Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Santa Clara 
Santa Cruz 
Shasta 
Sierra 
Siskiyou 
Solano 
Sonoma 
Stanislaus 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,003 
667 
1,544 
48 
929 
860 
3,579 
4,143 
2007 
1,068 
682 
1,473 
50 
846 
890 
3,429 
4,114 
acres, 2012 
229,927 
99,983 
376,306 
39,141 
722,855 
407,101 
589,771 
768,046 
2007 
299,866 
47,489 
390,812 
28,782 
597,534 
358,225 
530,895 
788,954 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
691 
522 
626 
21 
435 
499 
2,507 
2,921 
2007 
647 
522 
510 
21 
381 
506 
2,386 
2,833 
acres, 2012 
23,128 
29,900 
24,254 
(D) 
128,647 
133,171 
91,307 
319,190 
TENURE 
2007 
23,381 
20,698 
21,942 
2,412 
102,647 
120,410 
91,197 
307,992 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
785 
453 
1,295 
32 
759 
618 
2,908 
3,135 
2007 
841 
440 
1,204 
44 
649 
646 
2,805 
3,110 
acres, 2012 
133,358 
45,588 
213,643 
(D) 
347,389 
106,740 
303,581 
264,285 
2007 
131,709 
25,476 
177,899 
(D) 
245,690 
98,311 
273,652 
258,549 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
532 
337 
536 
16 
329 
349 
2,084 
2,186 
2007 
501 
324 
422 
21 
261 
366 
2,007 
2,133 
acres, 2012 
9,022 
3,116 
13,795 
2,261 
49,170 
26,665 
41,644 
137,840 
2007 
7,787 
3,063 
12,664 
2,412 
33,005 
19,958 
45,490 
128,728 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
74 
90 
187 
13 
122 
134 
360 
642 
2007 
106 
72 
215 
4 
146 
137 
349 
631 
acres, 2012 
60,854 
25,855 
151,868 
23,803 
348,753 
191,803 
1 66,655 
397,350 
2007 
133,636 
12,975 
190,620 
13,362 
313,183 
178,254 
159,642 
450,551 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
15,810 
13,517 
50,180 
8,203 
144,606 
35,752 
80,007 
131,044 
2007 
34,267 
4,358 
70,182 
2,147 
119,663 
36,784 
68,667 
123,475 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
45,044 
12,338 
101,688 
15,600 
204,147 
156,051 
86,648 
266,306 
2007 
99,369 
8,617 
120,438 
11,215 
193,520 
141,470 
90,975 
327,076 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
52 
81 
66 
4 
91 
93 
227 
480 
2007 
68 
59 
74 
- 
96 
83 
234 
460 
acres, 2012 
7,519 
18,922 
9,806 
(D) 
67,494 
73,565 
40,146 
143,261 
2007 
8,655 
10,305 
7,839 
56,398 
70,608 
40,789 
134,706 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
144 
124 
62 
3 
48 
108 
311 
366 
2007 
121 
170 
54 
2 
51 
107 
275 
373 
acres, 2012 
35,715 
28,540 
10,795 
(D) 
26,713 
108,558 
119,535 
106,411 
2007 
34,521 
9,038 
22,293 
(D) 
38,661 
81,660 
97,601 
79,854 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
107 
104 
24 
1 
15 
57 
196 
255 
2007 
78 
139 
14 
- 
24 
57 
145 
240 
acres, 2012 
6,587 
7,862 
653 
(D) 
11,983 
32,941 
9,517 
38,089 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
6,939 
7,330 
1,439 
13,244 
29,844 
4,918 
44,558 
Total operators 
number 
1,499 
1,098 
2,488 
72 
1,656 
1,395 
5,872 
6,567 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
594 
340 
711 
29 
366 
418 
1,897 
2,245 
2 operators 
340 
272 
763 
16 
488 
376 
1,315 
1,486 
3 operators 
58 
35 
44 
1 
35 
43 
277 
326 
4 operators 
7 
6 
20 
2 
21 
19 
50 
68 
5 or more operators 
4 
14 
6 
" 
19 
4 
40 
18 
Total women operators 
number 
496 
347 
1,088 
25 
636 
515 
2,017 
1,876 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
445 
309 
957 
21 
542 
439 
1,632 
1,683 
2 operators 
24 
14 
58 
2 
25 
29 
127 
80 
3 operators 
1 
2 
1 
- 
13 
6 
19 
8 
4 operators 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
1 
- 
10 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,692 
1,136 
2,443 
77 
1,443 
1,456 
5,417 
6,417 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
600 
354 
608 
26 
355 
433 
1,907 
2,228 
2 operators 
370 
259 
789 
22 
416 
401 
1,235 
1,574 
3 operators 
77 
43 
53 
1 
52 
44 
212 
239 
4 operators 
9 
14 
18 
1 
16 
4 
44 
50 
5 or more operators 
12 
12 
5 
- 
7 
8 
31 
23 
Total women operators 
number 
585 
379 
1,063 
30 
544 
517 
1,775 
1,816 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
462 
323 
939 
25 
485 
471 
1,476 
1,638 
2 operators 
37 
21 
58 
1 
25 
15 
118 
73 
3 operators 
7 
2 
1 
1 
3 
2 
15 
9 
4 operators 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
4 
1 
1 
3 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
803 
537 
1,122 
38 
773 
653 
2,840 
3,642 
2007 
840 
535 
1,085 
44 
698 
726 
2,738 
3,612 
acres, 2012 
201,375 
96,074 
270,020 
36,959 
672,274 
352,315 
527,049 
714,383 
2007 
282,960 
43,948 
343,381 
(D) 
548,539 
347,325 
482,669 
758,583 
Female 
farms, 2012 
200 
130 
422 
10 
156 
207 
739 
501 
2007 
228 
147 
388 
6 
148 
164 
691 
502 
acres, 2012 
28,552 
3,909 
106,286 
2,182 
50,581 
54,786 
62,722 
53,663 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
16,906 
3,541 
47,431 
(D) 
48,995 
10,900 
48,226 
30,371 
Farming 
2012 
562 
414 
693 
27 
541 
462 
1,836 
2,450 
2007 
501 
422 
689 
36 
450 
470 
1,621 
2,224 
Other 
2012 
441 
253 
851 
21 
388 
398 
1,743 
1,693 
Place of residence: 
2007 
567 
260 
784 
14 
396 
420 
1,808 
1,890 
On farm operated 
2012 
751 
418 
1,384 
40 
759 
674 
2,602 
3,317 
2007 
803 
437 
1,332 
38 
695 
652 
2,569 
3,308 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
252 
249 
160 
8 
170 
186 
977 
826 
2007 
265 
245 
141 
12 
151 
238 
860 
806 
-continued 
530 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
