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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
631 
230 
153 
568 
42 
1,110 
481 
2007 
410 
190 
123 
494 
55 
1,187 
446 
Any 
2012 
1,054 
512 
159 
787 
99 
1,839 
871 
2007 
1,228 
500 
202 
994 
87 
2,276 
947 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
259 
93 
17 
144 
7 
279 
174 
2007 
368 
87 
27 
160 
13 
420 
162 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
103 
39 
9 
64 
9 
160 
53 
2007 
130 
64 
20 
88 
1 
273 
70 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
156 
71 
41 
142 
17 
231 
97 
2007 
186 
80 
21 
189 
14 
310 
121 
200 days or more 
2012 
536 
309 
92 
437 
66 
1,169 
547 
2007 
544 
269 
134 
557 
59 
1,273 
594 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
79 
29 
18 
60 
7 
130 
93 
2007 
61 
44 
7 
58 
5 
167 
73 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
108 
88 
24 
86 
2 
197 
102 
2007 
117 
92 
38 
95 
7 
366 
130 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
270 
166 
37 
175 
33 
522 
220 
2007 
429 
178 
61 
355 
53 
853 
267 
10 years or more 
2012 
1,228 
459 
233 
1,034 
99 
2,100 
937 
2007 
1,031 
376 
219 
980 
77 
2,077 
923 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
17.9 
15.1 
24.2 
21.3 
19.6 
18.3 
19.8 
2007 
16.4 
14.5 
20.3 
18.8 
17.7 
15.9 
18.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
64 
23 
17 
45 
5 
99 
77 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
84 
70 
19 
64 
4 
163 
76 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
220 
151 
39 
158 
31 
447 
195 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,317 
498 
237 
1,088 
101 
2,240 
1,004 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
19.9 
17.8 
25.7 
23.3 
21.7 
20.5 
22.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
3 
- 
3 
2 
13 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
6 
- 
9 
8 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
63 
39 
3 
48 
9 
73 
92 
2007 
35 
10 
3 
38 
3 
109 
26 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
146 
57 
25 
105 
13 
183 
132 
2007 
127 
86 
22 
143 
7 
359 
167 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
230 
161 
66 
300 
37 
661 
292 
2007 
379 
209 
97 
407 
45 
868 
395 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
215 
148 
39 
181 
24 
426 
188 
2007 
273 
118 
51 
216 
12 
477 
171 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
303 
80 
56 
206 
18 
417 
212 
2007 
256 
124 
44 
218 
29 
532 
235 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
300 
122 
48 
185 
15 
427 
173 
2007 
209 
65 
27 
166 
19 
375 
147 
70 years and over 
2012 
428 
132 
75 
327 
23 
749 
263 
2007 
359 
78 
79 
294 
27 
734 
244 
Average age 
2012 
61.5 
58.3 
62.2 
60.4 
56.9 
61.0 
57.8 
2007 
59.9 
56.6 
60.2 
58.4 
59.7 
58.6 
57.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,391 
646 
223 
1,093 
125 
2,173 
1,002 
2007 
1,173 
543 
229 
1,116 
102 
2,288 
1,020 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
78 
54 
14 
66 
12 
139 
45 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
607 
208 
75 
294 
68 
880 
560 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
265 
25 
112 
93 
6 
394 
160 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
35 
55 
13 
6 
4 
238 
14 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
250 
107 
27 
313 
20 
331 
150 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
278 
197 
13 
321 
29 
346 
123 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
43 
39 
7 
96 
- 
56 
29 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
76 
47 
4 
85 
58 
35 
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 
1,469 
731 
272 
1,329 
134 
2,764 
1,291 
acres, 2012 
194,561 
40,054 
13,230 
74,780 
115,034 
296,225 
231,815 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
319 
13 
17 
26 
10 
161 
93 
acres, 2012 
35,053 
337 
(D) 
1,716 
21,388 
56,006 
22,511 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,049 
654 
208 
1,206 
98 
2,335 
1,102 
2007 
1,089 
628 
231 
1,323 
114 
2,800 
1,154 
acres, 2012 
113,185 
35,158 
11,554 
59,218 
48,378 
179,177 
108,848 
2007 
133,425 
54,526 
(D) 
101,772 
(D) 
143,269 
175,875 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
300 
53 
35 
69 
15 
232 
127 
2007 
256 
36 
34 
95 
15 
327 
112 
acres, 2012 
49,070 
5,583 
3,935 
14,963 
79,074 
49,121 
78,846 
2007 
29,056 
12,908 
25,875 
17,183 
74,721 
70,548 
94,852 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
190 
22 
45 
41 
18 
241 
78 
2007 
171 
14 
37 
39 
6 
186 
61 
acres, 2012 
67,718 
574 
42,514 
15,200 
44,665 
73,698 
49,485 
2007 
38,184 
1,980 
1,598 
8,173 
21,572 
72,917 
38,750 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
44 
1 
9 
5 
- 
45 
16 
2007 
53 
8 
11 
10 
1 
63 
33 
acres, 2012 
17,504 
(D) 
1,975 
162 
- 
23,708 
5,683 
2007 
14,759 
43 
(D) 
1,625 
(D) 
16,783 
15,053 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
102 
12 
15 
34 
10 
96 
29 
2007 
69 
4 
12 
21 
6 
87 
33 
acres, 2012 
5,893 
(D) 
519 
1,860 
2,093 
18,340 
3,978 
2007 
7,822 
710 
709 
3,468 
628 
51,236 
4,063 
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536 California 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
