Table 47. Women Operators: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
All farms with a weman operator ' 
Farms with a woman principal operator 
Farms 
Women 
operators 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
Farms 
Land in farms 
(acres) 
State Total 
North Dakota 
10,915 
1 1 ,332 
12,417,753 
3,233 
1,587,910 
Counties 
Adams 
166 
166 
198,468 
50 
24,568 
Barnes 
290 
300 
302,055 
82 
20,057 
Benson 
152 
158 
157,069 
54 
22,134 
Billings 
79 
80 
152,042 
12 
4,619 
Bottineau 
263 
269 
243,252 
106 
29,742 
Bowman 
157 
165 
308,398 
46 
47,770 
Burke 
154 
173 
134,787 
64 
22,286 
Burleigh 
446 
457 
303,527 
102 
30,267 
Cass 
350 
360 
318,328 
116 
17,534 
Cavalier 
154 
166 
259,191 
40 
1 1 ,827 
Dickey 
186 
193 
167,564 
63 
23,038 
Divide 
127 
138 
137,572 
54 
33,463 
Dunn 
260 
267 
403,518 
39 
17,702 
Eddy 
149 
156 
159,763 
48 
21,701 
Emmons 
173 
183 
228,241 
51 
22,289 
Foster 
87 
88 
119,566 
18 
6,164 
Golden Valley.... 
97 
100 
207,618 
31 
22,038 
Grand Forks 
269 
284 
173,033 
122 
22,729 
Grant 
199 
204 
448,291 
30 
22,009 
Griggs 
127 
132 
169,970 
34 
18,233 
Flettinger 
210 
217 
303,615 
92 
44,989 
Kidder 
227 
244 
344,146 
63 
47,159 
LaMoure 
246 
250 
192,994 
94 
21,481 
Logan 
130 
131 
150,234 
39 
14,902 
McHenry 
354 
355 
360,399 
71 
35,642 
McIntosh 
170 
175 
168,327 
37 
9,659 
McKenzie 
238 
243 
499,330 
68 
106,194 
McLean 
328 
359 
409,017 
100 
61,037 
Mercer 
162 
163 
166,766 
33 
14,417 
Morton 
418 
432 
461,305 
54 
45,536 
Mountrail 
230 
234 
279,755 
81 
43,405 
Nelson 
188 
199 
161,898 
79 
23,394 
Oliver 
134 
141 
195,132 
19 
6,463 
Pembina 
130 
140 
133,446 
44 
13,624 
Pierce 
211 
215 
165,744 
72 
17,748 
Ramsey 
210 
214 
213,862 
83 
35,606 
Ransom 
201 
208 
196,128 
104 
92,144 
Renville 
85 
85 
166,189 
11 
12,322 
Richland 
254 
258 
207,797 
77 
19,150 
Rolette 
201 
203 
148,901 
70 
24,486 
Sargent 
196 
197 
143,741 
28 
9,739 
Sheridan 
131 
141 
213,235 
34 
29,045 
Sioux 
70 
77 
155,552 
21 
30,760 
Slope 
101 
101 
390,292 
27 
180,005 
Stark 
341 
346 
266,349 
57 
18,871 
Steele 
74 
74 
109,952 
23 
8,400 
Stutsman 
383 
392 
363,159 
99 
48,578 
Towner 
196 
209 
204,373 
59 
26,981 
Traill 
137 
145 
105,452 
36 
1 1 ,526 
Walsh 
327 
358 
200,525 
175 
33,644 
Ward 
303 
328 
290,318 
67 
13,769 
Wells 
178 
184 
215,866 
53 
23,584 
Williams 
266 
275 
241,701 
101 
23,480 
' Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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