Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
68,172 
60,025 
4,313 
3,157 
Female 
6,370 
5,505 
355 
245 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
39,423 
33,849 
2,878 
2,166 
Other 
35,119 
31,681 
1,790 
1,236 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
58,768 
52,823 
3,053 
2,196 
Not on farm operated 
15,774 
12,707 
1,615 
1,206 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
30,907 
26,304 
2,326 
1,752 
Any 
43,635 
39,226 
2,342 
1,650 
1 to 49 days 
5,901 
5,050 
485 
369 
50 to 99 days 
3,069 
2,803 
136 
95 
100 to 199 days 
5,976 
5,479 
257 
190 
200 days or more 
28,689 
25,894 
1,464 
996 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
1,882 
1,667 
112 
93 
3 or 4 years 
2,721 
2,422 
137 
104 
5 to 9 years 
7,707 
6,775 
450 
325 
10 years or more 
62,232 
54,666 
3,969 
2,880 
Average years on present farm 
25.7 
25.7 
26.8 
26.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
1,315 
1,184 
68 
55 
3 or 4 years 
2,193 
1,955 
107 
79 
5 to 9 years 
6,629 
5,893 
356 
248 
10 years or more 
64,405 
56,498 
4,137 
3,020 
Average years operating any farm 
27.6 
27.5 
29.0 
28.7 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
419 
395 
13 
7 
25 to 34 years 
4,485 
4,075 
211 
155 
35 to 44 years 
8,647 
7,656 
495 
344 
45 to 49 years 
7,537 
6,637 
454 
332 
50 to 54 years 
11,468 
10,069 
736 
595 
55 to 59 years 
11,474 
9,929 
771 
576 
60 to 64 years 
10,257 
8,963 
675 
523 
65 to 69 years 
7,359 
6,490 
430 
289 
70 years and over 
12,896 
11,316 
883 
581 
Average age 
56.6 
56.5 
57.6 
57.2 
Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin (see text) 
339 
280 
40 
21 
Race: 
American Indian or Alaska Native 
141 
101 
10 
4 
Asian 
266 
190 
4 
4 
Black or African American 
30 
25 
1 
1 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 
5 
5 
- 
- 
White 
73,984 
65,117 
4,639 
3,381 
More than one race reported 
116 
92 
14 
12 
Farms by number of persons living in 
operator's household: 
1 person 
10,742 
9,539 
573 
391 
2 people 
36,225 
31,801 
2,324 
1,698 
3 people 
9,686 
8,450 
650 
487 
4 people 
9,211 
8,092 
619 
455 
5 or more people 
8,678 
7,648 
502 
371 
Percent of operator's total 
household income from farming: 
Less than 25 percent 
39,068 
35,114 
2,070 
1,451 
25 to 49 percent 
7,671 
6,814 
470 
359 
50 to 74 percent 
10,374 
8,948 
794 
540 
75 to 99 percent 
9,629 
8,115 
756 
565 
100 percent 
7,800 
6,539 
578 
487 
Operator is a hired manager farms 
2,086 
1,124 
250 
202 
acres 
1,517,087 
522,246 
279,007 
227,613 
Farms with- 
Internet access 
54,513 
47,579 
3,462 
2,611 
Dial-up service 
5,451 
4,874 
325 
243 
DSL service 
23,960 
20,796 
1,522 
1,159 
Cable modem service 
5,869 
5,050 
417 
340 
Fiber-optic service 
5,210 
4,480 
334 
237 
Mobile broadband plan for a computer 
or cell phone 
9,294 
8,019 
647 
482 
Satellite service 
8,970 
7,771 
630 
483 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
1,126 
949 
103 
74 
Other Internet service 
1,166 
998 
70 
51 
Farms by number of households sharing 
in net income of operation: 
1 household 
59,907 
55,326 
1,747 
1,210 
2 households 
11,028 
8,065 
2,004 
1,448 
3 households 
2,094 
1,224 
551 
441 
4 households 
838 
514 
200 
157 
5 or more households 
675 
401 
166 
146 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
148 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
