Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Polk 
Pope 
Ramsey 
Red Lake 
Redwood 
Renville 
Rice 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
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 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
798,948 
230,779 
250 
137,850 
480,424 
567,562 
177,247 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
701 
665 
13 
208 
471 
440 
872 
2007 
980 
776 
13 
260 
532 
477 
1,072 
acres, 2012 
238,916 
114,697 
(D) 
64,329 
68,970 
102,020 
65,736 
2007 
269,296 
136,762 
(D) 
92,899 
106,242 
111,060 
97,196 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
257 
263 
12 
83 
255 
208 
463 
2007 
250 
287 
10 
85 
262 
196 
540 
acres, 2012 
108,600 
38,379 
194 
23,389 
44,843 
75,196 
27,067 
2007 
64,715 
41,207 
(D) 
32,279 
65,475 
80,614 
43,131 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
508 
218 
2 
102 
548 
476 
346 
2007 
490 
222 
1 
109 
525 
491 
349 
acres, 2012 
756,702 
175,726 
(D) 
126,754 
387,460 
453,447 
153,445 
2007 
729,284 
189,171 
(D) 
122,606 
381,137 
437,364 
142,384 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
306,224 
87,119 
(D) 
74,021 
149,263 
152,460 
67,347 
2007 
267,560 
95,286 
(D) 
68,323 
132,025 
137,251 
63,744 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
450,478 
88,607 
(D) 
52,733 
238,197 
300,987 
86,098 
2007 
461,724 
93,885 
(D) 
54,283 
249,112 
300,113 
78,640 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
482 
212 
2 
100 
547 
474 
336 
2007 
465 
215 
1 
103 
517 
485 
325 
acres, 2012 
674,324 
150,137 
(D) 
109,149 
364,268 
432,406 
137,250 
2007 
641,175 
157,591 
(D) 
99,317 
352,400 
418,077 
122,359 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
113 
48 
82 
12 
144 
145 
86 
2007 
139 
57 
16 
13 
158 
151 
73 
acres, 2012 
99,338 
43,505 
(D) 
7,619 
65,023 
66,172 
17,361 
2007 
101,181 
34,162 
(D) 
7,964 
66,476 
71,310 
13,514 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
105 
46 
81 
12 
136 
143 
77 
2007 
123 
50 
15 
13 
151 
143 
62 
acres, 2012 
96,465 
37,684 
(D) 
6,047 
63,028 
63,837 
16,524 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
93,058 
31,981 
(D) 
6,254 
62,549 
68,871 
11,757 
Total operators 
number 
1,959 
1,354 
137 
482 
1,722 
1,514 
1,915 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
828 
603 
67 
192 
747 
713 
794 
2 operators 
382 
275 
20 
106 
324 
280 
441 
3 operators 
89 
38 
10 
22 
63 
44 
50 
4 operators 
16 
5 
- 
- 
23 
13 
14 
5 or more operators 
7 
10 
" 
2 
6 
11 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
409 
296 
64 
120 
350 
267 
535 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
372 
266 
54 
108 
299 
253 
480 
2 operators 
14 
12 
5 
4 
19 
7 
23 
3 operators 
3 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
2,317 
1,581 
54 
530 
1,727 
1,587 
2,179 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
1,033 
640 
12 
246 
815 
764 
918 
2 operators 
482 
345 
12 
124 
324 
283 
501 
3 operators 
70 
46 
6 
12 
55 
55 
54 
4 operators 
17 
13 
- 
12 
9 
17 
5 or more operators 
7 
11 
" 
9 
8 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
532 
352 
22 
132 
314 
306 
634 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
483 
320 
14 
132 
293 
262 
557 
2 operators 
13 
10 
4 
- 
9 
15 
35 
3 operators 
6 
4 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,192 
869 
52 
291 
1,123 
1,009 
1,160 
2007 
1,426 
975 
20 
340 
1,156 
1,036 
1,337 
acres, 2012 
1,053,351 
322,603 
(D) 
187,866 
512,886 
614,765 
226,448 
2007 
1,051,334 
346,481 
(D) 
210,314 
540,490 
609,171 
241,346 
Female 
farms, 2012 
130 
62 
45 
31 
40 
52 
144 
2007 
183 
80 
10 
42 
59 
83 
157 
acres, 2012 
41,605 
1 1 ,325 
(D) 
10,836 
8,567 
6,874 
10,094 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
48,427 
13,614 
(D) 
13,155 
13,365 
10,563 
11,748 
Farming 
2012 
741 
345 
81 
184 
797 
673 
594 
2007 
771 
439 
24 
175 
832 
680 
563 
Other 
2012 
581 
586 
16 
138 
366 
388 
710 
Place of residence: 
2007 
838 
616 
6 
207 
383 
439 
931 
On farm operated 
2012 
881 
686 
79 
234 
908 
777 
1,087 
2007 
987 
687 
14 
279 
951 
812 
1,155 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
441 
245 
18 
88 
255 
284 
217 
2007 
622 
368 
16 
103 
264 
307 
339 
-continued 
628 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
