Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
27,728 
16,641 
229 
1,428 
2,049 
3,884 
4,762 
4,289 
Female 
3,233 
868 
12 
40 
66 
120 
189 
441 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
17,509 
17,509 
241 
1,468 
2,115 
4,004 
4,951 
4,730 
Other 
13,452 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
19,918 
13,583 
163 
965 
1,575 
3,249 
3,973 
3,658 
Not on farm operated 
1 1 ,043 
3,926 
78 
503 
540 
755 
978 
1,072 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
14,496 
1 1 ,580 
91 
717 
1,248 
2,559 
3,292 
3,673 
Any 
16,465 
5,929 
150 
751 
867 
1,445 
1,659 
1,057 
1 to 49 days 
2,548 
1,641 
41 
187 
259 
377 
447 
330 
50 to 99 days 
1,233 
789 
23 
91 
99 
186 
246 
144 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2,418 
1,018 
36 
113 
136 
280 
285 
168 
200 days or more 
10,266 
2,481 
50 
360 
373 
602 
681 
415 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
850 
364 
80 
114 
71 
46 
27 
26 
3 or 4 years 
1,197 
476 
65 
202 
93 
44 
39 
33 
5 to 9 years 
3,241 
1,447 
96 
609 
257 
179 
200 
106 
1 0 years or more 
25,673 
15,222 
- 
543 
1,694 
3,735 
4,685 
4,565 
Average years on present farm 
26.4 
28.7 
4.0 
8.2 
16.0 
25.2 
31.7 
41.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
605 
236 
68 
74 
45 
20 
15 
14 
3 or 4 years 
959 
352 
54 
151 
69 
32 
25 
21 
5 to 9 years 
2,868 
1,265 
119 
607 
197 
124 
146 
72 
1 0 years or more 
26,529 
15,656 
- 
636 
1,804 
3,828 
4,765 
4,623 
Average years operating any farm 
27.9 
30.3 
4.3 
8.9 
17.2 
26.5 
33.3 
44.2 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
330 
241 
241 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2,432 
1,468 
- 
1,468 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 to 44 years 
3,572 
2,115 
- 
- 
2,115 
- 
- 
- 
45 to 49 years 
2,484 
1,460 
- 
- 
- 
1,460 
- 
- 
50 to 54 years 
4,119 
2,544 
- 
- 
- 
2,544 
- 
- 
55 to 59 years 
4,469 
2,606 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,606 
- 
60 to 64 years 
4,157 
2,345 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,345 
- 
65 to 69 years 
3,335 
1,780 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,780 
70 years and over 
6,063 
2,950 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,950 
Average age 
57.0 
55.7 
22.2 
30.1 
40.0 
50.3 
59.3 
73.3 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
122 
78 
- 
3 
4 
17 
20 
34 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
348 
148 
- 
4 
19 
25 
51 
49 
Asian 
16 
5 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
- 
Black or African American 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
White 
30,539 
17,326 
241 
1,460 
2,090 
3,960 
4,896 
4,679 
More than one race reported 
51 
29 
- 
4 
3 
16 
4 
2 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
5,953 
3,054 
122 
273 
268 
550 
867 
974 
2 people 
14,459 
7,995 
72 
335 
262 
1,282 
2,947 
3,097 
3 people 
3,704 
2,355 
28 
282 
301 
788 
643 
313 
4 people 
3,789 
2,103 
18 
328 
564 
728 
287 
178 
5 or more people 
3,056 
2,002 
1 
250 
720 
656 
207 
168 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
13,863 
3,989 
59 
235 
422 
696 
984 
1,593 
25 to 49 percent 
3,049 
1,360 
20 
109 
128 
259 
276 
568 
50 to 74 percent 
4,555 
3,357 
36 
338 
364 
691 
810 
1,118 
75 to 99 percent 
5,156 
4,604 
59 
404 
573 
1,015 
1,137 
1,416 
1 00 percent 
4,338 
4,199 
67 
382 
628 
1,343 
1,744 
35 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
649 
471 
3 
44 
67 
119 
153 
85 
acres 
1,856,212 
1,742,119 
3 
218,615 
281,987 
342,467 
390,082 
508,965 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
23,223 
13,540 
200 
1,367 
1,857 
3,322 
3,942 
2,852 
Dial-up service 
1,701 
956 
3 
48 
91 
205 
315 
294 
DSL service 
9,829 
6,056 
65 
536 
849 
1,572 
1,827 
1,207 
Cable modem service 
3,582 
1,463 
27 
166 
195 
293 
383 
399 
Fiber-optic service 
5,836 
3,769 
75 
434 
544 
907 
1,075 
734 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
3,372 
1,983 
46 
341 
270 
446 
508 
372 
Satellite service 
2,380 
1,654 
28 
86 
189 
420 
491 
440 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
348 
220 
3 
25 
37 
41 
68 
46 
Other Internet service 
384 
177 
3 
42 
37 
32 
39 
24 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
24,457 
13,518 
209 
1,238 
1,737 
3,099 
3,754 
3,481 
2 households 
4,755 
3,048 
26 
182 
294 
644 
884 
1,018 
3 households 
1,069 
621 
6 
24 
58 
136 
239 
158 
4 households 
384 
205 
- 
18 
17 
78 
50 
42 
5 or more households 
296 
117 
- 
6 
9 
47 
24 
31 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
200 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
