Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
77,857 
59,732 
8,984 
7,283 
percent 
100.0 
76.7 
11.5 
9.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
25,569,001 
12,000,544 
6,934,159 
5,929,592 
Average size of farm 
acres 
328 
201 
772 
814 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
77,857 
59,732 
8,984 
7,283 
$1,000 
42,774,392 
12,239,120 
14,060,107 
12,555,360 
Average per farm 
dollars 
549,397 
204,901 
1,565,016 
1,723,927 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
14,629 
12,548 
873 
639 
$1,000 to $2,499 
4,718 
4,300 
205 
136 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,904 
5,374 
237 
159 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,846 
6,985 
406 
285 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,265 
8,865 
700 
527 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,150 
5,810 
686 
518 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,698 
5,134 
807 
632 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,951 
4,716 
1,171 
946 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,132 
2,365 
934 
789 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,197 
1,551 
852 
770 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
6,367 
2,084 
2,113 
1,882 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
3,015 
1,141 
927 
811 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1,480 
486 
502 
450 
$5,000,000 or more 
1,872 
457 
684 
621 
Total sales 
farms 
77,857 
59,732 
8,984 
7,283 
$1,000 
42,627,472 
12,166,830 
14,004,048 
12,505,467 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,757 
2,718 
1,259 
1,089 
$1,000 
1,727,708 
602,788 
744,366 
686,119 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,235 
1,592 
1,045 
919 
$1,000 
1,701,529 
584,933 
739,681 
682,284 
Corn 
farms 
1,796 
1,039 
467 
410 
$1,000 
419,544 
146,341 
170,435 
158,841 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,130 
534 
379 
341 
$1,000 
407,430 
137,728 
168,280 
157,178 
Wheat 
farms 
1,499 
725 
446 
403 
$1,000 
341,702 
107,259 
129,546 
119,765 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
914 
346 
329 
301 
$1,000 
329,286 
99,987 
126,533 
117,087 
Soybeans 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
200 
117 
45 
38 
$1,000 
(D) 
7,166 
5,186 
5,072 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
76 
40 
22 
22 
$1,000 
13,369 
5,684 
4,856 
4,856 
Barley 
farms 
261 
147 
70 
58 
$1,000 
29,212 
8,013 
9,687 
8,797 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
105 
48 
40 
36 
$1,000 
27,084 
6,874 
9,030 
8,287 
Rice 
farms 
1,391 
776 
434 
374 
$1,000 
782,644 
294,378 
375,751 
342,848 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,306 
713 
420 
361 
$1,000 
780,488 
292,808 
375,317 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
953 
528 
228 
204 
$1,000 
138,816 
39,632 
53,762 
50,795 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
438 
171 
149 
140 
$1,000 
132,134 
35,624 
52,531 
49,764 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
630 
270 
250 
233 
$1,000 
655,094 
126,647 
274,680 
258,764 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
584 
241 
244 
227 
$1,000 
653,962 
125,837 
274,533 
258,617 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
6,155 
4,434 
788 
668 
$1,000 
6,327,838 
899,885 
2,027,966 
1,910,725 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,961 
867 
473 
409 
$1,000 
6,293,658 
872,223 
2,024,506 
1,907,655 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
36,574 
26,839 
4,872 
4,074 
$1,000 
17,638,972 
5,127,828 
5,083,334 
4,611,554 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17,379 
10,218 
3,673 
3,138 
$1,000 
17,344,347 
4,882,465 
5,059,644 
4,592,571 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
35,526 
26,135 
4,743 
3,962 
$1,000 
15,655,703 
4,813,927 
4,442,791 
3,979,813 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,846 
9,955 
3,584 
3,054 
$1,000 
15,369,315 
4,575,429 
4,419,773 
3,961,266 
Berries 
farms 
1,701 
1,196 
201 
173 
$1,000 
1,983,269 
313,901 
640,543 
631,741 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
610 
270 
122 
114 
$1,000 
1,972,002 
305,003 
639,372 
630,825 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
3,890 
2,594 
362 
299 
$1,000 
2,547,307 
369,586 
209,248 
184,039 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,465 
619 
177 
161 
$1,000 
2,520,294 
348,532 
207,065 
182,371 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
144 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
