Table 10. Irrigation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Montana 
Beaverhead 
Big Horn 
Blaine 
Broadwater 
Carbon 
Carter 
Farms 
number, 2012 
9,451 
295 
150 
170 
156 
431 
14 
2007 
10,457 
283 
231 
218 
153 
459 
22 
Land in irrigated farms 
acres, 2012 
22,143,379 
1,189,927 
538,280 
816,077 
353,970 
406,988 
95,809 
2007 
23,982,172 
1,078,415 
936,467 
965,688 
366,082 
560,607 
194,987 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
7,810 
243 
123 
165 
143 
363 
13 
2007 
8,345 
214 
196 
206 
136 
363 
21 
acres, 2012 
3,196,930 
118,507 
79,291 
132,540 
61,961 
63,802 
10,536 
2007 
3,198,994 
112,142 
101,719 
132,243 
62,428 
63,784 
9,938 
Other cropland, excluding cropland pastured ... 
farms, 2012 
2,091 
13 
42 
92 
40 
93 
9 
2007 
2,329 
19 
78 
95 
42 
61 
13 
acres, 2012 
1,138,234 
3,737 
24,478 
72,954 
20,321 
19,292 
3,399 
2007 
1,317,298 
3,777 
41,805 
100,101 
27,055 
10,346 
6,240 
Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured 
farms, 2012 
7,191 
238 
113 
137 
117 
363 
13 
2007 
8,301 
231 
193 
175 
130 
388 
21 
acres, 2012 
16,556,763 
1,047,003 
415,631 
595,804 
256,899 
299,866 
75,837 
2007 
18,314,254 
921,697 
763,176 
719,079 
249,594 
473,478 
171,779 
Irrigated land 
acres, 2012 
1,903,019 
238,454 
46,292 
50,472 
39,566 
72,781 
1,390 
2007 
2,013,167 
203,539 
59,681 
61,782 
44,148 
73,796 
7,104 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
7,676 
240 
123 
161 
141 
356 
12 
2007 
8,201 
214 
195 
205 
133 
358 
19 
acres, 2012 
1,482,359 
112,745 
43,670 
42,086 
34,915 
53,062 
(D) 
2007 
1,558,122 
106,074 
53,931 
51,033 
37,099 
52,033 
2,688 
Pastureland and other land 
farms, 2012 
3,864 
163 
50 
48 
57 
220 
2 
2007 
4,536 
168 
71 
56 
65 
243 
7 
acres, 2012 
420,660 
125,709 
2,622 
8,386 
4,651 
19,719 
(D) 
2007 
455,045 
97,465 
5,750 
10,749 
7,049 
21,763 
4,416 
2012 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
832 
23 
2 
7 
3 
14 
1 
acres irrigated 
2,952 
(D) 
(D) 
21 
10 
57 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,413 
56 
31 
3 
20 
83 
1 
acres irrigated 
36,634 
867 
598 
29 
406 
1,557 
(D) 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
391 
7 
3 
3 
11 
11 
acres irrigated 
12,794 
237 
138 
156 
389 
384 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
429 
5 
8 
8 
7 
38 
- 
acres irrigated 
21,238 
306 
474 
471 
174 
1,869 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
384 
12 
7 
8 
4 
22 
_ 
acres irrigated 
23,431 
827 
646 
498 
102 
1,453 
- 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
324 
14 
3 
3 
8 
27 
- 
acres irrigated 
25,219 
1,290 
(D) 
261 
728 
2,779 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
247 
11 
5 
5 
7 
11 
- 
acres irrigated 
22,204 
1,014 
326 
410 
532 
1,574 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
180 
2 
3 
4 
4 
13 
- 
acres irrigated 
22,644 
(D) 
283 
355 
603 
1,579 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
747 
24 
9 
13 
10 
68 
- 
acres irrigated 
126,355 
5,076 
1,359 
2,238 
1,733 
9,683 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
760 
10 
14 
13 
17 
58 
2 
acres irrigated 
203,449 
2,971 
4,622 
3,204 
5,374 
18,666 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
736 
27 
17 
25 
17 
39 
3 
acres irrigated 
276,327 
18,019 
8,359 
5,516 
7,675 
15,866 
308 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,008 
104 
48 
78 
48 
47 
7 
acres irrigated 
1,129,772 
207,520 
29,366 
37,313 
21,840 
17,314 
(D) 
2007 irrigated acres by size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
814 
16 
3 
4 
4 
18 
1 
acres irrigated 
2,913 
73 
12 
16 
8 
88 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,587 
55 
30 
11 
26 
93 
- 
acres irrigated 
40,098 
989 
570 
186 
434 
1,756 
- 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
430 
10 
3 
3 
3 
18 
- 
acres irrigated 
14,056 
469 
140 
(D) 
(D) 
587 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
517 
4 
11 
5 
11 
34 
- 
acres irrigated 
24,062 
246 
479 
189 
424 
1,701 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
439 
14 
10 
18 
10 
30 
_ 
acres irrigated 
26,402 
1,159 
534 
1,151 
599 
2,234 
- 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
435 
16 
8 
5 
4 
34 
- 
acres irrigated 
33,865 
1,237 
416 
580 
469 
2,826 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
286 
8 
17 
4 
2 
14 
- 
acres irrigated 
25,555 
867 
1,595 
544 
(D) 
1,315 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
237 
3 
6 
2 
6 
17 
- 
acres irrigated 
26,060 
36 
287 
(D) 
497 
1,944 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
830 
17 
13 
22 
10 
54 
- 
acres irrigated 
138,987 
2,918 
1,915 
4,572 
2,142 
8,136 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
825 
18 
23 
26 
14 
55 
1 
acres irrigated 
220,739 
5,968 
5,849 
7,415 
5,592 
16,994 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
773 
27 
30 
17 
14 
34 
5 
acres irrigated 
269,135 
18,137 
12,726 
5,188 
3,047 
9,752 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,284 
95 
77 
101 
49 
58 
15 
acres irrigated 
1,191,295 
171,440 
35,158 
41,560 
30,636 
26,463 
4,566 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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