Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Dakota 
Adams 
Barnes 
Benson 
Billings 
Bottineau 
Bowman 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
30,961 
392 
855 
563 
197 
863 
348 
2007 
31,970 
426 
921 
591 
243 
899 
353 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
39,262,613 
601,272 
936,780 
802,059 
722,275 
899,431 
730,327 
2007 
39,674,586 
626,663 
907,184 
759,341 
724,532 
1,028,699 
720,756 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
1,268 
1,534 
1,096 
1,425 
3,666 
1,042 
2,099 
2007 
1,241 
1,471 
985 
1,285 
2,982 
1,144 
2,042 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
30,961 
392 
855 
563 
197 
863 
348 
2007 
31,970 
426 
921 
591 
243 
899 
353 
$1,000, 2012 
56,002,289 
484,568 
2,094,044 
1,036,913 
569,126 
1,215,130 
548,975 
2007 
30,596,974 
364,882 
852,839 
551,005 
341,311 
754,655 
368,328 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,808,801 
1,236,142 
2,449,174 
1,841,764 
2,888,966 
1,408,030 
1,577,515 
2007 
957,053 
856,530 
925,992 
932,327 
1,404,571 
839,438 
1,043,421 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,426 
806 
2,235 
1,293 
788 
1,351 
752 
2007 
771 
582 
940 
726 
471 
734 
511 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,938 
39 
92 
34 
- 
83 
20 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,732 
45 
81 
49 
12 
88 
38 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,922 
49 
77 
67 
25 
127 
59 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,995 
79 
170 
107 
37 
205 
59 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,242 
55 
94 
74 
35 
102 
46 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,977 
59 
110 
75 
42 
90 
40 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
4,165 
48 
114 
92 
30 
112 
63 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,971 
13 
62 
54 
15 
38 
14 
$10,000,000 or more 
1,019 
5 
55 
11 
1 
18 
9 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
44,159,912 
632,086 
954,594 
888,773 
735,263 
1 ,067,787 
743,556 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
88.9 
95.1 
98.1 
90.2 
98.2 
84.2 
98.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
689 
15 
3 
9 
- 
11 
8 
acres 
2,143 
45 
9 
25 
- 
54 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,711 
35 
96 
30 
9 
62 
22 
acres 
77,476 
733 
2,503 
916 
(D) 
1,723 
597 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,063 
13 
39 
27 
28 
1 
acres 
61,655 
732 
2,274 
1,612 
- 
1,577 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,455 
7 
48 
36 
9 
51 
11 
acres 
118,037 
535 
3,872 
2,979 
728 
4,281 
846 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,407 
15 
52 
15 
1 
54 
16 
acres 
163,414 
1,671 
6,203 
1,775 
(D) 
6,322 
1,844 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,632 
27 
88 
25 
19 
90 
26 
acres 
414,560 
4,244 
13,902 
3,785 
3,000 
14,077 
4,217 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
958 
8 
40 
22 
2 
23 
18 
acres 
189,716 
1,614 
7,973 
4,269 
(D) 
4,571 
3,652 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
862 
14 
15 
17 
1 
43 
6 
acres 
204,469 
3,316 
3,613 
3,978 
(D) 
10,195 
1,468 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,086 
67 
127 
77 
21 
141 
47 
acres 
1,504,518 
24,881 
46,964 
27,856 
7,618 
53,708 
17,137 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
4,237 
33 
96 
78 
29 
103 
34 
acres 
3,017,670 
23,380 
66,036 
53,599 
21,485 
74,048 
22,861 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
4,424 
56 
112 
82 
48 
110 
39 
acres 
6,333,780 
76,348 
159,803 
115,894 
69,708 
152,335 
57,073 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6,437 
102 
139 
145 
58 
147 
120 
acres 
27,175,175 
463,773 
623,628 
585,371 
618,808 
576,540 
620,563 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
387 
14 
5 
- 
- 
13 
5 
acres 
1,527 
52 
26 
- 
- 
73 
12 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,268 
22 
78 
47 
4 
53 
11 
acres 
65,730 
426 
2,088 
1,230 
(D) 
1,413 
335 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
769 
6 
18 
17 
10 
9 
3 
acres 
44,384 
329 
1,053 
994 
(D) 
476 
188 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,368 
13 
45 
16 
13 
38 
11 
acres 
1 1 1 ,888 
1,125 
3,798 
1,339 
1,053 
3,083 
888 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,312 
7 
45 
30 
6 
35 
6 
acres 
153,320 
841 
5,546 
3,526 
776 
4,090 
694 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
2,619 
36 
92 
19 
18 
74 
45 
acres 
414,180 
5,717 
14,637 
3,011 
2,851 
11,734 
7,107 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
955 
10 
32 
20 
1 
32 
7 
acres 
189,146 
1,989 
6,299 
3,811 
(D) 
6,377 
1,396 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,009 
8 
29 
22 
11 
39 
10 
acres 
240,110 
1,835 
6,850 
5,251 
2,622 
9,336 
2,450 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,746 
70 
176 
84 
30 
155 
42 
acres 
1,742,271 
26,276 
63,699 
30,103 
1 1 ,323 
56,575 
15,322 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
4,687 
60 
109 
104 
30 
137 
35 
acres 
3,381,942 
40,338 
76,008 
75,832 
20,653 
96,115 
26,495 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
5,369 
65 
144 
95 
54 
131 
59 
acres 
7,701,911 
97,208 
209,118 
129,475 
74,856 
190,615 
81,766 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
6,481 
115 
148 
137 
66 
183 
119 
acres 
25,628,177 
450,527 
518,062 
504,769 
609,604 
648,812 
584,103 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
27,440 
349 
782 
514 
153 
801 
293 
2007 
29,378 
387 
870 
531 
206 
846 
318 
acres, 2012 
27,147,240 
380,034 
836,450 
644,352 
131,319 
772,989 
372,577 
2007 
27,527,180 
407,315 
795,039 
603,869 
120,203 
891,145 
371,877 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
19,391 
233 
528 
375 
128 
506 
217 
2007 
20,408 
247 
577 
387 
159 
562 
214 
acres, 2012 
23,469,816 
307,923 
740,663 
549,043 
110,209 
668,733 
294,946 
2007 
22,035,717 
279,002 
635,826 
490,087 
82,929 
744,333 
262,743 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,549 
27 
46 
29 
14 
45 
27 
2007 
4,025 
69 
122 
83 
57 
85 
45 
acres, 2012 
321,936 
9,974 
2,542 
5,266 
(D) 
6,248 
12,942 
2007 
812,553 
29,930 
13,687 
13,763 
(D) 
11,891 
(D) 
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280 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
