Crops and livestock
36 crops and animals tracked county by county in the 2022 Census of Agriculture
Each page ranks the counties and states that grow or keep the most of one crop or animal, shows how concentrated it is, and compares the national figure with the 2017 census.
| Crop or animal | US total, 2022 | Leading county | Leading state | Since 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn for grain | 80,597,963 acres | Kossuth County, IA | Iowa | −4.9% |
| Soybeans | 84,599,236 acres | Stutsman County, ND | Illinois | −6.2% |
| Wheat | 37,211,994 acres | Hill County, MT | Kansas | −4.1% |
| Hay and haylage | 54,159,397 acres | Imperial County, CA | Texas | −4.7% |
| Corn for silage | 5,978,417 acres | Tulare County, CA | Wisconsin | −2.1% |
| Cotton | 7,740,383 acres | Dunklin County, MO | Texas | −32.1% |
| Grain sorghum | 4,692,243 acres | Nueces County, TX | Kansas | −7.5% |
| Barley | 2,430,308 acres | Toole County, MT | Montana | +10.1% |
| Oats | 914,059 acres | Aroostook County, ME | North Dakota | +12.3% |
| Rice | 2,279,958 acres | Acadia Parish, LA | Arkansas | −4.8% |
| Peanuts | 1,425,267 acres | Gaines County, TX | Georgia | −20.2% |
| Sugar beets | 1,157,599 acres | Polk County, MN | Minnesota | +0.6% |
| Sugarcane | 913,738 acres | Palm Beach County, FL | Louisiana | |
| Sunflower | 1,590,592 acres | Sully County, SD | North Dakota | +20.1% |
| Canola | 2,153,195 acres | Cavalier County, ND | North Dakota | +5.3% |
| Dry edible beans | 1,232,111 acres | Huron County, MI | North Dakota | −16.2% |
| Potatoes | 1,076,285 acres | Grant County, WA | Idaho | −5.0% |
| Tobacco | 207,494 acres | Wilson County, NC | North Carolina | −37.4% |
| Vegetables | 4,305,681 acres | Monterey County, CA | California | −1.4% |
| Orchard land | 6,203,085 acres | Fresno County, CA | California | +9.5% |
| Almonds | 1,632,710 acres | Fresno County, CA | California | +28.9% |
| Apples | 411,262 acres | Grant County, WA | Washington | +7.7% |
| Citrus | 770,882 acres | Tulare County, CA | Florida | −6.6% |
| Pecans | 604,081 acres | Doña Ana County, NM | Georgia | +9.2% |
| Grapes | 1,108,161 acres | Fresno County, CA | California | −2.5% |
| Berries | 356,896 acres | Washington County, ME | California | +18.1% |
| Cattle and calves | 87,954,742 head | Tulare County, CA | Texas | −6.1% |
| Beef cows | 29,214,479 head | Cherry County, NE | Texas | −7.9% |
| Milk cows | 9,309,855 head | Tulare County, CA | California | −2.4% |
| Hogs and pigs | 73,817,751 head | Duplin County, NC | Iowa | +2.0% |
| Laying hens | 388,509,039 head | Lancaster County, PA | Iowa | +5.5% |
| Broilers sold | 9,176,809,391 birds sold | Sussex County, DE | Georgia | +3.2% |
| Turkeys | 97,312,583 head | Wayne County, NC | North Carolina | −6.7% |
| Sheep and lambs | 5,104,328 head | Weld County, CO | Texas | −5.3% |
| Goats | 2,529,599 head | Sutton County, TX | Texas | −6.3% |
| Horses and ponies | 2,411,232 head | Marion County, FL | Texas | −15.3% |
Sugarcane was not published under the same heading in 2017, so it has no change figure.