Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Burke 
Burleigh 
Cass 
Cavalier 
Dickey 
Divide 
Dunn 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
205 
315 
469 
332 
240 
204 
258 
2007 
220 
392 
465 
306 
276 
270 
254 
Any 
2012 
283 
699 
499 
335 
303 
248 
370 
2007 
243 
634 
448 
344 
269 
233 
309 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
36 
110 
95 
57 
108 
32 
60 
2007 
45 
93 
94 
115 
88 
61 
50 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
13 
36 
34 
29 
12 
35 
29 
2007 
12 
30 
44 
29 
22 
18 
19 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
34 
84 
126 
35 
22 
36 
57 
2007 
46 
77 
59 
38 
18 
26 
42 
200 days or more 
2012 
200 
469 
244 
214 
161 
145 
224 
2007 
140 
434 
251 
162 
141 
128 
198 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
31 
40 
18 
17 
20 
31 
2007 
6 
32 
27 
4 
9 
30 
31 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
42 
25 
19 
13 
9 
30 
2007 
27 
53 
29 
27 
17 
13 
22 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
71 
122 
94 
70 
61 
32 
69 
2007 
47 
145 
91 
41 
80 
43 
70 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
384 
819 
809 
560 
452 
391 
498 
2007 
383 
796 
766 
578 
439 
417 
440 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
27.1 
22.6 
27.0 
28.8 
27.7 
28.4 
24.6 
2007 
27.9 
23.6 
26.3 
29.2 
26.8 
28.4 
24.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
12 
19 
27 
14 
13 
20 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
31 
16 
18 
13 
6 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
61 
99 
87 
71 
42 
27 
51 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
395 
865 
838 
564 
475 
399 
528 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.6 
25.1 
28.8 
29.9 
29.4 
29.9 
26.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
1 
8 
10 
26 
1 
5 
8 
2007 
9 
4 
13 
12 
5 
2 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
29 
51 
60 
50 
31 
14 
69 
2007 
22 
56 
61 
27 
44 
19 
51 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
22 
149 
159 
61 
63 
30 
83 
2007 
51 
113 
133 
87 
65 
39 
84 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
105 
280 
213 
141 
160 
72 
139 
2007 
105 
270 
276 
171 
131 
107 
157 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
50 
116 
147 
126 
52 
50 
87 
2007 
42 
164 
135 
86 
73 
90 
91 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
64 
126 
131 
88 
68 
69 
89 
2007 
61 
138 
87 
77 
67 
79 
56 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
68 
119 
94 
68 
44 
101 
82 
2007 
45 
86 
63 
48 
47 
47 
39 
70 years and over 
2012 
149 
165 
154 
107 
124 
111 
71 
2007 
128 
195 
145 
142 
113 
120 
85 
Average age 
2012 
61.3 
56.3 
55.5 
55.5 
57.7 
61.5 
54.3 
2007 
58.6 
56.8 
54.2 
56.7 
56.0 
59.8 
54.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
364 
792 
811 
518 
431 
334 
463 
2007 
244 
622 
645 
414 
359 
293 
366 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
19 
35 
62 
26 
7 
17 
31 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
187 
158 
349 
264 
109 
132 
195 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
107 
171 
127 
68 
54 
39 
51 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
25 
394 
80 
136 
259 
144 
59 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
50 
69 
176 
63 
32 
21 
44 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
16 
61 
117 
35 
15 
32 
120 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
5 
17 
9 
9 
4 
1 
6 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
10 
10 
37 
6 
2 
- 
5 
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 
475 
999 
950 
651 
528 
443 
621 
acres, 2012 
579,794 
933,097 
1,061,829 
900,961 
623,385 
558,290 
1,020,836 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
3 
64 
10 
13 
13 
3 
7 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
32,072 
9,044 
31,284 
14,779 
7,245 
11,152 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
422 
938 
841 
601 
476 
406 
597 
2007 
414 
929 
782 
564 
472 
443 
526 
acres, 2012 
444,918 
783,750 
795,232 
704,367 
473,566 
488,455 
977,565 
2007 
481,516 
738,270 
727,875 
638,013 
503,616 
589,266 
920,700 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
36 
50 
82 
57 
37 
19 
19 
2007 
29 
69 
86 
76 
45 
40 
26 
acres, 2012 
87,828 
106,748 
233,618 
223,989 
99,276 
45,319 
38,564 
2007 
38,546 
77,861 
236,143 
233,629 
122,082 
89,061 
102,761 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
18 
14 
31 
3 
20 
15 
3 
2007 
14 
16 
29 
- 
18 
10 
5 
acres, 2012 
56,478 
51,714 
57,430 
10,176 
45,810 
21,762 
833 
2007 
48,710 
56,979 
66,994 
- 
48,335 
24,556 
12,307 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
1 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
11 
11 
12 
5 
10 
12 
9 
2007 
6 
11 
14 
10 
10 
10 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
14,643 
9,439 
14,397 
2007 
1,788 
(D) 
(D) 
1,735 
23,493 
5,151 
(D) 
--continued 
438 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
