Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Burke 
Burleigh 
Cass 
Cavalier 
Dickey 
Divide 
Dunn 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
488 
1,014 
968 
667 
543 
452 
628 
2007 
463 
1,026 
913 
650 
545 
503 
563 
acres, 2012 
595,094 
951,021 
1,107,398 
940,331 
633,295 
564,975 
1,031,359 
2007 
570,560 
879,542 
1 ,038,930 
873,377 
697,526 
708,034 
1 ,043,932 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
267 
595 
695 
455 
337 
257 
432 
2007 
288 
609 
692 
434 
343 
314 
411 
acres, 2012 
335,080 
409,942 
995,781 
814,980 
405,978 
343,806 
330,512 
TENURE 
2007 
314,660 
331,302 
894,263 
725,304 
403,121 
410,431 
312,648 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
262 
627 
404 
278 
279 
266 
311 
2007 
233 
665 
354 
278 
284 
248 
254 
acres, 2012 
115,293 
212,061 
123,770 
107,982 
113,746 
138,448 
187,664 
2007 
138,522 
222,066 
92,977 
98,236 
147,862 
135,122 
172,087 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
68 
281 
146 
85 
90 
81 
160 
2007 
80 
293 
144 
74 
90 
69 
132 
acres, 2012 
30,461 
66,048 
74,719 
52,104 
52,248 
47,913 
50,402 
2007 
44,533 
61,271 
46,278 
30,450 
48,164 
32,451 
53,837 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
181 
316 
431 
318 
217 
146 
284 
2007 
181 
302 
434 
315 
233 
207 
269 
acres, 2012 
397,860 
652,934 
858,422 
759,076 
486,678 
374,184 
817,337 
2007 
395,321 
601,319 
823,164 
710,357 
509,915 
522,135 
825,160 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
161,258 
309,873 
249,406 
294,559 
218,518 
157,127 
385,249 
2007 
162,980 
293,300 
247,139 
256,108 
242,126 
231,070 
405,187 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
236,602 
343,061 
609,016 
464,517 
268,160 
217,057 
432,088 
2007 
232,341 
308,019 
576,025 
454,249 
267,789 
291,065 
419,973 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
158 
275 
424 
301 
207 
139 
257 
2007 
166 
277 
433 
309 
226 
200 
257 
acres, 2012 
234,462 
314,303 
802,429 
693,811 
329,850 
251,308 
275,491 
2007 
244,085 
244,270 
733,520 
637,318 
323,527 
341,544 
249,741 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
45 
71 
133 
71 
47 
40 
33 
2007 
49 
59 
125 
57 
28 
48 
40 
acres, 2012 
81,941 
86,026 
125,206 
73,273 
32,871 
52,343 
26,358 
2007 
36,717 
56,157 
122,789 
64,784 
39,749 
50,777 
46,685 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
41 
39 
125 
69 
40 
37 
15 
2007 
42 
39 
115 
51 
27 
45 
22 
acres, 2012 
70,157 
29,591 
118,633 
69,065 
23,880 
44,585 
4,619 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
26,042 
25,761 
114,465 
57,536 
31,430 
36,436 
9,070 
Total operators 
number 
700 
1,523 
1,407 
939 
823 
601 
1,007 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
334 
573 
608 
455 
329 
322 
341 
2 operators 
126 
383 
291 
167 
167 
115 
225 
3 operators 
15 
48 
63 
34 
34 
11 
32 
4 operators 
2 
10 
4 
9 
7 
4 
30 
5 or more operators 
11 
- 
2 
2 
6 
- 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
198 
464 
364 
172 
200 
140 
274 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
138 
433 
343 
144 
185 
118 
250 
2 operators 
6 
8 
6 
8 
3 
5 
6 
3 operators 
8 
5 
3 
4 
3 
4 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
634 
1,504 
1,281 
919 
792 
676 
837 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
323 
630 
615 
437 
363 
352 
336 
2 operators 
114 
338 
253 
171 
137 
131 
190 
3 operators 
23 
42 
33 
33 
34 
18 
27 
4 operators 
1 
11 
5 
6 
4 
2 
10 
5 or more operators 
2 
5 
7 
3 
7 
- 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
159 
438 
286 
171 
164 
155 
228 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
137 
398 
250 
169 
152 
147 
214 
2 operators 
2 
17 
4 
1 
6 
4 
7 
3 operators 
6 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
5 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
424 
912 
852 
627 
480 
398 
589 
2007 
406 
890 
834 
590 
500 
448 
520 
acres, 2012 
572,808 
920,754 
1 ,089,864 
928,504 
610,257 
531,512 
1,013,657 
2007 
547,682 
847,870 
1,025,025 
848,282 
678,113 
673,018 
1,010,594 
Female 
farms, 2012 
64 
102 
116 
40 
63 
54 
39 
2007 
57 
136 
79 
60 
45 
55 
43 
acres, 2012 
22,286 
30,267 
17,534 
11,827 
23,038 
33,463 
17,702 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
22,878 
31,672 
13,905 
25,095 
19,413 
35,016 
33,338 
Farming 
2012 
265 
429 
642 
423 
292 
247 
415 
2007 
264 
446 
624 
419 
334 
317 
369 
Other 
2012 
223 
585 
326 
244 
251 
205 
213 
Place of residence: 
2007 
199 
580 
289 
231 
211 
186 
194 
On farm operated 
2012 
239 
803 
619 
318 
325 
259 
524 
2007 
261 
711 
662 
333 
360 
281 
429 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
249 
211 
349 
349 
218 
193 
104 
2007 
202 
315 
251 
317 
185 
222 
134 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Dakota 431 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
