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 
Jackson 
Kanabec 
Kandiyohi 
Kittson 
Koochiching 
Lac qui Parle 
Lake 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
826 
648 
1,310 
544 
187 
852 
44 
2007 
969 
701 
1,386 
677 
214 
932 
34 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
357,834 
128,790 
415,090 
470,300 
53,415 
446,496 
3,737 
2007 
400,531 
141,896 
417,138 
542,062 
55,109 
412,051 
3,429 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
433 
199 
317 
865 
286 
524 
85 
2007 
413 
202 
301 
801 
258 
442 
101 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
826 
648 
1,310 
544 
187 
852 
44 
2007 
969 
701 
1,386 
677 
214 
932 
34 
$1,000, 2012 
2,186,314 
295,567 
1,994,766 
824,751 
62,825 
1,958,467 
12,277 
2007 
1,219,127 
348,197 
1,185,809 
641,898 
74,496 
945,977 
1 1 ,398 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,646,869 
456,122 
1,522,722 
1,516,087 
335,961 
2,298,670 
279,019 
2007 
1,258,129 
496,715 
855,562 
948,150 
348,110 
1,014,997 
335,244 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,110 
2,295 
4,806 
1,754 
1,176 
4,386 
3,285 
2007 
3,044 
2,454 
2,843 
1,184 
1,352 
2,296 
3,324 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
25 
9 
44 
64 
11 
43 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
63 
46 
82 
59 
16 
46 
4 
$100,000 to $199,999 
100 
179 
198 
120 
51 
107 
13 
$200,000 to $499,999 
128 
271 
428 
93 
73 
166 
19 
$500,000 to $999,999 
100 
89 
217 
68 
29 
100 
4 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
103 
36 
134 
35 
4 
126 
1 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
169 
13 
117 
53 
3 
134 
- 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
94 
5 
52 
31 
- 
88 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
44 
- 
38 
21 
- 
42 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
449,908 
333,816 
510,271 
703,235 
1,986,650 
489,613 
1,349,949 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
79.5 
38.6 
81.3 
66.9 
2.7 
91.2 
0.3 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
49 
17 
48 
4 
4 
25 
6 
acres 
279 
101 
266 
16 
26 
106 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
127 
133 
306 
55 
13 
134 
16 
acres 
3,544 
4,021 
8,786 
1,805 
341 
3,820 
426 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
27 
72 
120 
12 
15 
40 
3 
acres 
1,640 
4,325 
6,997 
688 
826 
2,312 
170 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
59 
77 
138 
51 
20 
65 
7 
acres 
4,848 
6,322 
11,173 
4,189 
1,602 
5,303 
585 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
58 
74 
139 
32 
22 
54 
5 
acres 
6,650 
8,527 
16,298 
4,010 
2,583 
6,171 
(D) 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
57 
70 
102 
37 
21 
67 
4 
acres 
8,895 
10,995 
15,813 
5,904 
3,279 
10,639 
596 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
31 
36 
72 
25 
16 
35 
- 
acres 
6,198 
7,130 
14,179 
4,918 
3,115 
6,939 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
34 
34 
65 
29 
7 
25 
1 
acres 
8,139 
8,184 
15,406 
6,940 
1,640 
5,859 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
136 
79 
126 
102 
36 
107 
1 
acres 
48,575 
29,322 
45,266 
36,745 
12,326 
39,331 
(D) 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
146 
40 
105 
61 
24 
147 
1 
acres 
102,339 
26,692 
74,297 
41,445 
16,577 
104,710 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
77 
13 
55 
59 
9 
119 
acres 
101,180 
15,558 
75,386 
81,697 
11,100 
163,730 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
25 
3 
34 
77 
- 
34 
- 
acres 
65,547 
7,613 
131,223 
281,943 
- 
97,576 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
64 
12 
45 
3 
2 
21 
2 
acres 
341 
52 
228 
7 
(D) 
109 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
138 
141 
321 
43 
28 
144 
9 
acres 
3,550 
4,407 
8,842 
1,331 
845 
4,026 
(D) 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
39 
55 
113 
16 
11 
51 
2 
acres 
2,281 
3,237 
6,617 
952 
(D) 
2,974 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
61 
103 
139 
53 
17 
66 
10 
acres 
5,059 
8,506 
11,172 
4,234 
1,342 
5,396 
816 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
42 
90 
131 
30 
41 
82 
6 
acres 
4,805 
10,181 
15,406 
3,734 
4,920 
9,579 
(D) 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
75 
67 
134 
73 
23 
58 
2 
acres 
11,694 
10,659 
21,175 
11,515 
3,657 
9,092 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
47 
38 
57 
22 
16 
46 
2 
acres 
9,364 
7,538 
11,177 
4,450 
3,143 
8,983 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
43 
37 
54 
38 
9 
45 
acres 
10,143 
8,819 
12,892 
9,041 
2,119 
10,638 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
164 
100 
169 
125 
35 
141 
_ 
acres 
61,071 
35,854 
58,355 
45,064 
1 1 ,923 
52,444 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
198 
42 
134 
98 
25 
167 
1 
acres 
135,238 
27,510 
92,087 
68,913 
16,849 
120,775 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
78 
13 
62 
102 
6 
88 
acres 
104,843 
17,933 
82,985 
145,842 
7,446 
127,216 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
20 
3 
27 
74 
1 
23 
- 
acres 
52,142 
7,200 
96,202 
246,979 
(D) 
60,819 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
774 
567 
1,211 
521 
164 
818 
34 
2007 
871 
625 
1,254 
628 
187 
860 
27 
acres, 2012 
329,974 
65,870 
354,055 
391,057 
24,674 
407,869 
1,508 
2007 
371,172 
70,775 
348,963 
439,631 
26,026 
362,069 
1,169 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
657 
519 
760 
269 
142 
627 
29 
2007 
742 
555 
774 
311 
151 
578 
26 
acres, 2012 
319,901 
60,729 
312,459 
311,661 
20,698 
374,170 
1,344 
2007 
353,872 
63,124 
302,222 
310,233 
(D) 
319,175 
990 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
29 
64 
61 
15 
27 
23 
3 
2007 
95 
129 
200 
102 
42 
90 
8 
acres, 2012 
561 
2,227 
1,341 
3,943 
1,545 
486 
(D) 
2007 
5,130 
4,921 
10,167 
23,127 
(D) 
9,443 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 335 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
