Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
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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 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
1,406,875 |
3,813,518 |
5,220,393 |
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 (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
30,265 |
43,721 |
40,053 |
| 2007 |
31,029 |
44,852 |
41,105 |
| Percent change |
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
31,676 |
50,859 |
46,079 |
| 2007 |
32,346 |
51,801 |
46,982 |
| Percent change |
4.2 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
13.5 |
7.5 |
9.5 |
| 1989 |
13.5 |
8.9 |
10.2 |
| 1999 |
9.7 |
7.2 |
7.9 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
10.6 |
9.1 |
9.5 |
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 Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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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 |
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| 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 |
| 2006 |
881,525 |
2,655,961 |
3,537,486 |
| 2007 |
882,453 |
2,679,933 |
3,562,386 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
5.3 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
| 2008 |
6.1 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
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 |
| 2005-2006 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
| 2006-2007 |
-0.5 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
| 2007-2008 |
0.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
50,954,564 |
50,950,445 |
50,906,881 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
27,560,621 |
27,512,270 |
26,917,962 |
| Percent of total land area |
54.1 |
54.0 |
52.9 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
22,583,431 |
22,729,158 |
21,948,603 |
| Percent of total farmland |
81.9 |
82.6 |
81.5 |
| Percent in pasture |
4.6 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
| Percent irrigated |
1.8 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
19,794,078 |
19,398,309 |
19,267,018 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
2,217,052 |
1,975,495 |
1,862,251 |
| Percent of total farmland |
8.0 |
7.2 |
6.9 |
| Percent in pasture |
36.0 |
32.5 |
28.3 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
1,035,159 |
1,187,082 |
1,469,816 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.8 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
1,724,979 |
1,620,535 |
1,637,292 |
| Percent of total farmland |
6.3 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
1,466,373 |
1,628,796 |
1,929,007 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
350 |
340 |
332 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
32.8 |
38.6 |
40.4 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
47.0 |
42.4 |
41.6 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
12.5 |
11.1 |
10.3 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
5.8 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
39.8 |
48.2 |
49.3 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
22.0 |
19.0 |
15.3 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
12.2 |
9.9 |
8.0 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
22.4 |
18.5 |
19.4 |
| More than $500,000 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
7.9 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
44,869 |
51,312 |
51,425 |
| Percent of total |
57.0 |
63.5 |
63.5 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
26,384 |
24,073 |
24,394 |
| Percent of total |
33.5 |
29.8 |
30.1 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
7,502 |
5,454 |
5,173 |
| Percent of total |
9.5 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
69,320 |
73,018 |
70,055 |
| Percent of total |
88.0 |
90.3 |
86.5 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
2,331 |
2,163 |
2,522 |
| Percent of total |
3.0 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
6,486 |
5,056 |
6,227 |
| Percent of total |
8.2 |
6.3 |
7.7 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
252 |
179 |
326 |
| Percent of total |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
366 |
423 |
1,862 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
51.0 |
52.9 |
55.3 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
57.3 |
62.9 |
48.9 |
| Men |
74,550 |
74,469 |
73,631 |
| Women |
4,205 |
6,370 |
7,361 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
81,000 |
81,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
6,839,308 |
10,221,264 |
| + Final animal output |
5,851,692 |
6,080,949 |
| + Services and forestry |
1,511,780 |
1,920,207 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
14,202,780 |
18,222,421 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
8,018,119 |
8,976,218 |
| + Net government transactions |
22,723 |
60,033 |
| = Gross value added |
6,207,384 |
9,306,236 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
1,346,656 |
1,437,195 |
| |
| = Net value added |
4,860,728 |
7,869,041 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
1,949,069 |
2,028,156 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
587,192 |
533,454 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
589,472 |
755,140 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
772,405 |
739,562 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
2,911,659 |
5,840,885 |
| |
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, 2008
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| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Corn |
4,673,449 |
29.5 |
9.1 |
| 2. Soybeans |
2,828,664 |
17.9 |
9.7 |
| 3. Hogs |
2,046,905 |
12.9 |
12.7 |
| 4. Dairy products |
1,658,262 |
10.5 |
4.8 |
| 5. Cattle and calves |
1,095,348 |
6.9 |
2.3 |
| |
| All commodities |
15,838,094 |
|
4.9 |
| |
More information on Minnesota's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Soybeans and products |
3 |
1,725.3 |
| 2. Feed grains and products |
4 |
1,583.8 |
| 3. Wheat and products |
6 |
642.3 |
| 4. Live animals and meat |
7 |
534.3 |
| 5. Other |
9 |
303.9 |
| |
| Overall rank |
7 |
5,461.4 |
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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 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Stearns County |
3.9 |
519,433 |
| 2. Renville County |
3.2 |
420,502 |
| 3. Martin County |
3.1 |
402,991 |
| 4. Redwood County |
2.8 |
364,059 |
| 5. Nobles County |
2.6 |
343,813 |
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| State total |
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13,180,466 |
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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, April 2008, 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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