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 
San Benito 
San 
Bernardino 
San Diego 
San Francisco 
San Joaquin 
San Luis 
Obispo 
San Mateo 
Santa Barbara 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
628 
1,249 
5,732 
6 
3,580 
2,666 
334 
1,597 
2007 
625 
1,405 
6,687 
6 
3,624 
2,784 
329 
1,597 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
604,319 
77,199 
221,538 
12 
787,015 
1,338,874 
48,160 
701,039 
2007 
579,851 
514,234 
303,889 
7 
737,503 
1,369,604 
57,089 
727,050 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
962 
62 
39 
2 
220 
502 
144 
439 
2007 
928 
366 
45 
1 
204 
492 
174 
455 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
628 
1,249 
5,732 
6 
3,580 
2,666 
334 
1,597 
2007 
625 
1,405 
6,687 
6 
3,624 
2,784 
329 
1,597 
$1,000, 2012 
1,718,906 
1,038,684 
3,979,804 
1,513 
7,940,940 
5,639,683 
544,167 
5,163,199 
2007 
1,615,881 
1,628,434 
5,849,002 
3,200 
7,498,570 
6,225,932 
533,227 
5,147,982 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,737,112 
831,613 
694,313 
252,222 
2,218,140 
2,115,410 
1,629,243 
3,233,061 
2007 
2,585,410 
1,159,028 
874,683 
533,333 
2,069,142 
2,236,326 
1,620,751 
3,223,533 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,844 
13,455 
17,964 
126,111 
10,090 
4,212 
1 1 ,299 
7,365 
2007 
2,787 
3,167 
19,247 
457,143 
10,168 
4,546 
9,340 
7,081 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
20 
61 
233 
3 
138 
123 
33 
94 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
114 
207 
- 
113 
105 
12 
17 
$100,000 to $199,999 
50 
244 
466 
- 
214 
130 
24 
113 
$200,000 to $499,999 
138 
418 
2,293 
2 
898 
459 
39 
228 
$500,000 to $999,999 
176 
197 
1,818 
1 
931 
736 
79 
359 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
67 
115 
437 
_ 
532 
508 
78 
264 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
94 
73 
191 
- 
405 
374 
40 
286 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
31 
13 
61 
- 
195 
131 
20 
125 
$10,000,000 or more 
38 
14 
26 
- 
154 
100 
9 
111 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
888,774 
12,836,549 
2,692,228 
30,011 
890,470 
2,111,068 
287,016 
1,750,458 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
68.0 
0.6 
8.2 
(Z) 
88.4 
63.4 
16.8 
40.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
205 
710 
3,932 
6 
849 
555 
126 
519 
acres 
1,014 
2,275 
12,737 
12 
4,057 
2,002 
439 
1,685 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
119 
363 
1,321 
- 
1,426 
933 
80 
501 
acres 
2,923 
7,594 
26,400 
- 
30,271 
21,542 
1,791 
1 1 ,337 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
29 
22 
118 
- 
196 
182 
22 
77 
acres 
1,582 
1,280 
6,898 
- 
11,102 
10,303 
1,235 
4,291 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
25 
41 
71 
- 
185 
171 
9 
59 
acres 
2,115 
3,303 
5,879 
- 
14,875 
13,965 
705 
4,715 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
30 
27 
87 
_ 
165 
147 
16 
84 
acres 
3,594 
3,040 
10,069 
- 
19,134 
16,504 
(D) 
9,578 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
23 
27 
41 
- 
118 
115 
21 
22 
acres 
3,626 
4,404 
6,336 
- 
18,396 
18,148 
3,347 
3,580 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
5 
9 
32 
- 
90 
54 
10 
33 
acres 
998 
1,785 
6,317 
- 
17,954 
10,521 
2,086 
6,522 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
11 
9 
22 
- 
64 
43 
3 
27 
acres 
