Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
West Virginia 
Barbour 
Berkeley 
Boone 
Braxton 
Brooke 
Cabell 
Calhoun 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
8,092 
151 
236 
12 
160 
44 
133 
71 
2007 
8,074 
182 
227 
8 
120 
47 
142 
85 
Any 
2012 
13,397 
362 
440 
7 
226 
52 
250 
156 
2007 
15,544 
357 
606 
14 
261 
57 
320 
202 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
1,563 
19 
53 
- 
34 
14 
20 
11 
2007 
2,428 
57 
113 
5 
57 
1 
40 
39 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,062 
26 
28 
1 
25 
- 
13 
12 
2007 
1,149 
39 
36 
1 
12 
6 
5 
16 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
2,022 
107 
40 
2 
28 
13 
30 
20 
2007 
2,019 
57 
98 
3 
37 
10 
42 
26 
200 days or more 
2012 
8,750 
210 
319 
4 
139 
25 
187 
113 
2007 
9,948 
204 
359 
5 
155 
40 
233 
121 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
583 
14 
31 
11 
2 
10 
3 
2007 
738 
22 
43 
- 
17 
7 
13 
3 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,006 
21 
42 
- 
14 
2 
16 
6 
2007 
1,407 
36 
62 
5 
39 
4 
40 
29 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
2,936 
80 
101 
4 
51 
12 
61 
38 
2007 
3,761 
87 
165 
3 
62 
16 
79 
49 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
16,964 
398 
502 
15 
310 
80 
296 
180 
2007 
17,712 
394 
563 
14 
263 
77 
330 
206 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.7 
21.8 
20.6 
32.5 
24.0 
24.3 
23.8 
23.4 
2007 
22.1 
21.4 
19.1 
23.9 
22.9 
22.5 
21.0 
20.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
454 
12 
20 
10 
2 
8 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
850 
17 
26 
- 
12 
- 
13 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
2,566 
75 
78 
4 
48 
12 
60 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
17,619 
409 
552 
15 
316 
82 
302 
193 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.4 
23.2 
23.1 
33.8 
25.8 
26.0 
24.7 
25.0 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
60 
6 
2 
. 
. 
. 
3 
. 
2007 
98 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
7 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
834 
22 
22 
- 
14 
- 
13 
3 
2007 
903 
32 
34 
6 
11 
6 
25 
13 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
1,988 
52 
67 
2 
51 
24 
33 
20 
2007 
2,662 
70 
111 
54 
15 
54 
39 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
4,234 
110 
182 
2 
53 
16 
69 
62 
2007 
5,618 
103 
247 
3 
79 
6 
101 
86 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
3,102 
59 
103 
5 
51 
9 
55 
37 
2007 
3,445 
94 
135 
3 
76 
12 
62 
46 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
3,207 
96 
102 
5 
79 
11 
54 
40 
2007 
3,287 
75 
96 
2 
45 
14 
63 
41 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
2,951 
80 
77 
1 
47 
8 
47 
32 
2007 
2,860 
52 
57 
4 
44 
21 
66 
22 
70 years and over 
2012 
5,113 
88 
121 
4 
91 
28 
109 
33 
2007 
4,745 
113 
153 
4 
69 
30 
84 
40 
Average age 
2012 
59.7 
57.8 
57.9 
59.8 
60.1 
58.8 
60.6 
58.5 
2007 
58.1 
57.8 
56.4 
53.3 
57.4 
61.2 
56.9 
55.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
13,133 
298 
465 
14 
215 
56 
222 
128 
2007 
1 1 ,024 
232 
472 
10 
152 
36 
179 
132 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
1,617 
44 
53 
2 
46 
5 
31 
16 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
5,883 
74 
239 
7 
81 
27 
55 
82 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
2,239 
13 
86 
3 
18 
5 
58 
8 
Fiber-optic service 
farms, 2012 
360 
14 
14 
3 
4 
- 
8 
1 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
1,338 
36 
66 
23 
10 
74 
7 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
2,506 
134 
39 
- 
57 
10 
16 
25 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
289 
4 
15 
- 
- 
1 
6 
1 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
143 
9 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
21,075 
507 
653 
19 
378 
92 
376 
219 
acres, 2012 
3,501,214 
84,083 
64,860 
2,232 
87,043 
13,221 
41,731 
44,919 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms, 2012 
721 
13 
24 
- 
12 
4 
13 
1 
acres, 2012 
202,950 
4,325 
4,571 
- 
2,646 
220 
2,139 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms, 2012 
20,009 
496 
620 
19 
367 
82 
356 
209 
2007 
22,488 
520 
793 
22 
370 
97 
439 
283 
acres, 2012 
3,194,583 
81,199 
59,968 
2,232 
79,494 
(D) 
39,062 
42,821 
2007 
3,369,885 
86,596 
65,314 
2,299 
76,160 
12,451 
44,786 
55,836 
Partnership 
farms, 2012 
893 
11 
32 
- 
12 
4 
11 
17 
2007 
856 
14 
25 
- 
11 
5 
15 
4 
acres, 2012 
256,458 
1,514 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
891 
1,442 
(D) 
2007 
235,790 
(D) 
4,693 
- 
3,277 
(D) 
1,721 
170 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
farms, 2012 
382 
1 
23 
2 
9 
12 
2007 
182 
3 
14 
- 
- 
2 
7 
- 
acres, 2012 
110,458 
(D) 
7,053 
- 
(D) 
3,537 
1,864 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other than family held 
farms, 2012 
47 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2007 
27 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
12,595 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 
5,080 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
farms, 2012 
158 
4 
1 
5 
4 
1 
2007 
65 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
32,580 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
82 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data West Virginia 447 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
