Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Clay 
Doddridge 
Fayette 
Gilmer 
Grant 
Greenbrier 
Hampshire 
Hancock 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
114 
352 
232 
235 
486 
819 
798 
96 
2007 
145 
490 
265 
263 
471 
881 
677 
109 
acres, 2012 
20,073 
65,364 
23,163 
70,393 
112,365 
190,178 
142,075 
8,887 
2007 
19,947 
81,329 
26,677 
64,033 
108,839 
176,995 
129,190 
9,648 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
86 
280 
175 
188 
371 
650 
585 
70 
2007 
103 
357 
202 
202 
327 
657 
466 
70 
acres, 2012 
2,094 
8,423 
5,093 
9,178 
18,519 
31,440 
30,623 
2,725 
TENURE 
2007 
2,863 
10,812 
6,288 
8,325 
15,922 
28,752 
25,993 
2,190 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
87 
292 
188 
164 
347 
575 
583 
77 
2007 
116 
411 
176 
169 
339 
616 
472 
81 
acres, 2012 
13,304 
41,643 
17,190 
26,757 
57,007 
74,182 
68,003 
5,983 
2007 
15,156 
59,492 
15,413 
26,982 
52,350 
82,027 
64,537 
6,835 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
66 
224 
139 
122 
245 
437 
394 
51 
2007 
82 
289 
122 
118 
214 
444 
292 
47 
acres, 2012 
1,257 
4,906 
3,439 
2,854 
7,735 
11,286 
1 1 ,493 
1,376 
2007 
1,978 
6,669 
3,513 
2,462 
6,124 
12,247 
10,740 
1,211 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
25 
59 
40 
61 
129 
219 
188 
19 
2007 
29 
75 
76 
78 
126 
228 
184 
25 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
5,633 
41,621 
54,010 
111,128 
65,797 
2,904 
2007 
4,791 
21,426 
10,880 
34,865 
55,685 
85,941 
59,131 
2,777 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
13,754 
3,383 
21,522 
28,029 
40,467 
34,661 
1,086 
2007 
1,835 
11,406 
5,991 
16,181 
27,492 
37,359 
32,275 
1,552 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
4,769 
(D) 
2,250 
20,099 
25,981 
70,661 
31,136 
1,818 
2007 
2,956 
10,020 
4,889 
18,684 
28,193 
48,582 
26,856 
1,225 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
18 
56 
33 
57 
118 
199 
168 
19 
2007 
21 
66 
71 
72 
110 
193 
161 
20 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,517 
1,609 
5,865 
10,462 
19,529 
17,092 
1,349 
2007 
885 
(D) 
2,665 
5,573 
9,742 
15,642 
14,371 
943 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
2 
1 
4 
10 
10 
25 
27 
_ 
2007 
- 
4 
13 
16 
6 
37 
21 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
340 
2,015 
1,348 
4,868 
8,275 
- 
2007 
411 
384 
2,186 
804 
9,027 
5,522 
36 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
2 
- 
3 
9 
8 
14 
23 
- 
2007 
- 
2 
9 
12 
3 
20 
13 
3 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
45 
459 
322 
625 
2,038 
- 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
110 
290 
56 
863 
882 
36 
Total operators 
number 
164 
539 
328 
355 
728 
1,242 
1,196 
131 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
66 
188 
148 
129 
294 
460 
468 
62 
2 operators 
46 
147 
74 
92 
163 
313 
279 
33 
3 operators 
2 
15 
8 
14 
19 
38 
39 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
5 
8 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
" 
" 
6 
3 
4 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
41 
181 
82 
102 
231 
365 
352 
36 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
41 
162 
78 
86 
213 
331 
326 
30 
2 operators 
- 
6 
2 
8 
9 
14 
7 
3 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
“ 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
202 
739 
372 
406 
726 
1,307 
981 
171 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
98 
293 
178 
149 
276 
518 
426 
54 
2 operators 
38 
160 
68 
97 
153 
314 
209 
48 
3 operators 
8 
29 
18 
11 
36 
40 
32 
7 
4 operators 
1 
5 
1 
4 
2 
4 
9 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
3 
" 
2 
4 
5 
1 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
45 
223 
99 
113 
212 
409 
260 
62 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
43 
189 
93 
103 
194 
362 
230 
60 
2 operators 
1 
12 
3 
5 
6 
19 
15 
1 
3 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
- 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
105 
300 
208 
210 
406 
706 
696 
83 
2007 
133 
434 
233 
236 
410 
717 
594 
88 
acres, 2012 
18,946 
58,861 
21,023 
65,776 
93,659 
173,504 
130,967 
8,087 
2007 
18,204 
70,651 
23,804 
58,518 
92,553 
155,034 
119,282 
7,276 
Female 
farms, 2012 
9 
52 
24 
25 
80 
113 
102 
13 
2007 
12 
56 
32 
27 
61 
164 
83 
21 
acres, 2012 
1,127 
6,503 
2,140 
4,617 
18,706 
16,674 
11,108 
800 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1,743 
10,678 
2,873 
5,515 
16,286 
21,961 
9,908 
2,372 
Farming 
2012 
39 
174 
93 
109 
222 
329 
346 
29 
2007 
59 
189 
111 
107 
212 
385 
284 
62 
Other 
2012 
75 
178 
139 
126 
264 
490 
452 
67 
Place of residence: 
2007 
86 
301 
154 
156 
259 
496 
393 
47 
On farm operated 
2012 
100 
316 
205 
201 
381 
645 
668 
82 
2007 
127 
434 
217 
221 
369 
740 
588 
86 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
14 
36 
27 
34 
105 
174 
130 
14 
2007 
18 
56 
48 
42 
102 
141 
89 
23 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data West Virginia 441 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
