Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
74,542 
39,423 
227 
2,259 
3,939 
9,371 
11,541 
12,086 
percent 
100.0 
52.9 
0.3 
3.0 
5.3 
12.6 
15.5 
16.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,035,838 
21,179,238 
73,626 
1,027,205 
2,505,786 
6,301,148 
6,962,344 
4,309,129 
Average size of farm 
acres 
349 
537 
324 
455 
636 
672 
603 
357 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
74,542 
39,423 
227 
2,259 
3,939 
9,371 
11,541 
12,086 
$1,000 
21,748,052 
19,742,492 
67,312 
1,018,814 
2,496,687 
6,330,238 
6,527,873 
3,301,569 
Average per farm 
dollars 
291,756 
500,786 
296,528 
451,002 
633,838 
675,514 
565,625 
273,173 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,377 
1,650 
58 
114 
309 
482 
687 
$1,000 to $2,499 
7,226 
1,689 
14 
44 
110 
320 
413 
788 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7,151 
1,827 
6 
77 
152 
299 
480 
813 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,957 
2,072 
7 
84 
158 
324 
515 
984 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,398 
2,842 
19 
135 
212 
467 
710 
1,299 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,899 
2,838 
13 
143 
234 
446 
712 
1,290 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,052 
4,749 
56 
344 
455 
878 
1,199 
1,817 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,357 
6,102 
52 
399 
541 
1,391 
1,838 
1,881 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6,464 
5,581 
33 
426 
604 
1,632 
1,772 
1,114 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,249 
4,908 
14 
295 
653 
1,524 
1,680 
742 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
5,412 
5,165 
13 
254 
706 
1,781 
1,740 
671 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
4,039 
3,856 
9 
202 
533 
1,324 
1,308 
480 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1,042 
997 
4 
38 
142 
360 
325 
128 
$5,000,000 or more 
331 
312 
- 
14 
31 
97 
107 
63 
Total sales 
farms 
74,542 
39,423 
227 
2,259 
3,939 
9,371 
11,541 
12,086 
$1,000 
21,280,184 
19,370,558 
65,873 
1,000,387 
2,451,501 
6,220,283 
6,405,521 
3,226,993 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
39,705 
28,020 
162 
1,734 
2,962 
7,157 
8,432 
7,573 
$1,000 
12,304,415 
11,196,204 
47,064 
554,211 
1,375,579 
3,576,275 
3,758,816 
1,884,258 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26,559 
21,308 
107 
1,326 
2,332 
5,785 
6,697 
5,061 
$1,000 
12,048,892 
11,054,771 
45,833 
545,667 
1,362,303 
3,548,091 
3,721,573 
1,831,303 
Corn 
farms 
33,315 
24,302 
132 
1,547 
2,653 
6,365 
7,396 
6,209 
$1,000 
7,645,912 
6,938,023 
33,398 
355,016 
859,662 
2,265,968 
2,286,166 
1,137,813 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21,025 
17,433 
83 
1,107 
1,978 
4,882 
5,559 
3,824 
$1,000 
7,390,148 
6,785,306 
32,346 
345,297 
844,984 
2,233,460 
2,244,829 
1,084,391 
Wheat 
farms 
5,454 
4,487 
17 
278 
455 
1,229 
1,429 
1,079 
$1,000 
594,632 
561,647 
1,636 
27,390 
74,576 
165,812 
201,761 
90,471 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,034 
1,906 
10 
113 
234 
572 
652 
325 
$1,000 
536,867 
516,098 
1,561 
24,263 
69,841 
154,215 
188,241 
77,979 
Soybeans 
farms 
28,584 
21,403 
102 
1,224 
2,216 
5,608 
6,642 
5,611 
$1,000 
3,830,936 
3,479,726 
11,274 
162,237 
421,963 
1,072,605 
1,188,958 
622,689 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,367 
14,239 
67 
766 
1,619 
4,069 
4,783 
2,935 
$1,000 
3,549,842 
3,302,101 
10,183 
151,332 
406,804 
1,034,475 
1,141,948 
557,359 
Sorghum 
farms 
19 
14 
- 
- 
3 
4 
6 
1 
$1,000 
84 
80 
- 
- 
(D) 
7 
52 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
970 
812 
3 
60 
68 
227 
270 
184 
$1,000 
38,381 
35,949 
162 
2,576 
(□) 
10,355 
12,731 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
232 
218 
1 
14 
23 
59 
82 
39 
$1,000 
31,968 
30,575 
(D) 
(D) 
3,093 
8,942 
1 1 ,042 
5,207 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
5,580 
4,365 
9 
189 
484 
1,180 
1,346 
1,157 
$1,000 
194,471 
180,781 
595 
6,992 
15,904 
61,529 
69,149 
26,612 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
664 
612 
4 
28 
63 
205 
223 
89 
$1,000 
162,928 
155,795 
(D) 
(D) 
12,902 
54,630 
61,734 
19,869 
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 
1,907 
5 
73 
250 
524 
618 
437 
$1,000 
405,597 
384,425 
324 
13,513 
36,937 
160,023 
89,259 
84,369 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
921 
824 
2 
31 
88 
283 
254 
166 
$1,000 
380,932 
366,620 
(D) 
(D) 
34,696 
155,716 
83,195 
79,939 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,021 
484 
_ 
28 
33 
102 
154 
167 
$1,000 
17,974 
1 1 ,372 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,196 
4,853 
3,677 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
71 
52 
- 
2 
11 
19 
20 
$1,000 
9,727 
7,319 
- 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
3,472 
2,197 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
690 
316 
- 
20 
19 
68 
99 
110 
$1,000 
14,056 
8,886 
- 
186 
220 
1,631 
3,973 
2,876 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
54 
40 
- 
- 
1 
6 
18 
15 
$1,000 
7,924 
6,125 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,186 
1,822 
Berries 
farms 
455 
247 
- 
11 
23 
47 
85 
81 
$1,000 
3,918 
2,486 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
565 
880 
801 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
9 
- 
1 
2 
3 
3 
$1,000 
1,300 
829 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
279 
241 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
939 
539 
20 
54 
125 
188 
152 
$1,000 
213,335 
171,889 
- 
2,348 
29,251 
49,852 
56,837 
33,601 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
329 
214 
- 
6 
14 
53 
77 
64 
$1,000 
205,384 
167,342 
- 
2,175 
28,545 
48,728 
55,341 
32,553 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
188 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
