Table 44. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Minnesota 
Aitkin 
Anoka 
Becker 
Beltrami 
Benton 
Total farms 
74,542 
471 
396 
1,107 
573 
958 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
31,597 
30 
83 
278 
59 
386 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,001 
7 
24 
11 
3 
5 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
709 
11 
17 
12 
6 
7 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
901 
15 
47 
7 
2 
22 
Other crop farming (1119) 
19,597 
217 
75 
451 
230 
165 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
19,597 
217 
75 
451 
230 
165 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
8,083 
125 
40 
172 
174 
150 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
1,048 
5 
5 
1 
3 
7 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
3,746 
6 
4 
68 
5 
109 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1,442 
3 
2 
10 
1 
6 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,085 
13 
9 
22 
20 
29 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,088 
8 
11 
14 
14 
12 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
4,245 
31 
79 
61 
56 
60 
Item 
Big Stone 
Blue Earth 
Brown 
Carlton 
Carver 
Cass 
Total farms 
400 
1,070 
1,055 
501 
789 
546 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
258 
563 
647 
11 
304 
49 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
- 
15 
15 
7 
11 
2 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1 
16 
4 
2 
18 
11 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
- 
8 
1 
12 
17 
6 
Other crop farming (1119) 
95 
257 
180 
252 
184 
209 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
95 
257 
180 
252 
184 
209 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
19 
40 
46 
127 
61 
144 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
4 
2 
39 
1 
13 
5 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
4 
11 
44 
30 
81 
16 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
3 
80 
48 
3 
8 
1 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
2 
14 
10 
12 
9 
11 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
6 
12 
12 
10 
22 
16 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
8 
52 
9 
34 
61 
76 
Item 
Chippewa 
Chisago 
Clay 
Clearwater 
Cook 
Cottonwood 
Total farms 
674 
832 
804 
519 
18 
813 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
405 
294 
401 
74 
- 
496 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
3 
24 
5 
8 
- 
3 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
6 
25 
1 
- 
2 
2 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
- 
30 
5 
3 
4 
1 
Other crop farming (1119) 
185 
153 
258 
201 
8 
161 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
185 
153 
258 
201 
8 
161 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
26 
129 
69 
167 
- 
46 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
12 
4 
2 
1 
- 
17 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
2 
17 
7 
17 
- 
12 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
12 
7 
10 
1 
- 
32 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
6 
16 
6 
10 
1 
8 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
7 
13 
4 
6 
2 
11 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
10 
120 
36 
31 
1 
24 
Item 
Crow Wing 
Dakota 
Dodge 
Douglas 
Faribault 
Fillmore 
Freeborn 
Total farms 
533 
892 
621 
1,091 
824 
1,553 
1,122 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
66 
387 
306 
443 
598 
643 
607 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
10 
78 
11 
7 
3 
16 
19 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
8 
23 
- 
10 
3 
7 
6 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
24 
47 
1 
15 
6 
8 
3 
Other crop farming (1119) 
185 
118 
105 
379 
96 
306 
219 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
185 
118 
105 
379 
96 
306 
219 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
120 
73 
97 
88 
41 
243 
89 
Cattle feedlots (11 21 12) 
1 
13 
2 
18 
6 
33 
18 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
10 
28 
18 
70 
8 
93 
10 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
3 
5 
27 
4 
46 
30 
61 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
11 
13 
11 
15 
- 
18 
12 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
13 
16 
9 
7 
6 
30 
20 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1 125,1 129) 
82 
91 
34 
35 
11 
126 
58 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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