Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Monroe 
Morgan 
Nicholas 
Ohio 
Pendleton 
Pleasants 
Pocahontas 
Preston 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
796 
196 
393 
197 
556 
150 
389 
1,084 
2007 
707 
212 
434 
241 
600 
246 
390 
1,048 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
22,702 
6,066 
11,904 
8,968 
20,510 
4,491 
17,158 
37,674 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
545 
137 
277 
151 
366 
113 
239 
810 
2007 
480 
148 
303 
184 
390 
202 
237 
754 
acres, 2012 
71,689 
8,122 
27,473 
16,885 
71,545 
12,855 
(D) 
94,213 
2007 
65,000 
9,696 
26,464 
16,782 
73,801 
18,958 
44,446 
82,798 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
404 
90 
224 
121 
275 
75 
185 
649 
2007 
341 
88 
236 
156 
255 
121 
191 
594 
acres, 2012 
11,036 
2,031 
5,009 
4,622 
7,422 
1,621 
(D) 
21,880 
2007 
9,899 
1,749 
5,413 
4,716 
6,996 
2,753 
5,416 
18,197 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
230 
50 
96 
41 
173 
34 
144 
239 
2007 
201 
60 
123 
56 
187 
37 
144 
264 
acres, 2012 
70,541 
9,115 
25,111 
12,754 
95,240 
8,529 
71,707 
58,985 
2007 
61,682 
12,164 
23,039 
(D) 
90,746 
6,056 
72,809 
64,918 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
35,888 
4,176 
10,452 
6,259 
54,328 
5,094 
38,290 
33,229 
2007 
31,678 
6,671 
10,650 
(D) 
45,255 
2,441 
38,053 
35,784 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
34,653 
4,939 
14,659 
6,495 
40,912 
3,435 
33,417 
25,756 
2007 
30,004 
5,493 
12,389 
6,969 
45,491 
3,615 
34,756 
29,134 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
204 
47 
90 
39 
142 
24 
131 
220 
2007 
177 
53 
107 
51 
159 
24 
131 
248 
acres, 2012 
13,395 
4,510 
6,372 
5,551 
13,945 
1,490 
1 1 ,233 
16,762 
2007 
11,436 
4,187 
5,978 
(D) 
12,852 
(D) 
11,152 
18,302 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
21 
9 
20 
5 
17 
3 
6 
35 
2007 
26 
4 
8 
1 
23 
7 
9 
30 
acres, 2012 
2,400 
1,149 
5,509 
440 
3,335 
114 
(D) 
7,506 
2007 
6,177 
580 
1,829 
(D) 
5,329 
764 
4,623 
4,560 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
9 
9 
15 
5 
10 
- 
3 
20 
2007 
22 
4 
7 
1 
10 
2 
6 
28 
acres, 2012 
310 
520 
1,117 
360 
325 
- 
(D) 
1,843 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,367 
130 
513 
(□) 
662 
(□) 
590 
1,175 
Total operators 
number 
1,182 
286 
582 
289 
883 
236 
597 
1,611 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
465 
116 
226 
131 
290 
71 
221 
624 
2 operators 
286 
72 
149 
48 
217 
73 
134 
405 
3 operators 
37 
6 
14 
10 
37 
5 
30 
46 
4 operators 
6 
2 
4 
8 
12 
1 
2 
7 
5 or more operators 
2 
" 
" 
2 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
329 
91 
156 
71 
268 
80 
179 
472 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
303 
79 
144 
67 
253 
70 
158 
432 
2 operators 
13 
6 
3 
2 
6 
5 
8 
17 
3 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,047 
300 
636 
324 
898 
379 
578 
1,538 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
430 
131 
274 
168 
360 
138 
231 
617 
2 operators 
224 
74 
129 
65 
189 
92 
133 
377 
3 operators 
45 
7 
23 
6 
44 
11 
23 
49 
4 operators 
7 
- 
5 
2 
7 
1 
3 
5 
5 or more operators 
1 
- 
3 
" 
" 
4 
- 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
286 
85 
162 
105 
239 
127 
160 
451 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
263 
79 
140 
89 
224 
97 
148 
411 
2 operators 
10 
3 
11 
8 
6 
9 
6 
20 
3 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
697 
159 
357 
159 
485 
136 
326 
960 
2007 
642 
174 
388 
193 
507 
217 
336 
916 
acres, 2012 
133,871 
15,999 
54,541 
25,329 
149,100 
20,110 
105,145 
147,741 
2007 
126,819 
20,943 
47,748 
27,484 
148,461 
23,265 
112,065 
141,201 
Female 
farms, 2012 
99 
37 
36 
38 
71 
14 
63 
124 
2007 
65 
38 
46 
48 
93 
29 
54 
132 
acres, 2012 
10,759 
2,387 
3,552 
4,750 
21,020 
1,388 
13,319 
12,963 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
6,040 
1,497 
3,584 
3,320 
21,415 
2,513 
9,813 
11,075 
Farming 
2012 
332 
92 
205 
75 
288 
66 
174 
500 
2007 
326 
109 
175 
93 
284 
79 
185 
480 
Other 
2012 
464 
104 
188 
122 
268 
84 
215 
584 
Place of residence: 
2007 
381 
103 
259 
148 
316 
167 
205 
568 
On farm operated 
2012 
678 
177 
350 
170 
447 
112 
331 
849 
2007 
600 
188 
367 
217 
488 
210 
344 
885 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
118 
19 
43 
27 
109 
38 
58 
235 
2007 
107 
24 
67 
24 
112 
36 
46 
163 
-continued 
444 West Virginia 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
