Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
77,857 
42,469 
151 
1,663 
3,117 
7,658 
12,433 
17,447 
percent 
100.0 
54.5 
0.2 
2.1 
4.0 
9.8 
16.0 
22.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
25,569,001 
19,154,716 
18,221 
528,013 
1,355,232 
3,590,288 
5,991,645 
7,671,317 
Average size of farm 
acres 
328 
451 
121 
318 
435 
469 
482 
440 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
77,857 
42,469 
151 
1,663 
3,117 
7,658 
12,433 
17,447 
$1,000 
42,774,392 
36,151,362 
72,031 
877,169 
3,550,610 
9,529,368 
11,641,270 
10,480,914 
Average per farm 
dollars 
549,397 
851,241 
477,027 
527,462 
1,139,111 
1,244,368 
936,320 
600,729 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
14,629 
5,953 
19 
175 
380 
902 
1,640 
2,837 
$1,000 to $2,499 
4,718 
1,896 
11 
88 
122 
311 
492 
872 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,904 
2,468 
12 
96 
131 
377 
601 
1,251 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,846 
3,505 
15 
127 
210 
528 
964 
1,661 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,265 
4,936 
16 
153 
327 
878 
1,260 
2,302 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,150 
3,867 
16 
160 
293 
584 
1,041 
1,773 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,698 
3,884 
17 
159 
267 
664 
1,171 
1,606 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,951 
4,780 
24 
211 
366 
895 
1,487 
1,797 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,132 
3,116 
5 
165 
240 
616 
1,043 
1,047 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,197 
2,553 
10 
134 
201 
549 
856 
803 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
6,367 
5,511 
6 
195 
580 
1,354 
1,878 
1,498 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
3,015 
2,546 
- 
123 
277 
555 
847 
744 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1,480 
1,319 
3 
44 
113 
330 
506 
323 
$5,000,000 or more 
1,872 
1,646 
3 
28 
190 
469 
525 
431 
Total sales 
farms 
77,857 
42,469 
151 
1,663 
3,117 
7,658 
12,433 
17,447 
$1,000 
42,627,472 
36,026,807 
71,665 
870,608 
3,536,581 
9,500,813 
11,600,682 
10,446,458 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,757 
3,788 
35 
266 
374 
786 
1,245 
1,082 
$1,000 
1,727,708 
1,551,617 
3,548 
70,248 
156,396 
345,350 
551,816 
424,259 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,235 
2,800 
21 
199 
268 
597 
940 
775 
$1,000 
1,701,529 
1,533,399 
3,326 
69,313 
154,533 
341,661 
545,439 
419,127 
Corn 
farms 
1,796 
1,441 
6 
80 
137 
319 
475 
424 
$1,000 
419,544 
389,136 
385 
15,646 
31,613 
88,503 
136,926 
116,063 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,130 
1,033 
6 
51 
98 
225 
360 
293 
$1,000 
407,430 
381,346 
385 
15,313 
30,849 
86,596 
134,439 
113,764 
Wheat 
farms 
1,499 
1,302 
9 
75 
110 
279 
449 
380 
$1,000 
341,702 
320,552 
(□) 
(D) 
31,192 
61,630 
134,344 
85,355 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
914 
846 
4 
36 
72 
177 
297 
260 
$1,000 
329,286 
310,102 
443 
6,557 
30,214 
59,149 
130,816 
82,922 
Soybeans 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
200 
170 
- 
14 
16 
38 
58 
44 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,772 
(D) 
(D) 
3,839 
4,106 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
76 
73 
- 
6 
3 
23 
17 
24 
$1,000 
13,369 
12,486 
- 
1,559 
672 
3,456 
3,008 
3,791 
Barley 
farms 
261 
207 
- 
5 
16 
38 
77 
71 
$1,000 
29,212 
18,267 
- 
26 
1,331 
3,336 
7,257 
6,317 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
105 
90 
- 
- 
6 
18 
35 
31 
$1,000 
27,084 
16,431 
- 
- 
1,164 
2,929 
6,578 
5,760 
Rice 
farms 
1,391 
1,106 
21 
105 
125 
229 
348 
278 
$1,000 
782,644 
682,231 
2,429 
41,204 
83,998 
157,565 
216,679 
180,355 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,306 
1,054 
12 
99 
118 
222 
336 
267 
$1,000 
780,488 
680,864 
(D) 
40,984 
(D) 
157,435 
216,368 
180,002 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
953 
778 
3 
58 
83 
136 
273 
225 
$1,000 
138,816 
126,846 
(D) 
(D) 
7,361 
30,348 
52,770 
32,063 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
438 
402 
1 
28 
27 
77 
157 
112 
$1,000 
132,134 
121,487 
(D) 
(D) 
6,703 
29,360 
50,948 
30,313 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
630 
575 
- 
26 
57 
110 
192 
190 
$1,000 
655,094 
602,932 
- 
12,984 
47,176 
88,605 
292,608 
161,559 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
584 
547 
- 
22 
53 
106 
186 
180 
$1,000 
653,962 
602,189 
- 
12,877 
47,074 
88,479 
292,447 
161,312 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
6,155 
4,310 
6 
383 
473 
942 
1,348 
1,158 
$1,000 
6,327,838 
5,303,937 
425 
108,915 
423,509 
1,302,728 
1,879,979 
1,588,380 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,961 
1,706 
1 
106 
185 
409 
608 
397 
$1,000 
6,293,658 
5,279,213 
(D) 
(D) 
419,785 
1,297,694 
1,872,961 
1,582,118 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
36,574 
20,352 
38 
594 
1,392 
3,647 
5,930 
8,751 
$1,000 
17,638,972 
14,333,159 
37,705 
322,816 
1,303,239 
3,380,481 
4,467,005 
4,821,913 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17,379 
11,977 
20 
386 
906 
2,306 
3,845 
4,514 
$1,000 
17,344,347 
14,194,127 
37,392 
318,936 
1,294,630 
3,358,261 
4,431,670 
4,753,238 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
35,526 
19,601 
33 
534 
1,278 
3,441 
5,713 
8,602 
$1,000 
15,655,703 
12,594,404 
37,555 
277,023 
1,107,600 
2,754,663 
3,964,337 
4,453,225 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,846 
1 1 ,524 
20 
371 
846 
2,171 
3,683 
4,433 
$1,000 
15,369,315 
12,460,440 
37,392 
273,949 
1,099,955 
2,733,462 
3,929,895 
4,385,787 
Berries 
farms 
1,701 
1,162 
5 
76 
135 
297 
355 
294 
$1,000 
1,983,269 
1,738,755 
150 
45,793 
195,639 
625,818 
502,668 
368,688 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
610 
533 
- 
20 
62 
158 
196 
97 
$1,000 
1,972,002 
1,731,565 
- 
44,914 
194,566 
624,205 
501,064 
366,816 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
3,890 
2,435 
5 
132 
230 
568 
836 
664 
$1,000 
2,547,307 
1,858,000 
10 
20,523 
137,771 
625,948 
788,570 
285,178 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,465 
1,074 
- 
36 
102 
294 
398 
244 
$1,000 
2,520,294 
1,841,254 
- 
19,461 
136,449 
622,445 
783,255 
279,643 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
