Table 44. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
California 
Alameda 
Alpine 
Amador 
Butte 
Calaveras 
Colusa 
Total farms 
77,857 
452 
3 
461 
2,056 
663 
782 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,296 
- 
- 
1 
186 
- 
347 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
4,191 
31 
- 
18 
58 
25 
8 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
35,945 
106 
- 
149 
1,093 
149 
265 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
3,390 
18 
_ 
14 
46 
20 
1 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
5,815 
21 
2 
23 
113 
15 
52 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
194 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
5,621 
21 
2 
23 
113 
15 
51 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
11,767 
153 
1 
157 
236 
255 
42 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
156 
- 
- 
5 
2 
5 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
1,594 
- 
- 
- 
10 
- 
2 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
446 
2 
- 
- 
13 
- 
4 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,202 
3 
- 
15 
34 
24 
5 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
3,246 
38 
- 
34 
98 
80 
18 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
7,809 
80 
- 
45 
167 
90 
38 
Item 
Contra Costa 
Del Norte 
El Dorado 
Fresno 
Glenn 
Humboldt 
Imperial 
Total farms 
602 
121 
1,358 
5,683 
1,311 
930 
421 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
5 
- 
2 
32 
257 
5 
19 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
48 
12 
74 
410 
17 
116 
72 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
185 
4 
524 
3,562 
547 
116 
30 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
32 
10 
119 
72 
10 
76 
10 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
50 
11 
42 
520 
116 
66 
207 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
70 
1 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
50 
11 
42 
450 
115 
66 
207 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
117 
48 
212 
511 
201 
305 
16 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
- 
5 
13 
2 
2 
17 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
10 
9 
73 
34 
69 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
8 
- 
11 
21 
7 
6 
4 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
6 
5 
29 
50 
13 
15 
4 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
28 
9 
118 
143 
36 
55 
11 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
123 
12 
213 
276 
71 
99 
31 
Item 
Inyo 
Kern 
Kings 
Lake 
Lassen 
Los Angeles 
Madera 
Total farms 
125 
1,938 
1,056 
838 
448 
1,294 
1,507 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
- 
41 
86 
2 
5 
4 
17 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
10 
96 
14 
53 
- 
128 
35 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
4 
722 
350 
496 
16 
265 
884 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
1 
45 
8 
16 
5 
265 
17 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
16 
228 
209 
69 
133 
77 
88 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
32 
34 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
16 
196 
175 
69 
133 
77 
88 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
50 
356 
145 
71 
167 
69 
236 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
- 
6 
7 
2 
7 
- 
1 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
- 
54 
116 
- 
- 
1 
33 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
1 
11 
8 
6 
10 
9 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
- 
34 
15 
25 
7 
48 
14 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
6 
88 
31 
40 
34 
57 
56 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
37 
257 
67 
58 
64 
371 
126 
Item 
Marin 
Mariposa 
Mendocino 
Merced 
Modoc 
Mono 
Monterey 
Total farms 
323 
364 
1,220 
2,486 
437 
72 
1,179 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
- 
- 
1 
107 
11 
- 
17 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
25 
- 
95 
156 
9 
1 
180 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
54 
48 
455 
1,111 
3 
2 
307 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
14 
3 
56 
15 
8 
2 
109 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
21 
16 
86 
302 
150 
15 
91 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
41 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
21 
16 
86 
261 
150 
15 
91 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
92 
189 
242 
301 
175 
30 
296 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
5 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
3 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
48 
- 
5 
229 
- 
- 
1 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
3 
5 
11 
- 
- 
2 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
9 
13 
28 
35 
2 
- 
12 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
19 
20 
119 
69 
29 
3 
53 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125,1129) 
36 
70 
128 
149 
49 
19 
108 
-continued 
522 California 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
