Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
22,057 
1,871 
4,913 
808 
873 
842 
Not on farm operated 
5,951 
494 
605 
145 
210 
242 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
12,116 
736 
1,678 
337 
361 
358 
Any 
15,892 
1,629 
3,840 
616 
722 
726 
1 to 49 days 
2,688 
218 
583 
90 
92 
102 
50 to 99 days 
1,232 
114 
255 
37 
51 
60 
100 to 199 days 
2,383 
233 
521 
79 
108 
114 
200 days or more 
9,589 
1,064 
2,481 
410 
471 
450 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
962 
154 
197 
26 
28 
55 
3 or 4 years 
1,195 
107 
248 
29 
61 
48 
5 to 9 years 
3,851 
468 
1,020 
163 
168 
150 
10 years or more 
22,000 
1,636 
4,053 
735 
826 
831 
Average years on present farm 
23.3 
17.8 
18.7 
21.0 
20.7 
21.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
690 
119 
145 
17 
18 
39 
3 or 4 years 
882 
83 
201 
16 
55 
38 
5 to 9 years 
3,141 
391 
851 
135 
142 
125 
10 years or more 
23,295 
1,772 
4,321 
785 
868 
882 
Average years operating any farm 
26.1 
20.1 
21.4 
23.8 
23.2 
24.1 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
123 
21 
5 
6 
8 
4 
25 to 34 years 
1,264 
183 
186 
21 
39 
35 
35 to 44 years 
2,690 
336 
578 
83 
99 
103 
45 to 49 years 
2,226 
266 
474 
57 
94 
70 
50 to 54 years 
3,641 
281 
767 
111 
151 
139 
55 to 59 years 
4,371 
363 
866 
165 
125 
178 
60 to 64 years 
4,375 
332 
862 
155 
177 
164 
65 to 69 years 
3,354 
241 
710 
115 
130 
138 
70 years and over 
5,964 
342 
1,070 
240 
260 
253 
Average age 
58.9 
55.0 
58.6 
60.6 
59.3 
59.9 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
246 
31 
88 
6 
9 
9 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
1,318 
77 
164 
25 
77 
64 
Asian 
31 
5 
1 
2 
4 
2 
Black or African American 
10 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
26,494 
2,271 
5,327 
918 
994 
1,009 
More than one race reported 
148 
12 
23 
7 
8 
9 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
4,773 
421 
804 
146 
199 
199 
2 people 
14,681 
1,135 
3,034 
551 
548 
542 
3 people 
3,310 
334 
719 
97 
137 
128 
4 people 
2,925 
272 
573 
85 
100 
111 
5 or more people 
2,319 
203 
388 
74 
99 
104 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
16,877 
1,998 
5,032 
833 
916 
894 
25 to 49 percent 
2,158 
110 
173 
46 
74 
71 
50 to 74 percent 
3,062 
115 
174 
46 
53 
72 
75 to 99 percent 
3,446 
75 
85 
14 
19 
24 
100 percent 
2,465 
67 
54 
14 
21 
23 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
1,394 
68 
73 
23 
10 
21 
acres 
11,729,886 
140 
1,928 
1,324 
819 
2,423 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
20,884 
1,740 
4,242 
705 
785 
762 
Dial-up service 
1,854 
131 
377 
71 
61 
64 
DSL service 
9,435 
764 
1,851 
299 
386 
377 
Cable modem service 
1,730 
241 
378 
88 
49 
60 
Fiber-optic service 
2,210 
131 
239 
42 
49 
50 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
2,896 
283 
726 
136 
123 
107 
Satellite service 
4,738 
320 
969 
148 
179 
150 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
359 
45 
76 
8 
8 
13 
Other Internet service 
452 
55 
117 
13 
15 
21 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
22,265 
2,064 
4,903 
849 
919 
947 
2 households 
4,239 
224 
525 
82 
129 
112 
3 households 
928 
46 
63 
13 
27 
11 
4 households 
380 
21 
15 
5 
6 
10 
5 or more households 
196 
10 
12 
4 
2 
4 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption farms 
26,644 
2,294 
5,411 
935 
1,055 
1,049 
acres 
50,227,611 
8,733 
133,496 
54,123 
86,298 
121,667 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 Montana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
