Table 8. Land: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
Total 
Percent 
of total 
in 2012 
Total 
Percent 
of total 
in 2012 
LAND USE 
LAND USE - Con. 
Farms 
.number 
74,542 
100.0 
80,992 
Total cropland - Con. 
Land in farms 
.... acres 
26,035,838 
100.0 
26,917,962 
Other cropland - Con. 
Total cropland 
....farms 
67,285 
90.3 
71,970 
Cropland in cultivated 
acres 
21,597,136 
83.0 
21,948,603 
summer fallow 
farms 
1,964 
2.6 
2,334 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
53,891 
72.3 
53,943 
acres 
65,825 
0.3 
96,085 
acres 
19,807,839 
76.1 
19,267,018 
Farms by acres harvested: 
Total woodland 
farms 
28,193 
37.8 
30,036 
1 to 49 acres 
16,598 
22.3 
16,808 
acres 
1,641,521 
6.3 
1,862,251 
1 to 9 acres 
5,090 
6.8 
5,002 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
10,172 
13.6 
11,617 
1 0 to 1 9 acres 
4,228 
5.7 
4,459 
acres 
439,332 
1.7 
527,233 
20 to 29 acres 
2,964 
4.0 
3,019 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
22,244 
29.8 
23,390 
30 to 49 acres 
4,316 
5.8 
4,328 
acres 
1,202,189 
4.6 
1,335,018 
50 to 99 acres 
7,295 
9.8 
6,549 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
100 to 199 acres 
8,881 
11.9 
8,470 
other than cropland and woodland 
200 to 499 acres 
10,231 
13.7 
10,953 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
25,292 
33.9 
27,466 
500 to 999 acres 
5,597 
7.5 
6,101 
acres 
1,271,242 
4.9 
1,469,816 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
3,451 
4.6 
3,536 
2,000 acres or more 
1,838 
2.5 
1,526 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, 
Other pasture and grazing land that 
roads, wasteland, etc 
farms 
52,387 
70.3 
51,243 
could have been used for crops without 
acres 
1,525,939 
5.9 
1,637,292 
additional improvement (see text)... 
....farms 
4,345 
5.8 
12,077 
acres 
167,026 
0.6 
725,403 
CONSERVATION AND CROP 
INSURANCE 
Other cropland 
....farms 
25,689 
34.5 
25,382 
acres 
1,622,271 
6.2 
1,956,182 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands 
Cropland idle or used for 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
cover crops or soil-improvement 
Programs 
farms 
22,533 
(X) 
27,687 
but not harvested and not 
acres 
1,292,331 
(X) 
1,929,007 
pastured or grazed 
....farms 
22,944 
30.8 
21,519 
acres 
1,487,405 
5.7 
1,711,881 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
programs 
farms 
29,441 
(X) 
26,713 
or were abandoned 
....farms 
2,170 
2.9 
3,366 
acres 
16,278,393 
(X) 
15,069,112 
acres 
69,041 
0.3 
148,216 
16 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
