Farm Census

Hampshire County, West Virginia

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

880 farms145,379 acres in farms$72.5 million in farm sales

Hampshire County's largest product group with a published figure, poultry and eggs, makes up 72.6% of farm sales, against 52.4% across West Virginia.

Its farms account for 7.6% of all farm sales in West Virginia, the third-largest share among the state's 52 counties.

Poultry and eggs: 72.6%Poultry and eggs72.6%Cattle and calves: 10.2%Cattle and calves10.2%Hay and other crops: 5.0%5.0%Withheld groups: 5.0%Withheld groups5.0%Vegetables and melons: 3.8%3.8%Grains and oilseeds: 2.3%2.3%Sheep and goats: 0.9%0.9%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Other animals: 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%Poultry and eggs: 72.6%Poultry and eggs72.6%Cattle and calves: 10.2%10.2%Hay and other crops: 5.0%5.0%Withheld groups: 5.0%5.0%Vegetables and melons: 3.8%3.8%Grains and oilseeds: 2.3%2.3%Sheep and goats: 0.9%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Other animals: 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: fruit and nuts, nursery and greenhouse crops, milk, horses and mules and aquaculture products.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Poultry and eggs$52.6 million3rd of 44
Cattle and calves$7.4 million7th of 50
Hay and other crops$3.7 million2nd of 49
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$2.7 million1st of 40
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$1.6 million8th of 33
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$655,0001st of 44
Hogs and pigs$146,0001st of 31
Other animals and animal products$43,00013th of 40
Christmas trees and short-rotation woody crops$32,0008th of 13

What the fields held

Hampshire County harvested 32,070 acres of cropland in 2022, third of 52 counties in West Virginia. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 91% of that.

CropAcresShare of US
Hay and haylage29,0610.05%
Corn for grain1,358under 0.1%
Orchard land411under 0.1%
of which grapes4under 0.1%
of which apples179under 0.1%
Vegetables407under 0.1%
of which potatoes35under 0.1%
Soybeans334under 0.1%
Wheat110under 0.1%
Corn for silage100under 0.1%
Oats43under 0.1%
Berries35under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: pecans.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms35.5%

Hampshire County ranks 14th of 52 counties in West Virginia on this measure.

  • 40,882 acres of cropland, 28% of farmland
  • 43,111 acres of pastureland, 30% of farmland
  • 61,077 acres of woodland, 42% of farmland
  • 429 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Hampshire County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 53 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 165 acres, 18th-largest of 47 in West Virginia. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 37.7% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 2.6% of the total.

1–910%10–4938%50–17928%180–49917%500–9995%1,000–1,9992%2,000+0%
Hampshire County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Broilers sold in 202211,395,1620.12%
Goats1,152under 0.1%
Beef cows9,528under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs1,329under 0.1%
Horses and ponies620under 0.1%
Cattle and calves16,495under 0.1%
Laying hens67,993under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs395under 0.1%
Milk cows35under 0.1%

Withheld: turkeys.

Who farms here

Decisions on Hampshire County's 880 farms are made by 1,554 producers. Their average age is 57.7, 1.0 years below the West Virginia average. Women are 36.6% of them.

Under 359%35–4412%45–5418%55–6425%65–7423%75+13%
Hampshire County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms883−0.3%
Land in farms, acres131,859+10.3%
Average farm size, acres149+10.7%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$38.7 million+87.2%
Broilers sold, head11,119,470+2.5%
Hay and haylage, acres26,710+8.8%
Goats, head1,631−29.4%
Apples, acres281−36.3%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Hampshire County accounts for 3.9% of the farms in West Virginia. Rank West Virginia counties for broilers sold.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.