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Farms in Virginia

Farms in Virginia was 38,995 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is the 20th highest of 50 states in 2022.

2022, count38,995
Rank20th of 50US states ranked
Series high49,3661997
Series low38,9952022

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Farms in Virginia, 1997 to 2022

37.5K40K42.5K45K47.5K50K1997200220072012201720221997: 49,366 count2002: 47,606 count2007: 47,383 count2012: 46,030 count2017: 43,225 count2022: 38,995 count
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-11.
All 6 values
Periodcount
202238,995
201743,225
201246,030
200747,383
200247,606
199749,366

Compared with United States

Place2022
Virginia38,995
United States1,900,487

Rankings

Definition

Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

How to cite

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Farms, Virginia, 1997 to 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

MLA 9

Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Farms, Virginia, 1997 to 2022. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/farms/virginia. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Farms, Virginia, 1997 to 2022. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/farms/virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Farms, Virginia, 1997 to 2022 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/farms/virginia (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{department_farms_virginia_2022,
  author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Farms, Virginia, 1997 to 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  publisher = {Data Commons},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/farms/virginia. Publisher attribution: Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}
RIS
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What is the farms in Virginia?

Farms in Virginia was 38,995 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is the 20th highest of 50 states in 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest farms in Virginia?

49,366 in 1997, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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