Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Contra Costa 
Del Norte 
El Dorado 
Fresno 
Glenn 
Humboldt 
Imperial 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
216 
59 
501 
2,258 
607 
371 
192 
2007 
201 
29 
400 
2,083 
486 
324 
199 
Any 
2012 
386 
62 
857 
3,425 
704 
559 
229 
2007 
433 
56 
868 
3,998 
756 
528 
253 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
52 
8 
128 
480 
126 
106 
46 
2007 
84 
7 
157 
739 
130 
98 
43 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
49 
- 
186 
262 
65 
58 
29 
2007 
30 
5 
106 
437 
50 
52 
15 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
64 
9 
135 
567 
109 
127 
20 
2007 
51 
12 
162 
590 
117 
96 
25 
200 days or more 
2012 
221 
45 
408 
2,116 
404 
268 
134 
2007 
268 
32 
443 
2,232 
459 
282 
170 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
16 
83 
232 
45 
24 
16 
2007 
22 
2 
92 
310 
40 
32 
11 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
51 
11 
124 
311 
71 
58 
38 
2007 
40 
9 
135 
438 
74 
53 
22 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
95 
15 
257 
915 
210 
161 
62 
2007 
116 
18 
369 
923 
210 
132 
72 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
445 
79 
894 
4,225 
985 
687 
305 
2007 
456 
56 
672 
4,410 
918 
635 
347 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
21.8 
17.9 
16.2 
21.8 
21.3 
21.9 
22.5 
2007 
19.8 
19.0 
14.3 
21.1 
20.3 
21.0 
23.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
11 
16 
66 
122 
24 
17 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
41 
6 
107 
243 
65 
50 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
87 
19 
237 
715 
174 
133 
48 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
463 
80 
948 
4,603 
1,048 
730 
334 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.4 
18.8 
18.1 
25.0 
23.9 
23.9 
25.8 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
6 
33 
4 
3 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
5 
35 
3 
6 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
8 
4 
16 
248 
83 
70 
28 
2007 
24 
4 
22 
255 
70 
34 
7 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
52 
15 
113 
512 
159 
133 
34 
2007 
52 
10 
82 
629 
123 
71 
44 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
112 
35 
274 
1,215 
257 
141 
93 
2007 
157 
28 
352 
1,430 
341 
200 
129 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
75 
21 
171 
887 
193 
114 
79 
2007 
82 
11 
191 
1,026 
167 
145 
82 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
95 
7 
225 
872 
219 
163 
66 
2007 
116 
10 
225 
751 
143 
143 
50 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
92 
23 
262 
609 
132 
131 
38 
2007 
85 
6 
163 
710 
153 
97 
47 
70 years and over 
2012 
168 
16 
291 
1,307 
264 
175 
83 
2007 
118 
16 
228 
1,245 
242 
156 
89 
Average age 
2012 
61.6 
56.0 
60.7 
59.4 
57.8 
57.9 
57.8 
2007 
58.8 
56.3 
59.0 
58.2 
57.4 
58.2 
58.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
501 
94 
1,164 
4,053 
1,049 
654 
352 
2007 
414 
63 
967 
3,433 
783 
561 
361 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
18 
4 
101 
290 
54 
42 
18 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
206 
11 
337 
1,447 
347 
207 
134 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
116 
57 
76 
381 
63 
195 
83 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
17 
- 
15 
230 
66 
21 
6 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
55 
26 
271 
1,251 
274 
98 
79 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
112 
10 
443 
911 
290 
133 
64 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
10 
1 
27 
189 
18 
15 
15 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
24 
- 
83 
148 
45 
26 
12 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
582 
115 
1,325 
5,241 
1,241 
870 
373 
acres, 2012 
116,585 
20,180 
126,268 
1,408,367 
605,723 
485,569 
442,026 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
31 
6 
61 
264 
18 
25 
37 
acres, 2012 
9,431 
477 
8,160 
146,444 
17,864 
28,924 
65,676 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
499 
95 
1,162 
4,289 
1,042 
767 
243 
2007 
515 
66 
1,117 
4,700 
936 
735 
268 
acres, 2012 
77,382 
(D) 
82,126 
670,951 
252,336 
338,549 
213,784 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
78,500 
736,792 
217,887 
348,975 
199,469 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
52 
13 
82 
729 
167 
96 
66 
2007 
60 
10 
98 
828 
218 
64 
80 
acres, 2012 
26,409 
3,221 
32,382 
542,768 
303,493 
176,799 
131,391 
2007 
17,928 
3,227 
21,823 
460,846 
141,029 
126,081 
81,588 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
31 
6 
50 
419 
71 
38 
65 
2007 
30 
7 
32 
401 
60 
24 
64 
acres, 2012 
13,152 
2,184 
8,235 
341,727 
61,200 
54,527 
115,979 
2007 
8,896 
1,765 
1,561 
343,226 
77,992 
104,531 
111,578 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
5 
18 
38 
10 
3 
27 
2007 
14 
2 
8 
37 
13 
8 
22 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,990 
670 
74,435 
7,258 
7,804 
38,651 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
140 
47,865 
(D) 
6,136 
18,970 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
16 
2 
46 
208 
21 
26 
20 
2007 
15 
- 
13 
115 
15 
21 
18 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
4,952 
91,321 
44,497 
15,918 
15,978 
2007 
(D) 
5,056 
47,495 
(D) 
11,754 
15,744 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data California 533 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
