Table 4. Farm Numbers, Acres and Sizes in Appalachia, 1997_________________________
Appalachian Region Entire State % in
State______________ |
Number |
Acres_____ |
Size |
Number |
Acres_____ |
Size |
App. |
Alabama |
27,365 |
4,380,390 |
160 |
41,384 |
8,704,385 |
210 |
50.3 |
Georgia |
12,743 |
1,504,460 |
118 |
42,334 |
10,671,246 |
265 |
14.1 |
Kentucky |
28,689 |
3,864,397 |
135 |
82,273 |
13,334,234 |
162 |
29.0 |
Maryland |
1,656 |
275,915 |
167 |
12,084 |
2,154,875 |
178 |
12.8 |
Mississippi |
8,808 |
2,428,303 |
276 |
31,318 |
10,124,822 |
323 |
24.0 |
New York |
9,464 |
2,055,034 |
217 |
49,406 |
9,122,379 |
228 |
22.5 |
North Carolina |
14,866 |
1,490,784 |
100 |
31,757 |
7,254,470 |
185 |
20.6 |
Ohio |
21,989 |
3,691,420 |
168 |
68,591 |
14,103,085 |
206 |
26.2 |
Pennsylvania |
29,009 |
5,015,985 |
173 |
45,457 |
7,167,906 |
158 |
70.0 |
South Carolina |
4,083 |
458,607 |
112 |
20,189 |
4,593,452 |
228 |
10.0 |
Tennessee |
40,069 |
4,118,555 |
103 |
76,818 |
11,122,363 |
145 |
37.0 |
Virginia |
13,537 |
2,176,561 |
161 |
41,095 |
7,167,906 |
200 |
30.4 |
West Virginia |
17,272 |
3,455,532 |
194 |
17,272 |
3,455,532 |
194 |
100.0 |
Totals |
........230,050....... |
"'34,915,943...... |
.......152.......... |
......559,978...... |
"108,976,655..... |
.......195^^ |
.........32,0’ |
Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture
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