Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Eddy 
Emmons 
Foster 
Golden Valley 
Grand Forks 
Grant 
Griggs 
Hettinger 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
331 
609 
310 
251 
970 
508 
456 
494 
2007 
366 
694 
310 
243 
973 
528 
479 
546 
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 
Harvested 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 
TENURE 
2007 
188,581 
410,740 
286,623 
155,393 
631,002 
383,817 
221,689 
436,851 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
197 
293 
131 
135 
553 
234 
265 
293 
2007 
212 
330 
140 
122 
555 
245 
314 
341 
acres, 2012 
87,353 
205,713 
(D) 
120,013 
146,423 
174,059 
101,897 
159,432 
2007 
98,873 
203,513 
65,294 
138,976 
134,679 
186,717 
124,242 
183,693 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
48 
102 
49 
46 
120 
105 
85 
74 
2007 
67 
151 
44 
35 
126 
126 
86 
69 
acres, 2012 
30,267 
78,233 
17,663 
26,315 
56,797 
52,837 
18,224 
61,864 
2007 
22,189 
66,901 
25,888 
12,182 
31,844 
39,649 
17,696 
44,303 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
120 
261 
139 
94 
318 
219 
157 
177 
2007 
130 
300 
134 
100 
329 
235 
129 
172 
acres, 2012 
271,364 
499,659 
295,777 
407,570 
580,768 
792,388 
319,151 
536,692 
2007 
245,323 
605,670 
300,687 
415,940 
574,947 
785,852 
241,885 
489,121 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
142,971 
243,115 
118,109 
195,123 
190,633 
392,795 
118,508 
211,935 
2007 
129,129 
307,134 
107,555 
170,659 
181,852 
395,668 
97,743 
206,974 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
128,393 
256,544 
177,668 
212,447 
390,135 
399,593 
200,643 
324,757 
2007 
116,194 
298,536 
193,132 
245,281 
393,095 
390,184 
144,142 
282,147 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
116 
243 
130 
86 
307 
207 
151 
168 
2007 
119 
287 
127 
88 
313 
225 
126 
165 
acres, 2012 
173,639 
274,382 
238,256 
143,150 
516,486 
324,565 
231,815 
408,280 
2007 
141,805 
307,436 
233,058 
136,029 
492,386 
296,868 
173,860 
365,166 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
14 
55 
40 
22 
99 
55 
34 
24 
2007 
24 
64 
36 
21 
89 
48 
36 
33 
acres, 2012 
37,094 
38,553 
(D) 
34,870 
89,287 
83,446 
24,432 
19,834 
2007 
32,424 
62,583 
33,931 
15,294 
115,926 
85,609 
39,988 
35,019 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
11 
46 
33 
16 
92 
47 
28 
18 
2007 
18 
49 
26 
11 
80 
39 
33 
24 
acres, 2012 
31,923 
29,470 
30,244 
15,925 
80,455 
44,068 
17,122 
15,590 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
24,587 
36,403 
27,677 
7,182 
106,772 
47,300 
30,133 
27,382 
Total operators 
number 
483 
880 
431 
375 
1,279 
756 
657 
740 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
197 
387 
209 
147 
709 
291 
312 
292 
2 operators 
119 
189 
87 
86 
224 
192 
105 
167 
3 operators 
12 
19 
10 
17 
30 
21 
29 
26 
4 operators 
3 
12 
3 
- 
4 
2 
5 
9 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
1 
1 
3 
2 
5 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
156 
185 
92 
100 
287 
208 
139 
217 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
143 
168 
85 
94 
259 
190 
121 
203 
2 operators 
5 
4 
2 
3 
11 
9 
5 
7 
3 operators 
1 
3 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
516 
978 
435 
344 
1,285 
793 
656 
766 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
238 
460 
212 
151 
707 
308 
337 
365 
2 operators 
108 
196 
75 
86 
228 
183 
120 
156 
3 operators 
18 
32 
19 
4 
31 
31 
13 
14 
4 operators 
2 
1 
4 
1 
6 
5 
5 
8 
5 or more operators 
- 
5 
- 
1 
1 
1 
4 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
154 
214 
89 
102 
316 
199 
161 
235 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
144 
202 
87 
94 
282 
185 
147 
214 
2 operators 
5 
2 
1 
4 
8 
7 
5 
3 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
5 
4 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
283 
558 
292 
220 
848 
478 
422 
402 
2007 
306 
638 
277 
211 
816 
495 
435 
436 
acres, 2012 
374,110 
721,636 
367,806 
540,415 
793,749 
1 ,027,884 
427,247 
670,969 
2007 
353,013 
845,132 
389,897 
545,328 
793,247 
1,034,301 
388,422 
636,171 
Female 
farms, 2012 
48 
51 
18 
31 
122 
30 
34 
92 
2007 
60 
56 
33 
32 
157 
33 
44 
110 
acres, 2012 
21,701 
22,289 
6,164 
22,038 
22,729 
22,009 
18,233 
44,989 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
23,607 
26,634 
10,015 
24,882 
32,305 
23,877 
17,693 
71,662 
Farming 
2012 
153 
336 
189 
156 
608 
331 
241 
271 
2007 
197 
436 
207 
145 
501 
364 
264 
251 
Other 
2012 
178 
273 
121 
95 
362 
177 
215 
223 
Place of residence: 
2007 
169 
258 
103 
98 
472 
164 
215 
295 
On farm operated 
2012 
198 
419 
237 
154 
547 
347 
266 
235 
2007 
228 
471 
222 
150 
532 
397 
302 
256 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
133 
190 
73 
97 
423 
161 
190 
259 
2007 
138 
223 
88 
93 
441 
131 
177 
290 
-continued 
432 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
