Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
1 0 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
30,961 
139 
640 
2,107 
4,908 
percent 
100.0 
0.4 
2.1 
6.8 
15.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
39,262,613 
1,497,165 
4,493,448 
11,178,387 
19,870,831 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,268 
10,771 
7,021 
5,305 
4,049 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
30,961 
139 
640 
2,107 
4,908 
$1,000 
56,002,289 
3,395,822 
9,804,079 
21,479,957 
34,281,566 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,808,801 
24,430,372 
15,318,873 
10,194,569 
6,984,834 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,426 
2,268 
2,182 
1,922 
1,725 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
9,297,134 
458,687 
1 ,409,284 
3,390,712 
5,686,246 
percent 
100.0 
4.9 
15.2 
36.5 
61.2 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
27,147,240 
1 ,347,353 
4,019,493 
9,806,734 
16,601,664 
Flarvested cropland 
acres 
23,469,816 
1,296,421 
3,864,627 
9,374,601 
15,757,875 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
10,569,120 
112,672 
375,388 
1,130,783 
2,769,254 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
10,950,680 
1,098,690 
2,739,478 
5,475,982 
8,214,158 
Average per farm 
dollars 
353,693 
7,904,247 
4,280,434 
2,598,948 
1,673,626 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
14,370 
128 
615 
2,066 
4,807 
$1,000 
8,813,348 
698,591 
2,023,926 
4,458,873 
6,837,680 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
264 
28 
60 
88 
120 
$1,000 
251,033 
149,989 
207,055 
232,217 
247,086 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
74 
- 
1 
1 
3 
$1,000 
247 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
42 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
127 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
39 
- 
1 
1 
2 
$1,000 
120 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
70 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
7,271 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
12 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
8,101 
49 
239 
645 
1,434 
$1,000 
592,367 
78,027 
205,612 
312,116 
416,620 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
8,925 
29 
138 
500 
1,340 
$1,000 
1 ,063,287 
111,190 
195,090 
340,845 
549,209 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
158 
3 
11 
27 
38 
$1,000 
67,079 
15,671 
38,220 
48,671 
52,158 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
193 
8 
11 
20 
40 
$1,000 
50,366 
31,348 
42,721 
45,197 
48,307 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair. 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
655 
- 
2 
5 
34 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
82 
(D) 
Florses, ponies, mules, burros. 
and donkeys 
farms 
1,418 
4 
8 
22 
64 
$1,000 
12,462 
27 
416 
452 
1,056 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
597 
6 
8 
13 
29 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
15,395 
18,286 
22,149 
Aquaculture 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
738 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
399 
1 
6 
18 
51 
$1,000 
61,862 
(D) 
10,998 
(D) 
35,298 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
118 
1 
1 
6 
17 
$1,000 
9,754 
(D) 
(D) 
334 
3,877 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
2,138 
14 
105 
392 
906 
$1,000 
136,460 
4,979 
22,319 
57,953 
98,576 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
30,961 
139 
640 
2,107 
4,908 
$1,000 
7,296,140 
824,197 
1,793,970 
3,450,467 
5,210,725 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
14,647 
132 
621 
2,067 
4,793 
$1,000 
1,256,230 
117,474 
286,770 
599,419 
939,757 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
16,844 
134 
621 
2,072 
4,816 
$1,000 
799,532 
101,898 
205,729 
402,541 
611,632 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
7,183 
32 
131 
441 
1,186 
$1,000 
291,801 
60,682 
89,239 
134,167 
181,465 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1 1 ,830 
38 
160 
557 
1,482 
$1,000 
324,796 
58,804 
90,398 
132,289 
192,721 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
28,056 
139 
639 
2,106 
4,906 
$1,000 
538,408 
47,013 
112,063 
229,478 
355,967 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
22,365 
139 
640 
2,107 
4,908 
$1,000 
122,072 
15,002 
27,629 
47,471 
71,473 
Flired farm labor 
farms 
9,300 
134 
605 
1,895 
3,866 
$1,000 
280,464 
49,863 
100,389 
172,233 
231,039 
Interest expense 
farms 
17,125 
121 
571 
1,876 
4,220 
$1,000 
334,271 
42,645 
77,974 
143,184 
215,817 
Government payments 
farms 
24,790 
102 
529 
1,876 
4,504 
$1,000 
381,710 
9,829 
35,274 
100,387 
185,810 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
9,868 
27 
140 
519 
1,407 
number 
1,809,613 
55,793 
142,849 
332,539 
693,351 
Milk cows 
farms 
243 
3 
12 
31 
42 
number 
17,876 
2,692 
8,295 
11,011 
12,074 
Flogs and pigs 
farms 
218 
8 
11 
21 
41 
number 
133,653 
76,025 
110,340 
115,903 
126,894 
36 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
