Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Minnesota 
Aitkin 
Anoka 
Becker 
Beltrami 
Benton 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
30,907 
139 
144 
512 
210 
337 
2007 
29,612 
162 
117 
463 
178 
285 
Any 
2012 
43,635 
332 
252 
595 
363 
621 
2007 
51,380 
376 
358 
739 
496 
634 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
5,901 
32 
37 
90 
68 
54 
2007 
9,065 
70 
41 
140 
77 
95 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
3,069 
23 
9 
52 
19 
26 
2007 
3,684 
45 
21 
55 
54 
31 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
5,976 
97 
50 
88 
69 
73 
2007 
7,106 
64 
52 
121 
78 
117 
200 days or more 
2012 
28,689 
180 
156 
365 
207 
468 
2007 
31,525 
197 
244 
423 
287 
391 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,882 
8 
14 
58 
10 
20 
2007 
2,022 
18 
8 
41 
10 
49 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,721 
26 
19 
39 
15 
23 
2007 
3,312 
22 
20 
67 
27 
44 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
7,707 
28 
26 
122 
56 
95 
2007 
10,006 
68 
55 
140 
81 
118 
10 years or more 
2012 
62,232 
409 
337 
888 
492 
820 
2007 
65,652 
430 
392 
954 
556 
708 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.7 
24.8 
25.1 
24.5 
26.1 
24.3 
2007 
24.5 
23.5 
23.1 
23.7 
23.9 
21.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
1,315 
6 
14 
15 
5 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2,193 
24 
16 
33 
11 
24 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
6,629 
26 
24 
110 
39 
88 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
64,405 
415 
342 
949 
518 
830 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.6 
26.7 
26.4 
26.5 
27.6 
25.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
419 
1 
3 
11 
1 
- 
2007 
600 
2 
- 
4 
5 
20 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4,485 
10 
8 
70 
15 
69 
2007 
4,517 
16 
7 
53 
17 
77 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
8,647 
47 
19 
172 
40 
151 
2007 
11,521 
64 
47 
151 
84 
168 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
19,005 
136 
88 
227 
147 
325 
2007 
23,488 
140 
143 
340 
188 
301 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
11,474 
64 
62 
154 
83 
128 
2007 
11,307 
90 
81 
158 
114 
117 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
10,257 
71 
61 
127 
94 
116 
2007 
9,306 
59 
71 
136 
78 
93 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
7,359 
44 
65 
103 
77 
68 
2007 
7,608 
65 
41 
119 
80 
56 
70 years and over 
2012 
12,896 
98 
90 
243 
116 
101 
2007 
12,645 
102 
85 
241 
108 
87 
Average age 
2012 
56.6 
58.6 
60.8 
56.7 
59.4 
53.4 
2007 
55.3 
57.9 
57.8 
57.1 
56.8 
51.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
54,513 
332 
298 
745 
384 
695 
2007 
49,972 
317 
346 
603 
412 
537 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
5,451 
44 
24 
82 
16 
80 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
23,960 
175 
156 
321 
125 
297 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
5,869 
18 
63 
122 
82 
95 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
5,210 
10 
12 
94 
144 
30 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
9,294 
53 
50 
91 
38 
135 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
8,970 
63 
29 
99 
12 
105 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1,126 
4 
3 
12 
7 
13 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1,166 
2 
18 
2 
1 
12 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
72,195 
461 
389 
1,077 
559 
939 
acres, 2012 
24,752,497 
117,599 
42,865 
419,117 
172,360 
180,734 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2,439 
6 
26 
37 
2 
32 
acres, 2012 
935,175 
1,467 
2,110 
12,086 
(D) 
12,958 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
65,530 
431 
347 
969 
527 
877 
2007 
70,055 
500 
419 
1,064 
618 
845 
acres, 2012 
19,547,925 
97,705 
36,906 
315,450 
151,992 
146,786 
2007 
20,278,942 
115,513 
37,490 
318,126 
173,194 
143,406 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
4,668 
20 
13 
82 
25 
46 
2007 
6,227 
28 
18 
90 
30 
50 
acres, 2012 
3,676,068 
13,108 
(D) 
87,719 
22,997 
27,741 
2007 
4,136,851 
13,302 
3,583 
48,772 
29,102 
25,889 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
2,948 
10 
34 
24 
12 
28 
2007 
2,522 
7 
31 
28 
10 
19 
acres, 2012 
2,387,735 
(D) 
5,708 
25,340 
3,937 
13,392 
2007 
2,049,368 
3,117 
4,172 
24,747 
4,129 
15,714 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
267 
- 
1 
2 
3 
2 
2007 
326 
3 
7 
2 
3 
1 
acres, 2012 
90,839 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
598 
(D) 
2007 
121,986 
740 
742 
(D) 
1,160 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
1,129 
10 
1 
30 
6 
5 
2007 
1,862 
- 
- 
18 
13 
4 
acres, 2012 
333,271 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,031 
(D) 
2007 
330,815 
(D) 
3,248 
(D) 
-continued 
632 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
