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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
175 
477 
221 
240 
174 
89 
99 
358 
2007 
178 
483 
296 
239 
173 
108 
123 
377 
Any 
2012 
129 
377 
428 
297 
196 
87 
122 
479 
2007 
192 
460 
366 
254 
217 
96 
115 
488 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
17 
53 
125 
33 
21 
29 
19 
50 
2007 
29 
127 
49 
66 
53 
15 
41 
81 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
8 
40 
34 
103 
19 
3 
23 
28 
2007 
9 
46 
20 
16 
21 
6 
6 
26 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
12 
79 
81 
25 
52 
2 
11 
100 
2007 
42 
45 
45 
30 
30 
16 
14 
90 
200 days or more 
2012 
92 
205 
188 
136 
104 
53 
69 
301 
2007 
112 
242 
252 
142 
113 
59 
54 
291 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
- 
18 
19 
15 
17 
- 
3 
21 
2007 
7 
23 
16 
13 
11 
5 
3 
30 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
9 
37 
34 
16 
19 
16 
5 
46 
2007 
14 
37 
34 
18 
19 
15 
12 
29 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
25 
74 
64 
39 
50 
10 
33 
93 
2007 
39 
86 
87 
31 
42 
21 
14 
137 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
270 
725 
532 
467 
284 
150 
180 
677 
2007 
310 
797 
525 
431 
318 
163 
209 
669 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
28.0 
27.8 
25.0 
27.0 
24.4 
25.3 
28.6 
25.8 
2007 
26.6 
27.9 
24.7 
27.5 
27.1 
24.1 
29.3 
24.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
- 
15 
17 
10 
3 
- 
3 
20 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
9 
30 
32 
14 
19 
16 
5 
30 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
24 
71 
63 
34 
44 
10 
28 
73 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
271 
738 
537 
479 
304 
150 
185 
714 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
29.0 
29.2 
25.8 
28.1 
26.5 
26.7 
29.8 
27.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
12 
20 
6 
1 
6 
- 
11 
2007 
5 
17 
5 
10 
1 
- 
1 
6 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
39 
82 
19 
46 
33 
14 
17 
72 
2007 
39 
67 
35 
41 
18 
15 
11 
61 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
33 
102 
82 
129 
42 
29 
15 
71 
2007 
63 
131 
93 
64 
53 
44 
27 
148 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
70 
182 
118 
101 
68 
39 
54 
211 
2007 
93 
289 
190 
120 
91 
52 
70 
219 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
35 
137 
98 
59 
65 
28 
34 
145 
2007 
55 
131 
83 
60 
54 
24 
33 
116 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
53 
114 
76 
59 
57 
17 
37 
84 
2007 
29 
92 
82 
70 
60 
25 
14 
82 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
18 
89 
120 
53 
20 
22 
11 
83 
2007 
24 
62 
54 
52 
37 
22 
18 
77 
70 years and over 
2012 
56 
136 
116 
84 
84 
21 
53 
160 
2007 
62 
154 
120 
76 
76 
22 
64 
156 
Average age 
2012 
55.6 
55.4 
57.9 
54.3 
57.3 
53.2 
59.0 
56.4 
2007 
53.1 
54.0 
55.9 
54.6 
57.3 
53.5 
58.3 
55.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
259 
630 
414 
441 
252 
120 
178 
573 
2007 
262 
653 
368 
309 
211 
136 
146 
501 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
6 
47 
32 
20 
18 
7 
10 
54 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
206 
272 
243 
107 
147 
84 
56 
133 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
22 
70 
41 
56 
31 
1 
24 
164 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
24 
196 
71 
294 
18 
6 
79 
49 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
37 
99 
28 
54 
29 
4 
23 
85 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
68 
37 
20 
24 
13 
6 
157 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
5 
12 
3 
5 
10 
- 
- 
17 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
9 
5 
- 
3 
8 
3 
6 
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 
300 
826 
632 
513 
358 
164 
218 
818 
acres, 2012 
496,889 
812,597 
527,479 
484,373 
495,268 
559,555 
649,330 
822,262 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
10 
30 
3 
9 
4 
1 
3 
17 
acres, 2012 
6,840 
60,457 
7,529 
37,224 
2,132 
(D) 
31,990 
7,502 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
281 
704 
567 
462 
335 
151 
189 
789 
2007 
326 
792 
579 
417 
347 
185 
192 
794 
acres, 2012 
439,013 
581,889 
422,264 
369,783 
442,097 
493,549 
(D) 
754,715 
2007 
460,239 
593,928 
427,546 
379,782 
427,908 
583,388 
(D) 
724,405 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
11 
83 
32 
40 
26 
13 
26 
36 
2007 
34 
105 
57 
49 
29 
9 
39 
52 
acres, 2012 
36,535 
191,704 
54,082 
98,476 
49,522 
62,196 
124,497 
67,938 
2007 
78,165 
218,709 
89,218 
87,829 
63,695 
54,905 
218,942 
100,351 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
7 
48 
17 
25 
4 
3 
- 
7 
2007 
6 
41 
9 
20 
3 
1 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
23,000 
91,866 
21,866 
39,903 
12,100 
(D) 
- 
5,550 
2007 
15,005 
92,843 
14,680 
35,714 
5,100 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust. 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
5 
18 
33 
10 
5 
8 
6 
5 
2007 
4 
5 
17 
7 
11 
8 
7 
15 
acres, 2012 
1,534 
(D) 
36,089 
4,668 
9,792 
(D) 
(D) 
1,344 
2007 
936 
442 
36,406 
1,690 
3,367 
(D) 
(D) 
1 1 ,625 
--continued 
442 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
