Counties in West Virginia by land in farms, 2022

Greenbrier County had the highest land in farms of 55 counties in 2022, at 175,026 acres. Logan County had the lowest, at 752 acres. The median was 56,509 acres and the figure for West Virginia was 3,549,104 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest175,026Greenbrier County
Lowest752Logan County
Median56,50955 counties
West Virginia3,549,104History

Map of counties, 2022

Barbour County: 104,808 acresBerkeley County: 62,043 acresBoone County: 2,641 acresBraxton County: 97,558 acresBrooke County: 10,110 acresCabell County: 39,347 acresCalhoun County: 60,814 acresClay County: 18,614 acresDoddridge County: 71,740 acresFayette County: 30,196 acresGilmer County: 52,920 acresGrant County: 116,264 acresGreenbrier County: 175,026 acresHampshire County: 145,379 acresHancock County: 8,266 acresHardy County: 136,877 acresHarrison County: 110,287 acresJackson County: 137,655 acresJefferson County: 60,434 acresKanawha County: 23,024 acresLewis County: 86,546 acresLincoln County: 28,840 acresLogan County: 752 acresMcDowell County: 929 acresMarion County: 50,594 acresMarshall County: 68,623 acresMason County: 124,768 acresMercer County: 60,763 acresMineral County: 88,194 acresMingo County: 4,083 acresMonongalia County: 50,923 acresMonroe County: 141,346 acresMorgan County: 22,487 acresNicholas County: 50,144 acresOhio County: 21,118 acresPendleton County: 169,996 acresPleasants County: 23,138 acresPocahontas County: 115,636 acresPreston County: 145,006 acresPutnam County: 64,682 acresRaleigh County: 33,064 acresRandolph County: 83,471 acresRitchie County: 104,706 acresRoane County: 101,367 acresSummers County: 64,935 acresTaylor County: 41,539 acresTucker County: 23,571 acresTyler County: 48,656 acresUpshur County: 56,509 acresWayne County: 32,139 acresWebster County: 7,354 acresWetzel County: 34,880 acresWirt County: 47,200 acresWood County: 85,648 acresWyoming County: 1,494 acres
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acres, 2022. 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.

