Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Renville 
Richland 
Rolette 
Sargent 
Sheridan 
Sioux 
Slope 
Stark 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
304 
854 
649 
537 
370 
176 
221 
837 
2007 
370 
943 
662 
493 
390 
204 
238 
865 
acres, 2012 
500,082 
868,923 
534,301 
512,830 
513,511 
573,113 
674,345 
829,547 
2007 
554,345 
905,922 
567,850 
505,015 
500,070 
730,306 
768,938 
837,143 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
250 
593 
402 
322 
226 
113 
126 
516 
2007 
284 
715 
413 
342 
239 
152 
160 
572 
acres, 2012 
424,171 
744,507 
300,591 
358,381 
291,164 
127,761 
207,998 
429,601 
TENURE 
2007 
455,778 
747,914 
280,858 
331,092 
266,642 
120,833 
219,055 
406,513 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
96 
388 
314 
284 
199 
76 
94 
495 
2007 
135 
391 
322 
215 
210 
76 
120 
513 
acres, 2012 
48,850 
91,953 
158,376 
96,298 
103,190 
202,430 
66,396 
215,187 
2007 
76,236 
103,160 
166,759 
68,349 
124,570 
126,508 
120,898 
214,467 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
42 
141 
115 
81 
70 
38 
31 
237 
2007 
57 
171 
128 
78 
75 
43 
50 
253 
acres, 2012 
30,776 
42,635 
39,056 
37,445 
25,756 
58,561 
24,524 
80,934 
2007 
44,138 
50,793 
32,075 
18,955 
26,029 
15,410 
38,982 
57,512 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
168 
373 
251 
215 
138 
77 
102 
288 
2007 
189 
440 
254 
233 
149 
111 
100 
284 
acres, 2012 
414,015 
665,238 
329,666 
395,010 
374,478 
341,030 
445,317 
585,867 
2007 
433,169 
678,011 
357,683 
403,861 
349,070 
585,709 
475,047 
587,682 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
128,493 
251,202 
147,817 
166,378 
153,430 
162,938 
246,121 
255,807 
2007 
156,134 
244,896 
152,002 
173,776 
142,144 
243,100 
259,710 
293,260 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
285,522 
414,036 
181,849 
228,632 
221,048 
178,092 
199,196 
330,060 
2007 
277,035 
433,115 
205,681 
230,085 
206,926 
342,609 
215,337 
294,422 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
168 
367 
222 
206 
135 
66 
81 
251 
2007 
183 
435 
222 
225 
146 
103 
95 
264 
acres, 2012 
357,934 
593,729 
234,810 
302,534 
253,781 
61,362 
171,400 
328,820 
2007 
369,477 
578,494 
224,686 
288,727 
226,080 
101,337 
162,566 
327,007 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
40 
93 
84 
38 
33 
23 
25 
54 
2007 
46 
112 
86 
45 
31 
17 
18 
68 
acres, 2012 
37,217 
1 1 1 ,732 
46,259 
21,522 
35,843 
29,653 
162,632 
28,493 
2007 
44,940 
124,751 
43,408 
32,805 
26,430 
18,089 
1 72,993 
34,994 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
40 
85 
65 
35 
21 
9 
14 
28 
2007 
44 
109 
63 
39 
18 
6 
15 
55 
acres, 2012 
35,461 
108,143 
26,725 
18,402 
1 1 ,627 
7,838 
12,074 
19,847 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
42,163 
118,627 
24,097 
23,410 
14,533 
4,086 
17,507 
21,994 
Total operators 
number 
429 
1,257 
961 
819 
555 
263 
351 
1,269 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
197 
540 
417 
299 
232 
111 
117 
474 
2 operators 
93 
245 
163 
203 
106 
47 
88 
325 
3 operators 
11 
55 
60 
31 
23 
14 
9 
21 
4 operators 
2 
10 
7 
3 
5 
4 
6 
13 
5 or more operators 
1 
4 
2 
1 
4 
- 
1 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
87 
266 
210 
200 
142 
77 
103 
369 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
83 
249 
196 
194 
124 
63 
101 
330 
2 operators 
2 
7 
7 
3 
3 
7 
1 
11 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
510 
1,295 
902 
703 
532 
282 
347 
1,253 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
258 
652 
463 
314 
272 
136 
150 
520 
2 operators 
92 
240 
166 
156 
97 
59 
72 
306 
3 operators 
14 
42 
27 
17 
18 
8 
11 
35 
4 operators 
4 
8 
4 
4 
3 
1 
5 
4 
5 or more operators 
2 
1 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
89 
234 
219 
152 
122 
73 
94 
355 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
89 
232 
196 
142 
114 
69 
90 
330 
2 operators 
- 
1 
7 
5 
1 
2 
2 
8 
3 operators 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
293 
777 
579 
509 
336 
155 
194 
780 
2007 
342 
880 
586 
456 
347 
189 
212 
771 
acres, 2012 
487,760 
849,773 
509,815 
503,091 
484,466 
542,353 
494,340 
810,676 
2007 
522,633 
894,473 
545,107 
489,695 
478,260 
718,482 
606,126 
797,244 
Female 
farms, 2012 
11 
77 
70 
28 
34 
21 
27 
57 
2007 
28 
63 
76 
37 
43 
15 
26 
94 
acres, 2012 
12,322 
19,150 
24,486 
9,739 
29,045 
30,760 
180,005 
18,871 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
31,712 
1 1 ,449 
22,743 
15,320 
21,810 
1 1 ,824 
162,812 
39,899 
Farming 
2012 
223 
549 
317 
300 
202 
117 
137 
407 
2007 
259 
642 
313 
334 
226 
139 
156 
437 
Other 
2012 
81 
305 
332 
237 
168 
59 
84 
430 
Place of residence: 
2007 
111 
301 
349 
159 
164 
65 
82 
428 
On farm operated 
2012 
212 
630 
504 
312 
221 
141 
143 
580 
2007 
271 
723 
471 
319 
233 
159 
140 
590 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
92 
224 
145 
225 
149 
35 
78 
257 
2007 
99 
220 
191 
174 
157 
45 
98 
275 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Dakota 435 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
