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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
485 
191 
252 
349 
149 
303 
148 
2007 
553 
247 
206 
389 
149 
228 
150 
Any 
2012 
1,051 
351 
375 
571 
257 
541 
253 
2007 
1,091 
428 
376 
652 
319 
682 
269 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
108 
47 
49 
75 
30 
70 
25 
2007 
137 
139 
59 
90 
49 
97 
42 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
56 
57 
39 
20 
15 
29 
38 
2007 
65 
32 
30 
30 
34 
37 
23 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
129 
35 
57 
90 
61 
66 
51 
2007 
166 
44 
42 
77 
43 
111 
60 
200 days or more 
2012 
758 
212 
230 
386 
151 
376 
139 
2007 
723 
213 
245 
455 
193 
437 
144 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
34 
14 
15 
18 
8 
21 
8 
2007 
54 
13 
8 
27 
9 
27 
13 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
52 
12 
23 
23 
14 
39 
13 
2007 
75 
21 
15 
66 
29 
43 
20 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
182 
50 
49 
118 
57 
85 
41 
2007 
183 
81 
65 
140 
55 
158 
47 
10 years or more 
2012 
1,268 
466 
540 
761 
327 
699 
339 
2007 
1,332 
560 
494 
808 
375 
682 
339 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.8 
27.4 
25,0 
24.9 
25.2 
22.9 
24.9 
2007 
23.3 
26.9 
24.5 
23.7 
24.0 
20.6 
22.7 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
30 
6 
10 
14 
8 
15 
5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
33 
14 
22 
21 
9 
32 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
160 
44 
45 
109 
49 
78 
38 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
1,313 
478 
550 
776 
340 
719 
346 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.5 
28.8 
27.0 
26.7 
27.6 
24.9 
26.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
8 
2 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
2007 
12 
- 
- 
8 
5 
- 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
95 
24 
26 
30 
13 
31 
11 
2007 
111 
37 
22 
52 
13 
25 
14 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
162 
54 
71 
127 
33 
80 
31 
2007 
240 
54 
46 
112 
41 
135 
41 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
413 
121 
122 
204 
88 
245 
110 
2007 
526 
211 
163 
299 
137 
288 
120 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
244 
86 
75 
151 
48 
119 
65 
2007 
223 
77 
101 
172 
72 
156 
61 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
252 
89 
133 
137 
73 
137 
54 
2007 
196 
108 
64 
151 
54 
117 
66 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
140 
52 
51 
121 
60 
83 
48 
2007 
133 
76 
73 
80 
66 
90 
56 
70 years and over 
2012 
222 
114 
149 
150 
91 
149 
82 
2007 
203 
112 
113 
167 
80 
99 
58 
Average age 
2012 
56.0 
58.5 
59.6 
57.6 
60.1 
57.7 
58.9 
2007 
53.9 
57.4 
58.5 
56.3 
57.6 
55.2 
56.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
1,184 
359 
464 
622 
270 
609 
294 
2007 
1,115 
438 
388 
583 
290 
606 
261 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
97 
21 
65 
65 
26 
72 
56 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
775 
185 
213 
331 
109 
275 
102 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
83 
35 
61 
76 
34 
27 
23 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
36 
117 
6 
91 
78 
7 
37 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
165 
30 
133 
48 
28 
138 
45 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
132 
24 
31 
80 
28 
130 
42 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
21 
2 
11 
4 
9 
27 
5 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
8 
1 
1 
10 
2 
4 
- 
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 
1,488 
527 
568 
881 
396 
837 
392 
acres, 2012 
381,727 
299,834 
61,251 
209,907 
115,466 
140,747 
81,356 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
62 
6 
44 
50 
5 
25 
14 
acres, 2012 
15,507 
466 
9,549 
24,837 
2,656 
11,161 
1,286 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
1,344 
475 
489 
795 
360 
798 
371 
2007 
1,427 
561 
481 
882 
419 
845 
380 
acres, 2012 
267,107 
220,494 
49,459 
171,178 
90,801 
121,041 
70,095 
2007 
289,914 
255,762 
(D) 
192,376 
98,212 
109,167 
76,507 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
114 
25 
37 
79 
16 
24 
20 
2007 
144 
55 
40 
114 
21 
47 
26 
acres, 2012 
107,148 
49,575 
10,045 
34,684 
11,098 
11,446 
4,480 
2007 
82,921 
40,466 
8,065 
39,010 
12,515 
8,926 
8,029 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
53 
16 
84 
28 
15 
20 
6 
2007 
50 
16 
46 
21 
18 
15 
8 
acres, 2012 
17,125 
28,428 
8,158 
18,767 
10,491 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
19,807 
20,165 
7,299 
10,284 
12,453 
7,371 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
7 
3 
14 
3 
- 
- 
2007 
4 
4 
10 
2 
1 
2 
2 
acres, 2012 
724 
334 
498 
1,731 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
276 
611 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
18 
23 
3 
15 
15 
2 
4 
2007 
19 
39 
5 
22 
9 
1 
3 
acres, 2012 
6,048 
4,117 
696 
2,866 
4,551 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
4,832 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
636 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