2,692 
2,125 
5,310 
" 
15,163 
10,100 
720 
6,364 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
35 
15 
55 
_ 
190 
142 
26 
94 
acres 
12,353 
5,180 
19,831 
- 
67,147 
51,565 
10,052 
32,527 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
62 
9 
25 
- 
151 
136 
11 
50 
acres 
39,950 
5,685 
15,843 
- 
102,909 
92,572 
7,302 
36,122 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
32 
8 
16 
- 
80 
86 
6 
72 
acres 
41,657 
10,639 
21,085 
- 
108,768 
120,183 
7,250 
93,841 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
52 
9 
12 
- 
66 
102 
4 
59 
acres 
491,815 
29,889 
84,833 
- 
377,239 
971,469 
(D) 
490,477 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
246 
772 
4,562 
6 
875 
509 
111 
510 
acres 
1,257 
2,617 
14,964 
7 
4,203 
2,189 
386 
1,787 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
110 
389 
1,527 
- 
1,449 
1,069 
101 
527 
acres 
2,636 
8,460 
30,247 
- 
32,495 
24,998 
2,370 
11,957 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
21 
43 
130 
- 
198 
163 
7 
64 
acres 
1,198 
2,438 
7,462 
- 
1 1 ,352 
9,424 
367 
3,709 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
20 
56 
94 
- 
198 
156 
17 
61 
acres 
1,636 
4,519 
7,645 
- 
16,255 
12,816 
1,361 
4,923 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
19 
39 
87 
_ 
172 
157 
27 
90 
acres 
2,142 
4,375 
9,982 
- 
19,716 
17,933 
3,127 
10,161 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
11 
15 
60 
- 
123 
91 
15 
32 
acres 
1,755 
2,355 
9,529 
- 
19,477 
14,467 
2,418 
5,069 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
20 
9 
35 
- 
76 
83 
8 
35 
acres 
3,965 
1,790 
6,919 
- 
14,900 
16,425 
1,599 
7,043 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
14 
14 
28 
- 
51 
55 
9 
33 
acres 
3,413 
3,391 
6,708 
- 
12,081 
13,056 
2,226 
7,699 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
31 
35 
78 
_ 
170 
154 
9 
68 
acres 
10,716 
(D) 
29,273 
- 
60,764 
54,390 
3,217 
23,765 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
44 
15 
40 
- 
156 
133 
11 
58 
acres 
28,123 
(D) 
26,337 
- 
105,889 
94,733 
6,256 
42,602 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
38 
7 
24 
- 
95 
108 
7 
56 
acres 
49,991 
9,358 
30,286 
- 
130,108 
150,132 
8,059 
75,328 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
51 
11 
22 
- 
61 
106 
7 
63 
acres 
473,019 
(D) 
124,537 
- 
310,263 
959,041 
25,703 
533,007 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
407 
773 
5,100 
3 
3,025 
1,955 
228 
1,281 
2007 
419 
894 
5,873 
6 
3,083 
2,061 
208 
1,265 
acres, 2012 
38,532 
29,827 
68,219 
9 
517,918 
255,378 
8,477 
132,323 
2007 
55,213 
35,898 
102,502 
7 
492,032 
299,572 
10,377 
124,965 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
355 
691 
4,933 
3 
2,875 
1,664 
202 
1,165 
2007 
324 
709 
5,522 
6 
2,843 
1,557 
161 
1,132 
acres, 2012 
24,016 
22,699 
51,097 
(D) 
484,804 
113,141 
4,033 
98,772 
2007 
32,571 
27,516 
67,279 
(D) 
444,670 
105,492 
4,909 
93,280 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
37 
39 
115 
- 
80 
178 
31 
79 
2007 
117 
204 
624 
1 
426 
525 
53 
195 
acres, 2012 
5,489 
3,689 
5,913 
- 
10,217 
29,800 
1,816 
17,305 
2007 
17,791 
(D) 
16,760 
(D) 
26,293 
70,494 
3,625 
15,313 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data California 307 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
