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 
Monroe 
Morgan 
Nicholas 
Ohio 
Pendleton 
Pleasants 
Pocahontas 
Preston 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
796 
196 
393 
197 
556 
150 
389 
1,084 
2007 
707 
212 
434 
241 
600 
246 
390 
1,048 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
144,630 
18,386 
58,093 
30,079 
170,120 
21,498 
118,464 
160,704 
2007 
132,859 
22,440 
51,332 
30,804 
169,876 
25,778 
121,878 
152,276 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
182 
94 
148 
153 
306 
143 
305 
148 
2007 
188 
106 
118 
128 
283 
105 
313 
145 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
796 
196 
393 
197 
556 
150 
389 
1,084 
2007 
707 
212 
434 
241 
600 
246 
390 
1,048 
$1,000, 2012 
330,144 
82,185 
148,246 
69,553 
395,711 
41,552 
260,711 
396,526 
2007 
304,822 
97,275 
103,864 
65,270 
361,374 
53,772 
247,237 
364,036 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
414,754 
419,311 
377,217 
353,063 
711,711 
277,012 
670,207 
365,799 
2007 
431,149 
458,846 
239,319 
270,831 
602,289 
218,584 
633,940 
347,363 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,283 
4,470 
2,552 
2,312 
2,326 
1,933 
2,201 
2,467 
2007 
2,294 
4,335 
2,023 
2,119 
2,127 
2,086 
2,029 
2,391 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
72 
15 
38 
10 
29 
26 
21 
119 
$50,000 to $99,999 
99 
9 
55 
8 
36 
16 
37 
119 
$100,000 to $199,999 
144 
37 
95 
52 
77 
35 
69 
252 
$200,000 to $499,999 
270 
80 
114 
86 
185 
52 
128 
377 
$500,000 to $999,999 
145 
38 
65 
26 
117 
18 
61 
144 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
50 
14 
14 
15 
69 
1 
46 
56 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
13 
3 
12 
- 
33 
2 
23 
11 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
10 
- 
2 
6 
$10,000,000 or more 
" 
" 
- 
" 
- 
2 
" 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
302,561 
146,607 
413,972 
67,725 
445,477 
83,266 
601,780 
415,235 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
47.8 
12.5 
14.0 
44.4 
38.2 
25.8 
19.7 
38.7 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
18 
19 
19 
4 
19 
9 
16 
36 
acres 
106 
100 
109 
16 
84 
45 
65 
178 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
200 
65 
104 
48 
77 
32 
56 
248 
acres 
5,563 
1,641 
3,014 
1,392 
2,142 
1,011 
1,619 
7,122 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
67 
21 
44 
14 
24 
17 
30 
86 
acres 
(D) 
1,193 
2,639 
(D) 
1,404 
952 
1,792 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
87 
26 
48 
31 
48 
21 
36 
154 
acres 
7,395 
2,041 
3,970 
2,599 
3,929 
1,684 
3,022 
12,876 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
104 
25 
51 
31 
57 
23 
47 
178 
acres 
1 1 ,782 
2,920 
5,808 
3,695 
6,484 
2,716 
5,293 
20,935 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
67 
12 
28 
20 
45 
17 
30 
107 
acres 
10,535 
1,947 
4,404 
3,121 
7,077 
2,767 
4,649 
16,868 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
53 
11 
28 
7 
46 
12 
28 
70 
acres 
10,626 
2,174 
5,564 
1,392 
9,053 
2,334 
5,547 
13,805 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
46 
6 
11 
13 
34 
4 
15 
50 
acres 
11,004 
1,440 
2,521 
3,167 
8,132 
(D) 
3,581 
11,911 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
92 
7 
40 
19 
116 
7 
74 
116 
acres 
32,301 
2,438 
13,868 
6,341 
41,265 
2,492 
26,972 
41,018 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
51 
4 
15 
9 
56 
6 
38 
30 
acres 
33,322 
2,492 
9,229 
5,987 
38,375 
3,983 
27,571 
19,435 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
10 
- 
5 
1 
27 
2 
14 
8 
acres 
13,908 
- 
6,967 
(D) 
35,113 
(D) 
19,556 
9,357 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
7 
5 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
17,062 
- 
18,797 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
12 
17 
22 
9 
38 
17 
23 
37 
acres 
47 
86 
112 
48 
203 
98 
103 
170 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
149 
76 
133 
58 
82 
54 
52 
252 
acres 
3,825 
1,946 
3,557 
1,575 
2,649 
1,494 
1,457 
7,444 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
68 
16 
45 
24 
35 
35 
28 
96 
acres 
3,928 
976 
2,674 
1,369 
1,995 
2,110 
1,682 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
92 
22 
64 
43 
58 
34 
30 
154 
acres 
7,563 
1,798 
5,372 
3,460 
4,712 
2,820 
2,631 
12,932 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
95 
31 
70 
35 
42 
49 
42 
158 
acres 
10,985 
3,582 
8,069 
3,921 
4,830 
5,730 
4,865 
18,634 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
64 
16 
28 
22 
37 
23 
23 
92 
acres 
9,881 
2,526 
4,498 
3,359 
5,851 
3,687 
3,608 
14,364 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
51 
14 
16 
8 
54 
12 
30 
73 
acres 
9,972 
2,795 
3,144 
1,540 
10,766 
2,249 
5,899 
14,626 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
40 
4 
8 
15 
41 
10 
23 
42 
acres 
9,625 
976 
1,861 
3,516 
9,544 
2,351 
5,552 
10,028 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
80 
10 
35 
20 
120 
9 
76 
99 
acres 
27,581 
3,837 
11,287 
7,101 
42,169 
2,801 
27,865 
34,950 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
44 
6 
9 
7 
62 
2 
42 
39 
acres 
28,573 
3,918 
5,411 
4,915 
43,019 
(D) 
29,549 
24,838 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
9 
- 
4 
- 
28 
1 
14 
5 
acres 
11,776 
- 
5,347 
- 
36,409 
(D) 
18,537 
6,236 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
7 
1 
acres 
9,103 
- 
7,729 
- 
20,130 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
643 
150 
344 
177 
439 
113 
333 
919 
2007 
606 
161 
377 
217 
483 
182 
350 
926 
acres, 2012 
29,160 
7,847 
13,626 
1 1 ,859 
24,354 
4,138 
18,693 
44,902 
2007 
31,359 
7,821 
15,290 
10,749 
29,598 
7,604 
23,703 
46,323 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
617 
146 
329 
165 
427 
99 
319 
889 
2007 
540 
145 
350 
208 
424 
147 
328 
870 
acres, 2012 
24,741 
7,061 
12,498 
10,533 
21,692 
3,111 
16,611 
40,485 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
22,702 
6,066 
11,904 
8,968 
20,510 
4,491 
17,158 
37,674 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
45 
4 
22 
15 
30 
12 
35 
93 
2007 
144 
36 
107 
41 
116 
58 
84 
166 
acres, 2012 
3,030 
35 
535 
520 
2,175 
380 
827 
2,209 
2007 
6,781 
962 
2,750 
1,171 
8,258 
2,691 
5,012 
6,620 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data West Virginia 281 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
