Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
77,857 
60,492 
9,490 
7,875 
40,197 
37,660 
percent 
100.0 
77.7 
12.2 
10.1 
51.6 
48.4 
Land in farms 
acres 
25,569,001 
10,081,540 
11,310,115 
4,177,346 
10,606,381 
14,962,620 
Average size of farm 
acres 
328 
167 
1,192 
530 
264 
397 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
77,857 
60,492 
9,490 
7,875 
40,197 
37,660 
$1,000 
42,774,392 
18,370,874 
16,166,250 
8,237,268 
16,929,224 
25,845,167 
Average per farm 
Farms by economic class: 
dollars 
549,397 
303,691 
1,703,504 
1,046,002 
421,156 
686,276 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
14,629 
13,144 
695 
790 
7,132 
7,497 
$1,000 to $2,499 
4,718 
4,129 
233 
356 
2,397 
2,321 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5,904 
5,119 
348 
437 
3,057 
2,847 
$5,000 to $9,999 
7,846 
6,812 
405 
629 
4,131 
3,715 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,265 
8,445 
895 
925 
5,564 
4,701 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,150 
5,746 
739 
665 
3,941 
3,209 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,698 
5,234 
753 
711 
3,747 
2,951 
$100,000 to $249,999 
6,951 
4,936 
1,138 
877 
3,856 
3,095 
$250,000 to $499,999 
4,132 
2,553 
906 
673 
2,219 
1,913 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,197 
1,704 
972 
521 
1,579 
1,618 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
6,367 
2,670 
2,406 
1,291 
2,574 
3,793 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
3,015 
1,320 
1,081 
614 
1,269 
1,746 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1,480 
605 
583 
292 
598 
882 
$5,000,000 or more 
1,872 
745 
742 
385 
707 
1,165 
Total sales 
farms 
77,857 
60,492 
9,490 
7,875 
40,197 
37,660 
$1,000 
42,627,472 
18,322,380 
16,106,411 
8,198,681 
16,874,135 
25,753,338 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
4,757 
1,737 
1,787 
1,233 
2,300 
2,457 
$1,000 
1,727,708 
419,644 
786,932 
521,132 
594,131 
1,133,577 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,235 
914 
1,377 
944 
1,461 
1,774 
$1,000 
1,701,529 
406,322 
778,505 
516,702 
579,408 
1,122,122 
Corn 
farms 
1,796 
727 
759 
310 
862 
934 
$1,000 
419,544 
114,298 
214,443 
90,803 
158,106 
261,437 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,130 
353 
563 
214 
511 
619 
$1,000 
407,430 
108,113 
210,023 
89,294 
151,143 
256,287 
Wheat 
farms 
1,499 
503 
675 
321 
718 
781 
$1,000 
341,702 
85,007 
187,786 
68,909 
133,194 
208,509 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
914 
234 
461 
219 
390 
524 
$1,000 
329,286 
80,302 
182,551 
66,433 
126,735 
202,551 
Soybeans 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
200 
82 
92 
26 
79 
121 
$1,000 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,360 
(D) 
10,363 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
76 
30 
38 
8 
25 
51 
$1,000 
13,369 
5,512 
5,921 
1,935 
4,226 
9,142 
Barley 
farms 
261 
85 
117 
59 
134 
127 
$1,000 
29,212 
2,851 
11,426 
14,935 
7,434 
21,778 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
105 
9 
64 
32 
53 
52 
$1,000 
27,084 
2,028 
10,526 
14,530 
6,492 
20,592 
Rice 
farms 
1,391 
397 
433 
561 
595 
796 
$1,000 
782,644 
175,968 
306,359 
300,317 
239,112 
543,532 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,306 
348 
417 
541 
554 
752 
$1,000 
780,488 
174,687 
306,048 
299,753 
237,995 
542,493 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
953 
305 
373 
275 
467 
486 
$1,000 
138,816 
35,321 
59,686 
43,809 
50,858 
87,958 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
438 
86 
213 
139 
196 
242 
$1,000 
132,134 
32,728 
56,987 
42,419 
47,184 
84,950 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
630 
170 
333 
127 
281 
349 
$1,000 
655,094 
238,396 
327,137 
89,561 
147,240 
507,853 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
584 
151 
320 
113 
250 
334 
$1,000 
653,962 
237,947 
326,790 
89,226 
146,470 
507,492 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
6,155 
3,389 
1,049 
1,717 
2,717 
3,438 
$1,000 
6,327,838 
984,420 
3,203,920 
2,139,499 
1,941,416 
4,386,422 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,961 
442 
768 
751 
844 
1,117 
$1,000 
6,293,658 
964,968 
3,199,886 
2,128,804 
1,925,485 
4,368,172 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
36,574 
30,856 
3,705 
2,013 
20,254 
16,320 
$1,000 
17,638,972 
9,155,744 
5,700,255 
2,782,973 
7,937,005 
9,701,967 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
17,379 
12,914 
3,113 
1,352 
9,357 
8,022 
$1,000 
17,344,347 
8,884,869 
5,687,959 
2,771,519 
7,767,651 
9,576,695 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
35,526 
30,378 
3,601 
1,547 
19,767 
15,759 
$1,000 
15,655,703 
8,932,608 
5,259,643 
1,463,452 
6,965,507 
8,690,196 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,846 
12,777 
3,009 
1,060 
9,090 
7,756 
$1,000 
15,369,315 
8,667,134 
5,247,306 
1,454,875 
6,800,372 
8,568,943 
Berries 
farms 
1,701 
968 
191 
542 
777 
924 
$1,000 
1,983,269 
223,136 
440,612 
1,319,521 
971,497 
1,011,771 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
610 
154 
130 
326 
305 
305 
$1,000 
1,972,002 
216,038 
439,743 
1,316,221 
966,262 
1,005,740 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
3,890 
2,621 
399 
870 
1,979 
1,911 
$1,000 
2,547,307 
989,917 
956,023 
601,367 
789,275 
1,758,032 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,465 
745 
278 
442 
674 
791 
$1,000 
2,520,294 
969,582 
954,300 
596,412 
774,381 
1,745,913 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
226 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
