
- 
2 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
15,386,410 
218,278 
205,531 
320,987 
326,920 
57,091 
179,852 
178,719 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
23.4 
38.8 
34.1 
0.7 
27.2 
25.8 
23.6 
27.7 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
956 
15 
126 
- 
5 
5 
12 
4 
acres 
4,694 
65 
672 
- 
15 
15 
(D) 
27 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
5,128 
100 
263 
4 
59 
23 
115 
34 
acres 
143,638 
3,183 
6,189 
112 
1,902 
541 
3,368 
1,010 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,244 
61 
59 
2 
45 
10 
50 
24 
acres 
131,020 
(D) 
3,408 
(□) 
(D) 
596 
2,974 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,746 
75 
50 
3 
43 
12 
61 
29 
acres 
229,253 
6,138 
4,096 
(□) 
3,689 
1,053 
5,100 
2,361 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
2,841 
60 
47 
3 
47 
9 
61 
33 
acres 
329,686 
6,980 
5,753 
(□) 
5,462 
1,044 
7,025 
3,815 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1,861 
57 
31 
1 
41 
10 
35 
21 
acres 
292,440 
8,867 
4,840 
(D) 
6,548 
1,524 
5,436 
3,293 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,322 
32 
20 
4 
26 
8 
17 
9 
acres 
261,947 
6,404 
4,070 
(D) 
5,303 
1,603 
3,377 
1,785 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
955 
33 
23 
2 
20 
5 
3 
17 
acres 
226,429 
7,911 
5,431 
(D) 
4,633 
1,206 
680 
3,980 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,180 
49 
32 
_ 
53 
6 
18 
36 
acres 
760,017 
17,077 
12,063 
- 
18,499 
1,824 
6,223 
1 1 ,727 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
894 
25 
15 
- 
36 
8 
9 
15 
acres 
591,514 
15,252 
10,062 
- 
23,890 
5,301 
5,713 
10,216 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
279 
5 
10 
- 
10 
- 
2 
4 
acres 
368,936 
6,601 
13,505 
- 
13,739 
- 
(D) 
5,202 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
83 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
267,100 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,207 
23 
156 
- 
14 
3 
20 
3 
acres 
5,729 
89 
(D) 
- 
61 
6 
67 
18 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
5,749 
93 
319 
12 
60 
27 
109 
60 
acres 
162,751 
2,781 
7,615 
370 
1,848 
863 
3,225 
1,676 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,534 
54 
82 
1 
38 
8 
79 
25 
acres 
147,761 
(D) 
4,745 
(D) 
2,196 
464 
4,517 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
3,076 
85 
70 
33 
12 
77 
48 
acres 
256,569 
7,083 
5,794 
- 
2,964 
1,027 
6,449 
3,866 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
3,230 
64 
64 
5 
63 
12 
78 
40 
acres 
374,915 
7,489 
7,299 
602 
7,277 
1,475 
9,297 
4,640 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1,899 
54 
28 
1 
22 
14 
37 
20 
acres 
299,183 
8,505 
4,344 
(D) 
3,412 
2,182 
5,790 
3,301 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,431 
45 
27 
2 
34 
7 
29 
12 
acres 
282,713 
8,967 
5,243 
(D) 
6,887 
1,335 
5,717 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,006 
33 
22 
19 
6 
5 
20 
acres 
239,360 
7,968 
5,325 
- 
4,526 
1,413 
1,237 
4,738 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,244 
52 
44 
_ 
63 
11 
22 
37 
acres 
785,259 
18,340 
15,009 
- 
21,366 
3,769 
7,839 
11,997 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
908 
30 
14 
1 
28 
4 
6 
14 
acres 
604,157 
18,634 
8,891 
(D) 
19,281 
2,874 
3,487 
9,300 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
265 
5 
6 
7 
- 
- 
7 
acres 
343,038 
5,330 
8,100 
- 
9,619 
- 
- 
8,225 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
69 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
196,171 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
" 
- 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
17,569 
441 
513 
17 
327 
85 
282 
195 
2007 
19,446 
464 
612 
15 
305 
92 
360 
240 
acres, 2012 
804,006 
19,206 
33,270 
120 
14,657 
4,344 
6,278 
7,426 
2007 
942,132 
23,073 
38,320 
165 
12,853 
5,142 
9,235 
9,333 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
16,690 
431 
483 
14 
311 
75 
254 
186 
2007 
17,494 
440 
535 
15 
266 
87 
290 
208 
acres, 2012 
699,793 
17,156 
30,332 
100 
12,393 
3,780 
5,036 
6,611 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
692,003 
18,067 
29,362 
(D) 
10,300 
4,594 
5,267 
7,961 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,547 
28 
43 
- 
27 
15 
26 
14 
2007 
4,578 
102 
137 
- 
60 
12 
106 
41 
acres, 2012 
55,318 
1,684 
1,469 
- 
862 
405 
549 
386 
2007 
191,707 
4,461 
5,837 
- 
1,497 
216 
3,002 
943 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data West Virginia 277 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
