Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
74,542 
65,530 
4,668 
3,402 
percent 
100.0 
87.9 
6.3 
4.6 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,035,838 
19,547,925 
3,676,068 
2,929,504 
Average size of farm 
acres 
349 
298 
788 
861 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
74,542 
65,530 
4,668 
3,402 
$1,000 
21,748,052 
14,039,874 
3,784,298 
3,256,363 
Average per farm 
dollars 
291,756 
214,251 
810,689 
957,191 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,377 
5,823 
228 
158 
$1,000 to $2,499 
7,226 
6,514 
342 
237 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7,151 
6,483 
339 
236 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,957 
6,290 
352 
239 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,398 
6,753 
361 
229 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,899 
5,441 
248 
172 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,052 
7,429 
367 
228 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,357 
7,635 
437 
277 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6,464 
5,640 
464 
346 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,249 
4,252 
496 
402 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
5,412 
3,270 
1,034 
878 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
4,039 
2,665 
628 
517 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1,042 
511 
296 
256 
$5,000,000 or more 
331 
94 
110 
105 
Total sales 
farms 
74,542 
65,530 
4,668 
3,402 
$1,000 
21,280,184 
13,682,754 
3,721,271 
3,205,938 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
39,705 
34,731 
2,802 
2,063 
$1,000 
12,304,415 
8,940,763 
1,948,448 
1,594,266 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26,559 
22,485 
2,251 
1,714 
$1,000 
12,048,892 
8,704,570 
1,936,576 
1,586,505 
Corn 
farms 
33,315 
29,030 
2,477 
1,840 
$1,000 
7,645,912 
5,587,138 
1,218,395 
1,005,874 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21,025 
17,640 
1,886 
1,470 
$1,000 
7,390,148 
5,352,504 
1,204,452 
996,980 
Wheat 
farms 
5,454 
4,431 
570 
412 
$1,000 
594,632 
362,035 
127,521 
103,020 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,034 
1,428 
315 
240 
$1,000 
536,867 
310,965 
123,393 
100,474 
Soybeans 
farms 
28,584 
24,758 
2,078 
1,539 
$1,000 
3,830,936 
2,847,298 
552,232 
442,884 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,367 
13,471 
1,507 
1,147 
$1,000 
3,549,842 
2,589,728 
537,508 
432,348 
Sorghum 
farms 
19 
10 
6 
6 
$1,000 
84 
44 
38 
38 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
970 
788 
104 
69 
$1,000 
38,381 
26,151 
8,002 
5,475 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
232 
159 
41 
28 
$1,000 
31,968 
20,887 
7,286 
4,952 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
5,580 
4,759 
531 
392 
$1,000 
194,471 
118,098 
42,261 
36,975 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
664 
425 
111 
98 
$1,000 
162,928 
91,337 
38,887 
34,567 
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 
2,100 
188 
153 
$1,000 
405,597 
189,971 
59,048 
51,595 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
921 
654 
112 
93 
$1,000 
380,932 
169,368 
57,621 
50,463 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,021 
846 
64 
56 
$1,000 
17,974 
9,397 
2,211 
1,842 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
71 
31 
10 
8 
$1,000 
9,727 
2,807 
(D) 
1,455 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
690 
563 
43 
37 
$1,000 
14,056 
7,054 
1,849 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
54 
22 
7 
5 
$1,000 
7,924 
2,176 
(D) 
1,183 
Berries 
farms 
455 
373 
34 
32 
$1,000 
3,918 
2,342 
362 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
5 
2 
2 
$1,000 
1,300 
342 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
939 
668 
61 
53 
$1,000 
213,335 
29,447 
30,268 
30,174 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
329 
151 
26 
26 
$1,000 
205,384 
22,776 
29,772 
29,772 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
134 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
