Farm Census

West Virginia farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 52 counties

22,787 farms3,549,104 acres in farms156 acres per farm on average

West Virginia farms sold $948 million of products in 2022, 43rd among the 50 states.

Its average farm size is the seventh-smallest among the states.

Poultry and eggs: 52.4%Poultry and eggs52.4%Cattle and calves: 18.9%Cattle and calves18.9%Hay and other crops: 7.0%7.0%Grains and oilseeds: 6.7%6.7%Nursery and greenhouse: 4.3%4.3%Fruit and nuts: 4.1%Fruit and nuts4.1%Withheld groups: 3.0%3.0%Milk: 2.1%Milk2.1%Sheep and goats: 0.6%0.6%Horses and mules: 0.5%0.5%Other animals: 0.3%Poultry and eggs: 52.4%Poultry and eggs52.4%Cattle and calves: 18.9%18.9%Hay and other crops: 7.0%7.0%Grains and oilseeds: 6.7%6.7%Nursery and greenhouse: 4.3%4.3%Fruit and nuts: 4.1%4.1%Withheld groups: 3.0%3.0%Milk: 2.1%2.1%Sheep and goats: 0.6%Horses and mules: 0.5%Other animals: 0.3%
What West Virginia farms sold in 2022. Withheld to protect individual farms: vegetables and melons, tobacco, Christmas trees, hogs and pigs and aquaculture products.

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 West Virginia is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
TurkeysHardy County38.8%37
Hay and haylagePreston County5.4%52
ApplesBerkeley County48.0%41
Broilers soldHardy County49.4%27
GoatsHampshire County6.0%49
Horses and poniesJefferson County7.6%51
Beef cowsGreenbrier County8.4%44
Sheep and lambsPocahontas County11.2%46
Cattle and calvesGreenbrier County10.8%52
Laying hensHardy County42.7%52
BerriesUpshur County5.9%40
Corn for silageHardy County21.7%22
Orchard landBerkeley County32.6%46
VegetablesHampshire County13.3%49

Every county in West 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: 3 counties.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Hardy County500274$269.4MPoultry and eggs
Pendleton County588289$116.2MPoultry and eggs
Hampshire County880165$72.5MPoultry and eggs
Grant County478243$59.8MPoultry and eggs
Greenbrier County770227$54.1MCattle and calves
Jefferson County520116$40.8MGrains and oilseeds
Mason County805155$40.7MGrains and oilseeds
Mineral County536165$32.8MPoultry and eggs
Berkeley County84973$32.3MFruit and nuts
Monroe County864164$26.3MCattle and calves
Preston County1,171124$19.4MCattle and calves
Harrison County819135$12.4MCattle and calves
Pocahontas County479241$10.2MCattle and calves
Randolph County385217$9.8MCattle and calves
Jackson County952145$9.0MCattle and calves
Gilmer County240221$8.7MCattle and calves
Barbour County544193$8.7MCattle and calves
Putnam County648100$7.2MNursery and greenhouse
Fayette County280108$7.0MNursery and greenhouse
Monongalia County485105$6.7MCattle and calves
Roane County469216$6.5MCattle and calves
Wood County845101$6.2MCattle and calves
Braxton County405241$6.2MCattle and calves
Lewis County444195$5.9MCattle and calves
Marshall County615112$5.5MHay and other crops
Ritchie County497211$4.9MCattle and calves
Summers County393165$4.9MCattle and calves
Upshur County460123$4.8MCattle and calves
Morgan County29476$4.7MNursery and greenhouse
Mercer County374162$4.1MCattle and calves
Raleigh County36291$4.0MCattle and calves
Marion County61183$3.9MCattle and calves
Nicholas County401125$3.6MCattle and calves
Taylor County374111$3.6MCattle and calves
Tyler County279174$3.6MCattle and calves
Wirt County288164$3.3MCattle and calves
Doddridge County383187$3.1MCattle and calves
Calhoun County263231$3.1MCattle and calves
Ohio County178119$3.0MHay and other crops
Pleasants County198117$2.7MCattle and calves
Cabell County42094$2.5MCattle and calves
Tucker County136173$2.2MCattle and calves
Brooke County75135$2.1MCattle and calves
Wayne County216149$1.8MVegetables and melons
Lincoln County173167$1.6MCattle and calves
Kanawha County23299$1.3MHay and other crops
Hancock County79105$1.2MVegetables and melons
Wetzel County222157$1.2MHay and other crops
Clay County134139$894KHay and other crops
Webster County57129$657KVegetables and melons
Wyoming County3345$155KHay and other crops
McDowell County2046$78KHorses and mules

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms23,622−3.5%
Land in farms, acres3,662,178−3.1%
Average farm size, acres155+0.6%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$754 million+25.7%

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