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 
Santa Clara 
Santa Cruz 
Shasta 
Sierra 
Siskiyou 
Solano 
Sonoma 
Stanislaus 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,003 
667 
1,544 
48 
929 
860 
3,579 
4,143 
2007 
1,068 
682 
1,473 
50 
846 
890 
3,429 
4,114 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
229,927 
99,983 
376,306 
39,141 
722,855 
407,101 
589,771 
768,046 
2007 
299,866 
47,489 
390,812 
28,782 
597,534 
358,225 
530,895 
788,954 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
229 
150 
244 
815 
778 
473 
165 
185 
2007 
281 
70 
265 
576 
706 
403 
155 
192 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,003 
667 
1,544 
48 
929 
860 
3,579 
4,143 
2007 
1,068 
682 
1,473 
50 
846 
890 
3,429 
4,114 
$1,000, 2012 
1,543,483 
1,238,779 
1,053,881 
58,864 
1,474,055 
2,262,669 
8,622,376 
7,400,595 
2007 
1,714,877 
1,064,849 
1,234,170 
75,106 
1,494,340 
1,767,374 
8,434,396 
7,476,390 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,538,866 
1,857,240 
682,566 
1,226,339 
1,586,711 
2,631,011 
2,409,158 
1,786,289 
2007 
1,605,690 
1,561,362 
837,861 
1,502,130 
1,766,360 
1,985,813 
2,459,725 
1,817,304 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,713 
12,390 
2,801 
1,504 
2,039 
5,558 
14,620 
9,636 
2007 
5,719 
22,423 
3,158 
2,609 
2,501 
4,934 
15,887 
9,476 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
81 
46 
97 
2 
45 
42 
151 
146 
$50,000 to $99,999 
57 
25 
83 
1 
40 
23 
100 
88 
$100,000 to $199,999 
78 
62 
306 
6 
121 
38 
168 
288 
$200,000 to $499,999 
177 
100 
608 
13 
328 
201 
541 
1,302 
$500,000 to $999,999 
278 
197 
248 
10 
172 
238 
1,040 
1,017 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
176 
125 
108 
9 
73 
143 
663 
510 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
104 
75 
67 
4 
100 
86 
590 
447 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
27 
18 
22 
2 
21 
44 
167 
230 
$10,000,000 or more 
25 
19 
5 
1 
29 
45 
159 
115 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
825,648 
284,921 
2,416,241 
610,034 
4,017,848 
525,930 
1,008,536 
956,493 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
27.8 
35.1 
15.6 
6.4 
18.0 
77.4 
58.5 
80.3 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
483 
273 
597 
1 
93 
207 
1,453 
1,124 
acres 
1,762 
1,089 
2,660 
(D) 
402 
898 
5,694 
5,061 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
283 
219 
528 
6 
237 
334 
1,099 
1,725 
acres 
5,530 
4,586 
10,739 
240 
6,057 
7,876 
24,319 
37,342 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
46 
52 
64 
5 
38 
32 
183 
227 
acres 
2,599 
3,024 
3,746 
254 
2,164 
1,767 
10,597 
13,109 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
25 
27 
44 
7 
68 
51 
142 
162 
acres 
2,071 
2,221 
3,609 
582 
5,390 
4,131 
11,660 
13,180 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
21 
14 
51 
2 
74 
24 
121 
174 
acres 
2,329 
1,641 
5,877 
(□) 
8,355 
2,627 
13,891 
20,190 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
35 
10 
43 
3 
58 
29 
100 
121 
acres 
5,345 
1,505 
6,921 
(D) 
9,230 
4,614 
15,668 
19,253 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
10 
8 
34 
1 
34 
19 
59 
84 
acres 
1,929 
1,600 
6,536 
(D) 
6,949 
3,802 
11,727 
16,591 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
8 
9 
30 
7 
20 
12 
59 
84 
acres 
1,824 
2,169 
7,170 
