Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
California 
Alameda 
Alpine 
Amador 
Butte 
Calaveras 
Colusa 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
77,857 
452 
3 
461 
2,056 
663 
782 
2007 
81,033 
525 
7 
479 
2,048 
631 
814 
acres, 2012 
25,569,001 
177,798 
(D) 
155,187 
381,019 
212,140 
453,061 
2007 
25,364,695 
204,633 
1,810 
163,482 
373,786 
201,026 
474,092 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
53,372 
194 
3 
217 
1,510 
235 
654 
2007 
53,000 
237 
4 
189 
1,460 
193 
661 
acres, 2012 
8,007,461 
9,901 
(D) 
8,521 
203,573 
4,165 
263,675 
TENURE 
2007 
7,633,173 
10,759 
490 
7,457 
200,943 
2,872 
276,588 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
60,492 
337 
1 
362 
1,628 
511 
401 
2007 
63,777 
370 
6 
366 
1,582 
495 
429 
acres, 2012 
10,081,540 
64,616 
(D) 
49,351 
190,156 
61,588 
134,851 
2007 
10,082,984 
38,259 
(D) 
50,946 
161,974 
81,747 
126,915 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
41,179 
152 
1 
186 
1,178 
197 
301 
2007 
41,451 
189 
3 
171 
1,088 
166 
305 
acres, 2012 
3,191,573 
2,613 
(D) 
6,044 
107,440 
2,659 
54,380 
2007 
3,032,616 
4,308 
(D) 
5,201 
85,186 
2,137 
59,950 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
9,490 
60 
_ 
73 
256 
103 
165 
2007 
9,843 
73 
1 
84 
275 
109 
175 
acres, 2012 
11,310,115 
84,172 
- 
95,055 
122,622 
115,026 
201,139 
2007 
11,480,879 
127,192 
(D) 
102,587 
161,046 
105,748 
212,723 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
4,199,637 
16,538 
20,398 
49,060 
26,637 
85,675 
2007 
4,312,543 
50,635 
(D) 
36,009 
66,368 
15,980 
73,694 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
7,110,478 
67,634 
74,657 
73,562 
88,389 
115,464 
2007 
7,168,336 
76,557 
(D) 
66,578 
94,678 
89,768 
139,029 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
6,716 
24 
17 
195 
21 
157 
2007 
6,676 
20 
1 
9 
224 
12 
163 
acres, 2012 
3,405,764 
6,281 
- 
954 
52,943 
774 
120,117 
2007 
3,216,666 
4,907 
(D) 
(D) 
71,821 
358 
125,599 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
7,875 
55 
2 
26 
172 
49 
216 
2007 
7,413 
82 
- 
29 
191 
27 
210 
acres, 2012 
4,177,346 
29,010 
(D) 
10,781 
68,241 
35,526 
117,071 
2007 
3,800,832 
39,182 
9,949 
50,766 
13,531 
134,454 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5,477 
18 
2 
14 
137 
17 
196 
2007 
4,873 
28 
- 
9 
148 
15 
193 
acres, 2012 
1,410,124 
1,007 
(D) 
1,523 
43,190 
732 
89,178 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,383,891 
1,544 
(D) 
43,936 
377 
91,039 
Total operators 
number 
126,099 
792 
6 
778 
3,230 
1,093 
1,372 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
40,197 
200 
- 
207 
1,091 
294 
332 
2 operators 
30,790 
205 
3 
204 
831 
322 
365 
3 operators 
5,058 
31 
- 
41 
92 
33 
60 
4 operators 
1,137 
9 
- 
5 
25 
14 
10 
5 or more operators 
675 
7 
" 
4 
17 
- 
15 
Total women operators 
number 
41,256 
298 
3 
321 
1,093 
421 
390 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
35,652 
248 
3 
251 
950 
365 
343 
2 operators 
2,226 
25 
- 
29 
53 
22 
16 
3 operators 
253 
- 
- 
- 
11 
4 
5 
4 operators 
44 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
37 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
130,756 
875 
10 
782 
3,281 
1,036 
1,403 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
41,998 
260 
4 
222 
1,056 
292 
368 
2 operators 
31,976 
212 
3 
225 
827 
299 
364 
3 operators 
5,248 
46 
- 
24 
126 
29 
53 
4 operators 
1,137 
2 
- 
5 
19 
4 
14 
5 or more operators 
674 
5 
" 
3 
20 
7 
15 
Total women operators 
number 
43,239 
317 
3 
315 
1,112 
412 
401 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
37,150 
249 
3 
267 
969 
356 
336 
2 operators 
2,357 
31 
- 
21 
56 
25 
15 
3 operators 
324 
2 
- 
2 
7 
2 
9 
4 operators 
36 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
45 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
63,873 
334 
3 
363 
1,682 
522 
708 
2007 
66,068 
406 
7 
369 
1,670 
498 
730 
acres, 2012 
23,292,124 
158,175 
(D) 
144,894 
362,607 
192,229 
433,714 
2007 
23,305,862 
193,883 
1,810 
155,627 
348,012 
174,971 
448,461 
Female 
farms, 2012 
13,984 
118 
_ 
98 
374 
141 
74 
2007 
14,965 
119 
- 
110 
378 
133 
84 
acres, 2012 
2,276,877 
19,623 
- 
10,293 
18,412 
19,911 
19,347 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,058,833 
10,750 
- 
7,855 
25,774 
26,055 
25,631 
Farming 
2012 
42,469 
220 
- 
227 
1,222 
309 
482 
2007 
40,910 
197 
2 
236 
1,057 
288 
464 
Other 
2012 
35,388 
232 
3 
234 
834 
354 
300 
Place of residence: 
2007 
40,123 
328 
5 
243 
991 
343 
350 
On farm operated 
2012 
54,775 
332 
1 
330 
1,488 
502 
412 
2007 
59,464 
354 
4 
379 
1,478 
532 
404 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
23,082 
120 
2 
131 
568 
161 
370 
2007 
21,569 
171 
3 
100 
570 
99 
410 
-continued 
524 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
