Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
California 
Alameda 
Alpine 
Amador 
Butte 
Calaveras 
Colusa 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
8,523,285 
18,557 
(D) 
7,262 
213,050 
3,029 
107,214 
2007 
7,983,228 
3,499 
138 
-2,299 
104,630 
-2,731 
118,133 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
109,474 
41,056 
(D) 
15,753 
103,624 
4,568 
137,103 
2007 
98,518 
6,664 
19,756 
-4,800 
51,089 
-4,328 
145,126 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
36,283 
133 
1 
188 
1,084 
193 
538 
2007 
35,095 
145 
3 
139 
1,013 
148 
507 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
314,056 
200,997 
(D) 
65,923 
226,205 
58,195 
310,262 
2007 
282,231 
100,582 
(D) 
38,391 
136,484 
33,268 
281,609 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
41,574 
319 
2 
273 
972 
470 
244 
2007 
45,938 
380 
4 
340 
1,035 
483 
307 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
69,072 
25,628 
(D) 
18,795 
33,082 
17,453 
244,700 
2007 
41,832 
29,173 
(D) 
22,457 
32,491 
15,848 
80,271 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
8,177,199 
17,865 
(□) 
7,227 
202,588 
2,978 
92,700 
2007 
7,746,152 
3,129 
138 
-2,402 
94,866 
-2,726 
106,910 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
105,028 
39,524 
(D) 
15,678 
98,535 
4,492 
118,542 
2007 
95,593 
5,960 
19,756 
-5,014 
46,321 
-4,321 
131,339 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
36,052 
131 
1 
188 
1,067 
193 
523 
2007 
34,860 
142 
3 
137 
996 
148 
496 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
308,890 
198,934 
(D) 
65,838 
221,592 
58,111 
295,808 
2007 
278,379 
101,961 
(D) 
38,366 
130,116 
33,328 
269,498 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
41,805 
321 
2 
273 
989 
470 
259 
2007 
46,173 
383 
4 
342 
1,052 
483 
318 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
70,779 
25,531 
(D) 
18,865 
34,227 
17,526 
239,412 
2007 
42,409 
29,633 
(D) 
22,391 
33,013 
15,857 
84,155 
Item 
Contra Costa 
Del Norte 
El Dorado 
Fresno 
Glenn 
Humboldt 
Imperial 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
14,659 
5,011 
-4,724 
1,079,176 
178,745 
40,319 
261,916 
2007 
13,839 
5,326 
-10,372 
798,561 
139,206 
22,773 
194,832 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
24,351 
41,409 
-3,479 
189,896 
136,343 
43,353 
622,127 
2007 
21,828 
62,664 
-8,180 
131,321 
112,082 
26,729 
431,044 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
183 
43 
447 
3,532 
747 
388 
258 
2007 
220 
29 
342 
3,536 
728 
384 
270 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
161,585 
151,384 
31,169 
369,369 
288,815 
139,524 
1,327,969 
2007 
112,422 
240,289 
21,580 
270,448 
212,881 
79,168 
826,025 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
419 
78 
911 
2,151 
564 
542 
163 
2007 
414 
56 
926 
2,545 
514 
468 
182 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
35,587 
19,218 
20,479 
104,805 
65,603 
25,492 
495,094 
2007 
26,313 
29,320 
19,171 
61,982 
30,685 
16,299 
154,917 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
13,570 
5,018 
-5,434 
1,029,490 
166,979 
40,416 
219,135 
2007 
13,139 
5,359 
-10,366 
747,954 
132,792 
22,428 
201,841 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
22,541 
41,471 
-4,002 
181,152 
127,368 
43,458 
520,510 
2007 
20,724 
63,048 
-8,175 
122,998 
106,918 
26,323 
446,550 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
182 
43 
442 
3,509 
733 
387 
256 
2007 
219 
29 
340 
3,501 
720 
377 
268 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
158,313 
151,384 
30,354 
364,242 
280,521 
140,018 
1,306,671 
2007 
110,314 
240,289 
21,721 
261,170 
207,338 
80,264 
852,920 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
420 
78 
916 
2,174 
578 
543 
165 
2007 
415 
56 
928 
2,580 
522 
475 
184 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
36,294 
19,122 
20,580 
114,367 
66,856 
25,362 
699,230 
2007 
26,554 
28,738 
19,128 
64,497 
31,593 
16,488 
145,336 
Item 
Inyo 
Kern 
Kings 
Lake 
Lassen 
Los Angeles 
Madera 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
5,920 
713,452 
272,319 
27,724 
1,517 
-4,281 
490,016 
2007 
3,809 
869,363 
363,233 
2,999 
5,293 
47,808 
273,852 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
47,361 
368,138 
257,878 
33,083 
3,385 
-3,308 
325,160 
2007 
40,524 
410,658 
321,730 
3,549 
11,531 
27,571 
160,335 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
60 
971 
603 
414 
136 
413 
882 
2007 
38 
1,002 
614 
259 
98 
413 
911 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
123,797 
926,708 
614,893 
94,649 
102,309 
112,940 
619,947 
2007 
142,820 
956,790 
651,649 
58,331 
143,131 
223,982 
335,277 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
65 
967 
453 
424 
312 
881 
625 
2007 
56 
1,115 
515 
586 
361 
1,321 
797 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
23,196 
192,742 
217,355 
27,030 
39,735 
57,803 
90,844 
2007 
28,891 
80,126 
71,610 
20,663 
24,194 
33,835 
39,630 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
5,951 
698,603 
284,663 
27,520 
1,603 
-4,231 
467,304 
2007 
3,909 
874,105 
351,256 
2,416 
5,372 
47,989 
260,545 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
47,605 
360,476 
269,568 
32,840 
3,577 
-3,270 
310,089 
2007 
41,587 
412,898 
311,121 
2,859 
11,704 
27,676 
152,544 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
60 
964 
596 
414 
136 
413 
876 
2007 
38 
1,002 
609 
258 
99 
411 
905 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
124,306 
924,984 
601,752 
94,155 
102,200 
112,999 
597,613 
2007 
145,460 
960,516 
637,215 
56,331 
142,102 
225,576 
324,696 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
65 
974 
460 
424 
312 
881 
631 
2007 
56 
1,115 
520 
587 
360 
1,323 
803 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
23,196 
198,236 
160,828 
27,030 
39,412 
57,775 
89,074 
2007 
28,898 
79,222 
70,785 
20,643 
24,155 
33,804 
41,476 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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