Table 61. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race: 2012 
[Data were collected for a maximum of three operators. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 
Any operator reporting race as- 
Any operator 
reporting ethnicity 
as Spanish, 
Hispanic, or 
Latino origin 
Characteristics 
American Indian 
or Alaska Native 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Asian 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Black or African 
American 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
Native Hawaiian 
or Other Pacific 
Islander alone or 
in combination with 
other races 
White 
alone or in 
combination with 
other races 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
. number 
423 
358 
63 
26 
74,148 
506 
Land in farms 
acres 
135,508 
24,071 
52,584 
13,387 
25,953,267 
183,818 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
21 
223 
7 
3 
3,257 
29 
1 0 to 49 acres 
125 
46 
14 
3 
15,243 
124 
50 to 1 79 acres 
145 
64 
19 
5 
24,070 
153 
1 80 to 499 acres 
79 
17 
8 
7 
18,047 
120 
500 acres or more 
53 
8 
15 
8 
13,531 
80 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
409 
139 
56 
22 
68,851 
478 
acres 
102,196 
12,476 
39,030 
6,761 
14,388,437 
108,809 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
99 
247 
20 
16 
29,881 
158 
acres 
33,312 
11,595 
13,554 
6,626 
11,564,830 
75,009 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
324 
111 
43 
10 
44,267 
348 
acres 
70,509 
8,542 
10,018 
(D) 
6,779,869 
51,562 
Part owners 
farms 
85 
28 
13 
12 
24,584 
130 
acres 
60,951 
12,254 
39,684 
9,028 
17,157,256 
117,034 
Tenants 
farms 
14 
219 
7 
4 
5,297 
28 
acres 
4,048 
3,275 
2,882 
(D) 
2,016,142 
15,222 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
SOLD AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
423 
358 
63 
26 
74,148 
506 
$1,000 
53,945 
25,968 
27,003 
22,829 
21,718,756 
165,016 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
farms 
423 
358 
63 
26 
74,148 
506 
$1,000 
51,981 
25,528 
26,495 
22,679 
21,251,582 
162,387 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
farms 
224 
307 
42 
20 
49,257 
319 
$1,000 
38,654 
16,359 
25,740 
6,869 
13,854,136 
85,467 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
farms 
148 
45 
20 
11 
28,190 
252 
$1,000 
13,327 
9,169 
755 
15,811 
7,397,446 
76,921 
Government payments 
farms 
232 
84 
36 
19 
52,104 
323 
$1,000 
1,964 
440 
508 
150 
467,174 
2,628 
FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS 
Less than $1 ,000 
63 
14 
3 
1 
6,361 
63 
$1,000 to $2,499 
77 
32 
8 
4 
7,183 
36 
$2,500 to $4,999 
60 
112 
6 
5 
7,030 
37 
$5,000 to $9,999 
52 
67 
10 
1 
6,888 
52 
$10,000 to $24,999 
40 
57 
8 
2 
7,345 
63 
$25,000 to $49,999 
20 
33 
2 
- 
5,868 
30 
$50,000 or more 
111 
43 
26 
13 
33,473 
225 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) LOANS 
AND FEDERAL FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS 
CCC loans (see text) 
farms 
8 
2 
3 
1 
1,688 
8 
$1,000 
287 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
227,041 
252 
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, 
Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs payments 
farms 
130 
34 
16 
9 
22,489 
121 
$1,000 
619 
86 
68 
32 
86,156 
505 
Other Federal farm program payments 
farms 
158 
64 
28 
18 
42,665 
256 
$1,000 
1,345 
354 
440 
118 
381,018 
2,123 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY 
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
104 
40 
24 
7 
31,540 
171 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
11 
223 
2 
3 
772 
10 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
4 
3 
3 
- 
703 
11 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
7 
13 
- 
1 
895 
5 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
149 
47 
18 
8 
19,543 
116 
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) 
149 
47 
18 
8 
19,543 
116 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
42 
9 
6 
- 
8,073 
54 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
4 
- 
1 
- 
1,047 
11 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
12 
1 
1 
4 
3,737 
41 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
3 
1 
- 
- 
1,442 
9 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
20 
2 
2 
2 
1,076 
16 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
6 
6 
- 
- 
1,086 
12 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
61 
13 
6 
1 
4,234 
50 
-continued 
52 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
