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 
Inyo 
Kern 
Kings 
Lake 
Lassen 
Los Angeles 
Madera 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
125 
1,938 
1,056 
838 
448 
1,294 
1,507 
2007 
94 
2,117 
1,129 
845 
459 
1,734 
1,708 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
330,840 
2,330,233 
673,634 
150,721 
482,680 
91,689 
653,584 
2007 
292,552 
2,361,765 
680,662 
124,199 
459,126 
108,463 
679,729 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
2,647 
1,202 
638 
180 
1,077 
71 
434 
2007 
3,112 
1,116 
603 
147 
1,000 
63 
398 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
125 
1,938 
1,056 
838 
448 
1,294 
1,507 
2007 
94 
2,117 
1,129 
845 
459 
1,734 
1,708 
$1,000, 2012 
257,872 
10,334,478 
4,062,689 
917,777 
930,019 
1,142,385 
4,976,164 
2007 
278,151 
10,925,379 
3,720,124 
1,140,453 
634,890 
1,521,391 
4,610,431 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,062,977 
5,332,548 
3,847,243 
1,095,200 
2,075,936 
882,832 
3,302,033 
2007 
2,959,058 
5,160,784 
3,295,061 
1,349,648 
1,383,204 
877,388 
2,699,315 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
779 
4,435 
6,031 
6,089 
1,927 
12,459 
7,614 
2007 
951 
4,626 
5,465 
9,182 
1,383 
14,027 
6,783 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
13 
70 
57 
21 
17 
170 
36 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
56 
32 
50 
15 
104 
44 
$100,000 to $199,999 
25 
212 
99 
89 
55 
173 
120 
$200,000 to $499,999 
16 
408 
285 
318 
173 
389 
408 
$500,000 to $999,999 
28 
306 
132 
205 
74 
286 
299 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
11 
205 
131 
71 
47 
87 
204 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
19 
321 
112 
51 
29 
57 
194 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
4 
127 
109 
19 
23 
8 
102 
$10,000,000 or more 
5 
233 
99 
14 
15 
20 
100 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
6,515,800 
5,204,448 
889,229 
804,141 
2,906,358 
2,597,181 
1,367,729 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
5.1 
44.8 
75.8 
18.7 
16.6 
3.5 
47.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
43 
375 
240 
220 
59 
886 
165 
acres 
85 
1,224 
986 
958 
263 
2,341 
696 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
20 
411 
301 
356 
123 
264 
510 
acres 
519 
10,106 
6,775 
8,124 
3,083 
4,912 
14,213 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
- 
55 
48 
52 
28 
17 
93 
acres 
- 
3,185 
2,814 
2,906 
1,670 
1,012 
5,328 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4 
97 
63 
53 
21 
27 
177 
acres 
353 
8,072 
5,028 
4,253 
1,645 
2,163 
14,473 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
3 
93 
44 
28 
18 
20 
83 
acres 
368 
10,725 
5,082 
3,256 
2,127 
(□) 
9,808 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
9 
128 
40 
26 
21 
19 
67 
acres 
1,476 
20,163 
6,243 
4,038 
3,274 
2,985 
10,435 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
4 
56 
37 
20 
17 
2 
55 
acres 
788 
11,183 
7,290 
3,839 
3,371 
(D) 
10,955 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3 
41 
15 
8 
10 
11 
39 
acres 
720 
9,761 
3,608 
1,938 
2,345 
2,572 
9,235 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
_ 
167 
72 
32 
38 
10 
102 
acres 
- 
60,346 
27,050 
10,904 
14,704 
3,819 
36,016 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
11 
186 
83 
22 
40 
15 
98 
acres 
8,071 
133,295 
60,390 
16,395 
29,545 
10,312 
66,539 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
- 
139 
56 
11 
26 
15 
57 
acres 
- 
195,948 
76,022 
15,192 
34,756 
22,171 
76,668 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
28 
190 
57 
10 
47 
8 
61 
acres 
318,460 
1,866,225 
472,346 
78,918 
385,897 
36,756 
399,218 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
20 
384 
247 
237 
67 
1,141 
189 
acres 
(D) 
1,270 
1,007 
1,043 
328 
3,271 
811 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
21 
527 
355 
324 
98 
365 
603 
acres 
645 
12,579 
8,252 
7,895 
2,621 
7,525 
15,700 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
- 
56 
54 
58 
34 
30 
130 
acres 
- 
3,225 
3,082 
3,415 
2,000 
1,720 
7,536 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
4 
133 
54 
49 
46 
39 
170 
acres 
348 
10,699 
4,381 
3,949 
3,743 
3,149 
13,710 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1 
86 
45 
48 
20 
28 
77 
acres 
(D) 
10,068 
5,465 
5,574 
2,208 
3,230 
8,828 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
5 
114 
33 
33 
26 
19 
73 
acres 
763 
17,887 
5,304 
5,191 
3,959 
2,979 
11,467 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
8 
36 
37 
9 
13 
21 
60 
acres 
1,646 
7,152 
7,236 
1,808 
2,585 
4,187 
1 1 ,969 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3 
48 
26 
16 
14 
11 
54 
acres 
730 
1 1 ,408 
6,268 
3,834 
3,353 
2,522 
12,650 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
5 
211 
78 
30 
36 
32 
129 
acres 
1,612 
78,067 
28,259 
10,975 
13,219 
10,548 
47,030 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
9 
174 
87 
22 
33 
21 
111 
acres 
(D) 
122,332 
61,049 
14,650 
21,690 
(D) 
75,174 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
1 
156 
60 
10 
27 
15 
55 
acres 
(D) 
216,632 
81,304 
12,619 
36,003 
19,922 
75,335 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
17 
192 
53 
9 
45 
12 
57 
acres 
278,214 
1,870,446 
469,055 
53,246 
367,417 
(D) 
399,519 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
44 
1,263 
841 
712 
252 
814 
1,145 
2007 
43 
1,449 
928 
707 
275 
940 
1,288 
acres, 2012 
18,670 
899,395 
501,500 
29,106 
70,870 
59,556 
304,248 
2007 
8,261 
942,827 
512,870 
28,997 
82,567 
49,158 
290,683 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
37 
1,115 
767 
641 
199 
718 
1,066 
2007 
25 
1,169 
805 
638 
197 
632 
1,123 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
740,061 
415,706 
24,175 
40,182 
40,796 
289,693 
2007 
(D) 
764,929 
419,964 
18,800 
46,908 
25,829 
264,767 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
7 
71 
21 
40 
40 
48 
38 
2007 
15 
222 
151 
111 
100 
268 
162 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
31,537 
(D) 
1,216 
14,445 
4,698 
5,356 
2007 
(D) 
41,081 
7,256 
4,092 
25,614 
4,533 
9,213 
-continued 
304 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
