Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[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 BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
72,195 
38,165 
224 
2,204 
3,773 
9,061 
11,143 
11,760 
acres 
24,752,497 
20,136,993 
72,638 
975,373 
2,384,566 
5,976,595 
6,599,195 
4,128,626 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
2,439 
1,332 
8 
107 
153 
333 
382 
349 
acres 
935,175 
771,711 
1,654 
35,187 
102,059 
228,851 
245,082 
158,878 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
65,530 
33,849 
217 
2,004 
3,347 
7,915 
9,705 
10,661 
acres 
19,547,925 
15,475,138 
68,201 
778,423 
1,874,484 
4,535,895 
4,991,717 
3,226,418 
Partnership 
farms 
4,668 
2,878 
3 
118 
299 
731 
881 
846 
acres 
3,676,068 
3,257,140 
(D) 
(D) 
369,071 
1,059,501 
1,030,177 
683,428 
Registered under state law 
farms 
3,402 
2,166 
3 
83 
220 
597 
699 
564 
acres 
2,929,504 
2,627,356 
(D) 
(D) 
280,568 
901,262 
861,952 
484,870 
Corporation 
farms 
3,215 
2,344 
5 
121 
263 
666 
845 
444 
acres 
2,478,574 
2,271,674 
4,245 
126,919 
241,069 
677,092 
866,781 
355,568 
Family held 
farms 
2,948 
2,230 
5 
116 
249 
641 
795 
424 
acres 
2,387,735 
2,211,405 
4,245 
125,916 
223,288 
665,027 
852,441 
340,488 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
39 
20 
- 
- 
4 
4 
7 
5 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,909 
2,210 
5 
116 
245 
637 
788 
419 
Other than family held 
farms 
267 
114 
- 
5 
14 
25 
50 
20 
acres 
90,839 
60,269 
- 
1,003 
17,781 
12,065 
14,340 
15,080 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
35 
19 
- 
- 
1 
2 
12 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
232 
95 
- 
5 
13 
23 
38 
16 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,129 
352 
2 
16 
30 
59 
110 
135 
acres 
333,271 
175,286 
(D) 
(D) 
21,162 
28,660 
73,669 
43,715 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
22,595 
16,480 
54 
872 
1,788 
4,858 
5,173 
3,735 
workers 
81,666 
64,879 
273 
2,888 
6,922 
20,520 
21,282 
12,994 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
9,106 
7,602 
14 
402 
778 
2,418 
2,548 
1,442 
workers 
24,566 
21,189 
46 
893 
2,184 
6,930 
7,267 
3,869 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
18,067 
12,841 
47 
665 
1,438 
3,758 
3,994 
2,939 
workers 
57,100 
43,690 
227 
1,995 
4,738 
13,590 
14,015 
9,125 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
453 
397 
25 
37 
133 
128 
74 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
23 
11 
- 
- 
3 
5 
2 
1 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
26,289 
13,335 
78 
829 
1,509 
3,361 
3,750 
3,808 
workers 
58,356 
28,472 
154 
1,695 
3,773 
7,568 
7,534 
7,748 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,488 
1,319 
15 
169 
211 
304 
324 
296 
1 0 to 49 acres 
15,292 
4,664 
46 
310 
422 
1,008 
1,216 
1,662 
50 to 69 acres 
4,341 
1,368 
14 
70 
107 
233 
321 
623 
70 to 99 acres 
7,394 
2,647 
16 
181 
240 
407 
614 
1,189 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
6,164 
2,535 
20 
125 
213 
477 
664 
1,036 
140 to 179 acres 
6,230 
2,946 
23 
141 
225 
539 
739 
1,279 
180 to 219 acres 
3,975 
2,092 
12 
86 
158 
447 
555 
834 
220 to 259 acres 
3,389 
1,998 
5 
119 
191 
429 
556 
698 
260 to 499 acres 
10,710 
7,657 
31 
449 
703 
1,815 
2,432 
2,227 
500 to 999 acres 
7,293 
6,272 
31 
347 
675 
1,781 
2,103 
1,335 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4,081 
3,824 
10 
172 
485 
1,227 
1,316 
614 
2,000 acres or more 
2,185 
2,101 
4 
90 
309 
704 
701 
293 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
31,597 
21,537 
132 
1,319 
2,135 
5,111 
6,494 
6,346 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,001 
616 
2 
34 
103 
141 
173 
163 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
709 
288 
- 
14 
13 
54 
93 
114 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (11 14) 
901 
460 
. 
11 
26 
93 
157 
173 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
19,597 
5,269 
14 
142 
350 
836 
1,332 
2,595 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
19,597 
5,269 
14 
142 
350 
836 
1,332 
2,595 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
8,083 
3,489 
38 
206 
337 
656 
1,015 
1,237 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
1,048 
710 
- 
78 
85 
159 
223 
165 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
3,746 
3,442 
32 
265 
449 
1,297 
960 
439 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1,442 
1,147 
5 
96 
147 
387 
373 
139 
Poultry and egg production (1 123) 
1,085 
527 
- 
29 
73 
159 
141 
125 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,088 
366 
4 
19 
57 
89 
92 
105 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,245 
1,572 
- 
46 
164 
389 
488 
485 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
23,702 
14,916 
92 
924 
1,677 
4,070 
4,446 
3,707 
number 
2,412,684 
2,086,465 
8,338 
142,163 
293,616 
622,853 
656,575 
362,920 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,350 
1,563 
7 
89 
114 
356 
441 
556 
1 0 to 49 
9,090 
4,800 
33 
273 
486 
981 
1,365 
1,662 
50 to 99 
3,948 
2,933 
24 
141 
319 
837 
926 
686 
100 to 199 
3,395 
2,910 
19 
205 
361 
989 
895 
441 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
