Table 35. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - North Dakota: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
- Con. 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
22,882 
4,086 
5,211 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
210,616 
26,517 
26,210 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
687 
228 
336 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,432 
846 
1,122 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,916 
668 
826 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,487 
1,047 
1,360 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,554 
685 
765 
$50,000 or more 
11,806 
612 
802 
Farms with net losses 
number 
8,079 
1,858 
3,610 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
32,689 
1 1 ,833 
14,359 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
687 
225 
332 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,921 
536 
968 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,624 
469 
788 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,118 
472 
1,068 
$25,000 to $49,999 
714 
97 
285 
$50,000 or more 
1,015 
59 
169 
Net cash farm income of operators 
... farms 
30,961 
5,944 
8,821 
$1,000 
4,418,583 
85,493 
83,060 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
142,714 
14,383 
9,416 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
... farms 
22,786 
4,084 
5,200 
Average net gain 
..dollars 
205,934 
26,303 
25,998 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
692 
226 
339 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,434 
847 
1,114 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,912 
668 
821 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,508 
1,053 
1,370 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,535 
683 
768 
$50,000 or more 
11,705 
607 
788 
Operators reporting net losses 
... farms 
8,175 
1,860 
3,621 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
33,495 
11,789 
14,397 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
691 
227 
334 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,934 
536 
971 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,633 
471 
785 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,129 
471 
1,065 
$25,000 to $49,999 
730 
96 
297 
$50,000 or more 
1,058 
59 
169 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
... farms 
272 
2 
3 
$1,000 
32,954 
(D) 
(D) 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) ... 
... farms 
20,393 
3,738 
4,957 
$1,000 
518,967 
70,522 
62,893 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
... farms 
2,152 
99 
186 
$1,000 
52,342 
1,261 
1,519 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
... farms 
10,608 
3,073 
3,280 
$1,000 
211,202 
64,722 
53,774 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
... farms 
22 
8 
4 
$1,000 
114 
41 
(D) 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
... farms 
167 
32 
47 
$1,000 
1,110 
164 
(D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
... farms 
11,938 
1,260 
1,973 
$1,000 
66,853 
1,749 
1,290 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
... farms 
4,268 
143 
346 
$1,000 
151,617 
1,320 
3,558 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
... farms 
427 
77 
113 
$1,000 
3,242 
335 
540 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
... farms 
1,775 
167 
293 
$1,000 
32,486 
931 
1,894 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
... farms 
27,440 
5,194 
7,033 
acres 
27,147,240 
1,136,837 
1,432,253 
Harvested cropland 
... farms 
19,391 
1,716 
3,625 
acres 
23,469,816 
289,158 
620,358 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
2,878 
2,418 
4,476 
3,002 
119 
692 
30,919 
108,960 
273,549 
842,709 
2,342,989 
272,969 
99 
2 
22 
329 
26 
14 
2 
- 
93 
323 
15 
14 
1 
- 
69 
763 
117 
59 
12 
- 
129 
735 
197 
93 
12 
1 
66 
629 
2,061 
4,296 
2,975 
118 
313 
1,571 
345 
356 
151 
7 
181 
23,843 
87,068 
145,294 
386,425 
725,461 
42,120 
89 
6 
1 
34 
329 
35 
11 
3 
- 
39 
307 
14 
17 
2 
- 
27 
454 
58 
30 
4 
- 
32 
192 
58 
56 
8 
- 
18 
200 
174 
241 
134 
7 
31 
4,449 
2,763 
4,832 
3,153 
126 
873 
45,988 
220,461 
1,125,871 
2,410,023 
270,373 
177,315 
10,337 
79,790 
233,003 
764,359 
2,145,818 
203,110 
2,856 
2,397 
4,447 
2,998 
119 
685 
29,559 
105,202 
265,751 
823,911 
2,320,394 
270,355 
103 
2 
22 
341 
29 
14 
2 
- 
87 
314 
21 
17 
2 
- 
69 
771 
106 
64 
11 
- 
133 
725 
202 
80 
14 
1 
62 
602 
2,037 
4,272 
2,969 
118 
312 
1,593 
366 
385 
155 
7 
188 
24,126 
86,638 
145,256 
387,507 
821,973 
41,907 
87 
8 
1 
34 
338 
33 
14 
3 
- 
39 
309 
17 
16 
2 
- 
33 
458 
68 
31 
4 
- 
32 
194 
54 
61 
10 
- 
18 
207 
186 
262 
136 
7 
32 
12 
29 
113 
97 
10 
6 
83 
1,252 
8,759 
15,660 
6,056 
1,058 
2,974 
2,232 
3,746 
2,164 
65 
517 
35,652 
41,087 
118,611 
154,453 
21,761 
13,987 
212 
320 
684 
564 
30 
57 
2,485 
3,955 
16,490 
21,363 
2,807 
2,463 
1,683 
725 
943 
578 
18 
308 
25,801 
17,478 
25,222 
18,280 
625 
5,300 
8 
2 
8 
" 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
36 
20 
19 
7 
1 
5 
189 
270 
(D) 
97 
(D) 
(D) 
1,674 
1,792 
3,166 
1,781 
44 
248 
1,724 
5,005 
21,387 
31,628 
1,546 
2,524 
411 
709 
1,528 
999 
31 
101 
3,404 
10,981 
44,978 
70,644 
13,560 
3,172 
58 
57 
73 
30 
_ 
19 
202 
318 
1,090 
633 
- 
124 
328 
296 
405 
252 
8 
26 
1,839 
3,079 
9,332 
11,809 
(D) 
(D) 
3,710 
2,685 
4,772 
3,129 
124 
793 
987,436 
2,079,924 
7,758,985 
11,525,101 
1,283,548 
943,156 
2,931 
2,662 
4,749 
3,125 
124 
459 
620,361 
1,798,324 
7,136,979 
10,950,863 
1,232,848 
820,925 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 479 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
