Counties in California by land in farms

Kern County had the highest land in farms of 58 counties in 2007, at 2,361,765 acres. San Francisco County had the lowest, at 7 acres. The median was 341,673 acres and the figure for California was 25,364,695 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,361,765Kern County
Median341,67358 counties
California25,364,695History

Map of counties, 2007

Alameda County: 204,633 acresAlpine County: 1,810 acresAmador County: 163,482 acresButte County: 373,786 acresCalaveras County: 201,026 acresColusa County: 474,092 acresContra Costa County: 146,993 acresDel Norte County: 18,168 acresEl Dorado County: 107,080 acresFresno County: 1,636,224 acresGlenn County: 489,186 acresHumboldt County: 597,477 acresImperial County: 427,349 acresInyo County: 292,552 acresKern County: 2,361,765 acresKings County: 680,662 acresLake County: 124,199 acresLassen County: 459,126 acresLos Angeles County: 108,463 acresMadera County: 679,729 acresMarin County: 133,275 acresMariposa County: 212,524 acresMendocino County: 608,674 acresMerced County: 1,041,115 acresModoc County: 597,740 acresMono County: 44,610 acresMonterey County: 1,327,972 acresNapa County: 223,246 acresNevada County: 70,167 acresOrange County: 87,435 acresPlacer County: 132,221 acresPlumas County: 120,253 acresRiverside County: 354,753 acresSacramento County: 328,593 acresSan Benito County: 579,851 acresSan Bernardino County: 514,234 acresSan Diego County: 303,889 acresSan Francisco County: 7 acresSan Joaquin County: 737,503 acresSan Luis Obispo County: 1,369,604 acresSan Mateo County: 57,089 acresSanta Barbara County: 727,050 acresSanta Clara County: 299,866 acresSanta Cruz County: 47,489 acresShasta County: 390,812 acresSierra County: 28,782 acresSiskiyou County: 597,534 acresSolano County: 358,225 acresSonoma County: 530,895 acresStanislaus County: 788,954 acresSutter County: 359,802 acresTehama County: 532,206 acresTrinity County: 124,943 acresTulare County: 1,168,684 acresTuolumne County: 117,085 acresVentura County: 259,055 acresYolo County: 479,858 acresYuba County: 160,898 acres
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acres, 2007. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2007

