Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
28,008 
15,434 
70 
782 
1,268 
2,996 
4,715 
5,603 
percent 
100.0 
55.1 
0.2 
2.8 
4.5 
10.7 
16.8 
20.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
59,758,917 
48,806,153 
131,503 
1,880,839 
4,656,048 
11,591,507 
16,762,619 
13,783,637 
Average size of farm 
acres 
2,134 
3,162 
1,879 
2,405 
3,672 
3,869 
3,555 
2,460 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
28,008 
15,434 
70 
782 
1,268 
2,996 
4,715 
5,603 
$1,000 
4,439,929 
4,070,874 
9,430 
159,520 
428,406 
1,026,789 
1,374,682 
1,072,047 
Average per farm 
dollars 
158,524 
263,760 
134,716 
203,990 
337,860 
342,720 
291,555 
191,334 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
5,891 
1,754 
5 
56 
84 
272 
484 
853 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,201 
729 
1 
15 
48 
114 
204 
347 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,112 
781 
1 
29 
57 
124 
197 
373 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,457 
896 
3 
53 
48 
121 
241 
430 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,038 
1,376 
6 
80 
110 
216 
379 
585 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,442 
1,398 
9 
105 
110 
214 
380 
580 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,333 
1,678 
13 
102 
172 
267 
507 
617 
$100,000 to $249,999 
2,882 
2,450 
20 
154 
228 
542 
778 
728 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,386 
2,209 
10 
113 
196 
537 
765 
588 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,479 
1,410 
2 
54 
142 
369 
509 
334 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
787 
753 
- 
21 
73 
220 
271 
168 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
626 
597 
- 
18 
53 
179 
223 
124 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
113 
109 
- 
3 
13 
29 
35 
29 
$5,000,000 or more 
48 
47 
- 
7 
12 
13 
15 
Total sales 
farms 
28,008 
15,434 
70 
782 
1,268 
2,996 
4,715 
5,603 
$1,000 
4,230,083 
3,901,311 
9,013 
151,642 
415,042 
983,941 
1,316,718 
1,024,955 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
6,587 
5,646 
42 
355 
510 
1,289 
1,850 
1,600 
$1,000 
1,787,162 
1,691,592 
5,861 
86,787 
158,019 
443,995 
609,924 
387,005 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4,636 
4,254 
29 
260 
388 
1,019 
1,447 
1,111 
$1,000 
1,746,174 
1,661,011 
5,434 
84,207 
155,484 
438,142 
601,110 
376,634 
Corn 
farms 
559 
508 
8 
25 
63 
128 
147 
137 
$1,000 
64,635 
58,932 
(D) 
2,188 
(D) 
16,156 
16,864 
15,844 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
336 
318 
8 
9 
32 
87 
95 
87 
$1,000 
59,788 
54,726 
(D) 
(D) 
6,426 
15,380 
15,530 
14,690 
Wheat 
farms 
5,590 
4,843 
30 
313 
437 
1,112 
1,598 
1,353 
$1,000 
1,359,058 
1,287,980 
3,101 
65,381 
116,864 
333,843 
470,348 
298,443 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,929 
3,606 
13 
223 
326 
872 
1,241 
931 
$1,000 
1,321,848 
1,258,976 
2,522 
63,088 
114,457 
328,294 
462,107 
288,508 
Soybeans 
farms 
45 
43 
- 
8 
3 
13 
14 
5 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
554 
(D) 
719 
519 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
10 
- 
2 
1 
4 
2 
1 
$1,000 
1,269 
1,269 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
532 
(D) 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Barley 
farms 
2,214 
1,958 
25 
112 
162 
474 
649 
536 
$1,000 
211,843 
201,413 
1,786 
10,134 
17,021 
53,897 
71,488 
47,087 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
989 
933 
10 
56 
81 
237 
328 
221 
$1,000 
189,323 
181,927 
1,526 
8,698 
15,545 
49,261 
65,291 
41,606 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,506 
1,359 
6 
96 
130 
351 
475 
301 
$1,000 
149,402 
(D) 
(D) 
8,530 
16,881 
39,381 
50,704 
25,381 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
742 
695 
2 
48 
80 
190 
253 
122 
$1,000 
135,318 
128,443 
(D) 
(D) 
15,701 
36,450 
46,423 
22,340 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
332 
214 
1 
13 
21 
51 
62 
66 
$1,000 
33,199 
32,501 
(D) 
(D) 
3,152 
11,069 
1 1 ,364 
6,046 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
51 
48 
4 
4 
14 
16 
10 
$1,000 
31,146 
30,956 
- 
732 
2,844 
10,687 
11,084 
5,609 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
311 
149 
1 
1 
4 
31 
45 
67 
$1,000 
3,658 
1,973 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
303 
867 
779 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
10 
1 
5 
4 
$1,000 
1,516 
1,031 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
527 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
263 
120 
- 
- 
2 
22 
37 
59 
$1,000 
3,576 
1,916 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
858 
762 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
10 
- 
- 
1 
5 
4 
$1,000 
1,516 
1,031 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
527 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
65 
38 
1 
1 
3 
9 
12 
12 
$1,000 
82 
57 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
9 
17 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
387 
211 
2 
9 
31 
41 
74 
54 
$1,000 
28,566 
19,879 
(D) 
(D) 
3,029 
3,477 
8,469 
4,734 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
88 
59 
1 
9 
13 
23 
13 
$1,000 
25,522 
18,101 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,115 
7,809 
4,350 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
186 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
