Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Minnesota 
Aitkin 
Anoka 
Becker 
Beltrami 
Benton 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
74,542 
471 
396 
1,107 
573 
958 
2007 
80,992 
538 
475 
1,202 
674 
919 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
26,035,838 
122,591 
44,843 
434,917 
180,555 
188,735 
2007 
26,917,962 
132,672 
45,987 
395,858 
210,833 
185,994 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
349 
260 
113 
393 
315 
197 
2007 
332 
247 
97 
329 
313 
202 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
74,542 
471 
396 
1,107 
573 
958 
2007 
80,992 
538 
475 
1,202 
674 
919 
$1,000, 2012 
109,879,162 
216,056 
270,483 
1,181,175 
306,825 
648,263 
2007 
69,164,551 
222,581 
267,502 
743,977 
327,610 
566,794 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,474,057 
458,717 
683,038 
1,067,006 
535,472 
676,683 
2007 
853,968 
413,719 
563,161 
618,949 
486,069 
616,751 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
4,220 
1,762 
6,032 
2,716 
1,699 
3,435 
2007 
2,569 
1,678 
5,817 
1,879 
1,554 
3,047 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,380 
24 
29 
36 
24 
39 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,983 
37 
21 
49 
43 
53 
$100,000 to $199,999 
10,526 
83 
53 
190 
123 
159 
$200,000 to $499,999 
22,607 
224 
164 
445 
238 
396 
$500,000 to $999,999 
12,686 
79 
56 
198 
105 
159 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
8,290 
11 
44 
90 
25 
96 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
7,681 
6 
24 
45 
9 
45 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3,473 
7 
4 
32 
3 
5 
$10,000,000 or more 
1,916 
- 
1 
22 
3 
6 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
50,962,150 
1,165,918 
270,732 
841,702 
1,603,011 
261,313 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
51.1 
10.5 
16.6 
51.7 
11.3 
72.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,488 
11 
64 
34 
13 
23 
acres 
16,736 
49 
318 
126 
47 
126 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
15,292 
82 
167 
158 
76 
262 
acres 
421,279 
2,634 
4,041 
4,678 
2,314 
7,850 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,341 
25 
32 
49 
39 
99 
acres 
253,541 
1,494 
(D) 
2,903 
2,292 
5,861 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7,394 
74 
31 
130 
46 
116 
acres 
602,732 
5,852 
2,494 
10,774 
3,729 
9,347 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
6,164 
48 
21 
104 
58 
99 
acres 
721,994 
5,542 
2,382 
12,218 
6,762 
1 1 ,385 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
6,230 
45 
24 
132 
76 
74 
acres 
979,931 
7,124 
3,636 
20,848 
12,093 
11,499 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3,975 
37 
11 
75 
36 
37 
acres 
785,548 
7,192 
2,208 
14,789 
6,902 
7,192 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3,389 
21 
9 
75 
29 
50 
acres 
804,088 
5,024 
(D) 
17,532 
6,914 
11,711 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
10,710 
69 
19 
180 
99 
123 
acres 
3,836,845 
24,171 
(D) 
63,756 
33,826 
41,802 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7,293 
40 
13 
87 
76 
48 
acres 
5,076,809 
26,545 
(D) 
62,073 
51,002 
30,762 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
4,081 
14 
3 
35 
18 
18 
acres 
5,527,016 
19,571 
3,800 
47,055 
23,560 
22,495 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2,185 
5 
2 
48 
7 
9 
acres 
7,009,319 
17,393 
(D) 
178,165 
31,114 
28,705 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
3,687 
17 
72 
12 
14 
21 
acres 
18,838 
112 
363 
44 
63 
100 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
16,927 
85 
206 
152 
85 
225 
acres 
465,583 
2,837 
4,945 
5,055 
2,647 
6,708 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
4,570 
22 
42 
65 
43 
75 
acres 
266,586 
1,329 
(D) 
3,751 
2,593 
4,359 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7,577 
81 
42 
156 
62 
124 
acres 
617,303 
6,524 
3,344 
12,591 
5,079 
9,903 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
6,556 
61 
36 
135 
65 
108 
acres 
765,566 
7,088 
4,264 
15,932 
7,643 
12,593 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
6,976 
58 
22 
151 
84 
67 
acres 
1,099,482 
9,140 
3,466 
23,626 
13,265 
10,461 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
4,155 
44 
11 
91 
42 
56 
acres 
820,811 
8,636 
(D) 
17,950 
8,186 
1 1 ,029 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3,813 
32 
8 
73 
38 
38 
acres 
906,523 
7,559 
(D) 
17,593 
9,110 
9,041 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
12,220 
86 
20 
211 
122 
124 
acres 
4,389,498 
30,801 
(D) 
74,394 
42,793 
42,181 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
8,323 
35 
12 
86 
88 
60 
acres 
5,783,926 
23,144 
(D) 
59,141 
61,522 
38,505 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
4,264 
11 
2 
35 
23 
14 
acres 
5,809,990 
16,622 
(D) 
47,933 
28,787 
19,875 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,924 
6 
2 
35 
8 
7 
acres 
5,973,856 
18,880 
(D) 
117,848 
29,145 
21,239 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
67,285 
411 
302 
971 
468 
851 
2007 
71,970 
490 
370 
1,031 
576 
827 
acres, 2012 
21,597,136 
61,792 
32,950 
309,942 
88,216 
139,942 
2007 
21,948,603 
64,411 
30,107 
262,950 
101,662 
136,884 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
53,891 
384 
285 
677 
396 
768 
2007 
53,943 
440 
295 
650 
468 
726 
acres, 2012 
19,807,839 
50,835 
30,847 
277,080 
68,437 
132,822 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
19,267,018 
52,098 
25,245 
213,073 
72,392 
123,224 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
4,345 
36 
22 
72 
39 
64 
2007 
12,077 
102 
96 
192 
141 
136 
acres, 2012 
167,026 
1,546 
244 
2,732 
3,841 
1,359 
2007 
725,403 
6,051 
1,710 
14,949 
10,659 
4,994 
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330 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
