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 
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 
17,077 
238 
1,442 
2,061 
3,891 
4,843 
4,602 
acres 
38,047,018 
33,236,353 
157,936 
2,226,095 
4,696,910 
9,449,326 
10,408,742 
6,297,344 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
695 
382 
- 
19 
37 
98 
80 
148 
acres 
962,423 
826,342 
- 
38,402 
80,896 
324,107 
170,675 
212,262 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
27,578 
15,436 
231 
1,367 
1,859 
3,461 
4,328 
4,190 
acres 
31,181,498 
26,838,367 
153,047 
1,916,878 
3,909,383 
7,608,060 
8,455,556 
4,795,443 
Partnership 
farms 
2,124 
1,353 
7 
59 
170 
353 
413 
351 
acres 
5,470,405 
5,053,778 
4,889 
164,327 
632,735 
1,468,066 
1,700,118 
1,083,643 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,344 
880 
7 
44 
118 
237 
262 
212 
acres 
3,537,372 
3,280,533 
4,889 
118,807 
460,543 
950,697 
1,075,807 
669,790 
Corporation 
farms 
707 
569 
3 
36 
73 
162 
172 
123 
acres 
1,578,330 
1,518,531 
4,500 
(D) 
223,106 
509,327 
(D) 
237,743 
Family held 
farms 
662 
549 
3 
30 
71 
156 
170 
119 
acres 
1,504,821 
1 ,450,979 
4,500 
56,321 
(D) 
482,555 
(D) 
(D) 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
10 
9 
- 
- 
2 
2 
5 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
652 
540 
3 
30 
71 
154 
168 
114 
Other than family held 
farms 
45 
20 
_ 
6 
2 
6 
2 
4 
acres 
73,509 
67,552 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
26,772 
(D) 
(D) 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
1 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
42 
18 
- 
6 
2 
5 
2 
3 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
552 
151 
6 
13 
28 
38 
66 
acres 
1 ,032,380 
840,679 
- 
(D) 
97,095 
113,756 
(D) 
410,701 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
9,300 
7,372 
47 
520 
1,039 
1,958 
2,314 
1,494 
workers 
27,414 
22,935 
130 
1,378 
3,238 
6,662 
7,450 
4,077 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
4,610 
3,972 
27 
259 
552 
1,100 
1,279 
755 
workers 
9,188 
8,108 
57 
409 
1,105 
2,396 
2,666 
1,475 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
6,729 
5,328 
28 
385 
739 
1,455 
1,682 
1,039 
workers 
18,226 
14,827 
73 
969 
2,133 
4,266 
4,784 
2,602 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
284 
258 
1 
26 
41 
71 
80 
39 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
11 
10 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
4 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
10,096 
5,644 
74 
468 
762 
1,471 
1,518 
1,351 
workers 
21,632 
1 1 ,773 
163 
1,039 
1,625 
3,137 
3,094 
2,715 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
689 
292 
21 
34 
48 
66 
64 
59 
1 0 to 49 acres 
2,711 
671 
7 
44 
60 
120 
184 
256 
50 to 69 acres 
1,063 
221 
6 
11 
36 
31 
51 
86 
70 to 99 acres 
1,455 
351 
6 
16 
39 
44 
98 
148 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
1,407 
437 
10 
37 
36 
63 
108 
183 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
2,632 
734 
3 
61 
84 
101 
150 
335 
180 to 219 acres 
958 
303 
1 
25 
30 
45 
77 
125 
220 to 259 acres 
862 
314 
14 
17 
29 
45 
57 
152 
260 to 499 acres 
4,086 
1,700 
34 
163 
132 
273 
403 
695 
500 to 999 acres 
4,237 
2,646 
95 
292 
233 
495 
595 
936 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4,424 
3,715 
37 
394 
405 
904 
1,187 
788 
2,000 acres or more 
6,437 
6,125 
7 
374 
983 
1,817 
1,977 
967 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
12,218 
10,510 
163 
1,075 
1,395 
2,658 
3,045 
2,174 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
136 
98 
- 
7 
10 
30 
28 
23 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
41 
14 
- 
3 
2 
- 
4 
5 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
56 
22 
_ 
2 
_ 
6 
8 
6 
Other crop farming (1119) 
10,807 
2,918 
16 
110 
204 
442 
763 
1,383 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1199) 
10,807 
2,918 
16 
110 
204 
442 
763 
1,383 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
4,949 
2,894 
54 
212 
361 
655 
832 
780 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
157 
95 
1 
8 
20 
19 
24 
23 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
90 
84 
1 
1 
17 
35 
22 
8 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
66 
23 
- 
1 
2 
6 
11 
3 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
105 
38 
- 
- 
9 
17 
12 
- 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
251 
100 
2 
5 
14 
22 
32 
25 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
2,085 
713 
4 
44 
81 
114 
170 
300 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
9,868 
6,887 
89 
568 
879 
1,766 
1,980 
1,605 
number 
1,809,613 
1,595,334 
7,530 
123,005 
230,980 
458,151 
477,549 
298,119 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
836 
319 
15 
24 
40 
82 
57 
101 
1 0 to 49 
2,813 
1,427 
34 
119 
164 
279 
366 
465 
50 to 99 
1,625 
1,146 
17 
110 
125 
251 
328 
315 
100 to 199 
1,806 
1,473 
12 
97 
170 
440 
435 
319 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
202 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
