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 
Polk 
Pope 
Ramsey 
Red Lake 
Redwood 
Renville 
Rice 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,322 
931 
97 
322 
1,163 
1,061 
1,304 
2007 
1,609 
1,055 
30 
382 
1,215 
1,119 
1,494 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,094,956 
333,928 
723 
198,702 
521,453 
621,639 
236,542 
2007 
1,099,761 
360,095 
941 
223,469 
553,855 
619,734 
253,094 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
828 
359 
7 
617 
448 
586 
181 
2007 
684 
341 
31 
585 
456 
554 
169 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
1,322 
931 
97 
322 
1,163 
1,061 
1,304 
2007 
1,609 
1,055 
30 
382 
1,215 
1,119 
1,494 
$1,000, 2012 
3,177,017 
1,224,084 
6,634 
347,713 
3,298,253 
3,763,916 
1,355,702 
2007 
1,652,242 
789,224 
7,880 
301,502 
1,676,418 
1,805,405 
1,067,715 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,403,190 
1,314,806 
68,390 
1,079,854 
2,835,987 
3,547,518 
1,039,648 
2007 
1,026,875 
748,080 
262,658 
789,273 
1,379,768 
1,613,409 
714,669 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,902 
3,666 
9,175 
1,750 
6,325 
6,055 
5,731 
2007 
1,502 
2,192 
8,374 
1,349 
3,027 
2,913 
4,219 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
69 
37 
85 
11 
44 
33 
42 
$50,000 to $99,999 
71 
53 
1 
19 
60 
87 
55 
$100,000 to $199,999 
219 
164 
5 
72 
106 
88 
147 
$200,000 to $499,999 
323 
325 
4 
92 
137 
172 
467 
$500,000 to $999,999 
151 
137 
58 
158 
135 
308 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
121 
95 
_ 
35 
207 
130 
146 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
161 
64 
2 
21 
229 
195 
87 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
119 
27 
- 
8 
163 
118 
37 
$10,000,000 or more 
88 
29 
- 
6 
59 
103 
15 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1,261,501 
428,623 
97,417 
276,740 
562,286 
629,059 
317,239 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
86.8 
77.9 
0.7 
71.8 
92.7 
98.8 
74.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
23 
31 
90 
5 
68 
44 
71 
acres 
76 
134 
(D) 
21 
296 
219 
326 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
130 
170 
4 
22 
164 
170 
462 
acres 
3,923 
5,250 
61 
469 
4,378 
4,194 
12,745 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
34 
53 
- 
6 
24 
42 
130 
acres 
1,958 
3,131 
- 
354 
1,394 
2,413 
7,559 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
129 
94 
- 
30 
77 
83 
120 
acres 
10,488 
7,759 
" 
2,532 
6,265 
6,742 
9,771 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
84 
100 
1 
32 
56 
44 
123 
acres 
9,935 
11,707 
(D) 
3,877 
6,801 
5,415 
14,257 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
124 
80 
1 
28 
86 
67 
99 
acres 
19,615 
12,467 
(D) 
4,475 
13,490 
10,390 
15,372 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
51 
51 
19 
35 
41 
54 
acres 
10,226 
10,013 
- 
3,696 
6,883 
8,042 
10,784 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
53 
43 
1 
7 
49 
43 
44 
acres 
12,627 
10,248 
(D) 
1,635 
11,570 
10,148 
10,474 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
201 
154 
_ 
77 
241 
178 
100 
acres 
72,297 
56,253 
- 
27,129 
88,911 
65,948 
35,620 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
138 
81 
- 
48 
220 
158 
58 
acres 
100,328 
56,356 
- 
33,787 
154,489 
110,311 
40,136 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
175 
37 
- 
25 
103 
131 
29 
acres 
255,927 
49,959 
- 
33,421 
129,880 
177,191 
37,566 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
180 
37 
- 
23 
40 
60 
14 
acres 
597,556 
110,651 
- 
87,306 
97,096 
220,626 
41,932 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
27 
37 
21 
7 
40 
47 
87 
acres 
76 
151 
(D) 
28 
183 
278 
442 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
190 
177 
6 
30 
167 
192 
518 
acres 
5,377 
5,502 
155 
906 
4,326 
5,198 
14,196 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
42 
58 
- 
17 
46 
43 
126 
acres 
2,500 
3,500 
- 
981 
2,690 
2,517 
7,387 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
116 
105 
- 
26 
53 
67 
164 
acres 
9,450 
8,590 
- 
2,074 
4,454 
5,545 
13,173 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
127 
101 
_ 
29 
51 
39 
121 
acres 
14,676 
11,758 
- 
3,476 
5,874 
4,620 
14,184 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
177 
97 
1 
35 
97 
68 
103 
acres 
28,002 
15,163 
(D) 
5,421 
15,205 
10,743 
16,326 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
68 
58 
18 
38 
47 
78 
acres 
13,361 
11,535 
- 
3,594 
7,525 
9,276 
15,397 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
67 
82 
1 
14 
50 
46 
46 
acres 
15,981 
19,523 
(D) 
3,317 
11,829 
10,882 
10,957 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
248 
159 
1 
85 
256 
195 
149 
acres 
89,324 
57,959 
(D) 
31,159 
94,614 
70,856 
52,229 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
201 
107 
66 
280 
196 
63 
acres 
142,879 
75,849 
- 
46,946 
192,939 
138,332 
42,947 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
196 
44 
- 
31 
106 
120 
29 
acres 
279,735 
59,720 
- 
45,388 
136,679 
169,915 
38,216 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
150 
30 
- 
24 
31 
59 
10 
acres 
498,400 
90,845 
- 
80,179 
77,537 
191,572 
27,640 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,257 
858 
95 
292 
1,095 
995 
1,162 
2007 
1,476 
954 
26 
348 
1,128 
1,024 
1,310 
acres, 2012 
991,405 
267,478 
399 
167,739 
489,626 
589,089 
197,330 
2007 
976,367 
285,223 
294 
186,069 
508,698 
587,501 
205,576 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
844 
521 
95 
195 
938 
825 
876 
2007 
838 
552 
26 
201 
930 
824 
927 
acres, 2012 
879,389 
226,200 
(D) 
138,585 
472,139 
571,439 
180,841 
2007 
798,948 
230,779 
250 
137,850 
480,424 
567,562 
177,247 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
84 
53 
. 
26 
26 
33 
87 
2007 
210 
148 
1 
83 
124 
114 
204 
acres, 2012 
7,047 
2,236 
- 
2,461 
703 
1,458 
2,105 
2007 
31,764 
13,166 
(D) 
10,301 
7,456 
5,173 
7,850 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 339 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
