Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Contra Costa 
Del Norte 
El Dorado 
Fresno 
Glenn 
Humboldt 
Imperial 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
602 
121 
1,358 
5,683 
1,311 
930 
421 
2007 
634 
85 
1,268 
6,081 
1,242 
852 
452 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
127,670 
(D) 
128,365 
1,721,202 
668,784 
593,597 
515,783 
2007 
146,993 
18,168 
107,080 
1,636,224 
489,186 
597,477 
427,349 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
212 
(□) 
95 
303 
510 
638 
1,225 
2007 
232 
214 
84 
269 
394 
701 
945 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
602 
121 
1,358 
5,683 
1,311 
930 
421 
2007 
634 
85 
1,268 
6,081 
1,242 
852 
452 
$1,000, 2012 
1,075,682 
179,244 
1,056,228 
14,261,398 
3,071,619 
1,534,054 
3,611,281 
2007 
970,838 
123,550 
1,088,011 
12,970,248 
2,359,392 
1,468,721 
2,260,463 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,786,848 
1,481,355 
777,782 
2,509,484 
2,342,959 
1,649,521 
8,577,864 
2007 
1,531,291 
1,453,524 
858,053 
2,132,914 
1,899,672 
1,723,851 
5,001,024 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
8,425 
8,716 
8,228 
8,286 
4,593 
2,584 
7,002 
2007 
6,605 
6,800 
10,161 
7,927 
4,823 
2,458 
5,290 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
41 
2 
50 
271 
74 
63 
18 
$50,000 to $99,999 
20 
8 
67 
196 
60 
66 
15 
$100,000 to $199,999 
34 
3 
127 
449 
107 
70 
48 
$200,000 to $499,999 
96 
45 
539 
1,864 
397 
216 
65 
$500,000 to $999,999 
214 
21 
363 
1,068 
250 
235 
34 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
77 
24 
134 
648 
125 
133 
30 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
85 
9 
55 
640 
170 
83 
55 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
10 
7 
16 
269 
79 
37 
50 
$10,000,000 or more 
25 
2 
7 
278 
49 
27 
106 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
458,940 
644,085 
1,093,055 
3,813,676 
840,926 
2,283,509 
2,673,027 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
27.8 
(D) 
11.7 
45.1 
79.5 
26.0 
19.3 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
285 
33 
435 
969 
225 
253 
53 
acres 
1,053 
115 
1,998 
4,245 
984 
1,015 
217 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
156 
39 
630 
2,425 
447 
249 
72 
acres 
3,520 
746 
12,888 
60,454 
10,881 
5,728 
1,884 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
20 
4 
80 
380 
92 
41 
6 
acres 
1,210 
262 
4,610 
21,809 
5,344 
2,291 
378 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
14 
9 
61 
336 
78 
60 
24 
acres 
1,150 
700 
5,042 
27,420 
6,431 
4,973 
1,900 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
36 
5 
51 
299 
59 
32 
14 
acres 
4,087 
520 
6,094 
34,043 
6,785 
3,571 
1,688 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
10 
10 
12 
189 
44 
32 
19 
acres 
1,482 
1,541 
1,912 
29,381 
6,963 
5,114 
2,961 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2 
7 
15 
85 
21 
28 
15 
acres 
(D) 
1,300 
3,065 
16,629 
4,225 
5,540 
2,984 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2 
2 
7 
72 
30 
27 
9 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
1,713 
17,048 
7,080 
6,361 
2,092 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
29 
4 
26 
290 
114 
64 
38 
acres 
10,351 
1,514 
8,735 
106,226 
41,712 
22,802 
14,050 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
14 
4 
21 
296 
101 
37 
37 
acres 
8,922 
2,542 
15,064 
212,852 
70,242 
24,390 
27,947 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
11 
3 
10 
194 
58 
43 
45 
acres 
14,187 
4,690 
12,110 
260,674 
79,934 
57,821 
71,267 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
23 
1 
10 
148 
42 
64 
89 
acres 
80,803 
(D) 
55,134 
930,421 
428,203 
453,991 
388,415 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
263 
28 
393 
964 
211 
191 
54 
acres 
1,064 
144 
1,827 
4,193 
965 
746 
198 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
205 
17 
610 
2,766 
402 
255 
73 
acres 
4,731 
373 
12,425 
69,144 
10,029 
6,133 
1,851 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
25 
7 
76 
351 
74 
40 
15 
acres 
1,469 
454 
4,348 
20,302 
4,291 
2,338 
834 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
11 
4 
50 
355 
62 
46 
27 
acres 
957 
339 
4,069 
28,983 
5,043 
3,855 
2,163 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
22 
4 
36 
253 
50 
48 
20 
acres 
2,490 
498 
4,206 
28,965 
5,644 
5,455 
2,396 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
18 
8 
24 
189 
46 
29 
15 
acres 
2,751 
1,213 
3,710 
29,612 
7,205 
4,573 
2,306 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
8 
2 
9 
104 
37 
20 
22 
acres 
1,500 
(D) 
1,805 
20,460 
7,406 
4,027 
4,225 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
11 
2 
19 
88 
25 
20 
10 
acres 
2,654 
(D) 
4,477 
20,893 
5,996 
4,692 
2,326 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
14 
6 
31 
355 
145 
62 
38 
acres 
5,015 
2,261 
1 1 ,022 
127,911 
51,774 
22,326 
14,216 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
26 
3 
5 
311 
91 
37 
54 
acres 
17,055 
2,156 
3,425 
230,175 
64,250 
24,259 
38,918 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
11 
2 
4 
198 
60 
48 
58 
acres 
15,177 
(D) 
4,646 
266,780 
83,156 
66,104 
82,169 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
20 
2 
11 
147 
39 
56 
66 
acres 
92,130 
(D) 
51,120 
788,806 
243,427 
452,969 
275,747 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
365 
63 
828 
4,816 
1,058 
575 
361 
2007 
360 
43 
794 
5,234 
1,015 
492 
393 
acres, 2012 
46,531 
8,609 
11,130 
1,153,351 
274,310 
20,936 
487,892 
2007 
35,853 
7,986 
15,275 
1,102,163 
250,279 
33,867 
396,663 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
330 
53 
769 
4,480 
999 
547 
337 
2007 
289 
29 
645 
4,736 
924 
389 
365 
acres, 2012 
33,420 
6,321 
5,898 
992,479 
244,761 
12,253 
466,877 
2007 
23,876 
3,244 
5,930 
978,948 
228,533 
13,358 
375,904 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
20 
5 
74 
110 
27 
57 
11 
2007 
84 
25 
222 
654 
166 
183 
30 
acres, 2012 
2,993 
(D) 
2,521 
31,720 
11,628 
6,511 
(D) 
2007 
9,048 
4,543 
6,871 
30,804 
9,131 
17,478 
4,546 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data California 303 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
