Table 10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
California 
Alameda 
Alpine 
Amador 
Butte 
Calaveras 
Colusa 
Farms 
.... number, 2012 
53,546 
159 
3 
236 
1,547 
224 
665 
2007 
53,400 
215 
3 
192 
1,429 
201 
682 
Land in irrigated farms 
acres, 2012 
16,039,761 
51,369 
(D) 
89,665 
308,576 
32,162 
409,640 
2007 
16,231,930 
51,767 
(D) 
86,502 
315,466 
78,495 
431,304 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
48,276 
149 
3 
186 
1,403 
177 
631 
2007 
45,769 
188 
3 
136 
1,245 
148 
632 
acres, 2012 
7,753,480 
8,056 
(D) 
8,019 
198,631 
2,683 
262,051 
2007 
7,465,841 
9,086 
(D) 
6,355 
196,559 
2,299 
275,499 
Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured .. 
farms, 2012 
6,080 
16 
1 
17 
183 
22 
71 
2007 
6,318 
20 
- 
16 
126 
11 
67 
acres, 2012 
664,791 
567 
(D) 
225 
14,964 
358 
10,882 
2007 
620,748 
385 
729 
9,094 
47 
10,536 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms, 2012 
11,535 
28 
3 
113 
288 
97 
99 
2007 
15,458 
73 
3 
100 
382 
112 
143 
acres, 2012 
5,998,187 
40,795 
(D) 
67,038 
64,336 
20,747 
112,075 
2007 
6,630,443 
39,667 
(D) 
67,618 
89,949 
65,660 
123,129 
Irrigated land 
acres, 2012 
7,861,964 
8,893 
239 
11,321 
199,662 
4,523 
260,859 
2007 
8,016,159 
9,687 
(D) 
10,132 
202,234 
4,888 
277,332 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
47,972 
149 
3 
173 
1,391 
166 
629 
2007 
45,412 
188 
3 
133 
1,236 
141 
631 
acres, 2012 
7,371,411 
7,635 
(D) 
6,719 
193,721 
2,356 
252,047 
2007 
7,274,248 
8,456 
(D) 
5,678 
192,928 
2,061 
268,737 
Pastureland and other land 
farms, 2012 
7,884 
17 
2 
73 
225 
76 
55 
2007 
10,546 
34 
2 
69 
263 
73 
77 
acres, 2012 
490,553 
1,258 
(D) 
4,602 
5,941 
2,167 
8,812 
2007 
741,911 
1,231 
(D) 
4,454 
9,306 
2,827 
8,595 
2012 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
16,781 
80 
- 
38 
465 
62 
54 
acres irrigated 
48,555 
157 
- 
(D) 
1,700 
135 
215 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
17,952 
41 
- 
97 
539 
89 
123 
acres irrigated 
277,751 
477 
- 
1,072 
8,977 
793 
2,266 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,579 
5 
- 
24 
67 
14 
23 
acres irrigated 
100,629 
61 
- 
353 
2,776 
367 
1,062 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,555 
4 
- 
17 
59 
10 
39 
acres irrigated 
149,309 
(D) 
- 
449 
3,608 
224 
2,921 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
2,193 
1 
2 
16 
54 
9 
45 
acres irrigated 
171,412 
(D) 
(D) 
453 
4,983 
52 
4,173 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,650 
6 
- 
1 
44 
10 
43 
acres irrigated 
179,907 
798 
- 
(D) 
5,970 
73 
5,669 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,045 
4 
- 
10 
43 
1 
35 
acres irrigated 
146,234 
269 
- 
264 
6,667 
(D) 
6,294 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
834 
- 
- 
2 
33 
6 
22 
acres irrigated 
137,641 
- 
- 
(D) 
6,106 
(D) 
5,031 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,810 
4 
- 
9 
115 
9 
114 
acres irrigated 
720,848 
228 
- 
1,418 
30,860 
1,130 
35,770 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,267 
3 
- 
11 
75 
6 
86 
acres irrigated 
1,125,266 
(D) 
- 
791 
42,222 
662 
51,930 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
1,400 
3 
1 
7 
31 
6 
31 
acres irrigated 
1,250,285 
217 
(D) 
990 
33,382 
797 
34,984 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,480 
8 
4 
22 
2 
50 
acres irrigated 
3,554,127 
5,679 
" 
5,428 
52,411 
(D) 
110,544 
2007 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
15,614 
90 
- 
28 
372 
56 
52 
acres irrigated 
47,640 
258 
- 
(D) 
1,348 
118 
199 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
18,690 
85 
1 
90 
461 
63 
141 
acres irrigated 
297,094 
1,125 
(D) 
757 
7,165 
350 
2,624 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
2,560 
6 
14 
73 
11 
21 
acres irrigated 
102,227 
173 
- 
272 
2,882 
209 
971 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2,462 
6 
- 
9 
52 
13 
24 
acres irrigated 
143,394 
52 
- 
222 
3,481 
319 
1,877 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
2,038 
5 
1 
7 
59 
6 
32 
acres irrigated 
166,382 
389 
(D) 
95 
5,500 
54 
3,103 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
1,608 
2 
9 
49 
5 
24 
acres irrigated 
176,842 
(D) 
- 
191 
6,553 
(D) 
3,208 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
1,117 
1 
- 
4 
45 
2 
33 
acres irrigated 
158,398 
(D) 
- 
311 
7,905 
(D) 
5,251 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
932 
2 
- 
5 
41 
4 
39 
acres irrigated 
159,057 
(D) 
- 
339 
7,646 
204 
7,678 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,977 
7 
- 
7 
135 
16 
110 
acres irrigated 
771,942 
256 
- 
1,048 
41,071 
823 
34,865 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,401 
4 
1 
10 
96 
13 
109 
acres irrigated 
1,208,174 
(D) 
(D) 
1,588 
57,710 
560 
65,650 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
1,563 
2 
3 
29 
5 
57 
acres irrigated 
1,418,462 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
26,449 
546 
61,594 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,438 
5 
- 
6 
17 
7 
40 
acres irrigated 
3,366,547 
5,752 
- 
5,100 
34,524 
1,651 
90,312 
-continued 
326 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
