Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
California 
Alameda 
Alpine 
Amador 
Butte 
Calaveras 
Colusa 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
77,857 
452 
3 
461 
2,056 
663 
782 
2007 
81,033 
525 
7 
479 
2,048 
631 
814 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
25,569,001 
177,798 
(D) 
155,187 
381,019 
212,140 
453,061 
2007 
25,364,695 
204,633 
1,810 
163,482 
373,786 
201,026 
474,092 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
328 
393 
(D) 
337 
185 
320 
579 
2007 
313 
390 
259 
341 
183 
319 
582 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
77,857 
452 
3 
461 
2,056 
663 
782 
2007 
81,033 
525 
7 
479 
2,048 
631 
814 
$1,000, 2012 
160,524,953 
980,960 
5,400 
610,549 
2,895,258 
692,061 
2,460,439 
2007 
162,533,390 
793,469 
12,400 
778,896 
2,808,308 
736,816 
1,886,574 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,061,792 
2,170,266 
1,800,000 
1,324,402 
1,408,200 
1,043,832 
3,146,342 
2007 
2,005,768 
1,511,370 
1,771,429 
1,626,088 
1,371,244 
1,167,695 
2,317,659 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,278 
5,517 
4,289 
3,934 
7,599 
3,262 
5,431 
2007 
6,408 
3,878 
6,851 
4,764 
7,513 
3,665 
3,979 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,768 
32 
- 
12 
93 
37 
9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,993 
21 
- 
7 
81 
32 
14 
$100,000 to $199,999 
6,849 
21 
- 
18 
208 
97 
70 
$200,000 to $499,999 
22,324 
86 
- 
138 
737 
238 
169 
$500,000 to $999,999 
17,939 
111 
- 
126 
440 
145 
124 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
9,621 
95 
1 
87 
192 
49 
137 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
8,056 
62 
2 
52 
183 
41 
149 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3,283 
5 
- 
10 
74 
13 
59 
$10,000,000 or more 
3,024 
19 
- 
11 
48 
11 
51 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
99,698,909 
472,974 
472,524 
380,529 
1,047,337 
652,808 
736,466 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
25.6 
37.6 
(D) 
40.8 
36.4 
32.5 
61.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
24,637 
168 
- 
68 
635 
145 
63 
acres 
95,670 
546 
- 
305 
2,761 
607 
310 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
25,811 
104 
- 
152 
738 
253 
152 
acres 
584,643 
2,267 
- 
4,158 
16,352 
5,592 
3,416 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,700 
18 
- 
50 
96 
48 
34 
acres 
212,480 
970 
- 
2,847 
5,373 
2,909 
2,028 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
3,601 
18 
- 
29 
88 
25 
57 
acres 
294,439 
1,533 
- 
2,327 
7,318 
2,072 
4,641 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
3,222 
35 
2 
45 
67 
45 
53 
acres 
369,985 
3,805 
(D) 
5,091 
7,995 
5,223 
5,846 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,533 
15 
19 
71 
25 
44 
acres 
398,520 
2,378 
- 
2,978 
10,917 
3,879 
6,896 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,477 
9 
- 
16 
53 
4 
39 
acres 
292,751 
1,819 
- 
3,208 
10,561 
810 
7,654 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,189 
3 
- 
3 
35 
14 
24 
acres 
282,281 
695 
- 
694 
8,298 
3,385 
5,774 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
3,983 
27 
_ 
27 
129 
38 
136 
acres 
1,428,792 
9,397 
- 
9,576 
45,640 
13,224 
48,264 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
3,230 
18 
- 
27 
84 
25 
93 
acres 
2,244,264 
1 1 ,903 
- 
18,023 
56,278 
18,480 
61,562 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
2,040 
15 
1 
14 
34 
19 
33 
acres 
2,800,180 
22,217 
(D) 
21,576 
45,723 
26,171 
47,471 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,434 
22 
11 
26 
22 
54 
acres 
16,564,996 
120,268 
- 
84,404 
163,803 
129,788 
259,199 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
25,278 
161 
- 
70 
613 
148 
64 
acres 
100,816 
675 
- 
348 
2,782 
673 
322 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
28,080 
156 
1 
193 
707 
227 
190 
acres 
637,914 
3,316 
(D) 
5,138 
15,536 
5,425 
4,208 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3,776 
21 
36 
88 
35 
31 
acres 
217,567 
1,144 
- 
1,991 
4,983 
2,106 
1,847 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
3,678 
22 
- 
27 
75 
37 
40 
acres 
300,943 
1,839 
- 
2,272 
6,090 
3,096 
3,321 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
3,067 
40 
2 
28 
85 
28 
38 
acres 
353,529 
4,388 
(D) 
3,211 
9,781 
3,304 
4,322 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
2,418 
10 
1 
27 
56 
26 
28 
acres 
381,684 
1,615 
(D) 
4,375 
8,788 
4,039 
4,342 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,626 
10 
2 
15 
55 
10 
36 
acres 
321,033 
2,009 
(D) 
2,859 
10,899 
2,022 
7,031 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,305 
12 
7 
48 
11 
42 
acres 
310,154 
2,825 
- 
1,644 
11,421 
2,635 
9,908 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,083 
30 
_ 
31 
159 
31 
126 
acres 
1,461,559 
10,589 
- 
10,998 
56,022 
11,102 
42,938 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
3,267 
27 
1 
19 
105 
34 
115 
acres 
2,280,819 
19,858 
(D) 
12,668 
73,249 
24,873 
76,619 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
2,194 
14 
10 
37 
23 
61 
acres 
2,999,788 
17,995 
- 
12,170 
50,987 
30,663 
85,316 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,261 
22 
- 
16 
20 
21 
43 
acres 
15,998,889 
138,380 
105,808 
123,248 
111,088 
233,918 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
57,731 
228 
3 
236 
1,606 
280 
711 
2007 
61,215 
316 
4 
236 
1,574 
298 
743 
acres, 2012 
9,591,783 
20,347 
563 
16,022 
227,279 
6,059 
285,689 
2007 
9,464,647 
30,549 
490 
15,593 
222,713 
12,097 
298,996 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
53,372 
194 
3 
217 
1,510 
235 
654 
2007 
53,000 
237 
4 
189 
1,460 
193 
661 
acres, 2012 
8,007,461 
9,901 
(D) 
8,521 
203,573 
4,165 
263,675 
2007 
7,633,173 
10,759 
490 
7,457 
200,943 
2,872 
276,588 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
2,879 
28 
. 
15 
54 
37 
32 
2007 
10,890 
87 
- 
77 
201 
120 
85 
acres, 2012 
492,270 
7,584 
- 
5,947 
3,176 
794 
3,397 
2007 
800,204 
15,864 
- 
6,418 
8,821 
9,034 
6,398 
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302 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
