Virgina Agriculture Facts

• Virginia has more than 47,000 farms.
• The typical Virginia farmer is 58.2 years old. Nearly 30 percent of farmers are 65 years of age or older.
• The average farm size is 171 acres and has assets worth more than $1 million.
• Farms cover 8.1 million acres, or 32 percent of Virginia’s total land area.
• Approximately 14 percent of Virginia’s primary farm operators are female.
• The average market value of an acre of Virginia farmland is $4,213.
• About 90 percent of Virginia farms are owned and operated by individuals or families.
• About 25 percent of Virginia farms share the farm income with multiple households.
  Source: 2007 Census of Agriculture