Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
1,338,011 |
2,737,959 |
4,075,970 |
| 1990 |
1,299,471 |
3,075,628 |
4,375,099 |
| 2000 |
1,385,107 |
3,534,372 |
4,919,479 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
1,407,835 |
3,789,786 |
5,197,621 |
More information on Minnesota population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
29,058 |
41,999 |
38,458 |
| 2006 |
29,306 |
42,436 |
38,859 |
| Percent change |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
30,811 |
49,610 |
44,887 |
| 2006 |
30,244 |
49,031 |
44,326 |
| Percent change |
-1.9 |
-1.2 |
-1.3 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
13.5 |
7.5 |
9.5 |
| 1989 |
13.5 |
8.9 |
10.2 |
| 1999 |
9.7 |
7.2 |
7.9 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
10.5 |
8.7 |
9.2 |
More information on Minnesota poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
36.6 |
22.1 |
26.9 |
| 1990 |
25.8 |
14.2 |
17.6 |
| 2000 |
17.0 |
10.1 |
12.1 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
38.0 |
38.8 |
38.6 |
| 1990 |
37.1 |
31.2 |
33.0 |
| 2000 |
35.3 |
26.3 |
28.8 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
14.3 |
18.6 |
17.1 |
| 1990 |
23.9 |
29.1 |
27.6 |
| 2000 |
30.8 |
32.0 |
31.7 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
11.1 |
20.5 |
17.4 |
| 1990 |
13.2 |
25.5 |
21.8 |
| 2000 |
16.9 |
31.6 |
27.4 |
More information on Minnesota education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
881,038 |
2,626,060 |
3,507,098 |
| 2006 |
894,229 |
2,676,782 |
3,571,011 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
4.6 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
| 2007 |
5.3 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
More information on Minnesota unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2004-2005 |
-0.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
| 2005-2006 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
| 2006-2007 |
-1.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
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| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
24.0 |
12.5 |
15.4 |
| Production |
8.4 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
| Farm inputs |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
| Processing & marketing |
3.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
10.1 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
50.95 |
50.95 |
50.95 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
25.67 |
27.56 |
27.51 |
| Percent of total land area |
50.4 |
54.1 |
54.0 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
21.39 |
22.58 |
22.73 |
| Percent of total farmland |
83.3 |
81.9 |
82.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
4.9 |
4.6 |
3.2 |
| Percent irrigated |
1.7 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
18.20 |
19.79 |
19.40 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
1.95 |
2.22 |
1.98 |
| Percent of total farmland |
7.6 |
8.0 |
7.2 |
| Percent in pasture |
41.8 |
36.0 |
32.5 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
0.97 |
1.04 |
1.19 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
1.36 |
1.72 |
1.62 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.3 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.91 |
1.47 |
1.63 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.5 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
342 |
350 |
340 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
27.4 |
32.8 |
38.6 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
52.3 |
47.0 |
42.4 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
14.0 |
12.5 |
11.1 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
5.2 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
1.2 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
29.5 |
39.8 |
48.2 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
28.0 |
22.0 |
19.0 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
16.6 |
12.2 |
9.9 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
23.7 |
22.4 |
18.5 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
38,301 |
44,869 |
51,312 |
| Percent of total |
51.0 |
57.0 |
63.5 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
28,364 |
26,384 |
24,073 |
| Percent of total |
37.8 |
33.5 |
29.8 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
8,414 |
7,502 |
5,454 |
| Percent of total |
11.2 |
9.5 |
6.7 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
66,068 |
69,320 |
73,018 |
| Percent of total |
88.0 |
88.0 |
90.3 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
1,820 |
2,331 |
2,163 |
| Percent of total |
2.4 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
6,800 |
6,486 |
5,056 |
| Percent of total |
9.1 |
8.2 |
6.3 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
162 |
252 |
179 |
| Percent of total |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
229 |
366 |
423 |
| Percent of total |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
49.6 |
51.0 |
52.9 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
68.0 |
57.3 |
62.9 |
| Men (persons) |
72,148 |
74,550 |
74,469 |
| Women (persons) |
2,931 |
4,205 |
6,370 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
79,600 |
79,300 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
4,587,304 |
4,992,676 |
| + Final animal output |
4,936,507 |
4,746,166 |
| + Services and forestry |
1,391,313 |
1,305,379 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
10,915,124 |
11,044,220 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
5,867,366 |
5,842,435 |
| + Net government transactions |
1,031,823 |
372,960 |
| = Gross value added |
6,079,580 |
5,574,745 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
1,208,642 |
1,263,597 |
| |
| = Net value added |
4,870,938 |
4,311,148 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
1,899,021 |
1,817,596 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
480,266 |
471,378 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
761,186 |
600,021 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
657,569 |
746,197 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
2,971,917 |
2,493,552 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
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| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Corn |
2,029,081 |
20.8 |
9.3 |
| 2. Hogs |
1,751,000 |
17.9 |
12.4 |
| 3. Soybeans |
1,676,210 |
17.2 |
9.9 |
| 4. Dairy products |
1,073,670 |
11.0 |
4.6 |
| 5. Cattle and calves |
925,531 |
9.5 |
1.9 |
| |
| All commodities |
9,769,512 |
|
4.1 |
| |
More information on Minnesota's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2006 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Soybeans and products |
3 |
830.1 |
| 2. Feed grains and products |
4 |
827.4 |
| 3. Live animals and meat |
7 |
336.0 |
| 4. Wheat and products |
8 |
241.0 |
| 5. Other |
11 |
234.2 |
| |
| Overall rank |
7 |
2,977.1 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Stearns County |
4.0 |
343.7 |
| 2. Renville County |
3.7 |
317.0 |
| 3. Martin County |
2.9 |
248.8 |
| 4. Kandiyohi County |
2.7 |
230.9 |
| 5. Redwood County |
2.6 |
220.5 |
| |
| State total |
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8,575.6 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, June 2005, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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