Table 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Minnesota 
Aitkin 
Anoka 
Becker 
Beltrami 
Benton 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
7,032,647 
2,282 
7,210 
74,658 
10,687 
48,484 
2007 
3,927,990 
1,875 
6,201 
48,244 
6,653 
31,661 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
94,345 
4,845 
18,207 
67,442 
18,650 
50,610 
2007 
48,498 
3,485 
13,055 
40,137 
9,872 
34,451 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
49,501 
231 
149 
645 
281 
558 
2007 
50,508 
212 
173 
657 
271 
391 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
157,181 
24,444 
85,768 
139,058 
49,101 
103,521 
2007 
87,914 
18,996 
62,470 
84,268 
37,006 
97,640 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
25,041 
240 
247 
462 
292 
400 
2007 
30,484 
326 
302 
545 
403 
528 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
29,869 
14,019 
22,548 
32,542 
10,653 
23,201 
2007 
16,807 
6,602 
15,253 
13,063 
8,375 
12,342 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
6,501,640 
2,218 
6,626 
68,959 
10,724 
46,229 
2007 
3,752,045 
1,791 
5,198 
38,611 
6,345 
28,531 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
87,221 
4,708 
16,733 
62,293 
18,716 
48,255 
2007 
46,326 
3,330 
10,944 
32,123 
9,413 
31,046 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
49,221 
231 
149 
645 
280 
561 
2007 
50,320 
212 
172 
654 
271 
387 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
148,031 
24,233 
81,981 
135,358 
49,418 
98,683 
2007 
85,093 
18,987 
60,500 
73,317 
35,927 
92,738 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
25,321 
240 
247 
462 
293 
397 
2007 
30,672 
326 
303 
548 
403 
532 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
30,985 
14,084 
22,627 
39,713 
10,623 
23,004 
2007 
17,275 
6,852 
17,188 
17,040 
8,416 
13,832 
Item 
Big Stone 
Blue Earth 
Brown 
Carlton 
Carver 
Cass 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
67,047 
157,159 
120,226 
700 
47,572 
3,938 
2007 
28,741 
80,125 
73,099 
160 
30,734 
4,412 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
167,617 
146,878 
113,958 
1,397 
60,294 
7,212 
2007 
63,586 
64,255 
64,746 
330 
38,418 
7,837 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
307 
785 
869 
179 
525 
237 
2007 
351 
881 
912 
155 
448 
196 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
226,668 
215,760 
155,872 
21,454 
103,431 
39,875 
2007 
93,276 
101,727 
85,376 
20,971 
81,041 
42,215 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
93 
285 
186 
322 
264 
309 
' 2007 
101 
366 
217 
330 
352 
367 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
27,314 
42,852 
81,867 
9,753 
25,489 
17,840 
2007 
39,596 
25,946 
21,954 
9,365 
15,829 
10,523 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
65,479 
131,895 
104,941 
695 
47,681 
3,481 
2007 
27,204 
75,699 
69,749 
56 
30,199 
3,673 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
163,698 
123,266 
99,470 
1,388 
60,433 
6,376 
2007 
60,185 
60,705 
61,780 
116 
37,748 
6,523 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
307 
778 
856 
179 
526 
237 
2007 
349 
879 
907 
154 
446 
196 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
221,715 
189,585 
141,964 
21,430 
103,439 
37,723 
2007 
89,327 
96,631 
82,886 
20,412 
80,319 
38,357 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
93 
292 
199 
322 
263 
309 
2007 
103 
368 
222 
331 
354 
367 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
27,820 
53,433 
83,321 
9,754 
25,580 
17,667 
2007 
38,558 
25,109 
24,453 
9,327 
15,886 
10,477 
Item 
Chippewa 
Chisago 
Clay 
Clearwater 
Cook 
Cottonwood 
Net cash farm income of the operations 
$1,000, 2012 
130,130 
15,177 
139,428 
9,961 
45 
123,772 
2007 
62,264 
7,041 
76,442 
7,126 
152 
79,903 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
193,071 
18,242 
173,418 
19,192 
2,486 
152,241 
2007 
86,477 
8,122 
82,999 
11,857 
1 1 ,704 
92,373 
Farms with net gains 1 
number, 2012 
554 
372 
601 
270 
7 
675 
2007 
578 
333 
649 
269 
3 
692 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
239,255 
55,863 
252,830 
48,560 
19,878 
198,052 
2007 
112,900 
36,276 
126,915 
36,330 
(D) 
124,609 
Farms with net losses 
number, 2012 
120 
460 
203 
249 
11 
138 
2007 
142 
534 
272 
332 
10 
173 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
20,147 
12,182 
61,686 
12,653 
8,581 
71,838 
2007 
21,074 
9,435 
21,785 
7,973 
4,464 
36,570 
Net cash farm income of operators 
$1,000, 2012 
125,217 
12,309 
136,394 
9,803 
45 
111,748 
2007 
60,579 
6,907 
76,431 
6,921 
152 
74,494 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
185,782 
14,795 
169,644 
18,889 
2,486 
137,451 
2007 
84,138 
7,967 
82,987 
11,517 
1 1 ,704 
86,120 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
farms, 2012 
552 
370 
600 
269 
7 
668 
2007 
575 
333 
651 
267 
3 
688 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
231,499 
55,704 
248,229 
48,328 
19,878 
182,482 
2007 
111,133 
35,879 
125,904 
36,008 
(D) 
117,668 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
farms, 2012 
122 
462 
204 
250 
11 
145 
2007 
145 
534 
270 
334 
10 
177 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
21,070 
17,968 
61,489 
12,787 
8,581 
69,999 
2007 
22,911 
9,439 
20,490 
8,062 
4,464 
36,509 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
292 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
