Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Montana 
Beaverhead 
Big Horn 
Blaine 
Broadwater 
Carbon 
Carter 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
28,008 
430 
527 
546 
287 
726 
327 
2007 
29,524 
431 
695 
655 
302 
715 
308 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
59,758,917 
1,380,888 
3,148,871 
2,204,248 
476,797 
791,295 
1,778,011 
2007 
61,388,462 
1,239,068 
2,899,620 
2,330,605 
474,892 
793,628 
1,698,363 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
2,134 
3,211 
5,975 
4,037 
1,661 
1,090 
5,437 
2007 
2,079 
2,875 
4,172 
3,558 
1,572 
1,110 
5,514 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
28,008 
430 
527 
546 
287 
726 
327 
2007 
29,524 
431 
695 
655 
302 
715 
308 
$1,000, 2012 
46,901,313 
1,539,483 
1,387,934 
1,314,866 
545,674 
931,752 
955,874 
2007 
47,567,755 
1 ,492,620 
1,182,944 
1,428,349 
523,370 
1,136,356 
669,682 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,674,568 
3,580,194 
2,633,650 
2,408,180 
1,901,305 
1,283,405 
2,923,161 
2007 
1,611,155 
3,463,155 
1,702,078 
2,180,686 
1,733,015 
1,589,309 
2,174,291 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
785 
1,115 
441 
597 
1,144 
1,178 
538 
2007 
775 
1,205 
408 
613 
1,102 
1,432 
394 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,033 
42 
60 
45 
8 
40 
22 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,483 
10 
54 
36 
14 
22 
12 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,985 
33 
64 
40 
19 
60 
17 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,586 
104 
118 
134 
90 
182 
48 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,870 
51 
62 
69 
47 
154 
45 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,549 
57 
51 
80 
28 
137 
49 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3,620 
58 
74 
96 
58 
113 
92 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,167 
31 
22 
24 
14 
10 
24 
$10,000,000 or more 
715 
44 
22 
22 
9 
8 
18 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
93,149,727 
3,546,628 
3,197,080 
2,705,633 
763,216 
1,311,223 
2,138,079 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
64.2 
38.9 
98.5 
81.5 
62.5 
60.3 
83.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,365 
54 
36 
29 
14 
41 
18 
acres 
8,987 
193 
80 
58 
67 
151 
29 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
5,518 
85 
87 
20 
48 
136 
3 
acres 
136,348 
2,207 
2,607 
475 
1,136 
3,703 
34 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
953 
11 
19 
6 
25 
20 
5 
acres 
55,128 
612 
1,142 
365 
1,537 
1,140 
282 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,083 
9 
31 
16 
13 
48 
5 
acres 
88,604 
708 
2,556 
1,313 
1,081 
4,050 
381 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,084 
21 
17 
18 
15 
40 
3 
acres 
125,724 
2,351 
2,013 
2,069 
1,748 
4,838 
390 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1,358 
21 
12 
14 
19 
45 
3 
acres 
214,616 
3,293 
1,838 
2,175 
3,052 
7,061 
460 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
670 
16 
23 
16 
10 
18 
5 
acres 
131,949 
3,114 
4,500 
3,104 
1,898 
3,482 
989 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
551 
3 
14 
12 
6 
29 
5 
acres 
131,433 
700 
3,338 
2,888 
1,433 
6,967 
1,220 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,614 
32 
50 
51 
23 
112 
8 
acres 
934,877 
11,069 
17,561 
18,834 
8,353 
39,691 
3,168 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,560 
27 
39 
65 
24 
77 
30 
acres 
1,850,987 
19,880 
28,491 
48,562 
17,713 
55,528 
22,099 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2,771 
35 
53 
98 
25 
68 
51 
acres 
3,918,627 
47,956 
74,765 
133,432 
34,917 
94,727 
69,162 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6,481 
116 
146 
201 
65 
92 
191 
acres 
52,161,637 
1,288,805 
3,009,980 
1,990,973 
403,862 
569,957 
1,679,797 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,917 
39 
39 
13 
11 
31 
11 
acres 
7,926 
142 
70 
30 
42 
171 
14 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
5,462 
88 
78 
27 
54 
137 
8 
acres 
136,566 
2,224 
2,181 
761 
1,372 
4,039 
215 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
944 
12 
14 
5 
10 
27 
3 
acres 
54,734 
704 
823 
295 
608 
1,512 
172 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,170 
6 
35 
19 
18 
49 
8 
acres 
95,713 
466 
2,800 
1,496 
1,510 
4,039 
627 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,184 
28 
36 
34 
28 
43 
4 
acres 
137,945 
3,194 
4,086 
3,837 
3,044 
5,021 
479 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1,673 
30 
38 
23 
17 
57 
4 
acres 
264,227 
4,762 
6,070 
3,705 
2,673 
8,898 
654 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
853 
12 
29 
19 
8 
32 
5 
acres 
168,087 
2,361 
5,764 
3,737 
1,543 
6,390 
1,007 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
643 
3 
21 
16 
13 
25 
5 
acres 
153,471 
731 
4,973 
3,837 
3,044 
5,952 
1,184 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,968 
26 
48 
67 
23 
106 
12 
acres 
1,068,160 
9,045 
17,372 
24,580 
8,829 
38,556 
4,263 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2,919 
40 
68 
107 
28 
79 
29 
acres 
2,083,004 
29,137 
47,700 
73,894 
21,731 
56,518 
20,578 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
2,935 
39 
76 
94 
31 
47 
35 
acres 
4,196,641 
55,301 
105,030 
132,404 
42,699 
68,537 
48,831 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6,856 
108 
213 
231 
61 
82 
184 
acres 
53,021,988 
1,131,001 
2,702,751 
2,082,029 
387,797 
593,995 
1,620,339 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
19,888 
278 
310 
410 
214 
516 
233 
2007 
21,809 
273 
441 
518 
233 
522 
238 
acres, 2012 
17,022,177 
178,618 
268,114 
626,786 
151,319 
136,674 
234,849 
2007 
18,241,710 
180,456 
383,588 
673,822 
139,024 
138,125 
267,216 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15,894 
257 
258 
340 
177 
430 
170 
2007 
16,441 
226 
393 
377 
160 
422 
205 
acres, 2012 
9,533,929 
131,384 
167,983 
312,990 
84,875 
74,397 
97,893 
2007 
9,163,867 
121,277 
216,718 
283,782 
69,460 
72,347 
141,887 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,916 
42 
29 
37 
27 
69 
30 
2007 
5,093 
93 
79 
101 
80 
182 
61 
acres, 2012 
910,532 
41,147 
5,199 
8,293 
(D) 
7,914 
(D) 
2007 
1,677,851 
54,649 
(D) 
35,177 
16,739 
43,422 
60,071 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Montana 287 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
