Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
North Dakota 
Adams 
Barnes 
Benson 
Billings 
Bottineau 
Bowman 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
14,496 
174 
371 
318 
93 
430 
127 
2007 
15,291 
207 
456 
289 
117 
419 
158 
Any 
2012 
16,465 
218 
484 
245 
104 
433 
221 
2007 
16,679 
219 
465 
302 
126 
480 
195 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
2,548 
45 
43 
57 
19 
59 
34 
2007 
3,430 
47 
81 
69 
28 
109 
41 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1,233 
19 
18 
13 
2 
28 
19 
2007 
1,279 
5 
37 
14 
8 
36 
17 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
2,418 
24 
37 
54 
31 
87 
14 
2007 
2,258 
28 
54 
36 
20 
72 
33 
200 days or more 
2012 
10,266 
130 
386 
121 
52 
259 
154 
2007 
9,712 
139 
293 
183 
70 
263 
104 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
850 
4 
8 
10 
5 
28 
11 
2007 
808 
17 
12 
11 
10 
23 
10 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1,197 
17 
25 
16 
17 
22 
14 
2007 
1,368 
16 
47 
26 
12 
36 
25 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
3,241 
38 
104 
56 
14 
79 
43 
2007 
3,533 
58 
103 
50 
22 
83 
53 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
25,673 
333 
718 
481 
161 
734 
280 
2007 
26,261 
335 
759 
504 
199 
757 
265 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.4 
28.2 
25.7 
29.2 
27.0 
26.2 
25.0 
2007 
26.8 
25.7 
27.4 
27.4 
27.9 
27.1 
26.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
605 
4 
8 
7 
5 
15 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
959 
10 
18 
16 
3 
15 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
2,868 
39 
93 
52 
21 
67 
37 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
26,529 
339 
736 
488 
168 
766 
291 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.9 
30.7 
26.8 
30.8 
29.3 
27.9 
26.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
330 
3 
2 
3 
8 
7 
5 
2007 
350 
4 
17 
3 
9 
8 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
2,432 
31 
80 
40 
23 
68 
28 
2007 
2,065 
31 
70 
52 
12 
59 
24 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
3,572 
36 
106 
51 
20 
80 
59 
2007 
3,961 
46 
103 
64 
25 
97 
34 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
6,603 
69 
177 
119 
36 
181 
50 
2007 
8,289 
101 
211 
153 
52 
248 
85 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
4,469 
57 
96 
100 
21 
126 
57 
2007 
4,418 
52 
143 
82 
24 
131 
61 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
4,157 
44 
132 
58 
30 
119 
56 
2007 
3,650 
51 
124 
71 
35 
76 
48 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
3,335 
48 
132 
60 
26 
73 
42 
2007 
2,729 
49 
68 
59 
26 
86 
25 
70 years and over 
2012 
6,063 
104 
130 
132 
33 
209 
51 
2007 
6,508 
92 
185 
107 
60 
194 
73 
Average age 
2012 
57.0 
59.3 
56.3 
58.3 
55.3 
58.1 
55.7 
2007 
56.5 
57.4 
56.3 
55.9 
58.1 
56.9 
57.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
23,223 
279 
630 
444 
139 
670 
255 
2007 
19,526 
231 
528 
381 
149 
564 
240 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
1,701 
11 
42 
21 
21 
136 
23 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
9,829 
63 
287 
351 
26 
344 
105 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
3,582 
36 
77 
25 
16 
79 
42 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
5,836 
144 
78 
27 
11 
95 
79 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
3,372 
16 
179 
101 
33 
75 
24 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
2,380 
51 
79 
86 
36 
37 
39 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
348 
5 
- 
5 
5 
31 
5 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
384 
2 
8 
1 
- 
- 
3 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
30,088 
371 
837 
560 
192 
827 
344 
acres, 2012 
38,047,018 
574,203 
894,970 
799,759 
716,175 
819,858 
718,521 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
695 
13 
12 
6 
3 
28 
5 
acres, 2012 
962,423 
5,431 
64,433 
8,746 
(D) 
16,162 
48,285 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
27,578 
332 
750 
531 
184 
768 
326 
2007 
28,079 
370 
827 
531 
218 
798 
304 
acres, 2012 
31,181,498 
481,423 
590,939 
710,302 
(D) 
682,322 
660,214 
2007 
31,187,986 
524,586 
686,687 
659,098 
(D) 
833,943 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
2,124 
38 
77 
26 
5 
64 
14 
2007 
2,834 
39 
74 
45 
20 
82 
45 
acres, 2012 
5,470,405 
76,715 
314,208 
73,247 
16,040 
177,473 
50,264 
2007 
6,103,401 
84,805 
191,331 
61,031 
46,932 
165,407 
107,256 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
662 
7 
20 
3 
5 
17 
2 
2007 
519 
3 
10 
4 
1 
11 
2 
acres, 2012 
1,504,821 
12,429 
31,116 
(D) 
6,100 
36,624 
(D) 
2007 
1 ,272,423 
7,080 
25,653 
12,465 
(D) 
27,711 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
45 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2007 
41 
3 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
73,509 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
657 
2007 
63,094 
11 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
552 
12 
8 
3 
3 
14 
3 
2007 
497 
11 
9 
11 
3 
8 
2 
acres, 2012 
1 ,032,380 
(D) 
517 
(D) 
(D) 
3,012 
(D) 
2007 
1 ,047,682 
10,181 
(D) 
26,747 
(D) 
1,638 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data North Dakota 437 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
