Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
30,961 
689 
2,711 
1,063 
1,455 
1,407 
percent 
100.0 
2.2 
8.8 
3.4 
4.7 
4.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
39,262,613 
2,143 
77,476 
61,655 
118,037 
163,414 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,268 
3 
29 
58 
81 
116 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
30,961 
689 
2,711 
1,063 
1,455 
1,407 
$1,000 
11,332,391 
44,546 
43,433 
13,805 
26,780 
24,124 
Average per farm 
dollars 
366,021 
64,653 
16,021 
12,987 
18,406 
17,146 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,449 
162 
852 
218 
155 
210 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
2,224 
77 
820 
330 
331 
155 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,820 
81 
315 
205 
471 
399 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,065 
123 
295 
130 
210 
239 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,284 
82 
275 
114 
177 
200 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,148 
49 
81 
48 
64 
108 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,216 
40 
33 
12 
36 
76 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,260 
39 
17 
2 
7 
16 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,147 
14 
5 
- 
2 
3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,004 
14 
11 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,344 
8 
7 
4 
2 
1 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,687 
6 
5 
3 
- 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
508 
1 
2 
1 
1 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
149 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
30,961 
689 
2,711 
1,063 
1,455 
1,407 
$1,000 
10,950,680 
43,971 
40,678 
11,685 
23,326 
19,766 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
14,370 
5 
175 
77 
169 
201 
$1,000 
8,813,348 
6 
1,657 
1,430 
3,586 
7,072 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11,858 
- 
- 
3 
16 
53 
$1,000 
8,757,977 
- 
- 
196 
1,078 
3,950 
Corn 
farms 
7,137 
2 
41 
16 
35 
56 
$1,000 
2,461,368 
(D) 
663 
(D) 
855 
2,476 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,449 
- 
2 
5 
21 
$1,000 
2,421,530 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,661 
Wheat 
farms 
10,353 
- 
64 
32 
67 
83 
$1,000 
2,535,187 
- 
380 
283 
800 
1,441 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,741 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
2,470,865 
- 
- 
- 
- 
174 
Soybeans 
farms 
7,219 
1 
54 
27 
49 
57 
$1,000 
1,968,362 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,207 
1,839 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,829 
5 
16 
$1,000 
1,931,234 
- 
- 
- 
267 
984 
Sorghum 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
54 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
3,146 
- 
4 
4 
7 
19 
$1,000 
367,666 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
91 
378 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,889 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
342,229 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
7,419 
2 
25 
10 
50 
41 
$1,000 
1,480,711 
(D) 
(D) 
110 
633 
939 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,170 
- 
1 
5 
$1,000 
1,434,312 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
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 
264 
21 
52 
10 
9 
4 
$1,000 
251,033 
133 
(D) 
221 
167 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
125 
- 
2 
2 
1 
1 
$1,000 
250,044 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
74 
11 
28 
3 
5 
4 
$1,000 
247 
57 
79 
(D) 
12 
19 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
42 
10 
15 
- 
3 
2 
$1,000 
127 
(D) 
41 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
39 
3 
15 
3 
2 
4 
$1,000 
120 
(D) 
37 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
70 
27 
24 
2 
2 
$1,000 
7,271 
(D) 
3,580 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
8 
5 
2 
- 
$1,000 
6,627 
1,353 
3,373 
- 
(D) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
54 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
