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 
Morton 
Mountrail 
Nelson 
Oliver 
Pembina 
Pierce 
Ramsey 
Ransom 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
887 
670 
603 
290 
584 
521 
573 
548 
2007 
836 
659 
651 
273 
521 
530 
629 
560 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,220,004 
963,672 
560,478 
394,528 
692,140 
598,228 
698,412 
501,632 
2007 
1,165,098 
1,036,572 
550,121 
377,904 
649,281 
581,146 
714,525 
527,276 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
1,375 
1,438 
929 
1,360 
1,185 
1,148 
1,219 
915 
2007 
1,394 
1,573 
845 
1,384 
1,246 
1,097 
1,136 
942 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
887 
670 
603 
290 
584 
521 
573 
548 
2007 
836 
659 
651 
273 
521 
530 
629 
560 
$1,000, 2012 
1 ,247,005 
876,929 
658,808 
402,797 
1 ,783,809 
614,978 
972,128 
917,043 
2007 
740,224 
609,243 
385,416 
243,115 
878,007 
375,125 
503,684 
542,005 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1 ,405,868 
1 ,308,850 
1,092,551 
1 ,388,954 
3,054,467 
1,180,381 
1,696,558 
1,673,435 
2007 
885,436 
924,497 
592,037 
890,531 
1,685,235 
707,782 
800,770 
967,866 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,022 
910 
1,175 
1,021 
2,577 
1,028 
1,392 
1,828 
2007 
635 
588 
701 
643 
1,352 
645 
705 
1,028 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
69 
41 
89 
33 
68 
51 
64 
54 
$50,000 to $99,999 
54 
41 
85 
17 
54 
43 
30 
42 
$100,000 to $199,999 
115 
99 
93 
42 
59 
49 
88 
80 
$200,000 to $499,999 
228 
168 
121 
63 
98 
107 
127 
113 
$500,000 to $999,999 
127 
105 
78 
41 
74 
117 
57 
74 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
146 
103 
47 
40 
70 
64 
59 
71 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
90 
65 
55 
35 
70 
67 
94 
61 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
47 
37 
27 
16 
45 
17 
44 
34 
$10,000,000 or more 
11 
11 
8 
3 
46 
6 
10 
19 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1 ,232,807 
1,168,183 
628,336 
462,407 
715,964 
651,904 
759,644 
551,908 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
99.0 
82.5 
89.2 
85.3 
96.7 
91.8 
91.9 
90.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
52 
3 
3 
5 
6 
8 
17 
12 
acres 
194 
3 
7 
10 
45 
16 
56 
54 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
128 
28 
38 
34 
66 
31 
46 
52 
acres 
3,397 
874 
1,221 
971 
1,861 
917 
1,381 
1,567 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
17 
20 
18 
11 
24 
22 
18 
18 
acres 
974 
1,198 
1,010 
625 
1,348 
1,283 
1,095 
1,110 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
31 
25 
22 
12 
38 
29 
22 
46 
acres 
2,521 
2,040 
1,845 
962 
3,083 
2,316 
1,752 
3,640 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
34 
26 
39 
19 
25 
16 
27 
37 
acres 
3,986 
3,171 
4,489 
2,242 
2,960 
1,798 
3,210 
4,297 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
83 
54 
70 
14 
52 
31 
46 
71 
acres 
13,057 
8,590 
1 1 ,069 
2,164 
8,095 
4,827 
7,143 
11,124 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
20 
21 
20 
5 
15 
16 
11 
19 
acres 
4,035 
4,275 
3,966 
991 
2,897 
3,247 
2,116 
3,823 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
12 
17 
25 
6 
21 
9 
16 
14 
acres 
2,877 
3,994 
5,843 
1,442 
5,039 
2,170 
3,838 
3,292 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
85 
88 
152 
44 
74 
79 
92 
80 
acres 
34,214 
32,974 
54,181 
17,076 
26,593 
28,822 
33,929 
28,954 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
112 
136 
85 
33 
82 
81 
80 
78 
acres 
78,380 
92,258 
60,972 
21,643 
58,599 
56,926 
57,734 
55,213 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
117 
97 
44 
47 
62 
81 
69 
59 
acres 
164,840 
138,269 
64,934 
65,750 
86,059 
120,231 
105,525 
88,623 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
196 
155 
87 
60 
119 
118 
129 
62 
acres 
911,529 
676,026 
350,941 
280,652 
495,561 
375,675 
480,633 
299,935 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
22 
3 
2 
1 
5 
4 
20 
5 
acres 
106 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
25 
8 
79 
25 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
74 
16 
45 
13 
48 
32 
64 
41 
acres 
1,979 
537 
1,501 
387 
1,267 
831 
1,858 
1,200 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
18 
19 
19 
4 
4 
11 
3 
12 
acres 
1,057 
1,117 
(D) 
(D) 
221 
687 
151 
692 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
30 
14 
39 
14 
36 
25 
39 
41 
acres 
2,417 
1,215 
3,247 
1,191 
2,849 
2,089 
3,101 
3,313 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
45 
24 
24 
11 
24 
20 
18 
20 
acres 
5,179 
2,853 
2,765 
1,211 
2,822 
2,289 
2,221 
2,300 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
51 
49 
78 
18 
45 
25 
48 
59 
acres 
8,053 
7,668 
12,363 
2,849 
7,101 
3,991 
7,664 
9,267 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
18 
12 
37 
11 
14 
13 
12 
22 
acres 
3,648 
2,336 
7,340 
2,219 
2,814 
2,660 
2,367 
4,246 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
18 
23 
27 
15 
14 
16 
32 
36 
acres 
4,261 
5,545 
6,449 
3,541 
3,351 
3,778 
7,636 
8,483 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
105 
89 
137 
45 
71 
91 
94 
103 
acres 
39,115 
32,356 
49,553 
15,939 
26,028 
33,043 
34,397 
36,704 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
129 
107 
90 
29 
70 
81 
80 
76 
acres 
95,287 
75,789 
62,172 
20,382 
51,254 
57,972 
58,066 
55,195 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
138 
126 
62 
39 
89 
109 
90 
79 
acres 
197,100 
180,489 
84,440 
57,420 
127,310 
154,549 
130,808 
107,715 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
188 
177 
91 
73 
101 
103 
129 
66 
acres 
806,896 
726,657 
319,148 
272,522 
424,239 
319,249 
466,177 
298,136 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
673 
595 
584 
246 
534 
486 
532 
488 
2007 
714 
593 
605 
241 
496 
501 
594 
511 
acres, 2012 
549,123 
578,761 
474,902 
165,135 
632,836 
479,840 
622,710 
339,290 
2007 
548,569 
652,365 
457,074 
176,060 
601,742 
452,064 
656,379 
367,796 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
606 
440 
241 
227 
370 
314 
304 
297 
2007 
610 
461 
265 
204 
364 
319 
344 
305 
acres, 2012 
493,852 
497,966 
335,409 
153,356 
595,348 
400,370 
518,572 
265,992 
2007 
456,077 
548,932 
313,753 
151,856 
548,015 
342,600 
507,238 
254,856 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
65 
21 
26 
19 
19 
31 
9 
35 
2007 
125 
75 
67 
46 
56 
74 
78 
74 
acres, 2012 
27,899 
5,620 
1,942 
(D) 
477 
4,225 
389 
3,789 
2007 
35,284 
17,500 
7,312 
12,818 
3,864 
13,577 
11,907 
1 1 ,234 
--continued 
284 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