Kern County: 2,361,765 acresKern County2,361,765Fresno County: 1,636,224 acresFresno County1,636,224San Luis Obispo County: 1,369,604 acresSan Luis Obispo County1,369,604Monterey County: 1,327,972 acresMonterey County1,327,972Tulare County: 1,168,684 acresTulare County1,168,684Merced County: 1,041,115 acresMerced County1,041,115Stanislaus County: 788,954 acresStanislaus County788,954San Joaquin County: 737,503 acresSan Joaquin County737,503Santa Barbara County: 727,050 acresSanta Barbara County727,050Kings County: 680,662 acresKings County680,662Madera County: 679,729 acresMadera County679,729Mendocino County: 608,674 acresMendocino County608,674Modoc County: 597,740 acresModoc County597,740Siskiyou County: 597,534 acresSiskiyou County597,534Humboldt County: 597,477 acresHumboldt County597,477San Benito County: 579,851 acresSan Benito County579,851Tehama County: 532,206 acresTehama County532,206Sonoma County: 530,895 acresSonoma County530,895San Bernardino County: 514,234 acresSan Bernardino County514,234Glenn County: 489,186 acresGlenn County489,186Yolo County: 479,858 acresYolo County479,858Colusa County: 474,092 acresColusa County474,092Lassen County: 459,126 acresLassen County459,126Imperial County: 427,349 acresImperial County427,349Shasta County: 390,812 acresShasta County390,812Butte County: 373,786 acresButte County373,786Sutter County: 359,802 acresSutter County359,802Solano County: 358,225 acresSolano County358,225Riverside County: 354,753 acresRiverside County354,753Sacramento County: 328,593 acresSacramento County328,593San Diego County: 303,889 acresSan Diego County303,889Santa Clara County: 299,866 acresSanta Clara County299,866Inyo County: 292,552 acresInyo County292,552Ventura County: 259,055 acresVentura County259,055Napa County: 223,246 acresNapa County223,246Mariposa County: 212,524 acresMariposa County212,524Alameda County: 204,633 acresAlameda County204,633Calaveras County: 201,026 acresCalaveras County201,026Amador County: 163,482 acresAmador County163,482Yuba County: 160,898 acresYuba County160,898Contra Costa County: 146,993 acresContra Costa County146,993Marin County: 133,275 acresMarin County133,275Placer County: 132,221 acresPlacer County132,221Trinity County: 124,943 acresTrinity County124,943Lake County: 124,199 acresLake County124,199Plumas County: 120,253 acresPlumas County120,253Tuolumne County: 117,085 acresTuolumne County117,085Los Angeles County: 108,463 acresLos Angeles County108,463El Dorado County: 107,080 acresEl Dorado County107,080Orange County: 87,435 acresOrange County87,435Nevada County: 70,167 acresNevada County70,167San Mateo County: 57,089 acresSan Mateo County57,089Santa Cruz County: 47,489 acresSanta Cruz County47,489Mono County: 44,610 acresMono County44,610Sierra County: 28,782 acresSierra County28,782Del Norte County: 18,168 acresDel Norte County18,168Alpine County: 1,810 acresAlpine County1,810San Francisco County: 7 acresSan Francisco County7Kern County: 2,361,765 acresKern County2,361,765Fresno County: 1,636,224 acresFresno County1,636,224San Luis Obispo County: 1,369,604 acresSan Luis Obispo County1,369,604Monterey County: 1,327,972 acresMonterey County1,327,972Tulare County: 1,168,684 acresTulare County1,168,684Merced County: 1,041,115 acresMerced County1,041,115Stanislaus County: 788,954 acresStanislaus County788,954San Joaquin County: 737,503 acresSan Joaquin County737,503Santa Barbara County: 727,050 acresSanta Barbara County727,050Kings County: 680,662 acresKings County680,662Madera County: 679,729 acresMadera County679,729Mendocino County: 608,674 acresMendocino County608,674Modoc County: 597,740 acresModoc County597,740Siskiyou County: 597,534 acresSiskiyou County597,534Humboldt County: 597,477 acresHumboldt County597,477San Benito County: 579,851 acresSan Benito County579,851Tehama County: 532,206 acresTehama County532,206Sonoma County: 530,895 acresSonoma County530,895San Bernardino County: 514,234 acresSan Bernardino County514,234Glenn County: 489,186 acresGlenn County489,186Yolo County: 479,858 acresYolo County479,858Colusa County: 474,092 acresColusa County474,092Lassen County: 459,126 acresLassen County459,126Imperial County: 427,349 acresImperial County427,349Shasta County: 390,812 acresShasta County390,812Butte County: 373,786 acresButte County373,786Sutter County: 359,802 acresSutter County359,802Solano County: 358,225 acresSolano County358,225Riverside County: 354,753 acresRiverside County354,753Sacramento County: 328,593 acresSacramento County328,593San Diego County: 303,889 acresSan Diego County303,889Santa Clara County: 299,866 acresSanta Clara County299,866Inyo County: 292,552 acresInyo County292,552Ventura County: 259,055 acresVentura County259,055Napa County: 223,246 acresNapa County223,246Mariposa County: 212,524 acresMariposa County212,524Alameda County: 204,633 acresAlameda County204,633Calaveras County: 201,026 acresCalaveras County201,026Amador County: 163,482 acresAmador County163,482Yuba County: 160,898 acresYuba County160,898Contra Costa County: 146,993 acresContra Costa County146,993Marin County: 133,275 acresMarin County133,275Placer County: 132,221 acresPlacer County132,221Trinity County: 124,943 acresTrinity County124,943Lake County: 124,199 acresLake County124,199Plumas County: 120,253 acresPlumas County120,253Tuolumne County: 117,085 acresTuolumne County117,085Los Angeles County: 108,463 acresLos Angeles County108,463El Dorado County: 107,080 acresEl Dorado County107,080Orange County: 87,435 acresOrange County87,435Nevada County: 70,167 acresNevada County70,167San Mateo County: 57,089 acresSan Mateo County57,089Santa Cruz County: 47,489 acresSanta Cruz County47,489Mono County: 44,610 acresMono County44,610Sierra County: 28,782 acresSierra County28,782Del Norte County: 18,168 acresDel Norte County18,168Alpine County: 1,810 acresAlpine County1,810San Francisco County: 7 acresSan Francisco County7
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Kern County, with 2,361,765 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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San Francisco County, with 7 acres in 2007.

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