Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
.. number 
74,542 
31,597 
1,001 
709 
901 
19,597 
- 
percent 
100.0 
42.4 
1.3 
1.0 
1.2 
26.3 
- 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,035,838 
18,290,580 
172,964 
37,823 
65,640 
3,274,522 
- 
Average size of farm 
acres 
349 
579 
173 
53 
73 
167 
- 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
74,542 
31,597 
1,001 
709 
901 
19,597 
_ 
$1,000 
21,748,052 
12,839,135 
257,802 
17,295 
215,100 
784,610 
- 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
291,756 
406,340 
257,544 
24,393 
238,735 
40,037 
- 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,377 
74 
10 
82 
93 
2,626 
- 
$1,000 to $2,499 
7,226 
372 
75 
61 
55 
5,098 
- 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7,151 
649 
193 
111 
76 
4,287 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,957 
1,125 
151 
135 
118 
3,436 
- 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,398 
2,310 
201 
172 
133 
2,292 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,899 
3,298 
112 
75 
104 
833 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,052 
5,823 
75 
48 
114 
395 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,357 
6,074 
51 
17 
87 
194 
- 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6,464 
4,696 
39 
4 
66 
114 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,249 
3,862 
34 
3 
22 
98 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
5,412 
3,314 
60 
1 
33 
224 
- 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
4,039 
2,682 
33 
1 
20 
169 
- 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1,042 
550 
20 
- 
5 
48 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
331 
82 
7 
" 
8 
7 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
74,542 
31,597 
1,001 
709 
901 
19,597 
_ 
$1,000 
21,280,184 
12,529,689 
256,001 
16,765 
214,706 
708,069 
- 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
39,705 
31,571 
187 
38 
39 
1,272 
- 
$1,000 
12,304,415 
11,065,759 
34,803 
318 
922 
242,372 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26,559 
22,811 
102 
- 
5 
453 
- 
$1,000 
12,048,892 
10,875,523 
33,576 
- 
621 
233,782 
- 
Corn 
farms 
33,315 
26,550 
107 
25 
21 
872 
- 
$1,000 
7,645,912 
6,821,271 
20,965 
240 
672 
112,687 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21,025 
18,013 
71 
- 
4 
288 
- 
$1,000 
7,390,148 
6,625,326 
20,375 
- 
(D) 
106,181 
- 
Wheat 
farms 
5,454 
4,616 
19 
4 
7 
299 
- 
$1,000 
594,632 
539,115 
869 
20 
16 
44,859 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,034 
1,825 
5 
- 
- 
166 
- 
$1,000 
536,867 
489,059 
728 
- 
- 
42,979 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
28,584 
24,970 
135 
14 
13 
524 
- 
$1,000 
3,830,936 
3,504,537 
12,497 
48 
217 
68,820 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,367 
14,721 
68 
- 
1 
286 
- 
$1,000 
3,549,842 
3,264,897 
10,971 
- 
(D) 
64,571 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
19 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
84 
22 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
970 
585 
1 
- 
- 
62 
- 
$1,000 
38,381 
35,122 
(D) 
- 
- 
1,360 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
232 
223 
- 
- 
7 
- 
$1,000 
31,968 
30,814 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
5,580 
3,288 
29 
6 
7 
418 
- 
$1,000 
194,471 
165,692 
472 
11 
17 
14,645 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
664 
599 
3 
- 
- 
39 
- 
$1,000 
162,928 
145,081 
(D) 
- 
- 
12,845 
- 
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 
927 
1,000 
100 
122 
241 
- 
$1,000 
405,597 
130,367 
213,792 
792 
1,625 
46,281 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
921 
515 
235 
2 
11 
103 
- 
$1,000 
380,932 
120,092 
205,063 
(D) 
915 
44,675 
- 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,021 
70 
107 
649 
51 
75 
_ 
$1,000 
17,974 
(D) 
603 
15,241 
340 
888 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
71 
1 
2 
63 
1 
4 
- 
$1,000 
9,727 
(D) 
(D) 
8,749 
(D) 
534 
- 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
690 
56 
39 
493 
29 
39 
- 
$1,000 
14,056 
477 
177 
12,617 
137 
469 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
54 
1 
- 
51 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
7,924 
(D) 
- 
7,519 
- 
(D) 
- 
Berries 
farms 
455 
19 
87 
228 
29 
47 
- 
$1,000 
3,918 
(D) 
425 
2,625 
203 
419 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
160 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
