Counties in West Virginia by land in farms

Greenbrier County had the highest land in farms of 55 counties in 2007, at 176,995 acres. Logan County had the lowest, at 1,393 acres. The median was 59,257 acres and the figure for West Virginia was 3,697,606 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest176,995Greenbrier County
Lowest1,393Logan County
Median59,25755 counties
West Virginia3,697,606History

Map of counties, 2007

Barbour County: 91,017 acresBerkeley County: 75,102 acresBoone County: 2,299 acresBraxton County: 79,437 acresBrooke County: 15,408 acresCabell County: 47,625 acresCalhoun County: 56,006 acresClay County: 19,947 acresDoddridge County: 81,329 acresFayette County: 26,677 acresGilmer County: 64,033 acresGrant County: 108,839 acresGreenbrier County: 176,995 acresHampshire County: 129,190 acresHancock County: 9,648 acresHardy County: 134,357 acresHarrison County: 111,657 acresJackson County: 129,466 acresJefferson County: 72,091 acresKanawha County: 23,755 acresLewis County: 92,160 acresLincoln County: 32,393 acresLogan County: 1,393 acresMcDowell County: 1,481 acresMarion County: 58,015 acresMarshall County: 95,814 acresMason County: 132,227 acresMercer County: 53,971 acresMineral County: 77,957 acresMingo County: 3,993 acresMonongalia County: 59,257 acresMonroe County: 132,859 acresMorgan County: 22,440 acresNicholas County: 51,332 acresOhio County: 30,804 acresPendleton County: 169,876 acresPleasants County: 25,778 acresPocahontas County: 121,878 acresPreston County: 152,276 acresPutnam County: 66,416 acresRaleigh County: 43,401 acresRandolph County: 104,441 acresRitchie County: 90,836 acresRoane County: 117,517 acresSummers County: 59,628 acresTaylor County: 53,806 acresTucker County: 34,885 acresTyler County: 47,529 acresUpshur County: 70,882 acresWayne County: 39,845 acresWebster County: 11,530 acresWetzel County: 51,870 acresWirt County: 41,205 acresWood County: 88,991 acresWyoming County: 4,042 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Greenbrier County: 176,995 acresGreenbrier County176,995Pendleton County: 169,876 acresPendleton County169,876Preston County: 152,276 acresPreston County152,276Hardy County: 134,357 acresHardy County134,357Monroe County: 132,859 acresMonroe County132,859Mason County: 132,227 acresMason County132,227Jackson County: 129,466 acresJackson County129,466Hampshire County: 129,190 acresHampshire County129,190Pocahontas County: 121,878 acresPocahontas County121,878Roane County: 117,517 acresRoane County117,517Harrison County: 111,657 acresHarrison County111,657Grant County: 108,839 acresGrant County108,839Randolph County: 104,441 acresRandolph County104,441Marshall County: 95,814 acresMarshall County95,814Lewis County: 92,160 acresLewis County92,160Barbour County: 91,017 acresBarbour County91,017Ritchie County: 90,836 acresRitchie County90,836Wood County: 88,991 acresWood County88,991Doddridge County: 81,329 acresDoddridge County81,329Braxton County: 79,437 acresBraxton County79,437Mineral County: 77,957 acresMineral County77,957Berkeley County: 75,102 acresBerkeley County75,102Jefferson County: 72,091 acresJefferson County72,091Upshur County: 70,882 acresUpshur County70,882Putnam County: 66,416 acresPutnam County66,416Gilmer County: 64,033 acresGilmer County64,033Summers County: 59,628 acresSummers County59,628Monongalia County: 59,257 acresMonongalia County59,257Marion County: 58,015 acresMarion County58,015Calhoun County: 56,006 acresCalhoun County56,006Mercer County: 53,971 acresMercer County53,971Taylor County: 53,806 acresTaylor County53,806Wetzel County: 51,870 acresWetzel County51,870Nicholas County: 51,332 acresNicholas County51,332Cabell County: 47,625 acresCabell County47,625Tyler