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 
Marin 
Mariposa 
Mendocino 
Merced 
Modoc 
Mono 
Monterey 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
323 
364 
1,220 
2,486 
437 
72 
1,179 
2007 
255 
302 
1,136 
2,607 
448 
84 
1,199 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
170,876 
283,611 
770,257 
978,667 
523,522 
56,386 
1,268,144 
2007 
133,275 
212,524 
608,674 
1,041,115 
597,740 
44,610 
1,327,972 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
529 
779 
631 
394 
1,198 
783 
1,076 
2007 
523 
704 
536 
399 
1,334 
531 
1,108 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
323 
364 
1,220 
2,486 
437 
72 
1,179 
2007 
255 
302 
1,136 
2,607 
448 
84 
1,199 
$1,000, 2012 
1,064,419 
596,586 
3,090,747 
7,571,804 
900,917 
158,819 
6,205,157 
2007 
673,654 
350,351 
3,233,377 
7,506,920 
872,190 
137,739 
6,167,962 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
3,295,414 
1,638,972 
2,533,399 
3,045,778 
2,061,595 
2,205,825 
5,263,068 
2007 
2,641,781 
1,160,104 
2,846,283 
2,879,524 
1,946,852 
1,639,748 
5,144,255 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,229 
2,104 
4,013 
7,737 
1,721 
2,817 
4,893 
2007 
5,055 
1,649 
5,312 
7,210 
1,459 
3,088 
4,645 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
16 
8 
52 
124 
11 
3 
34 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5 
7 
62 
85 
18 
- 
37 
$100,000 to $199,999 
11 
55 
48 
189 
57 
7 
108 
$200,000 to $499,999 
38 
122 
272 
615 
114 
20 
220 
$500,000 to $999,999 
52 
57 
346 
525 
94 
13 
240 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
78 
46 
178 
323 
58 
11 
166 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
69 
40 
160 
301 
53 
4 
149 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
40 
17 
46 
168 
16 
12 
84 
$10,000,000 or more 
14 
12 
56 
156 
16 
2 
141 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
333,108 
927,245 
2,244,068 
1,238,376 
2,505,857 
1,951,323 
2,099,585 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
51.3 
30.6 
34.3 
79.0 
20.9 
2.9 
60.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
61 
39 
251 
374 
35 
7 
234 
acres 
(D) 
217 
898 
1,650 
213 
(D) 
895 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
68 
99 
344 
1,035 
63 
16 
261 
acres 
1,640 
2,575 
8,635 
25,385 
1,874 
384 
6,586 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
10 
7 
64 
125 
16 
3 
50 
acres 
577 
387 
3,622 
7,217 
954 
168 
2,887 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
20 
30 
53 
139 
37 
5 
62 
acres 
1,689 
2,436 
4,404 
11,564 
2,881 
437 
4,993 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
15 
14 
90 
123 
29 
1 
58 
acres 
1,763 
1,682 
10,540 
14,109 
3,428 
(D) 
6,911 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
5 
24 
103 
103 
11 
5 
63 
acres 
770 
3,851 
16,514 
16,103 
1,725 
804 
10,008 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
15 
13 
34 
63 
13 
1 
22 
acres 
3,089 
2,567 
6,772 
12,496 
2,617 
(D) 
4,442 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2 
16 
28 
38 
9 
4 
25 
acres 
(D) 
3,752 
6,782 
9,017 
2,168 
964 
5,973 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
17 
36 
79 
168 
59 
10 
93 
acres 
6,400 
13,159 
27,817 
60,958 
20,783 
3,201 
33,297 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
46 
26 
66 
140 
57 
5 
98 
acres 
31,433 
16,208 
44,561 
98,085 
38,388 
3,398 
71,864 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
46 
28 
30 
75 
46 
9 
89 
acres 
63,279 
37,206 
37,910 
106,416 
59,160 
13,305 
128,938 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
18 
32 
78 
103 
62 
6 
124 
acres 
59,581 
199,571 
601,802 
615,667 
389,331 
33,390 
991,350 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
41 
43 
217 
337 
27 
13 
245 
acres 
(D) 
224 
891 
1,611 
131 
47 
967 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
70 
93 
352 
1,114 
69 
15 
294 
acres 
1,575 
2,336 
8,687 
27,430 
1,790 
356 
7,169 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
7 
6 
75 
171 
18 
5 
57 
acres 
370 
350 
4,340 
9,866 
1,011 
(D) 
3,338 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
13 
14 
37 
150 
35 
6 
66 
acres 
1,069 
1,154 
3,090 
12,253 
2,694 
546 
5,518 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
10 
11 
67 
134 
24 
6 
43 
acres 
1,216 
1,356 
7,758 
15,711 
2,823 
655 
5,098 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3 
24 
59 
103 
18 
9 
55 
acres 
(D) 
3,911 
9,372 
16,165 
2,895 
1,421 
8,827 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2 
16 
49 
56 
10 
5 
22 
acres 
(D) 
3,172 
9,665 
11,023 
1,947 
957 
4,508 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4 
4 
27 
54 
16 
4 
29 
acres 
982 
945 
6,426 
12,902 
3,825 
989 
6,933 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
24 
26 
101 
160 
69 
1 
89 
acres 
8,185 
10,274 
35,085 
57,748 
24,303 
(D) 
32,085 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
32 
22 
71 
139 
59 
8 
84 
acres 
21,925 
13,784 
47,861 
97,073 
41,546 
4,848 
60,548 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
33 
19 
27 
94 
44 
8 
84 
acres 
47,011 
25,593 
37,180 
130,717 
59,842 
10,096 
119,841 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
16 
24 
54 
95 
59 
4 
131 
acres 
49,937 
149,425 
438,319 
648,616 
454,933 
23,956 
1,073,140 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
162 
99 
832 
1,998 
327 
33 
814 
2007 
116 
80 
826 
2,178 
327 
41 
911 
acres, 2012 
14,409 
12,575 
49,298 
522,593 
154,728 
11,378 
358,294 
2007 
11,973 
4,377 
53,838 
537,716 
145,784 
10,479 
311,052 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
135 
66 
758 
1,903 
257 
30 
694 
2007 
86 
34 
729 
1,946 
267 
28 
685 
acres, 2012 
7,868 
835 
31,411 
480,103 
123,008 
10,591 
282,694 
2007 
4,007 
286 
31,609 
466,304 
103,467 
8,144 
227,834 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
26 
24 
83 
64 
49 
3 
72 
2007 
38 
44 
182 
319 
102 
17 
223 
acres, 2012 
5,536 
10,962 
14,366 
13,309 
18,249 
(D) 
22,428 
2007 
6,786 
3,713 
15,750 
(D) 
26,531 
(D) 
43,473 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data California 305 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
