Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
30,961 
27,578 
2,124 
1,344 
percent 
100.0 
89.1 
6.9 
4.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
39,262,613 
31,181,498 
5,470,405 
3,537,372 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,268 
1,131 
2,576 
2,632 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
30,961 
27,578 
2,124 
1,344 
$1,000 
11,332,391 
8,250,272 
2,198,629 
1,610,895 
Average per farm 
dollars 
366,021 
299,161 
1,035,136 
1,198,583 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,449 
2,262 
98 
64 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
2,224 
2,027 
111 
48 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,820 
2,560 
150 
99 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,065 
2,741 
173 
93 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,284 
2,945 
219 
164 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,148 
1,992 
105 
66 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,216 
2,056 
108 
67 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,260 
3,042 
150 
61 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,147 
2,952 
124 
83 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,004 
2,664 
200 
126 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,344 
2,337 
686 
473 
$1 ,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,687 
2,009 
437 
287 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
508 
277 
167 
115 
$5,000,000 or more 
149 
51 
82 
71 
Total sales 
farms 
30,961 
27,578 
2,124 
1,344 
$1,000 
10,950,680 
7,936,878 
2,152,387 
1,578,944 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
14,370 
12,580 
1,189 
764 
$1,000 
8,813,348 
6,529,603 
1,663,929 
1,173,581 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11,858 
10,229 
1,072 
705 
$1,000 
8,757,977 
6,477,507 
1,661,618 
1,172,487 
Corn 
farms 
7,137 
6,051 
721 
494 
$1,000 
2,461,368 
1,662,611 
578,362 
459,767 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,449 
4,498 
632 
450 
$1,000 
2,421,530 
1,625,715 
576,453 
458,771 
Wheat 
farms 
10,353 
9,014 
924 
585 
$1,000 
2,535,187 
1,989,281 
412,060 
233,509 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,741 
6,577 
803 
509 
$1,000 
2,470,865 
1 ,928,893 
409,337 
231,802 
Soybeans 
farms 
7,219 
6,175 
673 
493 
$1,000 
1,968,362 
1,453,785 
356,336 
277,087 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,829 
4,877 
618 
459 
$1,000 
1,931,234 
1,419,245 
354,816 
276,240 
Sorghum 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
$1,000 
54 
54 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
3,146 
2,698 
311 
183 
$1,000 
367,666 
282,270 
67,932 
41,392 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,889 
1,562 
233 
136 
$1,000 
342,229 
258,935 
66,712 
40,641 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
7,419 
6,444 
675 
424 
$1,000 
1,480,711 
1,141,602 
249,238 
161,825 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,170 
4,365 
555 
356 
$1,000 
1,434,312 
1,098,465 
247,257 
160,727 
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 
180 
56 
50 
$1,000 
251,033 
87,736 
118,010 
110,969 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
125 
53 
47 
42 
$1,000 
250,044 
(D) 
117,927 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
74 
64 
3 
2 
$1,000 
247 
218 
7 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
42 
35 
1 
- 
$1,000 
127 
113 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
39 
35 
2 
2 
$1,000 
120 
106 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
70 
49 
5 
5 
$1,000 
7,271 
2,433 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
10 
2 
2 
$1,000 
6,627 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
132 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
