Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017
Farms withAmerican Indian/Alaska
Native ProducersAll
Farms
Number of farms 126 4,187
Land in farms (acres) 20,030 1,250,121
Average size of farm (acres) 159 299
Total ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 85,859,000 4,474,809,000
Government payments 147,000 13,824,000
Farm-related income 546,000 101,016,000
Total farm production expenses 72,164,000 3,686,865,000
Net cash farm income 14,389,000 902,784,000
Per farm average ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 681,420 1,068,739
Government payments
(average per farm receiving) 21,000 31,706
Farm-related income 11,379 67,120
Total farm production expenses 572,727 880,550
Net cash farm income 114,195 215,616
Share of Sales by Type (%)
Crops (D)
Livestock, poultry, and products (D)
Land in Farms by Use (%) b
Cropland 49
Pastureland 42
Woodland (D)
Other (D)
Land Use Practices (% of farms)
No till 11
Reduced till 5
Intensive till 6
Cover crop 6
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size
Number Percent b Number Percent b
Less than $2,500 28 22 1 to 9 acres 46 37
$2,500 to $4,999 9 7 10 to 49 acres 39 31
$5,000 to $9,999 17 13 50 to 179 acres 25 20
$10,000 to $24,999 17 13 180 to 499 acres 7 6
$25,000 to $49,999 13 10 500 to 999 acres 5 4
$50,000 to $99,999 17 13 1,000 + acres 4 3
$100,000 or more 25 20
Total 126 100 Total 126 100
Tulare County, CaliforniaFarms with American Indian or AlaskaNative Producersa
Page 2 - Farms with
American Indian/Alaska Native Producers
Tulare County
California, 2017
Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldSales($1,000)
No. ofFarms
Total 85,859 126
Crops (D) 90
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas - -
Tobacco - -
Cotton and cottonseed - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes (D) 7
Fruits, tree nuts, berries 55,725 77
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 1,542 7
Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotationwoody crops - -
Other crops and hay 73 9
Livestock, poultry, and products (D) 28
Poultry and eggs 2 4
Cattle and calves 10,162 12
Milk from cows (D) 2
Hogs and pigs (D) 2
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 10 8
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys (D) 4
Aquaculture - -
Other animals and animal products (D) 4
Top Crops in Acres d
Forage (hay/haylage), all 2,542Corn for silage (D)Land in berries (D)Blueberries, all (D)Oranges, all 1,437
Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)
Broilers and othermeat-type chickens (D)
Cattle and calves 16,414Goats 64Hogs and pigs (D)Horses and ponies 198Layers 124Pullets 34Sheep and lambs 32Turkeys -
Percent of farms that:
Have internetaccess 76
Farmorganically 2
Sell directly toconsumers 14
Hirefarm labor 37
Are familyfarms 97
Total Producers c 150
SexMale 90Female 60
Age<35 935 – 64 9365 and older 48
Primary occupationFarming 40Other 110
Days worked off farmNone 321 to 199 52200 + 66
Other characteristicsHispanic/Latino/Spanish 41With military service 23New and beginning farmers 31
Average age (years) 56.8
Demographic Data in the Census ofAgriculture
The agriculture census is a complete count of
U.S. farms and ranches and the people who
operate them. Demographic information is
available at national, state, and county levels,
and for classes of farm and congressional
districts. Results from the 2017 Census and
earlier are available through the searchable
database Quick Stats, the new Census Data
Query Tool, downloadable PDF reports,
maps, and topic-specific Highlights and
Profiles.
See also the video “What’s New in the 2017
Census?”(www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Video_
Features/index.php).
See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, andmethodology.aThis race alone or in combination with other races. bMay not add to 100% due to rounding. cData collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.dCrop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf. e Position below the line does not indicate rank.(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.
Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017
Farms withAsian
ProducersAll
Farms
Number of farms 270 4,187
Land in farms (acres) 60,304 1,250,121
Average size of farm (acres) 223 299
Total ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 249,356,000 4,474,809,000
Government payments 623,000 13,824,000
Farm-related income 3,423,000 101,016,000
Total farm production expenses 224,250,000 3,686,865,000
Net cash farm income 29,152,000 902,784,000
Per farm average ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 923,542 1,068,739
Government payments
(average per farm receiving) 51,882 31,706
Farm-related income 35,654 67,120
Total farm production expenses 830,554 880,550
Net cash farm income 107,971 215,616
Share of Sales by Type (%)
Crops (D)
Livestock, poultry, and products (D)
Land in Farms by Use (%) b
Cropland 85
Pastureland (D)
Woodland (D)
Other 4
Land Use Practices (% of farms)
No till 5
Reduced till 2
Intensive till 6
Cover crop 6
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size
Number Percent b Number Percent b
Less than $2,500 38 14 1 to 9 acres 44 16
$2,500 to $4,999 4 1 10 to 49 acres 88 33
$5,000 to $9,999 18 7 50 to 179 acres 59 22
$10,000 to $24,999 19 7 180 to 499 acres 59 22
$25,000 to $49,999 14 5 500 to 999 acres 13 5
$50,000 to $99,999 29 11 1,000 + acres 7 3
$100,000 or more 148 55
Total 270 100 Total 270 100
Tulare County, CaliforniaFarms with Asian Producersa
Page 2 - Farms with
Asian Producers
Tulare County
California, 2017
Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldSales($1,000)
No. ofFarms
Total 249,356 270
Crops (D) 239
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas (D) 1
Tobacco - -
Cotton and cottonseed - -
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 249 15
Fruits, tree nuts, berries 246,710 221
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 666 5
Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotationwoody crops - -
Other crops and hay - -
Livestock, poultry, and products (D) 13
Poultry and eggs (D) 3
Cattle and calves (D) 8
Milk from cows - -
Hogs and pigs (D) 2
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk - -
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys - -
Aquaculture - -
Other animals and animal products - -
Top Crops in Acres d
Grapes 12,113Almonds 11,766Pistachios 8,638Oranges, all 6,056Walnuts, English 2,777
Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)
Broilers and othermeat-type chickens -
Cattle and calves (D)Goats -Hogs and pigs (D)Horses and ponies -Layers (D)Pullets -Sheep and lambs -Turkeys -
Percent of farms that:
Have internetaccess 67
Farmorganically 7
Sell directly toconsumers 9
Hirefarm labor 62
Are familyfarms 90
Total Producers c 424
SexMale 285Female 139
Age<35 3135 – 64 23865 and older 155
Primary occupationFarming 218Other 206
Days worked off farmNone 1681 to 199 120200 + 136
Other characteristicsHispanic/Latino/Spanish 60With military service 30New and beginning farmers 135
Average age (years) 58.7
Demographic Data in the Census ofAgriculture
The agriculture census is a complete count of
U.S. farms and ranches and the people who
operate them. Demographic information is
available at national, state, and county levels,
and for classes of farm and congressional
districts. Results from the 2017 Census and
earlier are available through the searchable
database Quick Stats, the new Census Data
Query Tool, downloadable PDF reports,
maps, and topic-specific Highlights and
Profiles.
See also the video “What’s New in the 2017
Census?”(www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Video_
Features/index.php).
See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, andmethodology.aThis race alone or in combination with other races. bMay not add to 100% due to rounding. cData collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.dCrop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf. e Position below the line does not indicate rank.(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.
Data not available at this geographic level for farms with Black or African American Producers.a This race alone or in combination with other races.
Tulare County, CaliforniaFarms with Black or African AmericanProducersa
Data not available at this geographic level for farms with Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Producers.a This race alone or in combination with other races.
