Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Minnesota 
Aitkin 
Anoka 
Becker 
Beltrami 
Benton 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
74,542 
471 
396 
1,107 
573 
958 
2007 
80,992 
538 
475 
1,202 
674 
919 
acres, 2012 
26,035,838 
122,591 
44,843 
434,917 
180,555 
188,735 
2007 
26,917,962 
132,672 
45,987 
395,858 
210,833 
185,994 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
53,891 
384 
285 
677 
396 
768 
2007 
53,943 
440 
295 
650 
468 
726 
acres, 2012 
19,807,839 
50,835 
30,847 
277,080 
68,437 
132,822 
TENURE 
2007 
19,267,018 
52,098 
25,245 
213,073 
72,392 
123,224 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
44,400 
356 
297 
752 
413 
610 
2007 
51,425 
385 
372 
891 
478 
612 
acres, 2012 
6,828,384 
62,057 
14,888 
151,385 
83,767 
63,308 
2007 
8,484,843 
69,712 
21,361 
183,700 
103,844 
69,146 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
24,980 
279 
194 
345 
245 
430 
2007 
25,940 
302 
202 
370 
298 
434 
acres, 2012 
3,109,391 
17,039 
5,294 
48,810 
19,790 
31,712 
2007 
3,556,088 
(D) 
6,735 
56,359 
24,652 
33,597 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
24,620 
101 
74 
321 
150 
309 
2007 
24,394 
147 
87 
274 
179 
276 
acres, 2012 
17,188,502 
55,212 
27,598 
271,925 
93,789 
119,880 
2007 
16,421,535 
62,678 
23,860 
195,465 
104,032 
110,614 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
7,628,891 
29,783 
11,362 
129,728 
61,301 
69,468 
2007 
7,028,913 
34,768 
8,999 
93,322 
63,870 
59,619 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
9,559,611 
25,429 
16,236 
142,197 
32,488 
50,412 
2007 
9,392,622 
27,910 
14,861 
102,143 
40,162 
50,995 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
23,829 
95 
69 
307 
144 
303 
2007 
23,349 
136 
79 
251 
154 
266 
acres, 2012 
14,823,719 
31,553 
23,405 
220,777 
47,291 
96,366 
2007 
13,883,848 
32,764 
18,124 
142,945 
46,779 
84,694 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
5,522 
14 
25 
34 
10 
39 
2007 
5,173 
6 
16 
37 
17 
31 
acres, 2012 
2,018,952 
5,322 
2,357 
11,607 
2,999 
5,547 
2007 
2,011,584 
282 
766 
16,693 
2,957 
6,234 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5,082 
10 
22 
25 
7 
35 
2007 
4,654 
2 
14 
29 
16 
26 
acres, 2012 
1,874,729 
2,243 
2,148 
7,493 
1,356 
4,744 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,827,082 
(□) 
386 
13,769 
961 
4,933 
Total operators 
number 
111,311 
780 
638 
1,738 
924 
1,423 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
44,502 
216 
213 
619 
289 
543 
2 operators 
25,273 
224 
138 
381 
243 
368 
3 operators 
3,605 
29 
35 
85 
27 
46 
4 operators 
803 
1 
7 
14 
8 
- 
5 or more operators 
359 
1 
3 
8 
6 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
28,540 
257 
195 
473 
302 
404 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
25,795 
238 
162 
426 
278 
374 
2 operators 
1,036 
8 
6 
19 
12 
9 
3 operators 
138 
1 
7 
3 
- 
4 
4 operators 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
18 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
119,650 
853 
724 
1,749 
1,024 
1,400 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
49,377 
270 
270 
749 
378 
494 
2 operators 
26,670 
233 
171 
396 
255 
373 
3 operators 
3,765 
29 
26 
39 
34 
48 
4 operators 
788 
3 
6 
8 
5 
4 
5 or more operators 
392 
3 
2 
10 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
31,033 
298 
249 
464 
332 
417 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
28,080 
274 
197 
428 
300 
395 
2 operators 
1,143 
10 
23 
12 
16 
11 
3 operators 
143 
- 
2 
4 
- 
- 
4 operators 
39 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
14 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
68,172 
409 
322 
1,027 
493 
859 
2007 
73,631 
473 
376 
1,086 
583 
831 
acres, 2012 
25,119,638 
115,471 
41,847 
417,871 
166,552 
182,185 
2007 
25,842,724 
119,979 
42,203 
376,202 
193,248 
178,583 
Female 
farms, 2012 
6,370 
62 
74 
80 
80 
99 
2007 
7,361 
65 
99 
116 
91 
88 
acres, 2012 
916,200 
7,120 
2,996 
17,046 
14,003 
6,550 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1,075,238 
12,693 
3,784 
19,656 
17,585 
7,411 
Farming 
2012 
39,423 
192 
177 
608 
257 
496 
2007 
39,628 
205 
179 
484 
245 
408 
Other 
2012 
35,119 
279 
219 
499 
316 
462 
Place of residence: 
2007 
41,364 
333 
296 
718 
429 
511 
On farm operated 
2012 
58,768 
402 
342 
919 
492 
867 
2007 
63,563 
460 
412 
929 
587 
846 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
15,774 
69 
54 
188 
81 
91 
2007 
17,429 
78 
63 
273 
87 
73 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 619 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
