Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kidder 
LaMoure 
Logan 
McHenry 
McIntosh 
McKenzie 
McLean 
Mercer 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
559 
642 
379 
911 
471 
574 
868 
422 
2007 
590 
683 
426 
928 
513 
585 
1,001 
455 
acres, 2012 
780,319 
725,867 
571 ,599 
1,061,267 
589,716 
1,064,191 
1,112,659 
503,164 
2007 
753,284 
688,012 
577,086 
1,082,911 
549,685 
1,074,656 
1,162,923 
509,552 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
359 
402 
248 
549 
322 
386 
580 
288 
2007 
340 
422 
251 
573 
316 
419 
681 
329 
acres, 2012 
345,502 
516,238 
283,916 
509,629 
353,676 
340,703 
737,519 
212,787 
TENURE 
2007 
267,956 
443,522 
233,050 
542,51 1 
278,844 
330,148 
757,859 
194,330 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
289 
324 
193 
490 
214 
292 
433 
188 
2007 
353 
361 
223 
504 
279 
286 
470 
207 
acres, 2012 
182,362 
175,749 
112,789 
244,820 
87,672 
242,238 
238,693 
75,887 
2007 
210,398 
167,994 
143,615 
240,364 
133,316 
213,642 
215,226 
77,224 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
120 
99 
76 
187 
95 
143 
185 
87 
2007 
131 
120 
76 
191 
98 
153 
199 
105 
acres, 2012 
49,235 
92,090 
45,279 
80,803 
29,252 
62,245 
1 1 1 ,788 
15,274 
2007 
44,028 
63,433 
37,844 
71 ,934 
31,722 
49,693 
74,380 
16,174 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
201 
276 
156 
336 
214 
233 
361 
188 
2007 
201 
251 
161 
360 
193 
255 
439 
215 
acres, 2012 
523,915 
523,311 
436,158 
756,364 
470,005 
778,029 
794,341 
401,740 
2007 
498,556 
479,892 
396,573 
784,549 
380,581 
797,063 
863,354 
416,540 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
264,609 
200,437 
208,038 
377,670 
183,947 
381,190 
322,420 
164,078 
2007 
281,598 
198,642 
216,479 
379,946 
163,182 
373,893 
354,379 
195,542 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
259,306 
322,874 
228,120 
378,694 
286,058 
396,839 
471,921 
237,662 
2007 
216,958 
281,250 
180,094 
404,603 
217,399 
423,170 
508,975 
220,998 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
179 
266 
149 
297 
198 
208 
336 
173 
2007 
185 
243 
152 
335 
185 
236 
415 
201 
acres, 2012 
260,904 
402,081 
228,985 
389,343 
300,478 
258,230 
580,900 
187,412 
2007 
199,910 
349,005 
169,702 
428,113 
218,053 
266,972 
626,560 
171,405 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
69 
42 
30 
85 
43 
49 
74 
46 
2007 
36 
71 
42 
64 
41 
44 
92 
33 
acres, 2012 
74,042 
26,807 
22,652 
60,083 
32,039 
43,924 
79,625 
25,537 
2007 
44,330 
40,126 
36,898 
57,998 
35,788 
63,951 
84,343 
15,788 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
60 
37 
23 
65 
29 
35 
59 
28 
2007 
24 
59 
23 
47 
33 
30 
67 
23 
acres, 2012 
35,363 
22,067 
9,652 
39,483 
23,946 
20,228 
44,831 
10,101 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
24,018 
31,084 
25,504 
42,464 
29,069 
13,483 
56,919 
6,751 
Total operators 
number 
833 
895 
558 
1,326 
707 
905 
1,262 
612 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
331 
429 
240 
556 
284 
313 
548 
254 
2 operators 
194 
183 
110 
311 
153 
201 
264 
152 
3 operators 
26 
26 
22 
32 
31 
50 
44 
10 
4 operators 
6 
- 
3 
10 
- 
10 
8 
6 
5 or more operators 
2 
4 
4 
2 
3 
- 
4 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
249 
251 
136 
363 
184 
244 
371 
169 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
212 
243 
129 
349 
167 
234 
306 
161 
2 operators 
11 
2 
2 
7 
- 
5 
10 
4 
3 operators 
5 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
11 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
873 
977 
563 
1,269 
696 
876 
1,435 
679 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
355 
434 
309 
641 
352 
346 
630 
274 
2 operators 
194 
214 
105 
242 
139 
192 
319 
152 
3 operators 
35 
30 
7 
39 
22 
42 
41 
18 
4 operators 
5 
2 
2 
5 
- 
5 
11 
8 
5 or more operators 
1 
3 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
265 
274 
133 
331 
181 
234 
395 
192 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
221 
267 
125 
319 
167 
206 
357 
171 
2 operators 
13 
2 
4 
6 
4 
14 
10 
9 
3 operators 
6 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
6 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
496 
548 
340 
840 
434 
506 
768 
389 
2007 
510 
585 
371 
827 
444 
530 
893 
407 
acres, 2012 
733,160 
704,386 
556,697 
1,025,625 
580,057 
957,997 
1,051,622 
488,747 
2007 
710,048 
638,658 
554,288 
1,045,119 
534,168 
979,213 
1,106,665 
458,894 
Female 
farms, 2012 
63 
94 
39 
71 
37 
68 
100 
33 
2007 
80 
98 
55 
101 
69 
55 
108 
48 
acres, 2012 
47,159 
21,481 
14,902 
35,642 
9,659 
106,194 
61,037 
14,417 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
43,236 
49,354 
22,798 
37,792 
15,517 
95,443 
56,258 
50,658 
Farming 
2012 
278 
379 
221 
590 
281 
351 
448 
229 
2007 
356 
415 
245 
540 
295 
378 
536 
207 
Other 
2012 
281 
263 
158 
321 
190 
223 
420 
193 
Place of residence: 
2007 
234 
268 
181 
388 
218 
207 
465 
248 
On farm operated 
2012 
366 
449 
246 
607 
297 
460 
567 
313 
2007 
352 
439 
244 
576 
280 
475 
670 
332 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
193 
193 
133 
304 
174 
114 
301 
109 
2007 
238 
244 
182 
352 
233 
110 
331 
123 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Dakota 433 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
