Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
74,542 
44,400 
24,620 
5,522 
44,502 
30,040 
percent 
100.0 
59.6 
33.0 
7.4 
59.7 
40.3 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,035,838 
6,828,384 
17,188,502 
2,018,952 
13,769,641 
12,266,197 
Average size of farm 
acres 
349 
154 
698 
366 
309 
408 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
74,542 
44,400 
24,620 
5,522 
44,502 
30,040 
$1,000 
21,748,052 
4,984,885 
14,827,193 
1,935,974 
10,425,264 
11,322,788 
Average per farm 
dollars 
291,756 
112,272 
602,242 
350,593 
234,265 
376,924 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
6,377 
5,847 
412 
118 
3,410 
2,967 
$1,000 to $2,499 
7,226 
6,803 
288 
135 
4,426 
2,800 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7,151 
6,399 
512 
240 
4,272 
2,879 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,957 
5,934 
758 
265 
4,107 
2,850 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,398 
5,566 
1,388 
444 
4,463 
2,935 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,899 
3,720 
1,629 
550 
3,751 
2,148 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,052 
4,002 
2,921 
1,129 
5,309 
2,743 
$100,000 to $249,999 
8,357 
3,146 
4,166 
1,045 
5,475 
2,882 
$250,000 to $499,999 
6,464 
1,370 
4,368 
726 
3,928 
2,536 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,249 
738 
4,086 
425 
2,942 
2,307 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
5,412 
875 
4,092 
445 
2,419 
2,993 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
4,039 
547 
3,171 
321 
1,923 
2,116 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1,042 
211 
739 
92 
393 
649 
$5,000,000 or more 
331 
117 
182 
32 
103 
228 
Total sales 
farms 
74,542 
44,400 
24,620 
5,522 
44,502 
30,040 
$1,000 
21,280,184 
4,847,311 
14,531,870 
1,901,003 
10,174,802 
11,105,382 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
39,705 
14,426 
20,927 
4,352 
24,780 
14,925 
$1,000 
12,304,415 
1,626,535 
9,469,104 
1,208,776 
6,379,045 
5,925,371 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
26,559 
6,401 
16,921 
3,237 
16,347 
10,212 
$1,000 
12,048,892 
1,485,951 
9,380,544 
1,182,398 
6,211,152 
5,837,740 
Corn 
farms 
33,315 
11,101 
18,562 
3,652 
20,525 
12,790 
$1,000 
7,645,912 
982,887 
5,895,604 
767,421 
3,949,225 
3,696,687 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
21,025 
4,406 
14,130 
2,489 
12,717 
8,308 
$1,000 
7,390,148 
857,912 
5,794,152 
738,083 
3,783,881 
3,606,267 
Wheat 
farms 
5,454 
1,458 
3,464 
532 
3,383 
2,071 
$1,000 
594,632 
80,853 
462,832 
50,947 
283,137 
311,496 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,034 
266 
1,591 
177 
1,138 
896 
$1,000 
536,867 
63,173 
429,489 
44,204 
244,363 
292,504 
Soybeans 
farms 
28,584 
8,546 
16,772 
3,266 
18,004 
10,580 
$1,000 
3,830,936 
516,752 
2,947,426 
366,758 
2,040,507 
1,790,429 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16,367 
2,584 
11,941 
1,842 
9,823 
6,544 
$1,000 
3,549,842 
393,399 
2,825,605 
330,838 
1,851,603 
1,698,239 
Sorghum 
farms 
19 
6 
13 
- 
2 
17 
$1,000 
84 
7 
77 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
970 
307 
580 
83 
504 
466 
$1,000 
38,381 
5,826 
28,968 
3,586 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
232 
31 
182 
19 
127 
105 
$1,000 
31,968 
3,630 
25,292 
3,047 
15,928 
16,041 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
5,580 
2,171 
3,025 
384 
3,160 
2,420 
$1,000 
194,471 
40,210 
134,197 
20,064 
86,699 
107,772 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
664 
109 
462 
93 
341 
323 
$1,000 
162,928 
29,762 
115,048 
18,118 
67,872 
95,056 
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 
1,095 
1,072 
462 
1,360 
1,269 
$1,000 
405,597 
100,787 
255,268 
49,542 
196,881 
208,716 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
921 
178 
626 
117 
504 
417 
$1,000 
380,932 
91,500 
244,150 
45,283 
183,607 
197,325 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,021 
842 
116 
63 
419 
602 
$1,000 
17,974 
14,455 
2,179 
1,340 
6,795 
11,179 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
71 
51 
10 
10 
30 
41 
$1,000 
9,727 
7,743 
1,097 
888 
3,445 
6,282 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
690 
573 
76 
41 
296 
394 
$1,000 
14,056 
11,631 
1,519 
906 
5,560 
8,496 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
54 
40 
7 
7 
22 
32 
$1,000 
7,924 
6,614 
743 
567 
2,800 
5,124 
Berries 
farms 
455 
370 
56 
29 
167 
288 
$1,000 
3,918 
2,824 
660 
434 
1,235 
2,683 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
9 
2 
3 
6 
8 
$1,000 
1,300 
808 
(D) 
(D) 
462 
838 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
939 
707 
151 
81 
410 
529 
$1,000 
213,335 
130,258 
61,086 
21,991 
29,744 
183,591 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
329 
229 
61 
39 
119 
210 
$1,000 
205,384 
124,251 
59,650 
21,484 
25,885 
179,499 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
