Minnesota farms by county
2022 Census of Agriculture · 87 counties
65,531 farms25,442,625 acres in farms388 acres per farm on average
Minnesota farms sold $28.48 billion of products in 2022, fifth among the 50 states.
Among the states, it leads the nation in sugar beets, ranks second in dry edible beans, hogs and pigs, oats and turkeys and ranks third in soybeans and sunflower.
Its average farm size is the 18th-largest among the states.
Which county leads each crop and animal
The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Minnesota is for them nationally.
| Crop or animal | Leading county | Its share of the state | Counties with figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar beets | Polk County | 21.7% | 22 |
| Dry edible beans | Polk County | 26.6% | 35 |
| Turkeys | Kandiyohi County | 16.4% | 40 |
| Oats | Stearns County | 9.1% | 79 |
| Hogs and pigs | Martin County | 9.5% | 76 |
| Corn for grain | Renville County | 3.5% | 83 |
| Soybeans | Polk County | 4.3% | 82 |
| Corn for silage | Stearns County | 10.9% | 81 |
| Milk cows | Stearns County | 12.6% | 64 |
| Vegetables | Renville County | 12.4% | 71 |
| Potatoes | Sherburne County | 18.5% | 41 |
| Sunflower | Marshall County | 20.4% | 20 |
| Laying hens | Meeker County | 39.2% | 79 |
| Wheat | Polk County | 22.0% | 74 |
Every county in Minnesota
Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.
| County | Farms | Avg acres | Sales | Largest group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stearns County | 2,695 | 239 | $1.02B | Milk |
| Martin County | 823 | 552 | $943.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Blue Earth County | 1,019 | 469 | $838.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Renville County | 931 | 672 | $810.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Redwood County | 1,323 | 423 | $804.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Lyon County | 869 | 489 | $762.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Nobles County | 938 | 391 | $761.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Kandiyohi County | 1,252 | 395 | $715.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Polk County | 1,223 | 886 | $697.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Rock County | 573 | 456 | $624.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Cottonwood County | 742 | 529 | $601.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Nicollet County | 660 | 423 | $596.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Goodhue County | 1,406 | 300 | $595.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Faribault County | 773 | 496 | $587.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Stevens County | 500 | 662 | $583.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Otter Tail County | 2,497 | 309 | $551.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Morrison County | 1,571 | 230 | $538.3M | Poultry and eggs |
| Mower County | 999 | 380 | $529.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Fillmore County | 1,458 | 323 | $519.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Jackson County | 845 | 455 | $501.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Meeker County | 991 | 311 | $497.7M | Poultry and eggs |
| Brown County | 973 | 311 | $485.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Sibley County | 860 | 434 | $484.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Freeborn County | 908 | 387 | $475.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Clay County | 655 | 849 | $466.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Swift County | 708 | 530 | $453.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Murray County | 789 | 445 | $451.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Chippewa County | 563 | 648 | $446.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Yellow Medicine County | 847 | 453 | $422.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Marshall County | 1,072 | 851 | $420.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Dodge County | 614 | 457 | $413.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Watonwan County | 512 | 515 | $404.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Winona County | 993 | 298 | $401.9M | Milk |
| Pipestone County | 529 | 431 | $397.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Steele County | 721 | 341 | $397.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Lac qui Parle County | 735 | 559 | $394.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Waseca County | 622 | 429 | $393.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Dakota County | 841 | 248 | $364.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Rice County | 1,111 | 225 | $356.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Todd County | 1,529 | 210 | $346.2M | Poultry and eggs |
| Norman County | 435 | 1,130 | $341.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Olmsted County | 1,102 | 279 | $337.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Wabasha County | 743 | 317 | $329.1M | Milk |
| Grant County | 529 | 640 | $313.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Becker County | 952 | 401 | $305.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Kittson County | 613 | 983 | $301.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| McLeod County | 801 | 307 | $286.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Wright County | 1,310 | 172 | $283.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Benton County | 687 | 196 | $278.3M | Milk |
| Traverse County | 358 | 865 | $259.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Wilkin County | 358 | 1,120 | $254.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Pope County | 821 | 378 | $244.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Le Sueur County | 896 | 230 | $239.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Lincoln County | 598 | 355 | $229.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Houston County | 797 | 280 | $213.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Roseau County | 751 | 716 | $212.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Big Stone County | 392 | 673 | $194.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Carver County | 606 | 259 | $172.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Douglas County | 980 | 274 | $168.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Mahnomen County | 268 | 813 | $136.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Sherburne County | 494 | 172 | $120.6M | Vegetables and melons |
| Red Lake County | 274 | 718 | $109.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Wadena County | 442 | 279 | $105.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Pennington County | 322 | 804 | $100.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Scott County | 624 | 160 | $91.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Isanti County | 814 | 125 | $73.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Anoka County | 355 | 85 | $72.8M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Mille Lacs County | 603 | 160 | $65.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Washington County | 525 | 97 | $60.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Pine County | 728 | 226 | $58.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Hennepin County | 511 | 63 | $56.8M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Chisago County | 740 | 110 | $54.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Hubbard County | 336 | 292 | $52.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Clearwater County | 404 | 396 | $46.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Beltrami County | 608 | 285 | $38.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Lake of the Woods County | 186 | 588 | $32.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Kanabec County | 531 | 187 | $32.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Cass County | 488 | 276 | $29.8M | Cattle and calves |
| St. Louis County | 821 | 197 | $29.1M | Hay and other crops |
| Crow Wing County | 426 | 218 | $26.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Aitkin County | 449 | 269 | $22.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Itasca County | 424 | 227 | $13.8M | Hay and other crops |
| Carlton County | 463 | 271 | $13.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Koochiching County | 190 | 321 | $10.4M | Hay and other crops |
| Ramsey County | 47 | 17 | $3.4M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Cook County | 25 | 78 | $506K | Cattle and calves |
| Lake County | 34 | 42 | $468K | Vegetables and melons |
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 68,822 | −4.8% |
| Land in farms, acres | 25,516,982 | −0.3% |
| Average farm size, acres | 371 | +4.6% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $18.40 billion | +54.8% |
Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.