Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
San Benito 
San 
Bernardino 
San Diego 
San Francisco 
San Joaquin 
San Luis 
Obispo 
San Mateo 
Santa Barbara 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
628 
1,249 
5,732 
6 
3,580 
2,666 
334 
1,597 
2007 
625 
1,405 
6,687 
6 
3,624 
2,784 
329 
1,597 
acres, 2012 
604,319 
77,199 
221,538 
12 
787,015 
1,338,874 
48,160 
701,039 
2007 
579,851 
514,234 
303,889 
7 
737,503 
1,369,604 
57,089 
727,050 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
355 
691 
4,933 
3 
2,875 
1,664 
202 
1,165 
2007 
324 
709 
5,522 
6 
2,843 
1,557 
161 
1,132 
acres, 2012 
24,016 
22,699 
51,097 
(D) 
484,804 
113,141 
4,033 
98,772 
TENURE 
2007 
32,571 
27,516 
67,279 
(D) 
444,670 
105,492 
4,909 
93,280 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
413 
1,038 
5,265 
6 
2,712 
2,090 
208 
1,148 
2007 
435 
1,168 
6,162 
2,746 
2,219 
200 
1,201 
acres, 2012 
211,642 
31,870 
173,937 
240,052 
579,905 
27,814 
308,790 
2007 
185,076 
67,282 
221,692 
234,296 
673,740 
31,467 
250,546 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
240 
584 
4,570 
2,120 
1,311 
119 
826 
2007 
222 
585 
5,161 
2,137 
1,288 
90 
829 
acres, 2012 
8,213 
12,864 
36,836 
(D) 
170,899 
50,443 
1,984 
26,127 
2007 
9,952 
14,582 
52,875 
(D) 
155,261 
48,004 
1,933 
27,482 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
122 
66 
176 
_ 
541 
285 
46 
123 
2007 
116 
93 
239 
1 
584 
263 
36 
131 
acres, 2012 
309,610 
28,172 
24,232 
- 
424,007 
498,382 
10,592 
183,126 
2007 
327,102 
(D) 
56,486 
(D) 
391,864 
487,413 
9,461 
343,017 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
110,855 
13,548 
11,342 
204,424 
239,311 
3,548 
47,737 
2007 
161,285 
(D) 
19,993 
(D) 
154,724 
148,925 
2,181 
96,171 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
198,755 
14,624 
12,890 
219,583 
259,071 
7,044 
135,389 
2007 
165,817 
(D) 
36,493 
(D) 
237,140 
338,488 
7,280 
246,846 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
59 
33 
146 
477 
158 
30 
90 
2007 
62 
50 
168 
1 
497 
119 
26 
94 
acres, 2012 
10,451 
4,500 
6,463 
- 
209,877 
39,715 
1,210 
31,922 
2007 
15,922 
8,990 
8,798 
(□) 
203,371 
33,969 
1,314 
30,108 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
93 
145 
291 
_ 
327 
291 
80 
326 
2007 
74 
144 
286 
1 
294 
302 
93 
265 
acres, 2012 
83,067 
17,157 
23,369 
- 
122,956 
260,587 
9,754 
209,123 
2007 
67,673 
(D) 
25,711 
(D) 
1 1 1 ,343 
208,451 
16,161 
133,487 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
56 
74 
217 
278 
195 
53 
249 
2007 
40 
74 
193 
1 
209 
150 
45 
209 
acres, 2012 
5,352 
5,335 
7,798 
- 
104,028 
22,983 
839 
40,723 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
6,697 
3,944 
5,606 
(D) 
86,038 
23,519 
1,662 
35,690 
Total operators 
number 
1,015 
2,006 
8,542 
6 
5,685 
4,330 
535 
2,553 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
311 
637 
3,369 
6 
1,983 
1,378 
175 
898 
2 operators 
275 
507 
2,054 
- 
1,245 
1,050 
132 
543 
3 operators 
32 
87 
247 
- 
281 
175 
20 
108 
4 operators 
8 
9 
35 
- 
46 
36 
6 
30 
5 or more operators 
2 
9 
27 
- 
25 
27 
1 
18 
Total women operators 
number 
341 
749 
2,864 
1 
1,491 
1,518 
216 
794 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
301 
648 
2,621 
1 
1,318 
1,284 
155 
686 
2 operators 
11 
37 
106 
- 
71 
93 
26 
48 
3 operators 
6 
9 
9 
- 
9 
4 
3 
4 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
5 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
948 
2,272 
10,293 
6 
5,673 
4,559 
541 
2,580 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
367 
720 
3,657 
6 
2,040 
1,389 
167 
883 
2 operators 
210 
552 
2,647 
- 
1,248 
1,124 
136 
575 
3 operators 
39 
106 
282 
- 
257 
205 
16 
90 
4 operators 
5 
15 
61 
- 
63 
42 
6 
29 
5 or more operators 
4 
12 
40 
- 
16 
24 
4 
20 
Total women operators 
number 
288 
862 
3,687 
- 
1,512 
1,694 
211 
775 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
255 
713 
3,279 
- 
1,313 
1,435 
138 
652 
2 operators 
12 
55 
162 
- 
86 
113 
18 
49 
3 operators 
3 
9 
25 
- 
9 
11 
7 
3 
4 operators 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
2 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
534 
937 
4,657 
5 
3,147 
2,150 
235 
1,269 
2007 
516 
1,041 
5,275 
6 
3,188 
2,173 
243 
1,286 
acres, 2012 
509,144 
59,247 
202,123 
(D) 
754,756 
1,144,961 
41,735 
654,182 
2007 
489,430 
506,711 
247,431 
7 
704,265 
1,136,136 
53,713 
670,354 
Female 
farms, 2012 
94 
312 
1,075 
1 
433 
516 
99 
328 
2007 
109 
364 
1,412 
- 
436 
611 
86 
311 
acres, 2012 
95,175 
17,952 
19,415 
(D) 
32,259 
193,913 
6,425 
46,857 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
90,421 
7,523 
56,458 
33,238 
233,468 
3,376 
56,696 
Farming 
2012 
366 
712 
2,730 
5 
2,112 
1,254 
187 
826 
2007 
347 
679 
2,530 
2 
2,026 
1,380 
160 
813 
Other 
2012 
262 
537 
3,002 
1 
1,468 
1,412 
147 
771 
Place of residence: 
2007 
278 
726 
4,157 
4 
1,598 
1,404 
169 
784 
On farm operated 
2012 
507 
880 
3,946 
5 
2,624 
1,947 
215 
1,037 
2007 
498 
1,071 
5,285 
- 
2,665 
2,170 
216 
1,110 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
121 
369 
1,786 
1 
956 
719 
119 
560 
2007 
127 
334 
1,402 
6 
959 
614 
113 
487 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data California 529 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
