Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
3,215 
2,948 
2,909 
267 
232 
1,129 
percent 
4.3 
4.0 
3.9 
0.4 
0.3 
1.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
2,478,574 
2,387,735 
2,370,317 
90,839 
80,877 
333,271 
Average size of farm 
acres 
771 
810 
815 
340 
349 
295 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
3,215 
2,948 
2,909 
267 
232 
1,129 
$1,000 
3,760,414 
3,464,089 
3,411,995 
296,325 
170,050 
163,465 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,169,647 
1,175,064 
1,172,910 
1,109,830 
732,973 
144,788 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
192 
150 
146 
42 
42 
134 
$1,000 to $2,499 
137 
109 
105 
28 
26 
233 
$2,500 to $4,999 
155 
136 
135 
19 
17 
174 
$5,000 to $9,999 
169 
143 
133 
26 
22 
146 
$10,000 to $24,999 
174 
145 
143 
29 
28 
110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
137 
120 
120 
17 
14 
73 
$50,000 to $99,999 
193 
179 
173 
14 
13 
63 
$100,000 to $249,999 
222 
208 
205 
14 
13 
63 
$250,000 to $499,999 
298 
287 
287 
11 
10 
62 
$500,000 to $999,999 
465 
448 
446 
17 
10 
36 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,073 
1,023 
1,016 
50 
37 
35 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
719 
695 
695 
24 
19 
27 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
230 
220 
218 
10 
7 
5 
$5,000,000 or more 
124 
108 
103 
16 
11 
3 
Total sales 
farms 
3,215 
2,948 
2,909 
267 
232 
1,129 
$1,000 
3,718,205 
3,423,492 
3,371,684 
294,714 
168,638 
157,954 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,871 
1,809 
1,793 
62 
57 
301 
$1,000 
1,326,211 
1,293,304 
1,287,009 
32,907 
31,367 
88,993 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,632 
1,591 
1,581 
41 
36 
191 
$1,000 
1,321,231 
1,288,642 
1,282,373 
32,589 
31,050 
86,515 
Corn 
farms 
1,585 
1,538 
1,523 
47 
43 
223 
$1,000 
793,976 
774,158 
771,148 
19,817 
19,280 
46,404 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,364 
1,327 
1,318 
37 
34 
135 
$1,000 
788,973 
769,364 
766,378 
19,610 
(D) 
44,218 
Wheat 
farms 
416 
405 
405 
11 
10 
37 
$1,000 
97,136 
94,613 
94,613 
2,523 
(D) 
7,940 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
279 
271 
271 
8 
7 
12 
$1,000 
94,957 
92,449 
92,449 
2,507 
(D) 
7,552 
Soybeans 
farms 
1,529 
1,489 
1,483 
40 
37 
219 
$1,000 
401,783 
391,419 
(D) 
10,364 
(D) 
29,623 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,281 
1,254 
1,249 
27 
24 
108 
$1,000 
395,603 
385,439 
382,225 
10,164 
(D) 
27,003 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
2 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
61 
60 
60 
1 
1 
17 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
28 
28 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
3,500 
3,500 
3,500 
- 
- 
296 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
243 
237 
232 
6 
5 
47 
$1,000 
(D) 
29,284 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
115 
113 
113 
2 
1 
13 
$1,000 
(D) 
28,241 
28,241 
(D) 
(D) 
(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 
319 
301 
300 
18 
15 
22 
$1,000 
155,537 
150,224 
(D) 
5,312 
(D) 
1,041 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
150 
142 
141 
8 
7 
5 
$1,000 
153,185 
147,931 
(D) 
5,253 
(D) 
760 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
95 
78 
78 
17 
16 
16 
$1,000 
(D) 
5,014 
5,014 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
23 
23 
5 
5 
2 
$1,000 
4,430 
4,102 
4,102 
328 
328 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
72 
60 
60 
12 
11 
12 
$1,000 
4,335 
3,986 
3,986 
349 
(D) 
818 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
23 
20 
20 
3 
3 
2 
$1,000 
3,531 
3,322 
3,322 
208 
208 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
39 
34 
34 
5 
5 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,029 
1,029 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
5 
5 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
668 
668 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
199 
176 
175 
23 
22 
11 
$1,000 
152,624 
146,427 
(D) 
6,196 
(D) 
996 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
146 
128 
127 
18 
17 
6 
$1,000 
151,928 
145,822 
(D) 
6,106 
(D) 
908 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Minnesota 135 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
