Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
72,641 
39,091 
135 
1,474 
2,761 
6,880 
11,312 
16,529 
acres 
20,951,605 
15,517,656 
15,786 
433,881 
1,050,046 
2,879,072 
4,739,030 
6,399,841 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
4,453 
2,640 
9 
125 
225 
586 
820 
875 
acres 
2,772,951 
2,109,231 
4,987 
77,029 
150,697 
450,088 
652,009 
774,421 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
59,732 
30,947 
113 
1,144 
2,117 
5,201 
8,752 
13,620 
acres 
12,000,544 
8,787,203 
10,369 
252,079 
517,404 
1,549,277 
2,708,411 
3,749,663 
Partnership 
farms 
8,984 
5,902 
29 
276 
489 
1,213 
1,813 
2,082 
acres 
6,934,159 
5,472,268 
3,606 
138,589 
383,984 
955,234 
1,622,720 
2,368,135 
Registered under state law 
farms 
7,283 
4,870 
22 
251 
422 
1,020 
1,502 
1,653 
acres 
5,929,592 
4,619,039 
2,770 
105,276 
348,397 
827,217 
1,472,355 
1,863,024 
Corporation 
farms 
6,361 
4,282 
2 
175 
417 
1,048 
1,439 
1,201 
acres 
5,359,671 
4,038,294 
(D) 
(D) 
319,649 
906,548 
1,400,792 
1,294,406 
Family held 
farms 
5,345 
3,690 
2 
138 
349 
882 
1,243 
1,076 
acres 
4,209,678 
3,333,908 
(D) 
(D) 
208,149 
698,129 
1,133,245 
1,189,123 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
264 
173 
2 
21 
45 
56 
49 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
5,081 
3,517 
- 
138 
328 
837 
1,187 
1,027 
Other than family held 
farms 
1,016 
592 
- 
37 
68 
166 
196 
125 
acres 
1,149,993 
704,386 
- 
11,637 
111,500 
208,419 
267,547 
105,283 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
171 
110 
- 
5 
9 
38 
38 
20 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
845 
482 
- 
32 
59 
128 
158 
105 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
2,780 
1,338 
7 
68 
94 
196 
429 
544 
acres 
1,274,627 
856,951 
(D) 
(D) 
134,195 
179,229 
259,722 
259,113 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
33,955 
22,027 
61 
869 
1,785 
4,493 
6,684 
8,135 
workers 
465,422 
373,572 
306 
11,018 
32,685 
86,638 
126,447 
116,478 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
20,018 
14,455 
39 
613 
1,292 
3,190 
4,636 
4,685 
workers 
205,851 
169,535 
229 
4,078 
13,577 
44,600 
55,606 
51,445 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
22,621 
14,153 
41 
499 
1,121 
2,692 
4,257 
5,543 
workers 
259,571 
204,037 
77 
6,940 
19,108 
42,038 
70,841 
65,033 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
2,921 
2,184 
2 
82 
218 
448 
718 
716 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
755 
422 
3 
13 
34 
78 
129 
165 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
31,965 
16,135 
61 
575 
1,005 
2,755 
4,613 
7,126 
workers 
72,020 
35,770 
146 
1,440 
2,411 
6,103 
10,442 
15,228 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
24,637 
10,658 
34 
440 
739 
1,954 
2,834 
4,657 
1 0 to 49 acres 
25,811 
13,323 
44 
418 
939 
2,151 
3,701 
6,070 
50 to 69 acres 
3,700 
2,212 
13 
85 
183 
376 
687 
868 
70 to 99 acres 
3,601 
2,219 
10 
77 
165 
430 
695 
842 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
3,222 
1,996 
14 
97 
121 
353 
646 
765 
140 to 179 acres 
2,533 
1,585 
14 
70 
125 
295 
487 
594 
180 to 219 acres 
1,477 
1,064 
8 
43 
71 
240 
312 
390 
220 to 259 acres 
1,189 
790 
3 
50 
69 
137 
265 
266 
260 to 499 acres 
3,983 
2,832 
5 
171 
239 
538 
908 
971 
500 to 999 acres 
3,230 
2,334 
3 
101 
214 
503 
768 
745 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,040 
1,581 
1 
61 
118 
311 
532 
558 
2,000 acres or more 
2,434 
1,875 
2 
50 
134 
370 
598 
721 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,296 
1,693 
30 
134 
194 
323 
529 
483 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
4,191 
2,918 
- 
298 
363 
640 
864 
753 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
35,945 
19,218 
45 
549 
1,275 
3,337 
5,552 
8,460 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
3,390 
2,033 
5 
78 
163 
480 
683 
624 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
5,815 
3,172 
22 
164 
212 
551 
958 
1,265 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
194 
164 
- 
9 
13 
34 
53 
55 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
5,621 
3,008 
22 
155 
199 
517 
905 
1,210 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
11,767 
5,715 
21 
158 
310 
769 
1,577 
2,880 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
156 
102 
- 
2 
9 
15 
34 
42 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
1,594 
1,439 
5 
73 
178 
402 
425 
356 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
446 
185 
4 
18 
22 
39 
41 
61 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
1,202 
683 
- 
15 
51 
152 
215 
250 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
3,246 
1,502 
11 
92 
94 
223 
408 
674 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
7,809 
3,809 
8 
82 
246 
727 
1,147 
1,599 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
16,764 
9,191 
37 
325 
663 
1,553 
2,611 
4,002 
number 
5,370,531 
4,781,499 
(D) 
138,315 
(D) 
1,367,101 
1,373,015 
1,235,180 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
7,396 
3,210 
25 
96 
232 
491 
898 
1,468 
1 0 to 49 
4,687 
2,361 
7 
94 
126 
315 
623 
1,196 
50 to 99 
1,128 
687 
- 
25 
34 
95 
212 
321 
100 to 199 
914 
642 
- 
18 
29 
106 
184 
305 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
