Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Steele 
Stutsman 
Towner 
Traill 
Walsh 
Ward 
Wells 
Williams 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
355 
1,028 
529 
468 
962 
961 
543 
758 
2007 
342 
1,043 
496 
460 
968 
946 
618 
857 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
336,363 
672,087 
439,813 
508,051 
554,309 
758,087 
541,178 
624,252 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
153 
534 
245 
175 
547 
450 
277 
393 
2007 
147 
600 
218 
153 
556 
407 
309 
386 
acres, 2012 
43,462 
297,222 
123,257 
52,050 
163,656 
156,802 
161,407 
224,728 
2007 
38,214 
290,926 
113,929 
52,923 
152,666 
154,343 
122,386 
233,055 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
43 
199 
71 
56 
122 
211 
86 
137 
2007 
37 
160 
65 
59 
117 
213 
101 
160 
acres, 2012 
20,964 
119,963 
42,052 
37,634 
60,108 
73,331 
82,238 
84,402 
2007 
12,819 
58,823 
39,233 
38,069 
23,466 
74,036 
40,497 
85,666 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
144 
378 
241 
235 
343 
404 
222 
296 
2007 
146 
362 
217 
232 
337 
435 
250 
384 
acres, 2012 
318,291 
881,521 
482,441 
452,714 
592,653 
840,051 
512,919 
764,796 
2007 
313,209 
806,459 
442,671 
428,178 
581,483 
815,881 
570,207 
822,377 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
120,969 
366,807 
200,793 
149,369 
221,861 
342,510 
195,018 
327,722 
2007 
100,626 
326,333 
161,081 
132,020 
207,778 
319,059 
211,058 
366,573 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
197,322 
514,714 
281,648 
303,345 
370,792 
497,541 
317,901 
437,074 
2007 
212,583 
480,126 
281,590 
296,158 
373,705 
496,822 
359,149 
455,804 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
142 
345 
233 
228 
332 
388 
214 
264 
2007 
142 
330 
213 
229 
325 
417 
238 
338 
acres, 2012 
289,21 1 
649,986 
407,258 
427,174 
502,861 
623,911 
416,095 
510,005 
2007 
277,102 
538,458 
357,765 
408,637 
475,084 
609,520 
445,429 
480,268 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
58 
116 
43 
58 
72 
107 
44 
69 
2007 
49 
81 
61 
75 
75 
104 
59 
87 
acres, 2012 
64,081 
123,880 
39,747 
42,968 
46,063 
76,430 
63,776 
73,585 
2007 
50,536 
95,846 
50,730 
62,549 
61,266 
96,018 
64,415 
89,436 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
56 
99 
34 
54 
65 
94 
39 
45 
2007 
45 
58 
59 
69 
68 
91 
49 
74 
acres, 2012 
60,724 
103,399 
33,375 
39,932 
42,045 
59,401 
61,581 
51,991 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
46,442 
74,806 
42,815 
61,345 
55,759 
74,531 
55,252 
58,318 
Total operators 
number 
473 
1,462 
763 
711 
1,343 
1,417 
776 
1,024 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
256 
653 
336 
273 
670 
592 
351 
525 
2 operators 
83 
323 
165 
154 
220 
302 
165 
211 
3 operators 
14 
46 
22 
36 
56 
52 
22 
17 
4 operators 
1 
5 
2 
3 
15 
10 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
1 
1 
4 
2 
1 
5 
5 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
74 
394 
215 
148 
366 
333 
195 
279 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
74 
373 
182 
126 
304 
278 
173 
259 
2 operators 
- 
9 
11 
11 
16 
20 
4 
6 
3 operators 
- 
1 
1 
- 
10 
5 
2 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
458 
1,487 
710 
635 
1,337 
1,370 
874 
1,153 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
247 
682 
337 
318 
677 
573 
412 
594 
2 operators 
78 
296 
127 
111 
231 
327 
165 
233 
3 operators 
14 
49 
23 
29 
46 
41 
35 
29 
4 operators 
2 
14 
3 
2 
12 
5 
5 
- 
5 or more operators 
1 
2 
6 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
84 
422 
212 
121 
341 
330 
231 
267 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
84 
370 
181 
103 
296 
318 
217 
254 
2 operators 
- 
26 
6 
3 
14 
6 
4 
5 
3 operators 
- 
- 
1 
4 
3 
- 
2 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
332 
929 
470 
432 
787 
894 
490 
657 
2007 
302 
881 
422 
426 
810 
875 
536 
772 
acres, 2012 
417,434 
1,254,045 
618,464 
536,206 
768,728 
1,059,514 
714,518 
1 ,039,629 
2007 
395,321 
1,122,452 
573,101 
530,269 
760,355 
1,043,142 
728,952 
1,119,073 
Female 
farms, 2012 
23 
99 
59 
36 
175 
67 
53 
101 
2007 
40 
162 
74 
34 
158 
71 
82 
85 
acres, 2012 
8,400 
48,578 
26,981 
11,526 
33,644 
13,769 
23,584 
23,480 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
6,638 
70,779 
34,229 
13,381 
35,060 
23,100 
28,056 
25,795 
Farming 
2012 
224 
567 
323 
298 
455 
578 
309 
397 
2007 
205 
535 
306 
321 
541 
574 
368 
480 
Other 
2012 
131 
461 
206 
170 
507 
383 
234 
361 
Place of residence: 
2007 
137 
508 
190 
139 
427 
372 
250 
377 
On farm operated 
2012 
201 
710 
317 
331 
452 
664 
332 
444 
2007 
189 
655 
291 
299 
506 
660 
376 
482 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
154 
318 
212 
137 
510 
297 
211 
314 
2007 
153 
388 
205 
161 
462 
286 
242 
375 
-continued 
436 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
