Table 38. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Grain storage capacity 
(see text) 
Farms with capacity by North 
American Industry 
Classification System 
Farms 
Bushels 
Average bushels 
per farm 
Crop production 
(111) 
Animal production 
and aquaculture 
(112) 
State Total 
Minnesota 
2012 
25,948 
1,318,623,768 
50,818 
20,378 
5,570 
2007 
29,216 
1,258,600,916 
43,079 
20,446 
8,770 
Counties, 2012 
Aitkin 
45 
353,660 
7,859 
27 
18 
Anoka 
51 
1,101,400 
21,596 
37 
14 
Becker 
273 
10,543,698 
38,622 
214 
59 
Beltrami 
89 
1,180,800 
13,267 
53 
36 
Benton 
338 
7,687,507 
22,744 
220 
118 
Big Stone 
193 
16,654,501 
86,293 
184 
9 
Blue Earth 
454 
30,506,265 
67,194 
381 
73 
Brown 
494 
15,235,019 
30,840 
398 
96 
Carlton 
22 
179,360 
8,153 
11 
11 
Carver 
317 
10,745,694 
33,898 
220 
97 
Cass 
36 
233,590 
6,489 
21 
15 
Chippewa 
265 
19,012,216 
71,744 
239 
26 
Chisago 
180 
3,128,200 
17,379 
146 
34 
Clay 
331 
24,356,032 
73,583 
302 
29 
Clearwater 
83 
831,400 
10,017 
49 
34 
Cottonwood 
390 
26,531,624 
68,030 
341 
49 
Crow Wing 
62 
1,048,100 
16,905 
42 
20 
Dakota 
266 
14,903,680 
56,029 
216 
50 
Dodge 
202 
20,319,250 
100,590 
168 
34 
Douglas 
343 
8,113,640 
23,655 
258 
85 
Faribault 
406 
35,216,500 
86,740 
361 
45 
Fillmore 
456 
18,826,634 
41,286 
316 
140 
Freeborn 
437 
32,230,314 
73,754 
363 
74 
Goodhue 
481 
24,847,607 
51,658 
355 
126 
Grant 
196 
17,764,389 
90,635 
190 
6 
Hennepin 
119 
3,193,466 
26,836 
88 
31 
Houston 
250 
5,124,220 
20,497 
165 
85 
Hubbard 
67 
1,581,140 
23,599 
37 
30 
Isanti 
151 
4,546,050 
30,106 
126 
25 
Itasca 
43 
269,100 
6,258 
16 
27 
Jackson 
407 
27,200,150 
66,831 
375 
32 
Kanabec 
103 
1,982,850 
19,251 
86 
17 
Kandiyohi 
354 
24,026,350 
67,871 
277 
77 
Kittson 
183 
14,463,000 
79,033 
166 
17 
Koochiching 
38 
325,000 
8,553 
26 
12 
Lac qui Parle 
379 
26,961,165 
71,138 
354 
25 
Lake of the Woods 
48 
1,592,850 
33,184 
41 
7 
Le Sueur 
355 
19,610,625 
55,241 
300 
55 
Lincoln 
270 
15,158,929 
56,144 
237 
33 
Lyon 
455 
25,451,351 
55,937 
369 
86 
McLeod 
419 
18,515,900 
44,191 
347 
72 
Mahnomen 
121 
9,972,400 
82,417 
110 
11 
Marshall 
459 
28,434,158 
61,948 
428 
31 
Martin 
493 
42,776,305 
86,767 
418 
75 
Meeker 
394 
18,297,135 
46,439 
326 
68 
Mille Lacs 
148 
2,800,360 
18,921 
103 
45 
Morrison 
636 
11,436,666 
17,982 
344 
292 
Mower 
455 
36,210,716 
79,584 
354 
101 
Murray 
388 
24,875,800 
64,113 
319 
69 
Nicollet 
434 
25,738,381 
59,305 
362 
72 
Nobles 
487 
26,198,697 
53,796 
379 
108 
Norman 
314 
23,038,780 
73,372 
290 
24 
Olmsted 
257 
12,402,237 
48,258 
204 
53 
Otter Tail 
874 
24,825,970 
28,405 
678 
196 
Pennington 
160 
5,789,235 
36,183 
131 
29 
Pine 
173 
2,345,273 
13,556 
98 
75 
Pipestone 
259 
10,432,744 
40,281 
190 
69 
Polk 
521 
37,551,530 
72,076 
496 
25 
Pope 
293 
16,269,439 
55,527 
252 
41 
Red Lake 
123 
5,928,110 
48,196 
108 
15 
Redwood 
591 
30,325,082 
51,311 
527 
64 
Renville 
519 
41,109,855 
79,210 
465 
54 
Rice 
338 
15,750,485 
46,599 
270 
68 
Rock 
314 
17,295,425 
55,081 
244 
70 
Roseau 
341 
13,760,782 
40,354 
300 
41 
St. Louis 
50 
378,570 
7,571 
34 
16 
Scott 
243 
6,786,020 
27,926 
179 
64 
Sherburne 
103 
4,071,350 
39,528 
79 
24 
Sibley 
497 
30,431,867 
61,231 
416 
81 
Stearns 
1,598 
34,576,900 
21,638 
795 
803 
Steele 
304 
21,755,064 
71,563 
249 
55 
Stevens 
223 
21,050,589 
94,397 
202 
21 
Swift 
296 
26,693,650 
90,181 
256 
40 
Todd 
634 
9,505,993 
14,994 
392 
242 
Traverse 
206 
25,204,160 
122,350 
202 
4 
Wabasha 
355 
10,849,320 
30,561 
217 
138 
Wadena 
134 
2,419,400 
18,055 
100 
34 
Waseca 
341 
22,914,513 
67,198 
293 
48 
Washington 
140 
4,025,490 
28,754 
100 
40 
Watonwan 
246 
19,216,120 
78,114 
212 
34 
Wilkin 
228 
17,412,946 
76,373 
220 
8 
Winona 
329 
8,142,185 
24,748 
198 
131 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Minnesota 581 
