Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Crow Wing 
Dakota 
Dodge 
Douglas 
Faribault 
Fillmore 
Freeborn 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
533 
892 
621 
1,091 
824 
1,553 
1,122 
2007 
609 
1,065 
723 
1,199 
952 
1,667 
1,257 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
99,972 
219,856 
225,418 
267,550 
390,139 
422,484 
382,018 
2007 
121,716 
246,026 
248,125 
262,695 
453,761 
446,331 
388,488 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
188 
246 
363 
245 
473 
272 
340 
2007 
200 
231 
343 
219 
477 
268 
309 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
533 
892 
621 
1,091 
824 
1,553 
1,122 
2007 
609 
1,065 
723 
1,199 
952 
1,667 
1,257 
$1,000, 2012 
258,742 
1,247,587 
1,385,822 
823,599 
2,194,270 
1,938,358 
2,083,581 
2007 
315,755 
957,622 
915,800 
632,992 
1,441,746 
1,286,257 
1,207,208 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
485,445 
1,398,641 
2,231,597 
754,903 
2,662,950 
1,248,138 
1,857,024 
2007 
518,482 
899,176 
1,266,667 
527,933 
1,514,439 
771,600 
960,388 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,588 
5,675 
6,148 
3,078 
5,624 
4,588 
5,454 
2007 
2,594 
3,892 
3,691 
2,410 
3,177 
2,882 
3,107 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
19 
73 
21 
46 
52 
54 
63 
$50,000 to $99,999 
13 
50 
32 
54 
23 
57 
52 
$100,000 to $199,999 
87 
84 
78 
190 
84 
189 
167 
$200,000 to $499,999 
266 
234 
191 
402 
130 
447 
262 
$500,000 to $999,999 
104 
168 
76 
231 
108 
330 
153 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
27 
120 
90 
77 
126 
199 
135 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
15 
108 
61 
72 
170 
207 
164 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2 
39 
38 
13 
89 
54 
87 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
16 
34 
6 
42 
16 
39 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
639,075 
359,930 
281,137 
407,857 
455,985 
551,232 
452,536 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
15.6 
61.1 
80.2 
65.6 
85.6 
76.6 
84.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
16 
121 
66 
23 
67 
68 
100 
acres 
76 
566 
397 
116 
337 
336 
595 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
136 
255 
180 
245 
109 
317 
280 
acres 
4,112 
6,511 
4,415 
7,563 
2,646 
8,415 
6,919 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
37 
69 
21 
83 
29 
112 
36 
acres 
(D) 
3,990 
1,198 
4,887 
1,716 
6,521 
2,073 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
70 
79 
65 
149 
67 
160 
115 
acres 
5,709 
6,337 
5,415 
12,071 
5,494 
13,164 
9,371 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
56 
46 
35 
78 
36 
151 
56 
acres 
6,587 
5,336 
4,140 
9,353 
4,203 
17,315 
6,573 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
56 
44 
32 
96 
60 
122 
64 
acres 
8,677 
7,043 
4,991 
15,332 
9,493 
19,015 
9,815 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
40 
34 
25 
73 
23 
83 
59 
acres 
7,877 
6,646 
4,892 
14,233 
4,598 
16,482 
11,919 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
17 
26 
21 
76 
29 
66 
28 
acres 
3,893 
6,144 
5,024 
17,763 
6,940 
15,573 
6,720 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
62 
97 
55 
146 
140 
244 
122 
acres 
20,895 
33,064 
19,432 
52,305 
53,639 
89,476 
45,851 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
25 
69 
55 
72 
154 
163 
142 
acres 
16,176 
46,578 
41,239 
49,833 
107,667 
117,827 
100,682 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
17 
34 
47 
39 
88 
46 
101 
acres 
21,576 
46,867 
63,007 
50,665 
119,907 
61,700 
130,832 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
18 
19 
11 
22 
21 
19 
acres 
(D) 
50,774 
71,268 
33,429 
73,499 
56,660 
50,668 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
17 
167 
70 
33 
85 
77 
118 
acres 
82 
900 
372 
165 
440 
421 
671 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
140 
348 
214 
268 
132 
341 
326 
acres 
4,339 
8,170 
5,392 
8,019 
3,251 
9,141 
8,244 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
41 
65 
33 
95 
30 
118 
55 
acres 
2,321 
3,725 
1,913 
5,507 
1,761 
6,721 
3,197 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
86 
61 
55 
166 
53 
172 
97 
acres 
6,972 
4,896 
4,449 
13,409 
4,262 
14,144 
7,976 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
72 
50 
49 
106 
40 
161 
58 
acres 
8,563 
5,898 
5,641 
12,290 
4,693 
18,523 
6,812 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
63 
39 
46 
103 
55 
128 
76 
acres 
9,827 
6,023 
7,318 
16,237 
8,548 
20,184 
11,888 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
41 
50 
22 
82 
35 
92 
66 
acres 
8,107 
9,800 
4,378 
16,253 
6,874 
18,060 
13,159 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
23 
40 
21 
66 
40 
79 
54 
acres 
5,307 
9,494 
4,938 
15,657 
9,478 
18,619 
12,784 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
80 
115 
81 
165 
182 
247 
138 
acres 
28,839 
41,006 
29,956 
59,100 
67,787 
89,757 
50,312 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
32 
71 
74 
77 
170 
177 
173 
acres 
21,272 
48,848 
53,950 
51,771 
119,135 
123,690 
124,248 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
9 
40 
35 
30 
104 
55 
82 
acres 
12,109 
56,664 
50,889 
40,280 
138,547 
74,157 
108,650 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5 
19 
23 
8 
26 
20 
14 
acres 
13,978 
50,602 
78,929 
24,007 
88,985 
52,914 
40,547 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
450 
776 
549 
1,031 
761 
1,357 
1,019 
2007 
493 
932 
620 
1,075 
848 
1,454 
1,118 
acres, 2012 
44,788 
192,659 
202,525 
197,806 
370,187 
316,843 
356,653 
2007 
50,483 
217,266 
226,101 
184,201 
429,245 
330,381 
359,581 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
407 
691 
458 
733 
681 
1,093 
802 
2007 
421 
800 
491 
666 
730 
1,117 
851 
acres, 2012 
40,297 
185,165 
196,032 
168,600 
362,300 
291,902 
341,985 
2007 
39,375 
206,184 
215,200 
141,020 
418,525 
294,888 
336,302 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
29 
60 
45 
72 
17 
177 
52 
2007 
99 
133 
126 
196 
65 
333 
155 
acres, 2012 
792 
1,351 
1,325 
2,016 
381 
6,690 
849 
2007 
4,306 
4,377 
4,757 
9,916 
2,329 
13,677 
9,150 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 333 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
