Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
19,918 
469 
1,759 
588 
664 
668 
Not on farm operated 
11,043 
220 
952 
475 
791 
739 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
14,496 
185 
725 
310 
408 
456 
Any 
16,465 
504 
1,986 
753 
1,047 
951 
1 to 49 days 
2,548 
72 
144 
77 
146 
101 
50 to 99 days 
1,233 
17 
78 
56 
51 
66 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,418 
66 
285 
105 
135 
148 
200 days or more 
10,266 
349 
1,479 
515 
715 
636 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
850 
53 
124 
39 
57 
55 
3 or 4 years 
1,197 
53 
181 
33 
74 
65 
5 to 9 years 
3,241 
138 
393 
119 
189 
179 
1 0 years or more 
25,673 
445 
2,013 
872 
1,135 
1,108 
Average years on present farm 
26.4 
17.7 
20.6 
23.5 
23.3 
25.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
605 
40 
82 
32 
49 
35 
3 or 4 years 
959 
47 
149 
26 
61 
49 
5 to 9 years 
2,868 
124 
316 
105 
181 
167 
1 0 years or more 
26,529 
478 
2,164 
900 
1,164 
1,156 
Average years operating any farm 
27.9 
19.1 
22.6 
24.7 
24.4 
27.0 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
330 
33 
7 
6 
20 
10 
25 to 34 years 
2,432 
142 
189 
48 
82 
102 
35 to 44 years 
3,572 
100 
349 
144 
148 
105 
45 to 49 years 
2,484 
58 
271 
67 
100 
101 
50 to 54 years 
4,119 
84 
340 
106 
148 
143 
55 to 59 years 
4,469 
97 
395 
145 
213 
192 
60 to 64 years 
4,157 
57 
321 
148 
205 
203 
65 to 69 years 
3,335 
66 
330 
130 
189 
187 
70 years and over 
6,063 
52 
509 
269 
350 
364 
Average age 
57.0 
48.8 
57.1 
59.4 
59.4 
59.7 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
122 
3 
14 
10 
6 
8 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
348 
18 
43 
23 
21 
17 
Asian 
16 
2 
- 
- 
2 
3 
Black or African American 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
30,539 
663 
2,667 
1,039 
1,428 
1,384 
More than one race reported 
51 
6 
1 
1 
4 
3 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,953 
151 
535 
232 
377 
382 
2 people 
14,459 
278 
1,217 
532 
671 
679 
3 people 
3,704 
102 
330 
103 
147 
112 
4 people 
3,789 
78 
358 
126 
144 
137 
5 or more people 
3,056 
80 
271 
70 
116 
97 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
13,863 
498 
2,273 
828 
1,144 
1,010 
25 to 49 percent 
3,049 
44 
158 
123 
127 
169 
50 to 74 percent 
4,555 
49 
152 
70 
114 
125 
75 to 99 percent 
5,156 
51 
96 
29 
52 
61 
1 00 percent 
4,338 
47 
32 
13 
18 
42 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
649 
17 
25 
12 
25 
23 
acres 
1,856,212 
46 
518 
690 
2,146 
2,700 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
23,223 
533 
2,047 
745 
998 
931 
Dial-up service 
1,701 
37 
179 
58 
58 
81 
DSL service 
9,829 
214 
743 
281 
383 
339 
Cable modem service 
3,582 
115 
334 
130 
212 
189 
Fiber-optic service 
5,836 
132 
490 
191 
196 
220 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
3,372 
96 
364 
103 
147 
152 
Satellite service 
2,380 
41 
192 
63 
115 
42 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
348 
5 
11 
12 
11 
12 
Other Internet service 
384 
14 
27 
25 
17 
24 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
24,457 
587 
2,310 
873 
1,234 
1,162 
2 households 
4,755 
79 
280 
130 
153 
183 
3 households 
1,069 
22 
71 
36 
44 
30 
4 households 
384 
- 
19 
14 
18 
21 
5 or more households 
296 
1 
31 
10 
6 
11 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage. 
or adoption farms 
30,088 
676 
2,651 
1,026 
1,418 
1,374 
acres 
38,047,018 
2,120 
75,733 
59,544 
115,026 
159,537 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
68 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
