Table 61. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race: 2012 
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 
Any operator reporting race as- 
Any operator 
reporting ethnicity 
as Spanish, 
Hispanic, or 
Latino origin 
Characteristics 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Asian 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Black or African 
American 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Native Hawaiian 
or Other Pacific 
Islander alone or 
in combination with 
other races 
White 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
. number 
2,203 
5,503 
594 
477 
72,353 
12,030 
Land in farms 
acres 
553,333 
809,734 
65,243 
63,401 
24,882,182 
2,430,874 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
699 
1,638 
238 
155 
23,025 
4,138 
1 0 to 49 acres 
809 
2,046 
201 
173 
23,741 
4,461 
50 to 1 79 acres 
378 
1,149 
106 
91 
11,906 
1,868 
1 80 to 499 acres 
154 
390 
24 
35 
6,245 
785 
500 acres or more 
163 
280 
25 
23 
7,436 
778 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
1,991 
4,579 
524 
447 
65,387 
10,334 
acres 
251,437 
564,026 
42,143 
44,075 
13,808,235 
1,273,693 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
439 
1,438 
106 
82 
15,956 
3,049 
acres 
301,896 
245,708 
23,100 
19,326 
11,073,947 
1,157,181 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
1,764 
4,065 
488 
395 
56,397 
8,981 
acres 
187,344 
427,044 
33,858 
29,737 
9,726,503 
947,763 
Part owners 
farms 
227 
514 
36 
52 
8,990 
1,353 
acres 
281,686 
254,334 
20,368 
20,622 
11,085,387 
1,010,049 
Tenants 
farms 
212 
924 
70 
30 
6,966 
1,696 
acres 
84,303 
128,356 
11,017 
13,042 
4,070,292 
473,062 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,203 
5,503 
594 
477 
72,353 
12,030 
$1,000 
453,787 
2,879,397 
98,748 
200,278 
40,452,904 
6,591,673 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
2,203 
5,503 
594 
477 
72,353 
12,030 
$1,000 
451,607 
2,873,633 
98,068 
199,869 
40,311,100 
6,575,808 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
1,140 
4,668 
313 
305 
44,791 
8,755 
$1,000 
393,294 
2,724,456 
81,746 
168,657 
28,205,717 
5,159,642 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
786 
479 
173 
121 
20,994 
2,380 
$1,000 
58,313 
149,177 
16,322 
31,212 
12,105,383 
1,416,166 
Government payments 
farms 
193 
366 
54 
48 
7,194 
1,027 
$1,000 
2,180 
5,764 
680 
410 
141,803 
15,864 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
538 
571 
178 
95 
13,931 
1,914 
$1,000 to $2,499 
207 
229 
55 
24 
4,484 
579 
$2,500 to $4,999 
240 
304 
62 
36 
5,562 
874 
$5,000 to $9,999 
219 
431 
63 
63 
7,382 
1,127 
$10,000 to $24,999 
289 
644 
68 
64 
9,614 
1,642 
$25,000 to $49,999 
179 
545 
57 
44 
6,620 
1,250 
$50,000 or more 
531 
2,779 
111 
151 
24,760 
4,644 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
10 
12 
2 
- 
508 
57 
$1,000 
4,760 
1,526 
(D) 
- 
120,680 
10,035 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
6 
10 
9 
6 
462 
30 
$1,000 
19 
15 
27 
9 
3,604 
133 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
187 
361 
47 
43 
6,917 
1,007 
$1,000 
2,161 
5,748 
653 
401 
138,199 
15,731 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
76 
109 
13 
2 
2,185 
315 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
123 
747 
82 
54 
3,452 
875 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
774 
3,329 
192 
206 
32,786 
6,305 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
58 
519 
24 
32 
2,931 
839 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
223 
287 
62 
34 
5,452 
887 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
4 
6 
1 
- 
188 
35 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
219 
281 
61 
34 
5,264 
852 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
436 
185 
98 
69 
11,479 
1,087 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
1 
1 
- 
154 
8 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
7 
28 
2 
6 
1,565 
144 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
31 
9 
13 
- 
413 
81 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
46 
63 
13 
22 
1,146 
163 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
132 
81 
25 
13 
3,169 
461 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
297 
145 
69 
39 
7,621 
865 
-continued 
62 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
