Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Goodhue 
Grant 
Hennepin 
Houston 
Hubbard 
Isanti 
Itasca 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,536 
542 
627 
920 
406 
844 
401 
2007 
1,644 
675 
582 
1,041 
468 
910 
419 
acres, 2012 
398,152 
302,948 
68,856 
229,226 
116,941 
142,429 
84,085 
2007 
396,743 
321,501 
66,558 
244,404 
126,198 
126,202 
93,274 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,102 
263 
485 
638 
286 
624 
300 
2007 
1,139 
325 
393 
634 
316 
652 
324 
acres, 2012 
315,196 
249,574 
51,082 
112,370 
63,563 
92,370 
33,846 
TENURE 
2007 
302,775 
255,952 
43,408 
104,064 
56,998 
75,156 
35,822 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
957 
341 
376 
639 
278 
564 
292 
2007 
1,010 
452 
428 
770 
335 
663 
281 
acres, 2012 
100,382 
62,499 
17,862 
106,550 
41,413 
38,486 
47,713 
2007 
112,848 
75,178 
24,916 
128,274 
51,508 
45,035 
49,172 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
553 
73 
246 
369 
172 
358 
197 
2007 
542 
109 
245 
382 
206 
420 
194 
acres, 2012 
51,019 
25,517 
5,500 
31,325 
7,763 
11,614 
(D) 
2007 
55,017 
29,075 
7,455 
34,561 
12,639 
12,559 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
484 
148 
137 
247 
113 
259 
104 
2007 
527 
181 
109 
232 
112 
225 
131 
acres, 2012 
284,929 
210,242 
43,021 
112,977 
63,412 
99,117 
35,788 
2007 
243,090 
218,187 
35,657 
106,549 
68,058 
74,778 
(D) 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
117,750 
87,688 
12,455 
72,136 
27,292 
44,325 
18,170 
2007 
117,502 
86,257 
10,929 
65,603 
34,784 
32,833 
22,381 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
167,179 
122,554 
30,566 
40,841 
36,120 
54,792 
17,618 
2007 
125,588 
131,930 
24,728 
40,946 
33,274 
41,945 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
461 
146 
128 
239 
100 
247 
100 
2007 
510 
178 
105 
222 
96 
212 
124 
acres, 2012 
252,580 
195,732 
38,600 
72,645 
44,175 
76,278 
17,708 
2007 
209,061 
200,125 
30,873 
63,305 
39,760 
57,635 
19,822 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
95 
53 
114 
34 
15 
21 
5 
2007 
107 
42 
45 
39 
21 
22 
7 
acres, 2012 
12,841 
30,207 
7,973 
9,699 
12,116 
4,826 
584 
2007 
40,805 
28,136 
5,985 
9,581 
6,632 
6,389 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
88 
44 
111 
30 
14 
19 
3 
2007 
87 
38 
43 
30 
14 
20 
6 
acres, 2012 
11,597 
28,325 
6,982 
8,400 
11,625 
4,478 
(D) 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
38,697 
26,752 
5,080 
6,198 
4,599 
4,962 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
2,325 
818 
980 
1,348 
602 
1,299 
629 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
897 
347 
354 
562 
230 
441 
197 
2 operators 
533 
158 
229 
310 
159 
359 
186 
3 operators 
78 
24 
23 
39 
14 
36 
15 
4 operators 
19 
9 
15 
3 
3 
8 
2 
5 or more operators 
9 
4 
6 
6 
- 
- 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
595 
199 
332 
359 
209 
421 
225 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
531 
182 
300 
323 
182 
379 
212 
2 operators 
18 
4 
11 
9 
9 
21 
5 
3 operators 
8 
3 
2 
1 
3 
- 
1 
4 operators 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
3 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,415 
961 
879 
1,540 
679 
1,366 
677 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,007 
443 
345 
635 
282 
505 
195 
2 operators 
535 
190 
200 
334 
167 
369 
196 
3 operators 
79 
34 
24 
59 
15 
26 
22 
4 operators 
17 
6 
7 
8 
2 
5 
6 
5 or more operators 
6 
2 
6 
5 
2 
5 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
566 
228 
285 
411 
204 
470 
243 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
534 
211 
239 
379 
196 
416 
229 
2 operators 
11 
7 
17 
13 
4 
21 
7 
3 operators 
2 
1 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,414 
505 
491 
837 
345 
738 
335 
2007 
1,532 
615 
477 
951 
418 
796 
366 
acres, 2012 
361,467 
298,959 
63,408 
212,717 
109,226 
137,577 
75,923 
2007 
366,493 
316,286 
60,039 
229,198 
117,407 
120,063 
83,278 
Female 
farms, 2012 
122 
37 
136 
83 
61 
106 
66 
2007 
112 
60 
105 
90 
50 
114 
53 
acres, 2012 
36,685 
3,989 
5,448 
16,509 
7,715 
4,852 
8,162 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
30,250 
5,215 
6,519 
15,206 
8,791 
6,139 
9,996 
Farming 
2012 
733 
229 
408 
446 
209 
372 
183 
2007 
792 
326 
272 
465 
169 
312 
167 
Other 
2012 
803 
313 
219 
474 
197 
472 
218 
Place of residence: 
2007 
852 
349 
310 
576 
299 
598 
252 
On farm operated 
2012 
1,304 
368 
529 
738 
360 
772 
366 
2007 
1,405 
408 
491 
812 
403 
838 
371 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
232 
174 
98 
182 
46 
72 
35 
2007 
239 
267 
91 
229 
65 
72 
48 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 623 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
