Where oats are grown: the leading US counties
2022 Census of Agriculture · Acres harvested in 2022. Counties with a published figure: 921
US farms harvested 914,059 acres of oats in 2022, and Aroostook County, Maine, had more than any other county with a published figure.
The ten leading counties hold 14.2% of the national total. North Dakota is the leading state, ahead of Minnesota.
The national figure is up 12.3% on the 2017 census.
The 25 leading counties
Ranked among the 921 counties with a published figure. Another 539 counties grow or keep some but have their figure withheld to protect individual farms, so they are not ranked.
| # | County | State | Acres | Share of US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aroostook County | Maine | 23,029 | 2.5% |
| 2 | Bottineau County | North Dakota | 22,291 | 2.4% |
| 3 | Kidder County | North Dakota | 19,057 | 2.1% |
| 4 | Stearns County | Minnesota | 11,452 | 1.3% |
| 5 | Renville County | North Dakota | 10,304 | 1.1% |
| 6 | McHenry County | North Dakota | 9,263 | 1.0% |
| 7 | Morton County | North Dakota | 9,208 | 1.0% |
| 8 | Marshall County | Minnesota | 9,096 | 1.00% |
| 9 | Steuben County | New York | 8,470 | 0.93% |
| 10 | Otter Tail County | Minnesota | 8,081 | 0.88% |
| 11 | McLennan County | Texas | 7,277 | 0.80% |
| 12 | Coryell County | Texas | 6,551 | 0.72% |
| 13 | Rolette County | North Dakota | 6,505 | 0.71% |
| 14 | Roseau County | Minnesota | 6,502 | 0.71% |
| 15 | Tripp County | South Dakota | 6,434 | 0.70% |
| 16 | Pierce County | North Dakota | 6,324 | 0.69% |
| 17 | Langlade County | Wisconsin | 6,013 | 0.66% |
| 18 | Dunn County | North Dakota | 5,821 | 0.64% |
| 19 | Marathon County | Wisconsin | 5,759 | 0.63% |
| 20 | McLean County | North Dakota | 5,745 | 0.63% |
| 21 | Burke County | North Dakota | 5,500 | 0.60% |
| 22 | Brule County | South Dakota | 5,349 | 0.59% |
| 23 | Todd County | Minnesota | 5,271 | 0.58% |
| 24 | Ward County | North Dakota | 5,118 | 0.56% |
| 25 | Falls County | Texas | 5,111 | 0.56% |
Leading states
| State | Acres | Share of US | Since 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 180,609 | 19.8% | +100% |
| Minnesota | 126,011 | 13.8% | +48.9% |
| South Dakota | 86,114 | 9.4% | +28.2% |
| Wisconsin | 64,593 | 7.1% | −26.8% |
| Pennsylvania | 55,135 | 6.0% | +11.0% |
| Texas | 52,833 | 5.8% | −12.8% |
| New York | 45,944 | 5.0% | +33.2% |
| Iowa | 38,678 | 4.2% | +5.7% |
| Michigan | 30,046 | 3.3% | −12.9% |
| Maine | 25,265 | 2.8% | +18.6% |
| Kansas | 24,639 | 2.7% | −2.4% |
| Montana | 24,256 | 2.7% | +35.1% |
| Nebraska | 18,820 | 2.1% | −44.9% |
| Georgia | 14,164 | 1.5% | −2.6% |
| Ohio | 13,512 | 1.5% | −25.3% |
Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.