Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
10 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
77,857 
44 
234 
1,019 
3,256 
percent 
100.0 
0.1 
0.3 
1.3 
4.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
25,569,001 
553,085 
1,566,029 
3,812,214 
7,371,693 
Average size of farm 
acres 
328 
12,570 
6,692 
3,741 
2,264 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
77,857 
44 
234 
1,019 
3,256 
$1,000 
160,524,953 
3,936,804 
11,810,099 
30,360,729 
58,466,443 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,061,792 
89,472,825 
50,470,508 
29,794,631 
17,956,524 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,278 
7,118 
7,541 
7,964 
7,931 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
9,709,545 
394,841 
1,193,518 
2,604,115 
4,452,976 
percent 
100.0 
4.1 
12.3 
26.8 
45.9 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
9,591,783 
479,969 
1,232,985 
2,829,992 
5,046,755 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
8,007,461 
445,516 
1,140,565 
2,626,673 
4,593,961 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
13,528,718 
(D) 
218,020 
778,088 
2,033,898 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
42,627,472 
4,294,193 
10,678,782 
21,319,081 
31,971,007 
Average per farm 
dollars 
547,510 
97,595,292 
45,635,821 
20,921,571 
9,819,105 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,757 
6 
45 
248 
867 
$1,000 
1,727,708 
22,616 
68,334 
308,065 
775,734 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
630 
6 
15 
67 
231 
$1,000 
655,094 
(D) 
216,534 
300,732 
485,618 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
6,155 
17 
86 
289 
764 
$1,000 
6,327,838 
966,410 
2,678,575 
4,412,394 
5,786,200 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
36,574 
24 
127 
530 
1,715 
$1,000 
17,638,972 
1,335,207 
3,564,024 
7,446,401 
11,551,739 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
35,526 
21 
108 
456 
1,567 
$1,000 
15,655,703 
1,184,408 
3,014,581 
6,125,870 
9,767,600 
Berries 
farms 
1,701 
5 
27 
95 
211 
$1,000 
1,983,269 
150,799 
549,442 
1,320,531 
1,784,139 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
3,890 
4 
26 
88 
242 
$1,000 
2,547,307 
(D) 
751,283 
1,406,834 
2,001,584 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
328 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,706 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
301 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
38 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
206 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
5,744 
4 
32 
175 
612 
$1,000 
1,467,274 
(D) 
(D) 
436,024 
921,386 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
12,594 
9 
55 
328 
1,029 
$1,000 
3,259,325 
878,779 
1,408,881 
1,985,094 
2,492,199 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,554 
1 
34 
276 
892 
$1,000 
6,945,102 
(D) 
832,396 
3,652,100 
6,269,266 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,163 
1 
2 
4 
10 
$1,000 
51,526 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
40,967 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
4,376 
- 
1 
8 
27 
$1,000 
108,136 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
33,603 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
3,050 
2 
3 
7 
19 
$1,000 
62,241 
(D) 
83 
137 
2,026 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,758 
4 
15 
33 
86 
$1,000 
1,663,919 
708,544 
1,070,932 
1,323,944 
1,554,470 
Aquaculture 
farms 
229 
- 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
103,016 
- 
- 
- 
27,627 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,766 
- 
- 
4 
13 
$1,000 
67,309 
- 
- 
10,920 
28,588 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
3,008 
6 
40 
112 
271 
$1,000 
1,355,207 
184,329 
388,848 
585,595 
924,999 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
2,147 
- 
12 
52 
243 
$1,000 
266,275 
- 
14,424 
69,047 
141,457 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
77,857 
44 
234 
1,019 
3,256 
$1,000 
35,455,667 
3,392,810 
8,526,516 
17,143,061 
25,794,765 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
38,958 
33 
180 
813 
2,584 
$1,000 
1,806,062 
173,606 
432,380 
857,256 
1,298,727 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
44,536 
35 
202 
889 
2,856 
$1,000 
2,190,674 
174,743 
543,753 
1,109,232 
1,618,043 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
12,585 
13 
55 
255 
737 
$1,000 
1,254,286 
481,254 
740,922 
919,071 
1,054,852 
Feed purchased 
farms 
30,014 
19 
78 
385 
1,182 
$1,000 
6,069,374 
827,168 
1,542,612 
3,449,072 
5,216,818 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
70,844 
44 
234 
1,014 
3,218 
$1,000 
1,552,328 
125,034 
340,682 
683,176 
1,041,888 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
60,680 
44 
234 
1,019 
3,256 
$1,000 
1,684,343 
164,900 
367,458 
710,694 
1,090,841 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
33,955 
42 
231 
989 
3,135 
$1,000 
5,877,973 
370,457 
1,276,438 
2,621,071 
4,063,740 
Interest expense 
farms 
26,459 
29 
169 
783 
2,505 
$1,000 
1,217,781 
62,014 
170,953 
415,512 
706,987 
Government payments 
farms 
7,593 
2 
23 
258 
1,064 
$1,000 
146,919 
(D) 
1,171 
11,267 
41,211 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
16,764 
9 
54 
341 
1,053 
number 
5,370,531 
437,864 
1,091,158 
2,523,360 
3,925,981 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,931 
2 
35 
277 
871 
number 
1,815,655 
(D) 
217,053 
934,569 
1,620,597 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,437 
1 
2 
5 
14 
number 
111,893 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
48 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
