Farm Census

Virginia farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 97 counties

38,995 farms7,309,687 acres in farms187 acres per farm on average

Virginia farms sold $5.49 billion of products in 2022, 29th among the 50 states.

Among the states, it ranks third in tobacco.

Its average farm size is the 15th-smallest among the states.

Poultry and eggs: 40.7%Poultry and eggs40.7%Grains and oilseeds: 15.4%Grains and oilseeds15.4%Cattle and calves: 12.7%Cattle and calves12.7%Nursery and greenhouse: 7.3%7.3%Milk: 6.4%Milk6.4%Hay and other crops: 3.4%3.4%Hogs and pigs: 2.9%2.9%Fruit and nuts: 2.6%2.6%Vegetables and melons: 2.5%2.5%Aquaculture: 2.2%2.2%Cotton: 1.5%Cotton1.5%Tobacco: 1.3%Tobacco1.3%Horses and mules: 0.5%0.5%Christmas trees: 0.5%0.5%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Other animals: 0.2%Poultry and eggs: 40.7%Poultry and eggs40.7%Grains and oilseeds: 15.4%15.4%Cattle and calves: 12.7%Cattle and calves12.7%Nursery and greenhouse: 7.3%7.3%Milk: 6.4%Milk6.4%Hay and other crops: 3.4%3.4%Hogs and pigs: 2.9%2.9%Fruit and nuts: 2.6%2.6%Vegetables and melons: 2.5%2.5%Aquaculture: 2.2%2.2%Cotton: 1.5%1.5%Tobacco: 1.3%Horses and mules: 0.5%Christmas trees: 0.5%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Other animals: 0.2%
What Virginia farms sold in 2022.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Virginia is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
TobaccoPittsylvania County25.5%14
TurkeysRockingham County44.6%64
Broilers soldRockingham County38.6%51
ApplesFrederick County37.4%51
Horses and poniesLoudoun County8.9%97
Hay and haylageAugusta County4.1%95
PeanutsSouthampton County40.3%6
Beef cowsAugusta County6.0%64
GoatsRockingham County5.6%91
Sheep and lambsAugusta County9.7%86
Cattle and calvesRockingham County6.9%94
CottonSouthampton County41.1%7
Corn for silageRockingham County18.8%47
SoybeansAccomack County5.0%72

Every county in Virginia

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state. Left out because a core figure is withheld: 1 county.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Rockingham County1,722111$1.20BPoultry and eggs
Augusta County1,460167$448.3MPoultry and eggs
Accomack County254320$326.2MPoultry and eggs
Shenandoah County859140$224.7MPoultry and eggs
Page County492117$204.8MPoultry and eggs
Orange County430242$141.6MNursery and greenhouse
Southampton County278558$123.7MCotton
Northampton County151289$109.3MVegetables and melons
Pittsylvania County1,053232$99.8MMilk
Washington County1,358125$94.5MCattle and calves
Amelia County251248$81.0MPoultry and eggs
Franklin County886162$78.6MMilk
Grayson County616201$76.0MCattle and calves
Culpeper County609190$73.8MNursery and greenhouse
Isle of Wight County212379$73.4MGrains and oilseeds
Westmoreland County141359$69.1MGrains and oilseeds
Fauquier County1,040181$67.9MGrains and oilseeds
Wythe County712191$67.2MCattle and calves
Sussex County106656$64.5MGrains and oilseeds
Hanover County512179$63.8MGrains and oilseeds
City of Suffolk231307$60.7MGrains and oilseeds
Surry County113409$60.4MGrains and oilseeds
Buckingham County375216$57.0MPoultry and eggs
Cumberland County232211$55.1MPoultry and eggs
Nottoway County303193$52.2MPoultry and eggs
Frederick County674140$50.6MFruit and nuts
Halifax County759209$50.5MHogs and pigs
Loudoun County1,33283$50.2MNursery and greenhouse
Smyth County568206$48.2MCattle and calves
Rockbridge County640195$47.2MPoultry and eggs
Albemarle County866194$43.2MFruit and nuts
Essex County99600$41.8MGrains and oilseeds
Northumberland County111495$41.3MGrains and oilseeds
Russell County808219$40.0MCattle and calves
Madison County447223$39.5MGrains and oilseeds
City of Chesapeake180208$39.4MGrains and oilseeds
Mecklenburg County394314$39.2MTobacco
Highland County258372$37.4MPoultry and eggs
Louisa County452192$36.4MPoultry and eggs
Nelson County399172$34.5MFruit and nuts
Floyd County668151$33.9MCattle and calves
King and Queen County110455$33.0MGrains and oilseeds
Caroline County214281$32.7MGrains and oilseeds
Carroll County757148$31.9MCattle and calves
Charlotte County393297$31.1MGrains and oilseeds
Pulaski County390190$30.6MCattle and calves
Montgomery County523163$29.7MCattle and calves
Bedford County1,183155$29.3MCattle and calves
King William County122475$28.2MGrains and oilseeds
Richmond County109332$27.5MGrains and oilseeds
Dinwiddie County350290$26.5MGrains and oilseeds
Goochland County268152$26.5MGrains and oilseeds
Campbell County642182$25.6MCattle and calves
Tazewell County500247$25.4MCattle and calves
Botetourt County529169$23.2MCattle and calves
Charles City County84400$22.5MGrains and oilseeds
Prince Edward County323174$22.1MPoultry and eggs
City of Virginia Beach129179$20.7MGrains and oilseeds
Brunswick County206315$20.6MTobacco
Henry County258174$18.7MHay and other crops
Scott County1,070117$17.9MCattle and calves
Gloucester County135185$16.8MGrains and oilseeds
Greene County187165$16.4MCattle and calves
Clarke County421119$16.4MCattle and calves
Greensville County94412$15.6MGrains and oilseeds
Patrick County452157$15.5MCattle and calves
Lee County629142$15.4MCattle and calves
King George County169206$15.0MGrains and oilseeds
Spotsylvania County281141$14.8MGrains and oilseeds
Lunenburg County299232$14.5MTobacco
Appomattox County345216$12.5MCattle and calves
Rappahannock County399168$12.3MCattle and calves
Powhatan County260127$11.2MGrains and oilseeds
Middlesex County70274$11.2MGrains and oilseeds
Bland County324245$10.8MCattle and calves
New Kent County112192$10.8MGrains and oilseeds
Amherst County385194$10.7MCattle and calves
Prince George County123212$10.7MGrains and oilseeds
Prince William County31665$10.1MNursery and greenhouse
Giles County356199$9.9MCattle and calves
Fluvanna County289171$8.9MGrains and oilseeds
Warren County316119$8.7MCattle and calves
Lancaster County54185$8.1MGrains and oilseeds
Craig County186247$7.1MCattle and calves
Henrico County8494$7.0MGrains and oilseeds
Bath County88394$6.4MCattle and calves
Stafford County23150$5.3MGrains and oilseeds
Chesterfield County162122$3.6MFruit and nuts
Roanoke County25497$3.5MNursery and greenhouse
York County5821$3.4MNursery and greenhouse
Alleghany County165193$3.1MHay and other crops
Mathews County6570$2.6MAquaculture
James City County7979$2.2MFruit and nuts
Wise County120126$2.0MHay and other crops
Fairfax County7747$689KNursery and greenhouse
Buchanan County8897$543KFruit and nuts
Dickenson County10898$499KCattle and calves

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms43,225−9.8%
Land in farms, acres7,797,979−6.3%
Average farm size, acres180+3.9%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$3.96 billion+38.7%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.