Counties in Virginia by land in farms

Augusta County had the highest land in farms of 98 counties in 2007, at 286,195 acres. Arlington County had the lowest, at 36 acres. The median was 72,271 acres and the figure for Virginia was 8,103,925 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest286,195Augusta County
Median72,27198 counties
Virginia8,103,925History

Map of counties, 2007

Accomack County: 93,764 acresAlbemarle County: 158,314 acresAlleghany County: 28,886 acresAmelia County: 91,456 acresAmherst County: 88,430 acresAppomattox County: 75,874 acresArlington County: 36 acresAugusta County: 286,195 acresBath County: 38,412 acresBedford County: 212,237 acresBland County: 80,786 acresBotetourt County: 87,913 acresBrunswick County: 86,700 acresBuchanan County: 9,331 acresBuckingham County: 77,293 acresCampbell County: 140,359 acresCaroline County: 55,544 acresCarroll County: 123,678 acresCharles City County: 27,489 acresCharlotte County: 125,531 acresChesterfield County: 21,527 acresClarke County: 67,919 acresCraig County: 41,630 acresCulpeper County: 111,370 acresCumberland County: 56,817 acresDickenson County: 14,342 acresDinwiddie County: 78,840 acresEssex County: 53,346 acresFairfax County: 7,031 acresFauquier County: 222,486 acresFloyd County: 128,872 acresFluvanna County: 48,883 acresFranklin County: 166,592 acresFrederick County: 98,278 acresGiles County: 65,487 acresGloucester County: 22,957 acresGoochland County: 59,292 acresGrayson County: 136,752 acresGreene County: 31,013 acresGreensville County: 48,741 acresHalifax County: 193,683 acresHanover County: 91,789 acresHenrico County: 20,096 acresHenry County: 50,779 acresHighland County: 76,764 acresIsle of Wight County: 73,461 acresJames City County: 5,831 acresKing and Queen County: 53,125 acresKing George County: 36,723 acresKing William County: 46,065 acresLancaster County: 14,097 acresLee County: 117,776 acresLoudoun County: 142,452 acresLouisa County: 78,512 acresLunenburg County: 83,232 acresMadison County: 102,757 acresMathews County: 4,412 acresMecklenburg County: 157,317 acresMiddlesex County: 17,709 acresMontgomery County: 89,411 acresNelson County: 73,149 acresNew Kent County: 20,361 acresNorthampton County: 63,760 acresNorthumberland County: 44,383 acresNottoway County: 65,321 acresOrange County: 104,606 acresPage County: 64,387 acresPatrick County: 80,027 acresPittsylvania County: 274,289 acresPowhatan County: 29,792 acresPrince Edward County: 82,329 acresPrince George County: 44,805 acresPrince William County: 32,816 acresPulaski County: 75,457 acresRappahannock County: 65,084 acresRichmond County: 37,359 acresRoanoke County: 29,214 acresRockbridge County: 138,315 acresRockingham County: 233,087 acresRussell County: 151,564 acresScott County: 153,881 acresShenandoah County: 141,286 acresSmyth County: 127,307 acresSouthampton County: 161,650 acresSpotsylvania County: 52,230 acresStafford County: 19,816 acresSurry County: 41,108 acresSussex County: 74,224 acresTazewell County: 153,677 acresWarren County: 47,635 acresWashington County: 198,850 acresWestmoreland County: 63,979 acresWise County: 22,169 acresWythe County: 159,126 acresYork County: 1,300 acresChesapeake city: 51,124 acresSuffolk city: 71,393 acresVirginia Beach city: 26,671 acres
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acres, 2007. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2007

