Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Napa 
Nevada 
Orange 
Placer 
Plumas 
Riverside 
Sacramento 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,685 
742 
312 
1,355 
141 
2,949 
1,352 
2007 
1,638 
690 
325 
1,488 
142 
3,463 
1,393 
acres, 2012 
253,370 
42,114 
60,497 
91,403 
174,210 
344,044 
246,840 
2007 
223,246 
70,167 
87,435 
132,221 
120,253 
354,753 
328,593 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,521 
312 
217 
508 
62 
1,962 
660 
2007 
1,503 
218 
200 
487 
33 
2,096 
583 
acres, 2012 
52,180 
1,555 
10,058 
19,535 
11,767 
156,469 
92,090 
TENURE 
2007 
51,860 
2,621 
7,846 
21,990 
7,692 
163,783 
113,315 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
1,470 
625 
216 
1,141 
101 
2,579 
940 
2007 
1,429 
580 
230 
1,250 
120 
3,047 
1,013 
acres, 2012 
148,227 
22,113 
50,237 
31,204 
(D) 
119,533 
60,251 
2007 
124,570 
25,958 
79,896 
42,720 
(D) 
159,605 
137,936 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,358 
262 
138 
436 
49 
1,729 
362 
2007 
1,320 
181 
117 
416 
28 
1,873 
340 
acres, 2012 
28,222 
1,076 
3,811 
4,051 
3,843 
48,266 
25,673 
2007 
31,907 
2,103 
3,427 
5,363 
2,805 
48,751 
34,407 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
117 
56 
22 
127 
36 
181 
186 
2007 
142 
83 
14 
152 
18 
228 
200 
acres, 2012 
85,782 
12,106 
7,104 
40,787 
112,088 
94,449 
128,920 
2007 
78,543 
39,212 
3,680 
55,138 
72,501 
117,273 
133,266 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
33,692 
2,848 
1,673 
12,554 
46,328 
36,740 
47,198 
2007 
38,476 
7,284 
1,429 
14,640 
31,190 
53,921 
47,131 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
52,090 
9,258 
5,431 
28,233 
65,760 
57,709 
81,722 
2007 
40,067 
31,928 
2,251 
40,498 
41,311 
63,352 
86,135 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
94 
16 
21 
40 
13 
134 
132 
2007 
123 
27 
14 
35 
5 
134 
120 
acres, 2012 
22,614 
355 
3,838 
7,890 
7,924 
62,654 
44,793 
2007 
17,723 
(D) 
2,000 
5,223 
4,887 
74,684 
47,995 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
98 
61 
74 
87 
4 
189 
226 
2007 
67 
27 
81 
86 
4 
188 
180 
acres, 2012 
19,361 
7,895 
3,156 
19,412 
(D) 
130,062 
57,669 
2007 
20,133 
4,997 
3,859 
34,363 
(D) 
77,875 
57,391 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
69 
34 
58 
32 
99 
166 
2007 
60 
10 
69 
36 
- 
89 
123 
acres, 2012 
1,344 
124 
2,409 
7,594 
- 
45,549 
21,624 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
2,230 
(D) 
2,419 
11,404 
' 
40,348 
30,913 
Total operators 
number 
2,843 
1,239 
487 
2,294 
236 
4,787 
2,301 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
875 
297 
182 
530 
70 
1,449 
601 
2 operators 
610 
401 
94 
751 
54 
1,243 
661 
3 operators 
140 
37 
29 
47 
13 
208 
59 
4 operators 
36 
6 
5 
16 
3 
34 
15 
5 or more operators 
24 
1 
2 
11 
1 
15 
16 
Total women operators 
number 
838 
573 
162 
1,034 
85 
1,761 
871 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
701 
517 
128 
882 
63 
1,496 
731 
2 operators 
31 
28 
7 
54 
11 
122 
46 
3 operators 
8 
- 
4 
8 
- 
7 
2 
4 operators 
4 
- 
2 
5 
- 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,748 
1,181 
518 
2,476 
262 
5,480 
2,362 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
854 
265 
184 
600 
43 
1,758 
651 
2 operators 
570 
378 
103 
813 
86 
1,454 
609 
3 operators 
164 
35 
32 
59 
6 
219 
84 
4 operators 
34 
8 
2 
11 
6 
16 
35 
5 or more operators 
16 
4 
4 
5 
1 
16 
14 
Total women operators 
number 
790 
562 
168 
1,115 
116 
2,095 
910 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
653 
479 
142 
1,010 
95 
1,826 
746 
2 operators 
33 
37 
6 
45 
6 
109 
53 
3 operators 
18 
3 
2 
5 
3 
13 
17 
4 operators 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,393 
525 
230 
979 
122 
2,274 
1,066 
2007 
1,381 
455 
243 
1,063 
108 
2,549 
1,075 
acres, 2012 
216,571 
32,114 
59,564 
80,078 
173,177 
322,421 
221,917 
2007 
193,935 
60,076 
85,560 
114,369 
114,218 
318,348 
304,105 
Female 
farms, 2012 
292 
217 
82 
376 
19 
675 
286 
2007 
257 
235 
82 
425 
34 
914 
318 
acres, 2012 
36,799 
10,000 
933 
11,325 
1,033 
21,623 
24,923 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
29,311 
10,091 
1,875 
17,852 
6,035 
36,405 
24,488 
Farming 
2012 
588 
346 
183 
617 
62 
1,448 
652 
2007 
678 
295 
133 
670 
70 
1,662 
667 
Other 
2012 
1,097 
396 
129 
738 
79 
1,501 
700 
Place of residence: 
2007 
960 
395 
192 
818 
72 
1,801 
726 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,111 
662 
177 
1,212 
111 
1,982 
1,002 
2007 
1,115 
627 
169 
1,331 
127 
2,563 
1,093 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
574 
80 
135 
143 
30 
967 
350 
2007 
523 
63 
156 
157 
15 
900 
300 
-continued 
528 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