Tulare County, CaliforniaFarms with Native Hawaiian or OtherPacific Islander Producersa
Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017
Farms withWhite
ProducersAll
Farms
Number of farms 3,954 4,187
Land in farms (acres) 1,210,156 1,250,121
Average size of farm (acres) 306 299
Total ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 4,363,984,000 4,474,809,000
Government payments 13,215,000 13,824,000
Farm-related income 99,348,000 101,016,000
Total farm production expenses 3,592,204,000 3,686,865,000
Net cash farm income 884,343,000 902,784,000
Per farm average ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 1,103,688 1,068,739
Government payments
(average per farm receiving) 31,167 31,706
Farm-related income 69,088 67,120
Total farm production expenses 908,499 880,550
Net cash farm income 223,658 215,616
Share of Sales by Type (%)
Crops 48
Livestock, poultry, and products 52
Land in Farms by Use (%) b
Cropland 57
Pastureland 37
Woodland 1
Other 5
Land Use Practices (% of farms)
No till 5
Reduced till 3
Intensive till 10
Cover crop 3
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size
Number Percent b Number Percent b
Less than $2,500 723 18 1 to 9 acres 928 23
$2,500 to $4,999 126 3 10 to 49 acres 1,365 35
$5,000 to $9,999 246 6 50 to 179 acres 809 20
$10,000 to $24,999 377 10 180 to 499 acres 433 11
$25,000 to $49,999 395 10 500 to 999 acres 193 5
$50,000 to $99,999 395 10 1,000 + acres 226 6
$100,000 or more 1,692 43
Total 3,954 100 Total 3,954 100
Tulare County, CaliforniaFarms with White Producersa
Page 2 - Farms withWhite ProducersTulare CountyCalifornia, 2017
Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldSales($1,000)
No. ofFarms
Total 4,363,984 3,954
Crops 2,114,123 2,969
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 56,492 199
Tobacco - -
Cotton and cottonseed (D) 62
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes (D) 76
Fruits, tree nuts, berries 1,887,861 2,670
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 67,361 44
Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotationwoody crops - -
Other crops and hay 51,790 262
Livestock, poultry, and products 2,249,861 744
Poultry and eggs 56,817 76
Cattle and calves 371,869 542
Milk from cows 1,791,235 224
Hogs and pigs (D) 32
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 2,096 85
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys 662 44
Aquaculture (D) 1
Other animals and animal products (D) 43
Top Crops in Acres d
Forage (hay/haylage), all 145,555Corn for silage 96,105Oranges, all 85,027Grapes 46,646Almonds 40,664
Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)
Broilers and othermeat-type chickens (D)
Cattle and calves 1,056,016Goats 1,313Hogs and pigs (D)Horses and ponies 2,954Layers 4,550Pullets 423Sheep and lambs (D)Turkeys (D)
Percent of farms that:
Have internetaccess 79
Farmorganically 2
Sell directly toconsumers 7
Hirefarm labor 51
Are familyfarms 91
Total Producers c 6,626
SexMale 4,567Female 2,059
Age<35 49535 – 64 3,77865 and older 2,353
Primary occupationFarming 3,558Other 3,068
Days worked off farmNone 2,8071 to 199 1,368200 + 2,451
Other characteristicsHispanic/Latino/Spanish 1,357With military service 571New and beginning farmers 1,564
Average age (years) 58.9
Demographic Data in the Census ofAgriculture
The agriculture census is a complete count of
U.S. farms and ranches and the people who
operate them. Demographic information is
available at national, state, and county levels,
and for classes of farm and congressional
districts. Results from the 2017 Census and
earlier are available through the searchable
database Quick Stats, the new Census Data
Query Tool, downloadable PDF reports,
maps, and topic-specific Highlights and
Profiles.
See also the video “What’s New in the 2017
Census?”(www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Video_
Features/index.php).
See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, andmethodology.aThis race alone or in combination with other races. bMay not add to 100% due to rounding. cData collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.dCrop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf. e Position below the line does not indicate rank.(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.
Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017
Farms withHispanic/Latino/Spanish
ProducersAll
Farms
Number of farms 1,054 4,187
Land in farms (acres) 159,310 1,250,121
Average size of farm (acres) 151 299
Total ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 731,754,000 4,474,809,000
Government payments 1,681,000 13,824,000
Farm-related income 21,534,000 101,016,000
Total farm production expenses 584,581,000 3,686,865,000
Net cash farm income 170,388,000 902,784,000
Per farm average ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 694,263 1,068,739
Government payments
(average per farm receiving) 24,008 31,706
Farm-related income 58,359 67,120
Total farm production expenses 554,631 880,550
Net cash farm income 161,658 215,616
Share of Sales by Type (%)
Crops 57
Livestock, poultry, and products 43
Land in Farms by Use (%) b
Cropland 68
Pastureland 27
Woodland (Z)
Other 4
Land Use Practices (% of farms)
No till 4
Reduced till 2
Intensive till 9
Cover crop 3
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size
Number Percent b Number Percent b
Less than $2,500 180 17 1 to 9 acres 291 28
$2,500 to $4,999 39 4 10 to 49 acres 469 44
$5,000 to $9,999 87 8 50 to 179 acres 184 17
$10,000 to $24,999 129 12 180 to 499 acres 56 5
$25,000 to $49,999 150 14 500 to 999 acres 28 3
$50,000 to $99,999 123 12 1,000 + acres 26 2
$100,000 or more 346 33
Total 1,054 100 Total 1,054 100
Tulare County, CaliforniaFarms with Hispanic, Latino, or SpanishProducers
Page 2 - Farms withHispanic/Latino/Spanish ProducersTulare CountyCalifornia, 2017
Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldSales($1,000)
No. ofFarms
Total 731,754 1,054
Crops 419,891 864
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 4,025 35
Tobacco - -
Cotton and cottonseed 10,209 9
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes 944 40
Fruits, tree nuts, berries 340,977 767
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod 59,486 17
Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotationwoody crops - -
Other crops and hay 4,249 61
Livestock, poultry, and products 311,862 118
Poultry and eggs (D) 16
Cattle and calves 49,280 73
Milk from cows 194,337 27
Hogs and pigs (D) 12
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk 12 14
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys (D) 2
Aquaculture - -
Other animals and animal products (D) 9
Top Crops in Acres d
Oranges, all 14,935Forage (hay/haylage), all 14,142Corn for silage 9,650Grapes 9,296Tangerines 8,387
Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)
Broilers and othermeat-type chickens (D)
Cattle and calves 131,520Goats 184Hogs and pigs (D)Horses and ponies 286Layers 573Pullets -Sheep and lambs 77Turkeys (D)
Percent of farms that:
Have internetaccess 69
Farmorganically 2
Sell directly toconsumers 7
Hirefarm labor 53
Are familyfarms 93
Total Producers c 1,455
SexMale 1,026Female 429
Age<35 13435 – 64 97665 and older 345
RaceAmerican Indian/Alaska Native 34Asian 58Black/African American 3Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2White 1,345More than one race 13
Primary occupationFarming 721Other 734
Days worked off farmNone 5131 to 199 425200 + 517
Other characteristicsWith military service 60New and beginning farmers 439
Average age (years) 55.1
Demographic Data in the Census ofAgriculture
The agriculture census is a complete count of
U.S. farms and ranches and the people who
operate them. Demographic information is
available at national, state, and county levels,
and for classes of farm and congressional
districts. Results from the 2017 Census and
earlier are available through the searchable
database Quick Stats, the new Census Data
Query Tool, downloadable PDF reports,
maps, and topic-specific Highlights and
Profiles.
See also the video “What’s New in the 2017
Census?”(www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Video_
Features/index.php).
See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, andmethodology.aThis race alone or in combination with other races. bMay not add to 100% due to rounding. cData collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.dCrop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf. e Position below the line does not indicate rank.(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.
Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017
Farms withFemale
ProducersAll
Farms
Number of farms 2,065 4,187
Land in farms (acres) 398,750 1,250,121
Average size of farm (acres) 193 299
Total ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 1,230,236,000 4,474,809,000
Government payments 5,022,000 13,824,000
Farm-related income 38,711,000 101,016,000
Total farm production expenses 1,043,682,000 3,686,865,000
Net cash farm income 230,287,000 902,784,000
Per farm average ($) ($)
Market value of products sold 595,756 1,068,739
Government payments
(average per farm receiving) 29,891 31,706
Farm-related income 52,812 67,120
Total farm production expenses 505,415 880,550
Net cash farm income 111,519 215,616
Share of Sales by Type (%)
Crops 60
Livestock, poultry, and products 40
Land in Farms by Use (%) b
Cropland 55
Pastureland 39
Woodland 3
Other 4
Land Use Practices (% of farms)
No till 4
Reduced till 3
Intensive till 7
Cover crop 4
Farms by Value of Sales Farms by Size
Number Percent b Number Percent b
Less than $2,500 411 20 1 to 9 acres 608 29
$2,500 to $4,999 80 4 10 to 49 acres 753 36
$5,000 to $9,999 163 8 50 to 179 acres 370 18
$10,000 to $24,999 240 12 180 to 499 acres 182 9
$25,000 to $49,999 252 12 500 to 999 acres 72 3
$50,000 to $99,999 228 11 1,000 + acres 80 4
$100,000 or more 691 33
Total 2,065 100 Total 2,065 100
Tulare County, CaliforniaFarms with Female Producers
Page 2 - Farms withFemale ProducersTulare CountyCalifornia, 2017
Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldSales($1,000)
No. ofFarms
Total 1,230,236 2,065
Crops 732,956 1,547
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas 12,773 66
Tobacco - -
Cotton and cottonseed 14,010 21
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes (D) 56
Fruits, tree nuts, berries 655,058 1,432
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod (D) 24
Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotationwoody crops - -
Other crops and hay 13,738 107
Livestock, poultry, and products 497,280 367
Poultry and eggs 1,336 66
Cattle and calves 66,558 219
Milk from cows 425,154 62
Hogs and pigs (D) 21
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk (D) 57
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys (D) 36
Aquaculture (D) 1
Other animals and animal products 3,010 24
Top Crops in Acres d
Forage (hay/haylage), all 33,666Almonds 28,618Oranges, all 26,117Corn for silage 24,937Pistachios 16,439
Livestock Inventory (Dec 31, 2017)
Broilers and othermeat-type chickens 398
Cattle and calves 240,416Goats 771Hogs and pigs 680Horses and ponies 1,716Layers 3,389Pullets 23Sheep and lambs 643Turkeys (D)
Percent of farms that:
Have internetaccess 80
Farmorganically 3
Sell directly toconsumers 9
Hirefarm labor 50
Are familyfarms 94
Total Producers c 2,246
Age<35 14735 – 64 1,29665 and older 803
RaceAmerican Indian/Alaska Native 45Asian 136Black/African American 2Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3White 2,041More than one race 19
Primary occupationFarming 823Other 1,423
Days worked off farmNone 9411 to 199 525200 + 780
Other characteristicsHispanic/Latino/Spanish 429With military service 18New and beginning farmers 621
Average age (years) 59.4
Demographic Data in the Census ofAgriculture
The agriculture census is a complete count of
U.S. farms and ranches and the people who
operate them. Demographic information is
available at national, state, and county levels,
and for classes of farm and congressional
districts. Results from the 2017 Census and
earlier are available through the searchable
database Quick Stats, the new Census Data
Query Tool, downloadable PDF reports,
maps, and topic-specific Highlights and
Profiles.
See also the video “What’s New in the 2017
Census?”(www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Video_
Features/index.php).
See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, andmethodology.aThis race alone or in combination with other races. bMay not add to 100% due to rounding. cData collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.dCrop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf. e Position below the line does not indicate rank.(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.