Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Marin 
Mariposa 
Mendocino 
Merced 
Modoc 
Mono 
Monterey 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
323 
364 
1,220 
2,486 
437 
72 
1,179 
2007 
255 
302 
1,136 
2,607 
448 
84 
1,199 
acres, 2012 
170,876 
283,611 
770,257 
978,667 
523,522 
56,386 
1,268,144 
2007 
133,275 
212,524 
608,674 
1,041,115 
597,740 
44,610 
1,327,972 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
135 
66 
758 
1,903 
257 
30 
694 
2007 
86 
34 
729 
1,946 
267 
28 
685 
acres, 2012 
7,868 
835 
31,411 
480,103 
123,008 
10,591 
282,694 
TENURE 
2007 
4,007 
286 
31,609 
466,304 
103,467 
8,144 
227,834 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
180 
251 
1,017 
1,635 
315 
49 
725 
2007 
131 
223 
971 
1,826 
296 
56 
747 
acres, 2012 
40,014 
83,861 
404,822 
338,898 
282,011 
19,556 
499,631 
2007 
28,913 
50,766 
362,104 
339,853 
264,171 
14,309 
546,728 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
89 
57 
643 
1,214 
170 
19 
364 
2007 
54 
33 
624 
1,319 
161 
17 
353 
acres, 2012 
901 
439 
18,646 
175,578 
70,648 
(D) 
64,249 
2007 
434 
(D) 
20,597 
174,200 
51,016 
(D) 
44,583 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
56 
69 
118 
530 
103 
15 
157 
2007 
46 
62 
93 
492 
104 
18 
162 
acres, 2012 
60,450 
106,666 
290,165 
534,408 
231,969 
33,163 
502,490 
2007 
52,235 
142,295 
119,058 
558,040 
304,069 
27,910 
505,251 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
21,597 
28,522 
66,829 
245,358 
125,193 
13,099 
171,812 
2007 
18,909 
41,797 
51,177 
282,052 
118,915 
7,560 
257,061 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
38,853 
78,144 
223,336 
289,050 
106,776 
20,064 
330,678 
2007 
33,326 
100,498 
67,881 
275,988 
185,154 
20,350 
248,190 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
22 
5 
80 
444 
79 
10 
96 
2007 
14 
1 
64 
425 
80 
9 
100 
acres, 2012 
4,294 
243 
10,693 
260,425 
50,797 
7,608 
118,090 
2007 
1,706 
(D) 
9,121 
229,246 
48,940 
6,480 
92,190 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
87 
44 
85 
321 
19 
8 
297 
2007 
78 
17 
72 
289 
48 
10 
290 
acres, 2012 
70,412 
93,084 
75,270 
105,361 
9,542 
3,667 
266,023 
2007 
52,127 
19,463 
127,512 
143,222 
29,500 
2,391 
275,993 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
24 
4 
35 
245 
8 
1 
234 
2007 
18 
- 
41 
202 
26 
2 
232 
acres, 2012 
2,673 
153 
2,072 
44,100 
1,563 
(D) 
100,355 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,867 
1,891 
62,858 
3,511 
(D) 
91,061 
Total operators 
number 
546 
575 
2,019 
4,170 
725 
128 
2,092 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
159 
171 
610 
1,294 
189 
32 
609 
2 operators 
124 
175 
504 
859 
223 
35 
405 
3 operators 
28 
18 
76 
213 
17 
4 
109 
4 operators 
7 
- 
20 
102 
6 
- 
26 
5 or more operators 
5 
" 
10 
18 
2 
1 
30 
Total women operators 
number 
212 
239 
755 
975 
296 
35 
582 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
178 
214 
668 
851 
268 
29 
454 
2 operators 
10 
8 
35 
47 
14 
3 
56 
3 operators 
2 
3 
3 
10 
- 
- 
4 
4 operators 
2 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
1 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
418 
526 
1,888 
4,263 
742 
133 
2,102 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
132 
121 
557 
1,380 
204 
43 
632 
2 operators 
95 
144 
482 
941 
200 
36 
435 
3 operators 
22 
34 
74 
217 
38 
4 
78 
4 operators 
5 
1 
14 
51 
6 
- 
19 
5 or more operators 
1 
2 
9 
18 
" 
1 
35 
Total women operators 
number 
176 
248 
682 
1,059 
270 
42 
575 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
139 
184 
576 
924 
244 
34 
441 
2 operators 
17 
20 
44 
55 
13 
2 
46 
3 operators 
1 
8 
2 
3 
- 
- 
6 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
3 
3 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
232 
281 
901 
2,287 
335 
61 
1,006 
2007 
172 
208 
878 
2,405 
358 
65 
1,000 
acres, 2012 
141,670 
230,579 
653,029 
907,625 
466,794 
55,686 
1,141,534 
2007 
105,776 
182,024 
516,255 
982,877 
522,863 
41,620 
1,261,311 
Female 
farms, 2012 
91 
83 
319 
199 
102 
11 
173 
2007 
83 
94 
258 
202 
90 
19 
199 
acres, 2012 
29,206 
53,032 
117,228 
71,042 
56,728 
700 
126,610 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
27,499 
30,500 
92,419 
58,238 
74,877 
2,990 
66,661 
Farming 
2012 
189 
189 
608 
1,603 
264 
42 
728 
2007 
151 
135 
583 
1,551 
269 
38 
768 
Other 
2012 
134 
175 
612 
883 
173 
30 
451 
Place of residence: 
2007 
104 
167 
553 
1,056 
179 
46 
431 
On farm operated 
2012 
269 
306 
951 
1,681 
380 
44 
666 
2007 
190 
272 
918 
1,857 
381 
67 
697 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
54 
58 
269 
805 
57 
28 
513 
2007 
65 
30 
218 
750 
67 
17 
502 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data California 527 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
