Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
30,961 
17,509 
241 
1,468 
2,115 
4,004 
4,951 
4,730 
percent 
100.0 
56.6 
0.8 
4.7 
6.8 
12.9 
16.0 
15.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
39,262,613 
34,251,355 
162,436 
2,301,340 
4,862,319 
9,699,209 
10,698,521 
6,527,530 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,268 
1,956 
674 
1,568 
2,299 
2,422 
2,161 
1,380 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
30,961 
17,509 
241 
1,468 
2,115 
4,004 
4,951 
4,730 
$1,000 
11,332,391 
10,731,145 
55,506 
786,393 
1 ,695,634 
3,310,012 
3,340,714 
1 ,542,886 
Average per farm 
dollars 
366,021 
612,893 
230,315 
535,690 
801,718 
826,676 
674,755 
326,192 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
2,449 
547 
13 
25 
30 
77 
149 
253 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
2,224 
474 
5 
18 
32 
58 
143 
218 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,820 
563 
4 
21 
50 
80 
145 
263 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,065 
770 
7 
36 
103 
85 
182 
357 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,284 
1,107 
26 
55 
80 
185 
227 
534 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,148 
1,050 
18 
57 
94 
201 
236 
444 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,216 
1,417 
40 
125 
131 
252 
329 
540 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,260 
2,614 
40 
262 
265 
588 
744 
715 
$250,000 to $499,999 
3,147 
2,783 
62 
364 
323 
658 
804 
572 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,004 
2,895 
23 
310 
432 
735 
957 
438 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,344 
3,289 
3 
195 
575 
1,085 
1,035 
396 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
2,687 
2,644 
3 
163 
465 
858 
829 
326 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
508 
501 
- 
28 
93 
169 
158 
53 
$5,000,000 or more 
149 
144 
- 
4 
17 
58 
48 
17 
Total sales 
farms 
30,961 
17,509 
241 
1,468 
2,115 
4,004 
4,951 
4,730 
$1,000 
10,950,680 
10,419,172 
53,348 
762,884 
1 ,649,830 
3,222,633 
3,244,608 
1,485,870 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
14,370 
12,294 
175 
1,202 
1,628 
3,129 
3,572 
2,588 
$1,000 
8,813,348 
8,481,742 
46,135 
645,709 
1,366,612 
2,652,887 
2,629,259 
1,141,140 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 1 ,858 
10,672 
146 
1,102 
1,447 
2,756 
3,201 
2,020 
$1,000 
8,757,977 
8,443,841 
45,485 
643,075 
1,361,932 
2,643,981 
2,620,986 
1,128,382 
Corn 
farms 
7,137 
6,465 
87 
737 
992 
1,772 
1,858 
1,019 
$1,000 
2,461,368 
2,381,026 
14,600 
210,722 
399,422 
792,819 
688,866 
274,598 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,449 
5,076 
53 
595 
817 
1,434 
1,471 
706 
$1,000 
2,421,530 
2,347,390 
13,911 
206,671 
395,492 
784,480 
679,576 
267,260 
Wheat 
farms 
10,353 
9,138 
95 
751 
1,203 
2,373 
2,750 
1,966 
$1,000 
2,535,187 
2,433,262 
9,263 
160,352 
379,220 
680,299 
805,234 
398,894 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7,741 
7,201 
69 
581 
990 
1,919 
2,276 
1,366 
$1,000 
2,470,865 
2,383,359 
8,472 
155,177 
373,541 
668,686 
792,878 
384,605 
Soybeans 
farms 
7,219 
6,522 
90 
715 
932 
1,716 
1,936 
1,133 
$1,000 
1,968,362 
1,900,430 
11,413 
136,374 
301,770 
629,283 
590,706 
230,885 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,829 
5,479 
67 
567 
808 
1,503 
1,691 
843 
$1,000 
1,931,234 
1,871,706 
10,795 
132,302 
298,268 
623,396 
583,754 
223,191 
Sorghum 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
$1,000 
54 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
3,146 
2,868 
28 
261 
370 
799 
883 
527 
$1,000 
367,666 
(D) 
1,932 
27,260 
49,681 
(D) 
113,699 
45,649 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,889 
1,797 
14 
167 
278 
512 
566 
260 
$1,000 
342,229 
328,786 
1,677 
25,092 
47,843 
106,381 
106,992 
40,801 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
7,419 
6,659 
84 
626 
910 
1,800 
1,980 
1,259 
$1,000 
1,480,711 
1,416,032 
8,927 
111,001 
236,518 
437,718 
430,754 
191,114 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,170 
4,817 
47 
468 
708 
1,356 
1,462 
776 
$1,000 
1,434,312 
1 ,377,406 
8,232 
106,611 
231,850 
428,700 
419,793 
182,220 
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 
185 
12 
20 
65 
54 
34 
$1,000 
251,033 
248,653 
- 
6,879 
17,390 
93,535 
69,979 
60,871 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
125 
121 
- 
8 
13 
44 
37 
19 
$1,000 
250,044 
248,066 
- 
6,847 
17,340 
93,378 
69,774 
60,728 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
74 
37 
_ 
7 
3 
2 
13 
12 
$1,000 
247 
127 
- 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
48 
42 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
42 
19 
- 
3 
2 
2 
8 
4 
$1,000 
127 
76 
- 
14 
(D) 
(D) 
30 
22 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Berries 
farms 
39 
21 
- 
4 
3 
- 
6 
8 
$1,000 
120 
51 
- 
6 
6 
- 
18 
21 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
70 
31 
4 
1 
9 
11 
6 
$1,000 
7,271 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
462 
4,944 
190 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
11 
- 
3 
6 
2 
$1,000 
6,627 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
390 
4,892 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
186 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