All counties, 2022

Greenbrier County: 175,026 acresGreenbrier County175,026Pendleton County: 169,996 acresPendleton County169,996Hampshire County: 145,379 acresHampshire County145,379Preston County: 145,006 acresPreston County145,006Monroe County: 141,346 acresMonroe County141,346Jackson County: 137,655 acresJackson County137,655Hardy County: 136,877 acresHardy County136,877Mason County: 124,768 acresMason County124,768Grant County: 116,264 acresGrant County116,264Pocahontas County: 115,636 acresPocahontas County115,636Harrison County: 110,287 acresHarrison County110,287Barbour County: 104,808 acresBarbour County104,808Ritchie County: 104,706 acresRitchie County104,706Roane County: 101,367 acresRoane County101,367Braxton County: 97,558 acresBraxton County97,558Mineral County: 88,194 acresMineral County88,194Lewis County: 86,546 acresLewis County86,546Wood County: 85,648 acresWood County85,648Randolph County: 83,471 acresRandolph County83,471Doddridge County: 71,740 acresDoddridge County71,740Marshall County: 68,623 acresMarshall County68,623Summers County: 64,935 acresSummers County64,935Putnam County: 64,682 acresPutnam County64,682Berkeley County: 62,043 acresBerkeley County62,043Calhoun County: 60,814 acresCalhoun County60,814Mercer County: 60,763 acresMercer County60,763Jefferson County: 60,434 acresJefferson County60,434Upshur County: 56,509 acresUpshur County56,509Gilmer County: 52,920 acresGilmer County52,920Monongalia County: 50,923 acresMonongalia County50,923Marion County: 50,594 acresMarion County50,594Nicholas County: 50,144 acresNicholas County50,144Tyler County: 48,656 acresTyler County48,656Wirt County: 47,200 acresWirt County47,200Taylor County: 41,539 acresTaylor County41,539Cabell County: 39,347 acresCabell County39,347Wetzel County: 34,880 acresWetzel County34,880Raleigh County: 33,064 acresRaleigh County33,064Wayne County: 32,139 acresWayne County32,139Fayette County: 30,196 acresFayette County30,196Lincoln County: 28,840 acresLincoln County28,840Tucker County: 23,571 acresTucker County23,571Pleasants County: 23,138 acresPleasants County23,138Kanawha County: 23,024 acresKanawha County23,024Morgan County: 22,487 acresMorgan County22,487Ohio County: 21,118 acresOhio County21,118Clay County: 18,614 acresClay County18,614Brooke County: 10,110 acresBrooke County10,110Hancock County: 8,266 acresHancock County8,266Webster County: 7,354 acresWebster County7,354Mingo County: 4,083 acresMingo County4,083Boone County: 2,641 acresBoone County2,641Wyoming County: 1,494 acresWyoming County1,494McDowell County: 929 acresMcDowell County929Logan County: 752 acresLogan County752Greenbrier County: 175,026 acresGreenbrier County175,026Pendleton County: 169,996 acresPendleton County169,996Hampshire County: 145,379 acresHampshire County145,379Preston County: 145,006 acresPreston County145,006Monroe County: 141,346 acresMonroe County141,346Jackson County: 137,655 acresJackson County137,655Hardy County: 136,877 acresHardy County136,877Mason County: 124,768 acresMason County124,768Grant County: 116,264 acresGrant County116,264Pocahontas County: 115,636 acresPocahontas County115,636Harrison County: 110,287 acresHarrison County110,287Barbour County: 104,808 acresBarbour County104,808Ritchie County: 104,706 acresRitchie County104,706Roane County: 101,367 acresRoane County101,367Braxton County: 97,558 acresBraxton County97,558Mineral County: 88,194 acresMineral County88,194Lewis County: 86,546 acresLewis County86,546Wood County: 85,648 acresWood County85,648Randolph County: 83,471 acresRandolph County83,471Doddridge County: 71,740 acresDoddridge County71,740Marshall County: 68,623 acresMarshall County68,623Summers County: 64,935 acresSummers County64,935Putnam County: 64,682 acresPutnam County64,682Berkeley County: 62,043 acresBerkeley County62,043Calhoun County: 60,814 acresCalhoun County60,814Mercer County: 60,763 acresMercer County60,763Jefferson County: 60,434 acresJefferson County60,434Upshur County: 56,509 acresUpshur County56,509Gilmer County: 52,920 acresGilmer County52,920Monongalia County: 50,923 acresMonongalia County50,923Marion County: 50,594 acresMarion County50,594Nicholas County: 50,144 acresNicholas County50,144Tyler County: 48,656 acresTyler County48,656Wirt County: 47,200 acresWirt County47,200Taylor County: 41,539 acresTaylor County41,539Cabell County: 39,347 acresCabell County39,347Wetzel County: 34,880 acresWetzel County34,880Raleigh County: 33,064 acresRaleigh County33,064Wayne County: 32,139 acresWayne County32,139Fayette County: 30,196 acresFayette County30,196Lincoln County: 28,840 acresLincoln County28,840Tucker County: 23,571 acresTucker County23,571Pleasants County: 23,138 acresPleasants County23,138Kanawha County: 23,024 acresKanawha County23,024Morgan County: 22,487 acresMorgan County22,487Ohio County: 21,118 acresOhio County21,118Clay County: 18,614 acresClay County18,614Brooke County: 10,110 acresBrooke County10,110Hancock County: 8,266 acresHancock County8,266Webster County: 7,354 acresWebster County7,354Mingo County: 4,083 acresMingo County4,083Boone County: 2,641 acresBoone County2,641Wyoming County: 1,494 acresWyoming County1,494McDowell County: 929 acresMcDowell County929Logan County: 752 acresLogan County752
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.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Greenbrier County, with 175,026 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Logan County, with 752 acres in 2022.

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