Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.... number 
74,542 
3,488 
15,292 
4,341 
7,394 
6,164 
percent 
100.0 
4.7 
20.5 
5.8 
9.9 
8.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,035,838 
16,736 
421,279 
253,541 
602,732 
721,994 
Average size of farm 
acres 
349 
5 
28 
58 
82 
117 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
74,542 
3,488 
15,292 
4,341 
7,394 
6,164 
$1,000 
21,748,052 
391,216 
1,133,859 
287,794 
394,727 
399,918 
Average per farm 
dollars 
291,756 
112,160 
74,147 
66,297 
53,385 
64,880 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,377 
747 
3,109 
542 
708 
471 
$1,000 to $2,499 
7,226 
599 
3,613 
749 
969 
529 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7,151 
649 
2,771 
827 
1,090 
712 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,957 
451 
1,977 
714 
1,063 
924 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,398 
366 
1,890 
570 
962 
852 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,899 
162 
930 
535 
1,086 
757 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,052 
142 
353 
280 
1,289 
1,353 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,357 
137 
163 
55 
139 
465 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6,464 
82 
111 
17 
21 
37 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,249 
58 
118 
17 
21 
22 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
5,412 
95 
257 
35 
46 
42 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
4,039 
63 
143 
13 
20 
24 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1,042 
23 
76 
7 
10 
10 
$5,000,000 or more 
331 
9 
38 
15 
16 
8 
Total sales 
farms 
74,542 
3,488 
15,292 
4,341 
7,394 
6,164 
$1,000 
21,280,184 
389,502 
1,120,054 
280,900 
380,476 
385,222 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
39,705 
325 
3,001 
1,284 
3,056 
2,833 
$1,000 
12,304,415 
979 
36,936 
31,921 
112,883 
140,767 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26,559 
- 
20 
158 
974 
1,323 
$1,000 
12,048,892 
- 
1,749 
9,566 
66,332 
107,690 
Corn 
farms 
33,315 
202 
1,972 
934 
2,293 
2,257 
$1,000 
7,645,912 
624 
24,771 
21,574 
74,055 
87,876 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21,025 
- 
18 
86 
501 
741 
$1,000 
7,390,148 
- 
1,396 
5,537 
35,269 
54,629 
Wheat 
farms 
5,454 
12 
115 
82 
153 
189 
$1,000 
594,632 
20 
589 
474 
1,606 
2,583 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,034 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
536,867 
- 
- 
- 
- 
219 
Soybeans 
farms 
28,584 
129 
1,182 
617 
1,687 
1,784 
$1,000 
3,830,936 
326 
11,210 
9,378 
35,723 
48,645 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,367 
- 
1 
7 
96 
176 
$1,000 
3,549,842 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,450 
1 1 ,954 
Sorghum 
farms 
19 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
84 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
970 
1 
23 
15 
32 
34 
$1,000 
38,381 
(D) 
(D) 
32 
122 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
232 
- 
- 
$1,000 
31,968 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
5,580 
14 
220 
139 
310 
343 
$1,000 
194,471 
(D) 
(D) 
463 
1,377 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
664 
1 
4 
4 
$1,000 
162,928 
- 
(D) 
281 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
_ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,629 
407 
460 
119 
122 
125 
$1,000 
405,597 
3,041 
6,476 
2,263 
3,372 
4,225 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
921 
2 
33 
12 
15 
21 
$1,000 
380,932 
(D) 
2,603 
(D) 
1,849 
2,786 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,021 
171 
453 
76 
99 
67 
$1,000 
17,974 
936 
5,817 
1,355 
2,409 
899 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
71 
1 
22 
9 
13 
6 
$1,000 
9,727 
(D) 
1,861 
794 
1,299 
390 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
690 
104 
319 
45 
70 
46 
$1,000 
14,056 
720 
4,597 
734 
1,881 
685 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
54 
1 
16 
2 
13 
5 
$1,000 
7,924 
(D) 
1,452 
(D) 
1,208 
340 
Berries 
farms 
455 
77 
181 
42 
54 
29 
$1,000 
3,918 
216 
1,220 
621 
529 
215 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
- 
5 
3 
- 
1 
$1,000 
1,300 
- 
341 
241 
- 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
939 
209 
370 
64 
70 
51 
$1,000 
213,335 
16,849 
57,528 
26,717 
17,763 
8,558 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
329 
83 
100 
27 
19 
20 
$1,000 
205,384 
15,387 
54,092 
26,236 
17,120 
8,039 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
56 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
