Counties in Virginia by farms

Rockingham County had the highest farms of 98 counties in 2002, at 2,043. Arlington County had the lowest, at 2. The median was 361 and the figure for Virginia was 47,606. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,043Rockingham County
Median36198 counties
Virginia47,606History

Map of counties, 2002

Accomack County: 318 countAlbemarle County: 919 countAlleghany County: 202 countAmelia County: 456 countAmherst County: 460 countAppomattox County: 389 countArlington County: 2 countAugusta County: 1,691 countBath County: 124 countBedford County: 1,289 countBland County: 417 countBotetourt County: 610 countBrunswick County: 333 countBuchanan County: 94 countBuckingham County: 389 countCampbell County: 664 countCaroline County: 237 countCarroll County: 953 countCharles City County: 88 countCharlotte County: 535 countChesterfield County: 214 countClarke County: 472 countCraig County: 228 countCulpeper County: 669 countCumberland County: 283 countDickenson County: 117 countDinwiddie County: 361 countEssex County: 127 countFairfax County: 151 countFauquier County: 1,344 countFloyd County: 829 countFluvanna County: 328 countFranklin County: 1,012 countFrederick County: 720 countGiles County: 407 countGloucester County: 153 countGoochland County: 315 countGrayson County: 939 countGreene County: 214 countGreensville County: 113 countHalifax County: 905 countHanover County: 682 countHenrico County: 185 countHenry County: 305 countHighland County: 293 countIsle of Wight County: 204 countJames City County: 64 countKing and Queen County: 154 countKing George County: 169 countKing William County: 135 countLancaster County: 61 countLee County: 1,103 countLoudoun County: 1,516 countLouisa County: 474 countLunenburg County: 375 countMadison County: 531 countMathews County: 47 countMecklenburg County: 581 countMiddlesex County: 101 countMontgomery County: 650 countNelson County: 456 countNew Kent County: 100 countNorthampton County: 187 countNorthumberland County: 128 countNottoway County: 408 countOrange County: 486 countPage County: 549 countPatrick County: 629 countPittsylvania County: 1,304 countPowhatan County: 229 countPrince Edward County: 395 countPrince George County: 218 countPrince William County: 350 countPulaski County: 448 countRappahannock County: 443 countRichmond County: 141 countRoanoke County: 342 countRockbridge County: 789 countRockingham County: 2,043 countRussell County: 1,128 countScott County: 1,490 countShenandoah County: 989 countSmyth County: 877 countSouthampton County: 275 countSpotsylvania County: 369 countStafford County: 236 countSurry County: 121 countSussex County: 130 countTazewell County: 551 countWarren County: 361 countWashington County: 1,821 countWestmoreland County: 165 countWise County: 140 countWythe County: 876 countYork County: 44 countChesapeake city: 268 countSuffolk city: 247 countVirginia Beach city: 172 count
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count, 2002. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2002

