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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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|
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
Number of farms |
79,300 |
79,000 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
5,122,515 |
6,723,337 |
+ Final animal output |
4,750,348 |
5,649,201 |
+ Services and forestry |
1,350,632 |
1,521,126 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
11,223,495 |
13,893,664 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
5,962,898 |
7,288,925 |
+ Net government transactions |
372,573 |
25,912 |
= Gross value added |
5,633,171 |
6,630,651 |
|
- Capital consumption |
1,260,942 |
1,298,838 |
|
= Net value added |
4,372,229 |
5,331,813 |
|
- Factor payments |
1,789,485 |
1,892,378 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
446,435 |
534,264 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
634,644 |
588,334 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
708,406 |
769,780 |
|
= Net farm income |
2,582,744 |
3,439,435 |
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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
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
|
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
1. Corn |
3,055,166 |
24.4 |
9.0 |
2. Soybeans |
2,039,096 |
16.3 |
9.7 |
3. Hogs |
1,878,280 |
15.0 |
12.7 |
4. Dairy products |
1,692,108 |
13.5 |
4.8 |
5. Cattle and calves |
1,067,196 |
8.5 |
2.1 |
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All commodities |
12,538,430 |
|
4.4 |
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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 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value million $ |
1. Soybeans and products |
3 |
1,075.6 |
2. Feed grains and products |
4 |
947.7 |
3. Live animals and meat |
7 |
368.1 |
4. Wheat and products |
7 |
354.5 |
5. Other |
9 |
276.4 |
|
Overall rank |
7 |
3,581.8 |
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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 |
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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, April 2006, 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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