Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McDowell 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mason 
Mercer 
Mineral 
Mingo 
Monongalia 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
11 
557 
682 
875 
400 
429 
20 
458 
2007 
15 
550 
752 
946 
445 
493 
37 
457 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,041 
53,355 
85,966 
138,812 
51,791 
76,184 
2,030 
57,989 
2007 
1,481 
58,015 
95,814 
132,227 
53,971 
77,957 
3,993 
59,257 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
95 
96 
126 
159 
129 
178 
102 
127 
2007 
99 
105 
127 
140 
121 
158 
108 
130 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
11 
557 
682 
875 
400 
429 
20 
458 
2007 
15 
550 
752 
946 
445 
493 
37 
457 
$1,000, 2012 
2,498 
114,954 
189,016 
293,398 
115,064 
228,988 
2,877 
179,195 
2007 
3,291 
123,044 
178,937 
294,420 
118,919 
216,113 
3,935 
163,429 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
227,076 
206,381 
277,149 
335,312 
287,660 
533,771 
143,828 
391,255 
2007 
219,419 
223,716 
237,948 
311,226 
267,233 
438,363 
106,359 
357,613 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,399 
2,155 
2,199 
2,114 
2,222 
3,006 
1,417 
3,090 
2007 
2,222 
2,121 
1,868 
2,227 
2,203 
2,772 
986 
2,758 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2 
64 
45 
88 
48 
29 
4 
29 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2 
82 
106 
136 
68 
28 
8 
43 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3 
160 
142 
207 
111 
83 
3 
96 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3 
223 
281 
303 
121 
149 
4 
185 
$500,000 to $999,999 
- 
23 
88 
84 
35 
82 
1 
65 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1 
4 
19 
36 
14 
43 
_ 
33 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
- 
1 
1 
19 
2 
14 
- 
7 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
“ 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
341,412 
197,596 
195,476 
275,679 
268,140 
209,812 
270,804 
230,442 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
0.3 
27.0 
44.0 
50.4 
19.3 
36.3 
0.7 
25.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1 
22 
21 
29 
18 
21 
9 
17 
acres 
(D) 
116 
87 
163 
60 
76 
30 
78 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
7 
168 
138 
200 
105 
126 
5 
104 
acres 
186 
4,743 
4,267 
5,924 
2,817 
3,240 
201 
3,107 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
- 
90 
68 
92 
52 
30 
2 
60 
acres 
- 
5,225 
(D) 
(D) 
3,039 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
- 
65 
112 
141 
68 
36 
- 
75 
acres 
- 
5,391 
9,310 
12,055 
5,732 
3,024 
- 
6,289 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
_ 
100 
133 
121 
53 
56 
_ 
61 
acres 
- 
11,586 
15,635 
13,901 
6,063 
6,419 
- 
6,939 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2 
37 
76 
63 
37 
35 
- 
41 
acres 
(D) 
5,702 
12,158 
9,845 
5,735 
5,557 
- 
6,426 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
30 
44 
64 
14 
29 
1 
31 
acres 
- 
5,990 
8,811 
12,728 
2,748 
5,716 
(D) 
6,102 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
- 
19 
25 
42 
15 
15 
20 
acres 
- 
4,473 
5,920 
10,026 
3,585 
3,554 
- 
4,739 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
_ 
21 
54 
88 
24 
49 
1 
37 
acres 
- 
7,037 
18,207 
31,618 
9,107 
18,361 
(D) 
12,098 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1 
5 
10 
23 
10 
25 
2 
10 
acres 
(D) 
3,092 
6,331 
17,049 
6,830 
16,068 
(D) 
6,220 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
- 
1 
10 
4 
6 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
14,407 
6,075 
7,939 
- 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
- 
35 
24 
53 
25 
32 
16 
16 
acres 
- 
168 
107 
(D) 
76 
194 
(D) 
73 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
8 
139 
134 
232 
120 
135 
8 
114 
acres 
186 
4,140 
4,132 
6,232 
3,295 
3,581 
254 
3,622 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1 
82 
84 
98 
51 
45 
4 
68 
acres 
(D) 
4,795 
(D) 
(D) 
3,027 
(D) 
200 
3,979 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
3 
81 
142 
141 
61 
28 
2 
67 
acres 
250 
6,854 
11,986 
11,804 
5,040 
2,279 
(D) 
5,434 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
_ 
75 
155 
156 
75 
82 
_ 
60 
acres 
- 
8,795 
17,706 
18,039 
8,466 
9,477 
- 
6,904 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1 
56 
58 
70 
37 
31 
- 
38 
acres 
(D) 
8,822 
9,217 
11,046 
5,720 
4,892 
- 
6,082 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
29 
53 
44 
14 
38 
- 
25 
acres 
- 
5,749 
10,358 
8,663 
2,799 
7,388 
- 
4,920 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
- 
19 
23 
36 
21 
24 
- 
22 
acres 
- 
4,501 
5,459 
8,554 
4,975 
5,628 
- 
5,184 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1 
29 
66 
72 
27 
54 
4 
35 
acres 
(D) 
9,234 
23,490 
24,394 
9,614 
19,519 
1,584 
12,391 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1 
4 
12 
35 
11 
15 
3 
8 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
7,207 
23,804 
7,571 
10,221 
1,775 
5,457 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
1 
8 
3 
8 
- 
4 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
10,435 
3,388 
10,135 
- 
5,211 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
6 
450 
601 
755 
335 
346 
6 
383 
2007 
12 
459 
686 
813 
349 
391 
12 
395 
acres, 2012 
151 
12,702 
22,769 
39,661 
9,697 
16,698 
67 
14,947 
2007 
500 
15,971 
30,332 
40,420 
11,621 
19,640 
311 
16,665 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4 
439 
561 
702 
316 
328 
4 
370 
2007 
10 
428 
609 
745 
312 
358 
6 
369 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
10,736 
19,260 
35,613 
8,282 
13,946 
(D) 
12,682 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
357 
11,029 
21,147 
31,197 
7,620 
14,708 
32 
12,702 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2 
35 
49 
60 
38 
42 
- 
24 
2007 
4 
100 
172 
152 
90 
90 
6 
78 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
933 
1,129 
1,599 
1,020 
1,299 
- 
902 
2007 
(D) 
3,430 
5,720 
6,487 
3,254 
3,959 
279 
3,050 
-continued 
280 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
