Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Inyo 
Kern 
Kings 
Lake 
Lassen 
Los Angeles 
Madera 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
125 
1,938 
1,056 
838 
448 
1,294 
1,507 
2007 
94 
2,117 
1,129 
845 
459 
1,734 
1,708 
acres, 2012 
330,840 
2,330,233 
673,634 
150,721 
482,680 
91,689 
653,584 
2007 
292,552 
2,361,765 
680,662 
124,199 
459,126 
108,463 
679,729 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
37 
1,115 
767 
641 
199 
718 
1,066 
2007 
25 
1,169 
805 
638 
197 
632 
1,123 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
740,061 
415,706 
24,175 
40,182 
40,796 
289,693 
TENURE 
2007 
(D) 
764,929 
419,964 
18,800 
46,908 
25,829 
264,767 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
45 
1,372 
719 
763 
355 
987 
1,230 
2007 
35 
1,574 
798 
769 
340 
1,429 
1,398 
acres, 2012 
15,786 
835,873 
308,684 
106,597 
186,409 
40,639 
316,892 
2007 
119,533 
966,629 
326,046 
86,483 
125,188 
52,077 
277,319 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
12 
784 
477 
574 
150 
486 
881 
2007 
13 
854 
540 
584 
135 
446 
930 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
379,109 
221,413 
16,475 
15,840 
16,903 
187,815 
2007 
1,705 
403,763 
209,112 
12,131 
21,460 
5,042 
164,391 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
24 
321 
235 
55 
67 
64 
196 
2007 
20 
310 
212 
60 
86 
106 
211 
acres, 2012 
195,087 
1,162,974 
206,294 
17,992 
231,308 
27,505 
264,794 
2007 
88,683 
1,041,839 
270,120 
31,174 
301,938 
(D) 
350,928 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
10,154 
389,865 
96,615 
9,603 
109,989 
6,125 
103,521 
2007 
2,948 
389,485 
193,349 
13,661 
120,339 
16,167 
154,780 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
184,933 
773,109 
109,679 
8,389 
121,319 
21,380 
161,273 
2007 
85,735 
652,354 
76,771 
17,513 
181,599 
(D) 
196,148 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5 
197 
216 
51 
37 
37 
124 
2007 
4 
188 
193 
44 
52 
58 
134 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
266,046 
138,067 
5,789 
22,693 
11,702 
74,368 
2007 
(D) 
262,802 
157,247 
4,707 
22,542 
10,909 
77,696 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
56 
245 
102 
20 
26 
243 
81 
2007 
39 
233 
119 
16 
33 
199 
99 
acres, 2012 
119,967 
331,386 
158,656 
26,132 
64,963 
23,545 
71,898 
2007 
84,336 
353,297 
84,496 
6,542 
32,000 
(D) 
51,482 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
20 
134 
74 
16 
12 
195 
61 
2007 
8 
127 
72 
10 
10 
128 
59 
acres, 2012 
5,315 
94,906 
56,226 
1,911 
1,649 
12,191 
27,510 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,860 
98,364 
53,605 
1,962 
2,906 
9,878 
22,680 
Total operators 
number 
179 
3,356 
1,941 
1,270 
785 
2,148 
2,444 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
76 
902 
498 
461 
175 
643 
802 
2 operators 
44 
794 
420 
332 
234 
532 
522 
3 operators 
5 
167 
80 
38 
25 
91 
148 
4 operators 
- 
39 
23 
4 
10 
7 
25 
5 or more operators 
" 
36 
35 
3 
4 
21 
10 
Total women operators 
number 
58 
1,013 
452 
457 
318 
878 
688 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
58 
858 
354 
407 
275 
720 
590 
2 operators 
- 
65 
21 
25 
20 
70 
46 
3 operators 
- 
7 
7 
- 
1 
6 
2 
4 operators 
- 
1 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
3 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
166 
3,643 
1,892 
1,356 
807 
2,971 
2,675 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
49 
1,003 
586 
428 
179 
785 
964 
2 operators 
28 
837 
422 
358 
230 
767 
599 
3 operators 
12 
192 
71 
50 
45 
148 
103 
4 operators 
- 
57 
27 
8 
3 
21 
24 
5 or more operators 
5 
28 
23 
1 
2 
13 
18 
Total women operators 
number 
52 
1,052 
474 
508 
323 
1,311 
741 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
48 
876 
395 
434 
283 
1,085 
651 
2 operators 
2 
62 
18 
33 
20 
86 
36 
3 operators 
- 
12 
6 
- 
- 
13 
6 
4 operators 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
5 
1 
3 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
87 
1,589 
968 
666 
349 
917 
1,318 
2007 
73 
1,761 
1,037 
642 
353 
1,140 
1,477 
acres, 2012 
329,935 
2,184,297 
658,154 
90,808 
442,289 
85,367 
631,729 
2007 
291,281 
2,213,881 
659,949 
111,132 
388,888 
92,611 
652,383 
Female 
farms, 2012 
38 
349 
88 
172 
99 
377 
189 
2007 
21 
356 
92 
203 
106 
594 
231 
acres, 2012 
905 
145,936 
15,480 
59,913 
40,391 
6,322 
21,855 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1,271 
147,884 
20,713 
13,067 
70,238 
15,852 
27,346 
Farming 
2012 
79 
1,225 
697 
368 
232 
784 
872 
2007 
47 
1,215 
652 
352 
242 
621 
929 
Other 
2012 
46 
713 
359 
470 
216 
510 
635 
Place of residence: 
2007 
47 
902 
477 
493 
217 
1,113 
779 
On farm operated 
2012 
81 
1,023 
710 
621 
389 
845 
851 
2007 
56 
1,179 
827 
674 
403 
1,305 
1,036 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
44 
915 
346 
217 
59 
449 
656 
2007 
38 
938 
302 
171 
56 
429 
672 
-continued 
526 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