Rockingham County: 2,043 countRockingham County2,043Washington County: 1,821 countWashington County1,821Augusta County: 1,691 countAugusta County1,691Loudoun County: 1,516 countLoudoun County1,516Scott County: 1,490 countScott County1,490Fauquier County: 1,344 countFauquier County1,344Pittsylvania County: 1,304 countPittsylvania County1,304Bedford County: 1,289 countBedford County1,289Russell County: 1,128 countRussell County1,128Lee County: 1,103 countLee County1,103Franklin County: 1,012 countFranklin County1,012Shenandoah County: 989 countShenandoah County989Carroll County: 953 countCarroll County953Grayson County: 939 countGrayson County939Albemarle County: 919 countAlbemarle County919Halifax County: 905 countHalifax County905Smyth County: 877 countSmyth County877Wythe County: 876 countWythe County876Floyd County: 829 countFloyd County829Rockbridge County: 789 countRockbridge County789Frederick County: 720 countFrederick County720Hanover County: 682 countHanover County682Culpeper County: 669 countCulpeper County669Campbell County: 664 countCampbell County664Montgomery County: 650 countMontgomery County650Patrick County: 629 countPatrick County629Botetourt County: 610 countBotetourt County610Mecklenburg County: 581 countMecklenburg County581Tazewell County: 551 countTazewell County551Page County: 549 countPage County549Charlotte County: 535 countCharlotte County535Madison County: 531 countMadison County531Orange County: 486 countOrange County486Louisa County: 474 countLouisa County474Clarke County: 472 countClarke County472Amherst County: 460 countAmherst County460Amelia County: 456 countAmelia County456Nelson County: 456 countNelson County456Pulaski County: 448 countPulaski County448Rappahannock County: 443 countRappahannock County443Rockingham County: 2,043 countRockingham County2,043Washington County: 1,821 countWashington County1,821Augusta County: 1,691 countAugusta County1,691Loudoun County: 1,516 countLoudoun County1,516Scott County: 1,490 countScott County1,490Fauquier County: 1,344 countFauquier County1,344Pittsylvania County: 1,304 countPittsylvania County1,304Bedford County: 1,289 countBedford County1,289Russell County: 1,128 countRussell County1,128Lee County: 1,103 countLee County1,103Franklin County: 1,012 countFranklin County1,012Shenandoah County: 989 countShenandoah County989Carroll County: 953 countCarroll County953Grayson County: 939 countGrayson County939Albemarle County: 919 countAlbemarle County919Halifax County: 905 countHalifax County905Smyth County: 877 countSmyth County877Wythe County: 876 countWythe County876Floyd County: 829 countFloyd County829Rockbridge County: 789 countRockbridge County789Frederick County: 720 countFrederick County720Hanover County: 682 countHanover County682Culpeper County: 669 countCulpeper County669Campbell County: 664 countCampbell County664Montgomery County: 650 countMontgomery County650Patrick County: 629 countPatrick County629Botetourt County: 610 countBotetourt County610Mecklenburg County: 581 countMecklenburg County581Tazewell County: 551 countTazewell County551Page County: 549 countPage County549Charlotte County: 535 countCharlotte County535Madison County: 531 countMadison County531Orange County: 486 countOrange County486Louisa County: 474 countLouisa County474Clarke County: 472 countClarke County472Amherst County: 460 countAmherst County460Amelia County: 456 countAmelia County456Nelson County: 456 countNelson County456Pulaski County: 448 countPulaski County448Rappahannock County: 443 countRappahannock County443
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

RankCounties2002
count
1Rockingham County2,043
2Washington County1,821
3Augusta County1,691
4Loudoun County1,516
5Scott County1,490
6Fauquier County1,344
7Pittsylvania County1,304
8Bedford County1,289
9Russell County1,128
10Lee County1,103
11Franklin County1,012
12Shenandoah County989
13Carroll County953
14Grayson County939
15Albemarle County919
16Halifax County905
17Smyth County877
18Wythe County876
19Floyd County829
20Rockbridge County789
21Frederick County720
22Hanover County682
23Culpeper County669
24Campbell County664
25Montgomery County650
26Patrick County629
27Botetourt County610
28Mecklenburg County581
29Tazewell County551
30Page County549
31Charlotte County535
32Madison County531
33Orange County486
34Louisa County474
35Clarke County472
36Amherst County460
37Amelia County456
37Nelson County456
39Pulaski County448
40Rappahannock County443
41Bland County417
42Nottoway County408
43Giles County407
44Prince Edward County395
45Appomattox County389
45Buckingham County389
47Lunenburg County375
48Spotsylvania County369
49Dinwiddie County361
49Warren County361
51Prince William County350
52Roanoke County342
53Brunswick County333
54Fluvanna County328
55Accomack County318
56Goochland County315
57Henry County305
58Highland County293
59Cumberland County283
60Southampton County275
61Chesapeake city268
62Suffolk city247
63Caroline County237
64Stafford County236
65Powhatan County229
66Craig County228
67Prince George County218
68Chesterfield County214
68Greene County214
70Isle of Wight County204
71Alleghany County202
72Northampton County187
73Henrico County185
74Virginia Beach city172
75King George County169
76Westmoreland County165
77King and Queen County154
78Gloucester County153
79Fairfax County151
80Richmond County141
81Wise County140
82King William County135
83Sussex County130
84Northumberland County128
85Essex County127
86Bath County124
87Surry County121
88Dickenson County117
89Greensville County113
90Middlesex County101
91New Kent County100
92Buchanan County94
93Charles City County88
94James City County64
95Lancaster County61
96Mathews County47
97York County44
98Arlington County2

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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.

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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, 2002) [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, 2002. 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?period=2002. 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, 2002. 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?period=2002.

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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, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/virginia-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Virginia by farms, 2002}},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Rockingham County, with 2,043 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Arlington County, with 2 in 2002.

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