County: 47,529 acresTyler County47,529Raleigh County: 43,401 acresRaleigh County43,401Wirt County: 41,205 acresWirt County41,205Wayne County: 39,845 acresWayne County39,845Tucker County: 34,885 acresTucker County34,885Lincoln County: 32,393 acresLincoln County32,393Ohio County: 30,804 acresOhio County30,804Fayette County: 26,677 acresFayette County26,677Pleasants County: 25,778 acresPleasants County25,778Kanawha County: 23,755 acresKanawha County23,755Morgan County: 22,440 acresMorgan County22,440Clay County: 19,947 acresClay County19,947Brooke County: 15,408 acresBrooke County15,408Webster County: 11,530 acresWebster County11,530Hancock County: 9,648 acresHancock County9,648Wyoming County: 4,042 acresWyoming County4,042Mingo County: 3,993 acresMingo County3,993Boone County: 2,299 acresBoone County2,299McDowell County: 1,481 acresMcDowell County1,481Logan County: 1,393 acresLogan County1,393Greenbrier County: 176,995 acresGreenbrier County176,995Pendleton County: 169,876 acresPendleton County169,876Preston County: 152,276 acresPreston County152,276Hardy County: 134,357 acresHardy County134,357Monroe County: 132,859 acresMonroe County132,859Mason County: 132,227 acresMason County132,227Jackson County: 129,466 acresJackson County129,466Hampshire County: 129,190 acresHampshire County129,190Pocahontas County: 121,878 acresPocahontas County121,878Roane County: 117,517 acresRoane County117,517Harrison County: 111,657 acresHarrison County111,657Grant County: 108,839 acresGrant County108,839Randolph County: 104,441 acresRandolph County104,441Marshall County: 95,814 acresMarshall County95,814Lewis County: 92,160 acresLewis County92,160Barbour County: 91,017 acresBarbour County91,017Ritchie County: 90,836 acresRitchie County90,836Wood County: 88,991 acresWood County88,991Doddridge County: 81,329 acresDoddridge County81,329Braxton County: 79,437 acresBraxton County79,437Mineral County: 77,957 acresMineral County77,957Berkeley County: 75,102 acresBerkeley County75,102Jefferson County: 72,091 acresJefferson County72,091Upshur County: 70,882 acresUpshur County70,882Putnam County: 66,416 acresPutnam County66,416Gilmer County: 64,033 acresGilmer County64,033Summers County: 59,628 acresSummers County59,628Monongalia County: 59,257 acresMonongalia County59,257Marion County: 58,015 acresMarion County58,015Calhoun County: 56,006 acresCalhoun County56,006Mercer County: 53,971 acresMercer County53,971Taylor County: 53,806 acresTaylor County53,806Wetzel County: 51,870 acresWetzel County51,870Nicholas County: 51,332 acresNicholas County51,332Cabell County: 47,625 acresCabell County47,625Tyler County: 47,529 acresTyler County47,529Raleigh County: 43,401 acresRaleigh County43,401Wirt County: 41,205 acresWirt County41,205Wayne County: 39,845 acresWayne County39,845Tucker County: 34,885 acresTucker County34,885Lincoln County: 32,393 acresLincoln County32,393Ohio County: 30,804 acresOhio County30,804Fayette County: 26,677 acresFayette County26,677Pleasants County: 25,778 acresPleasants County25,778Kanawha County: 23,755 acresKanawha County23,755Morgan County: 22,440 acresMorgan County22,440Clay County: 19,947 acresClay County19,947Brooke County: 15,408 acresBrooke County15,408Webster County: 11,530 acresWebster County11,530Hancock County: 9,648 acresHancock County9,648Wyoming County: 4,042 acresWyoming County4,042Mingo County: 3,993 acresMingo County3,993Boone County: 2,299 acresBoone County2,299McDowell County: 1,481 acresMcDowell County1,481Logan County: 1,393 acresLogan County1,393
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 176,995 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Logan County, with 1,393 acres in 2007.

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