Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
27,728 
24,752 
1,914 
1,233 
Female 
3,233 
2,826 
210 
111 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,509 
15,436 
1,353 
880 
Other 
13,452 
12,142 
771 
464 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
19,918 
18,057 
1,203 
764 
Not on farm operated 
11,043 
9,521 
921 
580 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
14,496 
12,648 
1,162 
695 
Any 
16,465 
14,930 
962 
649 
1 to 49 days 
2,548 
2,263 
174 
122 
50 to 99 days 
1,233 
1,117 
58 
43 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,418 
2,225 
125 
80 
200 days or more 
10,266 
9,325 
605 
404 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
850 
737 
65 
61 
3 or 4 years 
1,197 
1,091 
55 
33 
5 to 9 years 
3,241 
2,895 
202 
145 
1 0 years or more 
25,673 
22,855 
1,802 
1,105 
Average years on present farm 
26.4 
26.5 
26.8 
25.4 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
605 
531 
40 
37 
3 or 4 years 
959 
879 
41 
30 
5 to 9 years 
2,868 
2,568 
174 
119 
1 0 years or more 
26,529 
23,600 
1,869 
1,158 
Average years operating any farm 
27.9 
27.9 
28.9 
27.6 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
330 
314 
13 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2,432 
2,282 
88 
65 
35 to 44 years 
3,572 
3,184 
257 
175 
45 to 49 years 
2,484 
2,208 
168 
108 
50 to 54 years 
4,119 
3,640 
309 
213 
55 to 59 years 
4,469 
3,954 
328 
206 
60 to 64 years 
4,157 
3,637 
314 
197 
65 to 69 years 
3,335 
2,995 
190 
126 
70 years and over 
6,063 
5,364 
457 
247 
Average age 
57.0 
56.8 
58.2 
57.1 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
122 
99 
13 
6 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
348 
280 
15 
9 
Asian 
16 
16 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
3 
2 
1 
1 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
4 
4 
- 
- 
White 
30,539 
27,235 
2,101 
1,327 
More than one race reported 
51 
41 
7 
7 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,953 
5,391 
347 
187 
2 people 
14,459 
12,891 
965 
621 
3 people 
3,704 
3,225 
307 
204 
4 people 
3,789 
3,382 
267 
186 
5 or more people 
3,056 
2,689 
238 
146 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
13,863 
12,439 
887 
540 
25 to 49 percent 
3,049 
2,758 
187 
121 
50 to 74 percent 
4,555 
4,105 
300 
190 
75 to 99 percent 
5,156 
4,498 
411 
269 
1 00 percent 
4,338 
3,778 
339 
224 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
649 
344 
88 
73 
acres 
1,856,212 
582,087 
276,913 
205,147 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
23,223 
20,600 
1,631 
1,066 
Dial-up service 
1,701 
1,544 
112 
86 
DSL service 
9,829 
8,692 
736 
477 
Cable modem service 
3,582 
3,151 
263 
149 
Fiber-optic service 
5,836 
5,165 
402 
266 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
3,372 
2,930 
270 
203 
Satellite service 
2,380 
2,097 
176 
131 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
348 
301 
31 
21 
Other Internet service 
384 
347 
21 
13 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
24,457 
22,677 
917 
573 
2 households 
4,755 
3,728 
780 
481 
3 households 
1,069 
733 
248 
161 
4 households 
384 
260 
96 
67 
5 or more households 
296 
180 
83 
62 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
146 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
