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 
Steele 
Stutsman 
Towner 
Traill 
Walsh 
Ward 
Wells 
Williams 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
355 
1,028 
529 
468 
962 
961 
543 
758 
2007 
342 
1,043 
496 
460 
968 
946 
618 
857 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
425,834 
1 ,302,623 
645,445 
547,732 
802,372 
1,073,283 
738,102 
1,063,109 
2007 
401,959 
1,193,231 
607,330 
543,650 
795,415 
1,066,242 
757,008 
1,144,868 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
1,200 
1,267 
1,220 
1,170 
834 
1,117 
1,359 
1,403 
2007 
1,175 
1,144 
1,224 
1,182 
822 
1,127 
1,225 
1,336 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
355 
1,028 
529 
468 
962 
961 
543 
758 
2007 
342 
1,043 
496 
460 
968 
946 
618 
857 
$1,000, 2012 
787,704 
2,274,450 
828,362 
1,589,157 
1 ,907,562 
1 ,649,460 
1,193,660 
791,805 
2007 
391,336 
979,758 
452,621 
746,952 
885,582 
901,810 
632,063 
755,791 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,218,883 
2,212,500 
1,565,902 
3,395,634 
1,982,913 
1,716,400 
2,198,269 
1 ,044,598 
2007 
1,144,258 
939,366 
912,542 
1 ,623,808 
914,858 
953,288 
1,022,755 
881,903 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,850 
1,746 
1,283 
2,901 
2,377 
1,537 
1,617 
745 
2007 
974 
821 
745 
1,374 
1,113 
846 
835 
660 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
26 
72 
41 
36 
126 
83 
59 
104 
$50,000 to $99,999 
28 
68 
46 
41 
102 
71 
36 
102 
$100,000 to $199,999 
42 
160 
60 
57 
134 
137 
70 
92 
$200,000 to $499,999 
55 
195 
84 
54 
184 
179 
98 
117 
$500,000 to $999,999 
36 
166 
95 
41 
89 
143 
59 
115 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
56 
117 
93 
37 
115 
138 
68 
107 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
59 
124 
71 
104 
97 
122 
74 
93 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
40 
64 
27 
59 
73 
58 
51 
21 
$10,000,000 or more 
13 
62 
12 
39 
42 
30 
28 
7 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
455,814 
1,421,907 
655,723 
551,647 
820,268 
1 ,288,432 
813,244 
1,329,535 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
93.4 
91.6 
98.4 
99.3 
97.8 
83.3 
90.8 
80.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
10 
23 
5 
6 
18 
33 
7 
17 
acres 
30 
43 
11 
48 
56 
130 
14 
79 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
21 
81 
33 
75 
114 
114 
37 
50 
acres 
489 
2,277 
948 
1,714 
3,467 
3,033 
1,025 
1,101 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
25 
17 
14 
20 
38 
54 
17 
16 
acres 
1,473 
971 
805 
1,172 
2,302 
3,034 
945 
858 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
16 
40 
13 
26 
69 
23 
32 
39 
acres 
1,309 
3,301 
1,009 
2,075 
5,563 
1,869 
2,554 
3,295 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
13 
53 
12 
15 
40 
29 
28 
52 
acres 
1,514 
6,243 
1,426 
1,737 
4,590 
3,282 
3,128 
6,121 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
27 
84 
40 
38 
86 
88 
51 
54 
acres 
4,230 
13,387 
6,328 
5,915 
13,700 
13,782 
7,973 
8,542 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
14 
39 
6 
9 
36 
29 
8 
29 
acres 
2,674 
7,687 
1,141 
1,795 
7,097 
5,790 
1,643 
5,656 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
5 
32 
10 
9 
35 
22 
17 
33 
acres 
1,221 
7,624 
2,369 
2,184 
8,209 
5,309 
4,027 
7,795 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
38 
147 
66 
44 
152 
109 
70 
73 
acres 
12,866 
54,224 
22,782 
15,618 
55,798 
40,321 
24,603 
26,994 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
52 
157 
106 
49 
139 
133 
72 
71 
acres 
38,406 
117,215 
74,531 
35,627 
99,397 
94,148 
52,907 
50,690 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
38 
140 
114 
85 
104 
138 
74 
126 
acres 
53,708 
205,622 
160,571 
128,543 
153,412 
202,339 
108,495 
171,433 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
96 
215 
110 
92 
131 
189 
130 
198 
acres 
307,914 
884,029 
373,524 
351,304 
448,781 
700,246 
530,788 
780,545 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1 
10 
2 
12 
6 
19 
7 
5 
acres 
(D) 
27 
(D) 
65 
28 
87 
22 
5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
24 
71 
14 
51 
81 
93 
27 
48 
acres 
707 
2,073 
424 
1,349 
2,264 
2,422 
669 
1,309 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
11 
23 
5 
16 
28 
21 
5 
21 
acres 
(D) 
1,364 
(D) 
935 
1,599 
1,220 
296 
1,201 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
17 
30 
17 
20 
65 
35 
36 
41 
acres 
1,364 
2,558 
1,343 
1,602 
5,210 
2,879 
2,975 
3,365 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
16 
32 
19 
12 
50 
44 
38 
32 
acres 
1,736 
3,829 
2,220 
1,383 
5,883 
5,060 
4,238 
3,667 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
27 
121 
50 
30 
104 
81 
51 
54 
acres 
4,175 
19,092 
7,885 
4,581 
16,698 
12,757 
7,891 
8,475 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
7 
41 
11 
9 
37 
35 
16 
27 
acres 
1,414 
8,095 
2,174 
1,816 
7,364 
6,880 
3,149 
5,363 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
15 
40 
14 
6 
44 
22 
20 
26 
acres 
3,639 
9,486 
3,333 
1,483 
10,425 
5,324 
4,728 
6,151 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
50 
155 
70 
44 
163 
108 
108 
107 
acres 
18,146 
56,268 
25,599 
15,851 
60,573 
37,465 
39,325 
37,388 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
37 
162 
89 
60 
129 
146 
80 
129 
acres 
29,814 
114,038 
64,885 
44,399 
91,249 
104,465 
58,552 
95,180 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
53 
167 
101 
102 
146 
158 
105 
166 
acres 
74,816 
243,099 
149,000 
149,895 
208,554 
225,353 
155,051 
231 ,448 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
84 
191 
104 
98 
115 
184 
125 
201 
acres 
265,513 
733,302 
350,170 
320,291 
385,568 
662,330 
480,112 
751,316 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
339 
913 
507 
423 
913 
812 
501 
615 
2007 
330 
963 
486 
426 
929 
865 
583 
741 
acres, 2012 
396,979 
1,030,565 
573,310 
526,183 
714,525 
829,363 
622,310 
739,086 
2007 
366,696 
931,661 
550,467 
530,327 
713,647 
843,803 
630,468 
799,770 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
241 
643 
338 
338 
519 
693 
339 
446 
2007 
224 
548 
337 
357 
510 
721 
388 
572 
acres, 2012 
370,899 
873,348 
482,685 
504,740 
605,014 
756,643 
559,914 
646,398 
2007 
336,363 
672,087 
439,813 
508,051 
554,309 
758,087 
541,178 
624,252 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
5 
47 
31 
17 
43 
39 
17 
36 
2007 
29 
112 
61 
13 
103 
124 
84 
96 
acres, 2012 
364 
7,170 
2,363 
1,965 
3,089 
4,469 
3,435 
6,245 
2007 
4,230 
17,875 
8,053 
457 
9,315 
16,285 
18,254 
(D) 
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286 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