1,692 
4,707 
2,793 
14,113 
19,808 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
36 
24 
59 
3 
98 
51 
148 
198 
acres 
12,880 
8,812 
22,879 
1,084 
35,798 
18,595 
52,781 
68,365 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
21 
7 
42 
5 
81 
32 
78 
113 
acres 
13,522 
4,961 
29,445 
3,138 
57,624 
23,062 
54,875 
77,349 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
14 
7 
21 
4 
47 
28 
77 
64 
acres 
18,052 
9,259 
29,222 
5,590 
63,963 
41,279 
104,177 
81,210 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
21 
17 
31 
4 
81 
41 
60 
67 
acres 
162,084 
59,116 
247,502 
25,605 
522,216 
295,657 
270,269 
396,588 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
455 
287 
495 
- 
80 
232 
1,315 
1,118 
acres 
1,640 
1,172 
2,283 
- 
389 
1,011 
5,458 
5,300 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
348 
243 
528 
4 
229 
320 
1,167 
1,738 
acres 
6,601 
4,944 
1 1 ,480 
(D) 
5,702 
7,634 
26,225 
37,744 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
41 
40 
68 
5 
50 
35 
182 
218 
acres 
2,331 
2,314 
3,883 
(D) 
2,949 
2,070 
10,594 
12,441 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
30 
33 
55 
8 
51 
53 
134 
183 
acres 
2,472 
2,606 
4,505 
682 
4,224 
4,332 
11,005 
14,804 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
39 
10 
58 
7 
61 
23 
116 
152 
acres 
4,551 
1,153 
6,747 
861 
7,072 
2,598 
13,487 
17,591 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
15 
11 
49 
3 
66 
34 
86 
117 
acres 
2,409 
1,835 
7,792 
491 
10,427 
5,272 
13,186 
18,665 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
28 
17 
31 
2 
31 
19 
62 
82 
acres 
5,470 
3,379 
6,082 
(D) 
6,178 
3,773 
12,167 
16,008 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
17 
10 
18 
5 
19 
12 
55 
55 
acres 
4,090 
2,427 
4,224 
1,239 
4,518 
2,826 
12,943 
13,045 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
30 
16 
46 
8 
80 
54 
129 
200 
acres 
10,711 
5,544 
16,624 
2,709 
30,306 
19,239 
47,797 
70,693 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
20 
4 
48 
- 
79 
41 
74 
118 
acres 
13,627 
3,087 
33,300 
- 
57,072 
28,795 
49,739 
82,701 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
21 
8 
35 
4 
42 
26 
66 
59 
acres 
27,271 
10,143 
48,730 
6,022 
57,240 
37,025 
86,497 
76,272 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
24 
3 
42 
4 
58 
41 
43 
74 
acres 
218,693 
8,885 
245,162 
16,079 
411,457 
243,650 
241,797 
423,690 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
761 
544 
755 
28 
556 
571 
2,645 
3,022 
2007 
772 
563 
749 
29 
526 
638 
2,691 
3,164 
acres, 2012 
38,350 
41,094 
36,855 
4,019 
194,828 
169,637 
130,632 
340,890 
2007 
33,302 
23,588 
40,180 
6,236 
164,392 
154,937 
134,418 
351,195 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
691 
522 
626 
21 
435 
499 
2,507 
2,921 
2007 
647 
522 
510 
21 
381 
506 
2,386 
2,833 
acres, 2012 
23,128 
29,900 
24,254 
(D) 
128,647 
133,171 
91,307 
319,190 
2007 
23,381 
20,698 
21,942 
2,412 
102,647 
120,410 
91,197 
307,992 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
61 
31 
118 
4 
68 
49 
173 
72 
2007 
179 
71 
294 
10 
186 
163 
526 
525 
acres, 2012 
12,546 
8,256 
8,074 
(D) 
24,639 
9,402 
24,679 
11,651 
2007 
7,551 
823 
14,382 
(D) 
28,349 
15,772 
32,946 
31,568 
-continued 
308 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
