Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Eddy 
Emmons 
Foster 
Golden Valley 
Grand Forks 
Grant 
Griggs 
Flettinger 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
331 
609 
310 
251 
970 
508 
456 
494 
2007 
366 
694 
310 
243 
973 
528 
479 
546 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
395,811 
743,925 
373,970 
562,453 
816,478 
1,049,893 
445,480 
715,958 
2007 
376,620 
871,766 
399,912 
570,210 
825,552 
1,058,178 
406,115 
707,833 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
1,196 
1,222 
1,206 
2,241 
842 
2,067 
977 
1,449 
2007 
1,029 
1,256 
1,290 
2,347 
848 
2,004 
848 
1,296 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
331 
609 
310 
251 
970 
508 
456 
494 
2007 
366 
694 
310 
243 
973 
528 
479 
546 
$1,000, 2012 
529,713 
876,492 
698,745 
473,886 
1,715,251 
967,717 
812,539 
802,545 
2007 
222,082 
591,620 
304,169 
266,304 
872,382 
547,434 
277,156 
528,547 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,600,342 
1,439,231 
2,254,016 
1 ,887,994 
1,768,300 
1 ,904,955 
1,781,884 
1,624,585 
2007 
606,782 
852,478 
981,190 
1,095,900 
896,590 
1,036,806 
578,615 
968,035 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,338 
1,178 
1,868 
843 
2,101 
922 
1,824 
1,121 
2007 
590 
679 
761 
467 
1,057 
517 
682 
747 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
29 
53 
34 
25 
109 
49 
38 
46 
$50,000 to $99,999 
41 
34 
16 
13 
72 
46 
44 
54 
$100,000 to $199,999 
43 
83 
48 
31 
136 
52 
60 
71 
$200,000 to $499,999 
58 
92 
62 
42 
221 
77 
89 
95 
$500,000 to $999,999 
58 
105 
23 
39 
121 
101 
58 
57 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
36 
132 
28 
51 
102 
46 
75 
55 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
45 
68 
52 
34 
113 
82 
46 
78 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
16 
30 
35 
14 
60 
43 
29 
23 
$10,000,000 or more 
5 
12 
12 
2 
36 
12 
17 
15 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
403,309 
966,678 
406,689 
640,500 
919,281 
1,061,856 
453,643 
724,614 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
98.1 
77.0 
92.0 
87.8 
88.8 
98.9 
98.2 
98.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1 
14 
2 
3 
9 
22 
12 
10 
acres 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
36 
54 
29 
36 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
28 
26 
30 
15 
110 
20 
18 
19 
acres 
900 
784 
(D) 
(D) 
3,109 
537 
587 
621 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
8 
32 
19 
8 
44 
13 
18 
19 
acres 
(D) 
1,933 
1,226 
440 
2,436 
772 
1,019 
1,115 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
12 
23 
14 
10 
69 
11 
22 
15 
acres 
945 
1,891 
1,190 
865 
5,622 
885 
1,793 
1,256 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
21 
37 
22 
15 
55 
25 
10 
18 
acres 
2,478 
4,268 
2,492 
(D) 
6,532 
2,923 
1,205 
2,089 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
33 
31 
30 
9 
120 
24 
53 
63 
acres 
5,224 
4,956 
4,814 
1,470 
18,742 
3,802 
8,225 
9,945 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
7 
20 
9 
8 
40 
17 
10 
21 
acres 
1,416 
4,040 
1,829 
1,552 
7,841 
3,407 
2,033 
4,234 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
11 
12 
5 
2 
40 
22 
10 
13 
acres 
2,676 
2,890 
1,159 
(D) 
9,585 
5,275 
2,333 
2,972 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
44 
60 
25 
34 
136 
52 
94 
67 
acres 
16,126 
21,672 
8,992 
12,292 
50,556 
18,621 
34,373 
23,228 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
54 
104 
27 
36 
95 
63 
69 
74 
acres 
38,139 
78,014 
19,048 
27,440 
68,555 
40,711 
46,753 
50,121 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
48 
131 
52 
36 
114 
65 
77 
48 
acres 
68,831 
185,586 
73,654 
54,285 
162,251 
93,868 
108,584 
69,093 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
64 
119 
75 
75 
138 
174 
63 
127 
acres 
258,573 
437,874 
258,692 
461,404 
481,213 
879,038 
238,546 
551,248 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2 
6 
- 
2 
12 
4 
- 
5 
acres 
(D) 
16 
- 
(D) 
55 
13 
- 
13 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
17 
18 
26 
10 
104 
32 
38 
31 
acres 
576 
502 
609 
348 
3,111 
990 
1,058 
1,085 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
8 
16 
4 
10 
35 
12 
9 
9 
acres 
(D) 
923 
(D) 
586 
2,041 
700 
533 
569 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
6 
22 
7 
6 
66 
18 
20 
26 
acres 
496 
1,892 
616 
483 
5,388 
1,551 
1,580 
2,058 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
12 
23 
16 
5 
54 
10 
17 
26 
acres 
1,473 
2,573 
1,887 
624 
6,286 
1,108 
2,046 
3,119 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
40 
34 
20 
13 
110 
37 
42 
59 
acres 
6,242 
5,385 
3,141 
2,074 
17,223 
5,875 
6,809 
9,439 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
17 
25 
11 
4 
33 
12 
13 
16 
acres 
3,422 
4,981 
2,229 
(D) 
6,635 
2,324 
2,531 
3,175 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3 
23 
1 
4 
32 
7 
21 
12 
acres 
(D) 
5,524 
(D) 
974 
7,656 
1,686 
5,005 
2,904 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
70 
91 
60 
32 
159 
47 
102 
87 
acres 
27,691 
35,092 
22,084 
12,078 
57,862 
17,080 
36,351 
31,467 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
77 
128 
32 
51 
112 
73 
94 
74 
acres 
56,190 
95,850 
22,791 
37,374 
80,715 
52,014 
64,447 
50,938 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
53 
175 
55 
46 
120 
93 
69 
79 
acres 
75,002 
246,252 
80,354 
68,841 
173,484 
137,308 
98,108 
119,037 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
61 
133 
78 
60 
136 
183 
54 
122 
acres 
204,354 
472,776 
265,737 
446,027 
465,096 
837,529 
187,647 
484,029 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
308 
535 
280 
216 
931 
451 
443 
453 
2007 
343 
650 
279 
210 
927 
494 
445 
519 
acres, 2012 
288,664 
443,946 
314,321 
242,607 
749,199 
503,992 
342,371 
558,544 
2007 
272,172 
529,824 
336,125 
231,840 
753,884 
510,893 
322,538 
582,789 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
175 
391 
212 
148 
519 
359 
264 
260 
2007 
204 
487 
197 
134 
519 
390 
245 
258 
acres, 2012 
235,829 
382,085 
286,163 
185,390 
653,738 
421,470 
267,161 
485,734 
2007 
188,581 
410,740 
286,623 
155,393 
631,002 
383,817 
221,689 
436,851 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
26 
27 
19 
26 
32 
37 
14 
13 
2007 
52 
109 
48 
50 
98 
89 
47 
58 
acres, 2012 
3,135 
4,909 
1,149 
(D) 
2,046 
25,990 
2,687 
3,033 
2007 
7,254 
26,184 
7,680 
(D) 
9,243 
41,958 
7,056 
(D) 
--continued 
282 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
