Table 60. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Operators reporting one race 
Characteristics 
All principal 
operators 
American Indian 
or 
Alaska Native 
Asian 
Black 
or 
African American 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
74,542 
80,992 
141 
203 
266 
148 
30 
22 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,035,838 
26,917,962 
55,222 
78,802 
8,568 
8,624 
26,193 
(D) 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,488 
3,687 
16 
20 
211 
80 
5 
- 
1 0 to 49 acres 
15,292 
16,927 
40 
40 
20 
26 
2 
4 
50 to 1 79 acres 
24,129 
25,679 
40 
52 
26 
27 
13 
9 
1 80 to 499 acres 
18,074 
20,188 
23 
59 
6 
12 
4 
4 
500 acres or more 
13,559 
14,511 
22 
32 
3 
3 
6 
5 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
69,020 
75,819 
133 
196 
54 
62 
28 
19 
acres 
14,457,275 
15,513,756 
49,218 
63,462 
(D) 
6,515 
20,837 
(D) 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
30,142 
29,567 
33 
60 
225 
99 
7 
6 
acres 
11,578,563 
11,404,206 
6,004 
15,340 
(D) 
2,109 
5,356 
(D) 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
44,400 
51,425 
108 
143 
41 
49 
23 
16 
acres 
6,828,384 
8,484,843 
42,099 
50,716 
3,078 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms 
24,620 
24,394 
25 
53 
13 
13 
5 
3 
acres 
17,188,502 
16,421,535 
13,062 
26,426 
2,746 
(D) 
18,546 
(D) 
Tenants 
farms 
5,522 
5,173 
8 
7 
212 
86 
2 
3 
acres 
2,018,952 
2,011,584 
61 
1,660 
2,744 
777 
(D) 
396 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
74,542 
80,992 
141 
203 
266 
148 
30 
22 
$1,000 
21,748,052 
13,626,327 
12,420 
23,694 
6,821 
(D) 
15,506 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
74,542 
80,992 
141 
203 
266 
148 
30 
22 
$1,000 
21,280,184 
13,180,466 
11,859 
22,977 
(D) 
5,901 
15,293 
(D) 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
49,591 
46,189 
74 
105 
254 
122 
26 
14 
$1,000 
13,879,211 
7,048,913 
7,091 
7,855 
(D) 
3,960 
(D) 
(D) 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
28,244 
31,511 
50 
89 
15 
29 
11 
15 
$1,000 
7,400,974 
6,131,554 
4,768 
15,123 
(D) 
1,941 
(D) 
(D) 
Government payments 
farms 
52,205 
56,657 
76 
122 
31 
33 
15 
7 
$1,000 
467,867 
445,861 
561 
716 
(D) 
(D) 
213 
(D) 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
6,377 
11,410 
17 
41 
6 
4 
_ 
4 
$1,000 to $2,499 
7,226 
9,775 
30 
36 
19 
15 
2 
1 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7,151 
8,434 
30 
8 
93 
30 
4 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,957 
7,696 
13 
17 
56 
12 
5 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,398 
8,261 
7 
23 
48 
40 
3 
2 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,899 
6,127 
9 
23 
23 
30 
2 
- 
$50,000 or more 
33,534 
29,289 
35 
55 
21 
17 
14 
10 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
1,690 
6,495 
- 
13 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
227,190 
615,141 
- 
409 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
22,533 
27,687 
42 
55 
6 
21 
4 
2 
$1,000 
86,297 
112,226 
146 
188 
(D) 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
42,743 
41,951 
52 
100 
29 
21 
15 
5 
$1,000 
381,570 
333,635 
415 
529 
(D) 
67 
196 
36 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
31,597 
26,654 
30 
45 
19 
16 
12 
4 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,001 
972 
8 
1 
218 
92 
2 
- 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
709 
690 
3 
5 
2 
5 
3 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
901 
1,054 
1 
2 
7 
3 
- 
- 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
19,597 
24,375 
48 
60 
13 
15 
7 
6 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93, 1 1 1 94, 1 1 1 99) 
19,597 
24,375 
48 
60 
13 
15 
7 
6 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
8,083 
9,921 
13 
34 
2 
7 
2 
5 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
1,048 
2,421 
- 
10 
- 
- 
1 
2 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
3,746 
4,385 
11 
13 
1 
3 
1 
2 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1,442 
2,462 
1 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,085 
1,643 
6 
3 
1 
5 
- 
2 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,088 
1,310 
2 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,245 
5,105 
18 
23 
3 
- 
2 
" 
-continued 
48 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
