Counties in Virginia by farms, 2022

Rockingham County had the highest farms of 98 counties in 2022, at 1,722. Arlington County had the lowest, at 3. The median was 294 and the figure for Virginia was 38,995. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest1,722Rockingham County
Median29498 counties
Virginia38,995History

Top 40 counties, 2022

Rockingham County: 1,722 countRockingham County1,722Augusta County: 1,460 countAugusta County1,460Washington County: 1,358 countWashington County1,358Loudoun County: 1,332 countLoudoun County1,332Bedford County: 1,183 countBedford County1,183Scott County: 1,070 countScott County1,070Pittsylvania County: 1,053 countPittsylvania County1,053Fauquier County: 1,040 countFauquier County1,040Franklin County: 886 countFranklin County886Albemarle County: 866 countAlbemarle County866Shenandoah County: 859 countShenandoah County859Russell County: 808 countRussell County808Halifax County: 759 countHalifax County759Carroll County: 757 countCarroll County757Wythe County: 712 countWythe County712Frederick County: 674 countFrederick County674Floyd County: 668 countFloyd County668Campbell County: 642 countCampbell County642Rockbridge County: 640 countRockbridge County640Lee County: 629 countLee County629Grayson County: 616 countGrayson County616Culpeper County: 609 countCulpeper County609Smyth County: 568 countSmyth County568Botetourt County: 529 countBotetourt County529Montgomery County: 523 countMontgomery County523Hanover County: 512 countHanover County512Tazewell County: 500 countTazewell County500Page County: 492 countPage County492Louisa County: 452 countLouisa County452Patrick County: 452 countPatrick County452Madison County: 447 countMadison County447Orange County: 430 countOrange County430Clarke County: 421 countClarke County421Nelson County: 399 countNelson County399Rappahannock County: 399 countRappahannock County399Mecklenburg County: 394 countMecklenburg County394Charlotte County: 393 countCharlotte County393Pulaski County: 390 countPulaski County390Amherst County: 385 countAmherst County385Buckingham County: 375 countBuckingham County375
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
1Rockingham County1,722
2Augusta County1,460
3Washington County1,358
4Loudoun County1,332
5Bedford County1,183
6Scott County1,070
7Pittsylvania County1,053
8Fauquier County1,040
9Franklin County886
10Albemarle County866
11Shenandoah County859
12Russell County808
13Halifax County759
14Carroll County757
15Wythe County712
16Frederick County674
17Floyd County668
18Campbell County642
19Rockbridge County640
20Lee County629
21Grayson County616
22Culpeper County609
23Smyth County568
24Botetourt County529
25Montgomery County523
26Hanover County512
27Tazewell County500
28Page County492
29Louisa County452
29Patrick County452
31Madison County447
32Orange County430
33Clarke County421
34Nelson County399
34Rappahannock County399
36Mecklenburg County394
37Charlotte County393
38Pulaski County390
39Amherst County385
40Buckingham County375
41Giles County356
42Dinwiddie County350
43Appomattox County345
44Bland County324
45Prince Edward County323
46Prince William County316
46Warren County316
48Nottoway County303
49Lunenburg County299
50Fluvanna County289
51Spotsylvania County281
52Southampton County278
53Goochland County268
54Powhatan County260
55Henry County258
55Highland County258
57Accomack County254
57Roanoke County254
59Amelia County251
60Cumberland County232
61Stafford County231
61Suffolk city231
63Caroline County214
64Isle of Wight County212
65Brunswick County206
66Greene County187
67Craig County186
68Chesapeake city180
69King George County169
70Alleghany County165
71Chesterfield County162
72Northampton County151
73Westmoreland County141
74Gloucester County135
75Virginia Beach city129
76Prince George County123
77King William County122
78Wise County120
79Surry County113
80New Kent County112
81Northumberland County111
82King and Queen County110
83Richmond County109
84Dickenson County108
85Sussex County106
86Essex County99
87Greensville County94
88Bath County88
88Buchanan County88
90Charles City County84
90Henrico County84
92James City County79
93Fairfax County77
94Middlesex County70
95Mathews County65
96York County58
97Lancaster County54
98Arlington County3

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Virginia by farms, 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/rankings/farms/virginia-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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

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

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Which county has the highest farms?

Rockingham County, with 1,722 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Arlington County, with 3 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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