Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hill 
Jefferson 
Judith Basin 
Lake 
Lewis and Clark 
Liberty 
Lincoln 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
802 
401 
324 
1,156 
703 
304 
325 
2007 
854 
370 
306 
1,280 
675 
299 
350 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,597,982 
371,205 
1,034,416 
555,766 
843,160 
897,946 
47,284 
2007 
1,697,232 
391,248 
838,477 
637,306 
971,240 
904,327 
51,885 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
1,992 
926 
3,193 
481 
1,199 
2,954 
145 
2007 
1,987 
1,057 
2,740 
498 
1,439 
3,025 
148 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
802 
401 
324 
1,156 
703 
304 
325 
2007 
854 
370 
306 
1,280 
675 
299 
350 
$1,000, 2012 
1,033,421 
420,944 
924,241 
887,657 
1,277,015 
545,819 
177,441 
2007 
1,128,331 
478,602 
704,813 
991,325 
952,117 
419,163 
192,751 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,288,555 
1,049,735 
2,852,597 
767,869 
1,816,522 
1,795,456 
545,972 
2007 
1,321,231 
1,293,519 
2,303,311 
774,473 
1,410,544 
1,401,882 
550,718 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
647 
1,134 
893 
1,597 
1,515 
608 
3,753 
2007 
665 
1,223 
841 
1,555 
980 
464 
3,715 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
62 
35 
20 
76 
42 
11 
8 
$50,000 to $99,999 
43 
12 
10 
60 
43 
14 
12 
$100,000 to $199,999 
116 
55 
25 
166 
92 
23 
51 
$200,000 to $499,999 
173 
150 
48 
481 
286 
71 
132 
$500,000 to $999,999 
106 
70 
46 
211 
109 
41 
84 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
139 
39 
51 
82 
52 
70 
25 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
125 
22 
69 
61 
27 
58 
12 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
29 
10 
36 
11 
28 
11 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
9 
8 
19 
8 
24 
5 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1,855,336 
1,060,126 
1,196,693 
953,711 
2,213,629 
915,233 
2,312,278 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
86.1 
35.0 
86.4 
58.3 
38.1 
98.1 
2.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
29 
39 
19 
196 
82 
6 
30 
acres 
74 
137 
57 
895 
311 
6 
113 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
41 
123 
22 
438 
334 
6 
132 
acres 
1,184 
3,081 
538 
10,713 
7,475 
222 
3,612 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
7 
23 
6 
57 
37 
3 
30 
acres 
384 
1,305 
360 
3,339 
2,104 
(D) 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
18 
22 
8 
108 
21 
1 
27 
acres 
1,456 
1,842 
643 
8,659 
1,783 
(D) 
2,298 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
8 
20 
11 
78 
27 
5 
20 
acres 
916 
2,211 
1,306 
9,066 
3,228 
572 
2,314 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
108 
33 
13 
49 
28 
5 
26 
acres 
17,232 
5,238 
2,108 
7,623 
4,367 
792 
4,109 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
16 
15 
5 
25 
12 
6 
11 
acres 
3,122 
2,952 
1,028 
4,863 
2,303 
1,249 
2,077 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
12 
10 
6 
20 
15 
4 
13 
acres 
2,861 
2,362 
1,461 
4,753 
3,544 
964 
3,158 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
90 
33 
22 
78 
26 
23 
17 
acres 
32,232 
10,696 
7,506 
28,341 
9,340 
9,006 
5,881 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
93 
26 
33 
38 
35 
43 
12 
acres 
69,252 
18,572 
24,047 
26,469 
22,231 
30,247 
9,503 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
107 
20 
50 
33 
17 
63 
5 
acres 
157,502 
26,495 
66,487 
42,264 
23,842 
89,217 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
273 
37 
129 
36 
69 
139 
2 
acres 
1,311,767 
296,314 
928,875 
408,781 
762,632 
765,431 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
7 
17 
8 
217 
60 
- 
49 
acres 
31 
59 
26 
930 
254 
- 
236 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
51 
86 
28 
460 
270 
6 
123 
acres 
1,303 
2,114 
880 
11,497 
6,190 
225 
3,321 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
18 
14 
3 
61 
47 
4 
26 
acres 
1,084 
814 
172 
3,503 
2,652 
206 
1,497 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
17 
20 
8 
124 
20 
- 
16 
acres 
1,353 
1,684 
650 
9,981 
1,666 
- 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
24 
25 
12 
56 
28 
3 
28 
acres 
2,918 
2,835 
1,397 
6,495 
3,486 
379 
3,249 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
107 
44 
11 
67 
38 
7 
33 
acres 
16,949 
6,985 
1,765 
10,536 
6,035 
1,115 
5,189 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
17 
13 
4 
48 
17 
2 
17 
acres 
3,264 
2,617 
834 
9,407 
3,379 
(D) 
3,271 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
17 
14 
7 
26 
18 
1 
15 
acres 
4,026 
3,321 
1,688 
6,189 
4,206 
(D) 
3,550 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
89 
45 
20 
94 
47 
32 
24 
acres 
31,340 
16,032 
6,610 
33,060 
17,285 
11,541 
8,436 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
112 
35 
34 
68 
33 
38 
13 
acres 
84,028 
24,645 
23,979 
46,686 
22,889 
26,485 
9,570 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
97 
22 
47 
23 
16 
66 
3 
acres 
148,021 
30,715 
65,915 
31,472 
21,869 
94,075 
3,997 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
298 
35 
124 
36 
81 
140 
3 
acres 
1,402,915 
299,427 
734,561 
467,550 
881,329 
769,662 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
679 
204 
240 
805 
461 
281 
199 
2007 
745 
206 
249 
896 
446 
288 
234 
acres, 2012 
1,168,871 
50,322 
343,216 
80,650 
92,412 
604,361 
9,800 
2007 
1,202,924 
54,529 
285,022 
98,787 
104,528 
637,568 
16,570 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
465 
149 
218 
757 
389 
205 
187 
2007 
450 
130 
214 
797 
350 
203 
186 
acres, 2012 
530,450 
25,871 
184,405 
65,374 
63,637 
285,883 
7,506 
2007 
470,007 
21,453 
185,601 
64,033 
71,234 
286,818 
8,723 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
32 
23 
32 
82 
48 
9 
26 
2007 
74 
82 
68 
219 
111 
20 
81 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,219 
91,643 
(D) 
3,586 
(D) 
1,514 
2007 
22,457 
18,578 
(D) 
(D) 
12,271 
(D) 
6,343 
-continued 
290 Montana 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