Augusta County: 286,195 acresAugusta County286,195Pittsylvania County: 274,289 acresPittsylvania County274,289Rockingham County: 233,087 acresRockingham County233,087Fauquier County: 222,486 acresFauquier County222,486Bedford County: 212,237 acresBedford County212,237Washington County: 198,850 acresWashington County198,850Halifax County: 193,683 acresHalifax County193,683Franklin County: 166,592 acresFranklin County166,592Southampton County: 161,650 acresSouthampton County161,650Wythe County: 159,126 acresWythe County159,126Albemarle County: 158,314 acresAlbemarle County158,314Mecklenburg County: 157,317 acresMecklenburg County157,317Scott County: 153,881 acresScott County153,881Tazewell County: 153,677 acresTazewell County153,677Russell County: 151,564 acresRussell County151,564Loudoun County: 142,452 acresLoudoun County142,452Shenandoah County: 141,286 acresShenandoah County141,286Campbell County: 140,359 acresCampbell County140,359Rockbridge County: 138,315 acresRockbridge County138,315Grayson County: 136,752 acresGrayson County136,752Floyd County: 128,872 acresFloyd County128,872Smyth County: 127,307 acresSmyth County127,307Charlotte County: 125,531 acresCharlotte County125,531Carroll County: 123,678 acresCarroll County123,678Lee County: 117,776 acresLee County117,776Culpeper County: 111,370 acresCulpeper County111,370Orange County: 104,606 acresOrange County104,606Madison County: 102,757 acresMadison County102,757Frederick County: 98,278 acresFrederick County98,278Accomack County: 93,764 acresAccomack County93,764Hanover County: 91,789 acresHanover County91,789Amelia County: 91,456 acresAmelia County91,456Montgomery County: 89,411 acresMontgomery County89,411Amherst County: 88,430 acresAmherst County88,430Botetourt County: 87,913 acresBotetourt County87,913Brunswick County: 86,700 acresBrunswick County86,700Lunenburg County: 83,232 acresLunenburg County83,232Prince Edward County: 82,329 acresPrince Edward County82,329Bland County: 80,786 acresBland County80,786Patrick County: 80,027 acresPatrick County80,027Augusta County: 286,195 acresAugusta County286,195Pittsylvania County: 274,289 acresPittsylvania County274,289Rockingham County: 233,087 acresRockingham County233,087Fauquier County: 222,486 acresFauquier County222,486Bedford County: 212,237 acresBedford County212,237Washington County: 198,850 acresWashington County198,850Halifax County: 193,683 acresHalifax County193,683Franklin County: 166,592 acresFranklin County166,592Southampton County: 161,650 acresSouthampton County161,650Wythe County: 159,126 acresWythe County159,126Albemarle County: 158,314 acresAlbemarle County158,314Mecklenburg County: 157,317 acresMecklenburg County157,317Scott County: 153,881 acresScott County153,881Tazewell County: 153,677 acresTazewell County153,677Russell County: 151,564 acresRussell County151,564Loudoun County: 142,452 acresLoudoun County142,452Shenandoah County: 141,286 acresShenandoah County141,286Campbell County: 140,359 acresCampbell County140,359Rockbridge County: 138,315 acresRockbridge County138,315Grayson County: 136,752 acresGrayson County136,752Floyd County: 128,872 acresFloyd County128,872Smyth County: 127,307 acresSmyth County127,307Charlotte County: 125,531 acresCharlotte County125,531Carroll County: 123,678 acresCarroll County123,678Lee County: 117,776 acresLee County117,776Culpeper County: 111,370 acresCulpeper County111,370Orange County: 104,606 acresOrange County104,606Madison County: 102,757 acresMadison County102,757Frederick County: 98,278 acresFrederick County98,278Accomack County: 93,764 acresAccomack County93,764Hanover County: 91,789 acresHanover County91,789Amelia County: 91,456 acresAmelia County91,456Montgomery County: 89,411 acresMontgomery County89,411Amherst County: 88,430 acresAmherst County88,430Botetourt County: 87,913 acresBotetourt County87,913Brunswick County: 86,700 acresBrunswick County86,700Lunenburg County: 83,232 acresLunenburg County83,232Prince Edward County: 82,329 acresPrince Edward County82,329Bland County: 80,786 acresBland County80,786Patrick County: 80,027 acresPatrick County80,027
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2007
acres
1Augusta County286,195
2Pittsylvania County274,289
3Rockingham County233,087
4Fauquier County222,486
5Bedford County212,237
6Washington County198,850
7Halifax County193,683
8Franklin County166,592
9Southampton County161,650
10Wythe County159,126
11Albemarle County158,314
12Mecklenburg County157,317
13Scott County153,881
14Tazewell County153,677
15Russell County151,564
16Loudoun County142,452
17Shenandoah County141,286
18Campbell County140,359
19Rockbridge County138,315
20Grayson County136,752
21Floyd County128,872
22Smyth County127,307
23Charlotte County125,531
24Carroll County123,678
25Lee County117,776
26Culpeper County111,370
27Orange County104,606
28Madison County102,757
29Frederick County98,278
30Accomack County93,764
31Hanover County91,789
32Amelia County91,456
33Montgomery County89,411
34Amherst County88,430
35Botetourt County87,913
36Brunswick County86,700
37Lunenburg County83,232
38Prince Edward County82,329
39Bland County80,786
40Patrick County80,027
41Dinwiddie County78,840
42Louisa County78,512
43Buckingham County77,293
44Highland County76,764
45Appomattox County75,874
46Pulaski County75,457
47Sussex County74,224
48Isle of Wight County73,461
49Nelson County73,149
50Suffolk city71,393
51Clarke County67,919
52Giles County65,487
53Nottoway County65,321
54Rappahannock County65,084
55Page County64,387
56Westmoreland County63,979
57Northampton County63,760
58Goochland County59,292
59Cumberland County56,817
60Caroline County55,544
61Essex County53,346
62King and Queen County53,125
63Spotsylvania County52,230
64Chesapeake city51,124
65Henry County50,779
66Fluvanna County48,883
67Greensville County48,741
68Warren County47,635
69King William County46,065
70Prince George County44,805
71Northumberland County44,383
72Craig County41,630
73Surry County41,108
74Bath County38,412
75Richmond County37,359
76King George County36,723
77Prince William County32,816
78Greene County31,013
79Powhatan County29,792
80Roanoke County29,214
81Alleghany County28,886
82Charles City County27,489
83Virginia Beach city26,671
84Gloucester County22,957
85Wise County22,169
86Chesterfield County21,527
87New Kent County20,361
88Henrico County20,096
89Stafford County19,816
90Middlesex County17,709
91Dickenson County14,342
92Lancaster County14,097
93Buchanan County9,331
94Fairfax County7,031
95James City County5,831
96Mathews County4,412
97York County1,300
98Arlington County36

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Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Augusta County, with 286,195 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Arlington County, with 36 acres in 2007.

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