Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Minnesota 
Aitkin 
Anoka 
Becker 
Beltrami 
Benton 
Total sales (see text) 
...farms, 2012 
74,542 
471 
396 
1,107 
573 
958 
2007 
80,992 
538 
475 
1,202 
674 
919 
$1,000, 2012 
21,280,184 
15,729 
47,489 
261,493 
32,385 
167,502 
2007 
13,180,466 
13,534 
32,564 
149,482 
20,972 
113,874 
Average per farm 
..dollars, 2012 
285,479 
33,395 
119,921 
236,218 
56,519 
174,845 
2007 
162,738 
25,157 
68,556 
124,361 
31,116 
123,911 
2012 value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
17,735 
87 
105 
372 
158 
151 
$1,000 
1,133 
19 
21 
19 
25 
18 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,453 
61 
42 
56 
56 
65 
$1,000 
5,783 
94 
68 
99 
91 
103 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,047 
60 
52 
92 
72 
89 
$1,000 
14,714 
208 
193 
348 
254 
330 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,552 
89 
56 
79 
51 
83 
$1,000 
32,887 
654 
387 
550 
387 
578 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,437 
57 
31 
74 
48 
84 
$1,000 
63,623 
843 
447 
1,079 
674 
1,215 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,585 
21 
16 
28 
16 
48 
$1,000 
35,338 
469 
361 
613 
359 
1,066 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,650 
32 
22 
68 
39 
69 
$1,000 
116,911 
968 
711 
2,253 
1,248 
2,246 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,980 
6 
9 
25 
29 
27 
$1,000 
88,492 
264 
394 
1,125 
1,272 
1,238 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
8,112 
26 
17 
81 
45 
107 
$1,000 
599,297 
1,745 
1,151 
6,156 
3,379 
7,770 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
8,185 
20 
13 
87 
42 
109 
$1,000 
1,411,272 
3,373 
2,106 
14,622 
7,002 
18,523 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
6,447 
6 
16 
46 
9 
60 
$1,000 
2,384,757 
2,060 
6,110 
15,531 
2,925 
22,361 
$500,000 or more 
farms 
10,359 
6 
17 
99 
8 
66 
$1,000 
16,525,977 
5,032 
35,539 
219,098 
14,768 
112,053 
2007 value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
26,286 
179 
170 
551 
242 
194 
$1,000 
2,275 
50 
30 
40 
38 
33 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
4,392 
78 
84 
71 
67 
91 
$1,000 
7,350 
134 
137 
126 
111 
149 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
4,451 
74 
50 
94 
62 
95 
$1,000 
16,031 
259 
181 
335 
216 
332 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,795 
78 
44 
91 
77 
93 
$1,000 
34,430 
568 
319 
660 
557 
659 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,926 
50 
31 
73 
67 
87 
$1,000 
70,768 
718 
463 
1,017 
973 
1,258 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,751 
17 
13 
24 
25 
24 
$1,000 
38,828 
384 
281 
510 
547 
545 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,819 
12 
16 
43 
41 
78 
$1,000 
122,318 
374 
512 
1,348 
1,193 
2,478 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,918 
6 
14 
12 
15 
23 
$1,000 
85,686 
276 
640 
544 
669 
1,031 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
6,490 
16 
16 
74 
35 
56 
$1,000 
470,986 
1,108 
1,192 
5,201 
2,342 
4,117 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
9,479 
20 
12 
70 
25 
70 
$1,000 
1,566,188 
3,354 
2,008 
11,090 
3,484 
11,782 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
6,259 
3 
12 
38 
11 
60 
$1,000 
2,228,906 
1,141 
3,984 
13,662 
3,810 
20,756 
$500,000 or more 
farms 
6,426 
5 
13 
61 
7 
48 
$1,000 
8,536,699 
5,170 
22,817 
114,950 
7,033 
70,735 
Value of sales by commodity or commodity group: 
Crops, including nursery and 
greenhouse crops 
...farms, 2012 
49,591 
319 
255 
615 
338 
690 
2007 
46,189 
299 
259 
507 
328 
528 
$1,000, 2012 
13,879,211 
8,247 
38,691 
177,232 
21,371 
73,886 
2007 
7,048,913 
7,180 
21,781 
74,734 
9,642 
21,716 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
...farms, 2012 
39,705 
53 
114 
411 
119 
544 
2007 
36,298 
34 
80 
283 
103 
381 
$1,000, 2012 
12,304,415 
4,238 
12,536 
137,020 
15,846 
65,711 
2007 
5,936,153 
2,677 
4,192 
44,374 
5,432 
15,552 
Corn 
...farms, 2012 
33,315 
35 
87 
279 
42 
470 
2007 
30,207 
14 
69 
171 
21 
318 
$1,000, 2012 
7,645,912 
1,293 
10,058 
64,815 
2,194 
44,500 
2007 
3,316,564 
103 
3,359 
12,950 
266 
9,365 
Wheat 
...farms, 2012 
5,454 
6 
2 
144 
35 
24 
2007 
6,699 
4 
1 
152 
36 
29 
$1,000, 2012 
594,632 
237 
(D) 
14,506 
2,997 
537 
2007 
451,147 
(D) 
(D) 
12,528 
1,545 
316 
Soybeans 
...farms, 2012 
28,584 
14 
54 
216 
41 
312 
2007 
27,407 
3 
29 
147 
22 
204 
$1,000, 2012 
3,830,936 
1,971 
2,271 
54,592 
8,131 
19,391 
2007 
2,017,731 
(D) 
759 
18,024 
1,541 
4,947 
Sorghum 
...farms, 2012 
19 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2007 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000, 2012 
84 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
...farms, 2012 
970 
9 
5 
11 
17 
10 
2007 
1,038 
- 
- 
9 
10 
8 
$1,000, 2012 
38,381 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
262 
88 
2007 
18,393 
- 
38 
65 
17 
Rice 
...farms, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
...farms, 2012 
5,580 
26 
25 
95 
66 
74 
2007 
5,635 
23 
14 
77 
73 
78 
$1,000, 2012 
194,471 
718 
188 
3,038 
2,261 
1,194 
2007 
132,312 
2,239 
(D) 
833 
2,015 
907 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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