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 
Nobles 
Norman 
Olmsted 
Otter Tail 
Pennington 
Pine 
Pipestone 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
995 
610 
1,150 
3,033 
515 
870 
637 
2007 
1,094 
692 
1,384 
3,296 
630 
945 
676 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
380,579 
532,394 
264,407 
882,348 
271,737 
203,623 
241,970 
2007 
422,300 
512,922 
296,039 
898,703 
325,292 
207,629 
244,670 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
382 
873 
230 
291 
528 
234 
380 
2007 
386 
741 
214 
273 
516 
220 
362 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
995 
610 
1,150 
3,033 
515 
870 
637 
2007 
1,094 
692 
1,384 
3,296 
630 
945 
676 
$1,000, 2012 
2,251,891 
1,593,059 
1,447,090 
2,210,124 
493,465 
410,921 
1,270,435 
2007 
1,326,835 
803,671 
1,063,989 
1,807,326 
447,055 
448,021 
664,401 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,263,207 
2,611,573 
1,258,339 
728,692 
958,184 
472,323 
1,994,404 
2007 
1,212,829 
1,161,374 
768,778 
548,339 
709,612 
474,096 
982,841 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
5,917 
2,992 
5,473 
2,505 
1,816 
2,018 
5,250 
2007 
3,142 
1,567 
3,594 
2,011 
1,374 
2,158 
2,715 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
40 
18 
59 
152 
31 
31 
19 
$50,000 to $99,999 
47 
32 
26 
220 
43 
31 
26 
$100,000 to $199,999 
107 
98 
99 
548 
100 
197 
76 
$200,000 to $499,999 
165 
147 
388 
1,114 
166 
398 
138 
$500,000 to $999,999 
143 
60 
261 
549 
77 
148 
105 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
171 
46 
154 
248 
51 
53 
99 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
192 
116 
116 
143 
36 
10 
108 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
78 
52 
28 
43 
5 
- 
47 
$10,000,000 or more 
52 
41 
19 
16 
6 
2 
19 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
457,664 
558,585 
418,365 
1,262,124 
394,605 
903,222 
297,635 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
83.2 
95.3 
63.2 
69.9 
68.9 
22.5 
81.3 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
58 
8 
86 
62 
11 
18 
45 
acres 
333 
39 
365 
290 
55 
81 
253 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
168 
40 
323 
454 
54 
126 
115 
acres 
4,161 
1,072 
9,056 
14,261 
1,600 
4,133 
2,730 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
28 
29 
92 
180 
22 
49 
37 
acres 
1,592 
1,722 
5,458 
10,549 
1,269 
2,934 
2,182 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
74 
49 
151 
415 
48 
109 
40 
acres 
5,927 
4,002 
12,401 
33,850 
3,895 
8,910 
3,289 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
47 
35 
80 
368 
31 
132 
33 
acres 
5,343 
4,091 
9,571 
43,220 
3,684 
15,462 
3,840 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
100 
42 
69 
313 
71 
94 
44 
acres 
15,561 
6,660 
10,888 
49,304 
1 1 ,245 
14,726 
6,852 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
25 
26 
48 
224 
26 
79 
16 
acres 
4,882 
5,1 66 
9,508 
44,432 
5,053 
15,521 
3,088 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
36 
19 
42 
163 
23 
66 
20 
acres 
8,592 
4,592 
9,944 
38,976 
5,450 
15,763 
4,763 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
199 
94 
126 
432 
99 
105 
128 
acres 
74,131 
35,767 
44,253 
151,550 
34,947 
37,198 
45,936 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
172 
92 
89 
253 
58 
64 
104 
acres 
123,955 
64,658 
62,480 
177,087 
43,278 
44,023 
69,674 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
69 
88 
28 
118 
36 
23 
34 
acres 
90,786 
128,275 
39,197 
153,914 
45,155 
32,539 
42,646 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
19 
88 
16 
51 
36 
5 
21 
acres 
45,316 
276,350 
51,286 
164,915 
116,106 
12,333 
56,717 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
57 
12 
86 
62 
6 
30 
43 
acres 
313 
75 
471 
314 
15 
100 
190 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
188 
89 
430 
489 
70 
160 
115 
acres 
3,932 
2,629 
12,375 
15,561 
2,208 
4,726 
2,833 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
34 
39 
124 
211 
15 
62 
39 
acres 
2,003 
2,324 
7,318 
12,406 
837 
3,782 
2,217 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
76 
41 
148 
486 
55 
125 
33 
acres 
6,045 
3,362 
12,108 
39,777 
4,536 
10,120 
2,630 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
43 
35 
84 
415 
56 
124 
41 
acres 
4,930 
4,046 
9,745 
48,880 
6,592 
14,307 
4,665 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
109 
55 
94 
327 
84 
91 
71 
acres 
17,276 
8,561 
14,947 
51,449 
13,269 
14,336 
1 1 ,227 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
43 
26 
55 
223 
24 
57 
30 
acres 
8,452 
5,205 
10,790 
44,236 
4,813 
11,209 
5,934 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
49 
26 
63 
145 
27 
62 
28 
acres 
11,615 
6,181 
15,037 
34,412 
6,461 
14,633 
6,710 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
221 
104 
162 
487 
123 
146 
121 
acres 
82,116 
38,531 
57,176 
170,272 
44,566 
51,296 
45,634 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
181 
107 
87 
276 
77 
62 
101 
acres 
128,649 
74,721 
59,530 
187,185 
52,120 
42,220 
69,312 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
73 
81 
34 
133 
58 
23 
42 
acres 
97,822 
118,389 
44,834 
172,745 
76,689 
33,025 
55,250 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
20 
77 
17 
42 
35 
3 
12 
acres 
59,147 
248,898 
51,708 
121,466 
113,186 
7,875 
38,068 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
923 
582 
988 
2,729 
474 
781 
562 
2007 
969 
647 
1,176 
2,849 
573 
826 
588 
acres, 2012 
350,983 
492,474 
209,399 
623,346 
225,497 
103,782 
206,004 
2007 
389,614 
465,225 
227,550 
597,787 
265,315 
102,966 
211,637 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
812 
445 
792 
1,916 
283 
736 
496 
2007 
810 
398 
901 
1,793 
279 
735 
463 
acres, 2012 
340,297 
456,351 
193,517 
546,673 
173,926 
93,573 
195,106 
2007 
370,576 
406,670 
207,162 
481,642 
177,561 
87,345 
185,955 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
30 
30 
77 
229 
36 
83 
29 
2007 
115 
95 
212 
498 
121 
209 
105 
acres, 2012 
739 
1,073 
4,372 
8,042 
1,783 
2,849 
(D) 
2007 
8,698 
12,163 
7,196 
33,344 
15,474 
9,041 
10,204 
-continued 
338 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
