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 
Goodhue 
Grant 
Hennepin 
Houston 
Hubbard 
Isanti 
Itasca 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,536 
542 
627 
920 
406 
844 
401 
2007 
1,644 
675 
582 
1,041 
468 
910 
419 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
398,152 
302,948 
68,856 
229,226 
116,941 
142,429 
84,085 
2007 
396,743 
321,501 
66,558 
244,404 
126,198 
126,202 
93,274 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
259 
559 
110 
249 
288 
169 
210 
2007 
241 
476 
114 
235 
270 
139 
223 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,536 
542 
627 
920 
406 
844 
401 
2007 
1,644 
675 
582 
1,041 
468 
910 
419 
$1,000, 2012 
2,157,150 
1,095,333 
567,002 
791,616 
263,537 
530,433 
158,422 
2007 
1,416,880 
718,340 
365,267 
654,649 
292,390 
504,655 
185,231 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,404,395 
2,020,910 
904,309 
860,452 
649,106 
628,475 
395,066 
2007 
861,849 
1,064,207 
627,606 
628,865 
624,765 
554,566 
442,079 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
5,418 
3,616 
8,235 
3,453 
2,254 
3,724 
1,884 
2007 
3,571 
2,234 
5,488 
2,679 
2,317 
3,999 
1,986 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
69 
48 
104 
23 
11 
17 
15 
$50,000 to $99,999 
43 
38 
35 
28 
33 
52 
22 
$100,000 to $199,999 
106 
93 
54 
104 
68 
139 
83 
$200,000 to $499,999 
535 
138 
149 
310 
175 
416 
196 
$500,000 to $999,999 
318 
59 
118 
235 
77 
129 
64 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
228 
41 
98 
140 
21 
34 
15 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
158 
62 
44 
65 
15 
48 
5 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
48 
38 
25 
10 
4 
4 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
31 
25 
- 
5 
2 
5 
" 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
484,376 
350,595 
354,319 
353,316 
592,495 
278,908 
1,707,325 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
82.2 
86.4 
19.4 
64.9 
19.7 
51.1 
4.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
123 
16 
134 
15 
9 
33 
12 
acres 
677 
49 
391 
79 
52 
160 
39 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
403 
111 
244 
122 
67 
333 
81 
acres 
10,783 
3,107 
5,907 
3,683 
2,087 
9,259 
2,622 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
126 
26 
26 
74 
19 
80 
29 
acres 
7,186 
1,565 
1,508 
4,281 
1,063 
4,728 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
139 
68 
51 
114 
44 
76 
61 
acres 
11,518 
5,678 
4,307 
9,308 
3,542 
6,237 
4,908 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
124 
35 
42 
67 
56 
101 
43 
acres 
14,389 
4,094 
4,816 
7,677 
6,754 
11,657 
4,795 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
99 
51 
32 
87 
51 
59 
39 
acres 
15,561 
8,068 
5,020 
13,799 
7,974 
9,248 
6,072 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
70 
24 
25 
90 
36 
34 
27 
acres 
14,003 
4,727 
4,742 
17,983 
6,942 
6,554 
5,245 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
63 
21 
9 
74 
21 
16 
20 
acres 
14,947 
4,970 
2,134 
17,492 
5,096 
3,719 
4,729 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
214 
54 
25 
173 
58 
46 
57 
acres 
77,873 
19,424 
8,279 
60,916 
19,909 
15,780 
20,001 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
104 
55 
26 
77 
29 
44 
21 
acres 
71,691 
40,808 
15,548 
51,532 
19,413 
36,618 
14,869 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
45 
39 
13 
22 
10 
16 
9 
acres 
58,408 
55,262 
16,204 
29,230 
17,018 
23,260 
10,535 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
26 
42 
- 
5 
6 
6 
2 
acres 
101,116 
155,196 
- 
13,246 
27,091 
15,209 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
109 
5 
68 
13 
8 
28 
6 
acres 
578 
23 
293 
64 
36 
131 
17 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
416 
147 
264 
172 
64 
389 
93 
acres 
11,252 
4,259 
6,162 
5,279 
2,219 
10,591 
3,012 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
105 
55 
42 
60 
25 
100 
26 
acres 
6,104 
3,263 
2,463 
3,474 
1,429 
5,707 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
139 
73 
55 
98 
60 
110 
51 
acres 
11,281 
5,980 
4,575 
7,977 
4,897 
8,979 
4,166 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
128 
46 
31 
133 
75 
86 
38 
acres 
14,687 
5,372 
3,600 
15,618 
8,979 
10,159 
4,300 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
138 
46 
34 
114 
54 
42 
34 
acres 
21,742 
7,321 
5,272 
18,180 
8,515 
6,458 
5,274 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
99 
23 
11 
85 
32 
27 
38 
acres 
19,554 
4,544 
2,151 
17,135 
6,217 
5,231 
7,475 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
85 
26 
19 
82 
21 
29 
26 
acres 
20,091 
6,123 
4,523 
19,475 
5,032 
6,899 
6,077 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
235 
87 
26 
177 
78 
46 
74 
acres 
84,054 
30,350 
9,448 
63,418 
27,637 
16,408 
26,217 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
125 
74 
20 
83 
36 
28 
23 
acres 
84,309 
55,583 
13,250 
57,192 
23,947 
19,716 
15,328 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
48 
55 
12 
20 
8 
21 
8 
acres 
62,678 
73,619 
14,821 
26,159 
9,742 
26,257 
11,173 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
17 
38 
- 
4 
7 
4 
2 
acres 
60,413 
125,064 
- 
10,433 
27,548 
9,666 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,293 
520 
530 
835 
333 
721 
330 
2007 
1,384 
630 
466 
903 
397 
793 
352 
acres, 2012 
329,994 
279,634 
54,284 
129,356 
68,940 
98,929 
40,139 
2007 
322,809 
292,134 
49,143 
127,579 
70,809 
87,651 
43,934 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,102 
263 
485 
638 
286 
624 
300 
2007 
1,139 
325 
393 
634 
316 
652 
324 
acres, 2012 
315,196 
249,574 
51,082 
112,370 
63,563 
92,370 
33,846 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
302,775 
255,952 
43,408 
104,064 
56,998 
75,156 
35,822 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
97 
19 
36 
94 
29 
83 
51 
2007 
291 
82 
83 
195 
93 
199 
98 
acres, 2012 
3,575 
3,728 
648 
2,659 
1,571 
1,046 
2,729 
2007 
8,501 
6,225 
1,922 
8,343 
7,257 
5,508 
5,734 
-continued 
334 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
