O'Brien County, Iowa · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does O'Brien County, Iowa grow?
Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in O'Brien County, Iowa (62% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 472,110 hogs and 59,079 cattle. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are corn (125,386 acres), soybeans (109,121 acres) and hay (2,665 acres). Its farms sold $650 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 19th of 99 counties in Iowa.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $650 million119th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 880268,038 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 38% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 1912 published, 7 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does O'Brien County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does O'Brien County rank?
Each item's rank among counties in Iowa and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.
| Item | Amount | State rank | US rank | Share of IA | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogs | 472,110 hogs | 14 | 21* | 2% | head on farms |
| Sheep | 2,969 sheep | 11 | 280* | 2% | head on farms |
| Cattle | 59,079 cattle | 13 | 367* | 2% | head on farms |
| Soybeans | 6.2 million bushels | 37 | 176* | 1% | production |
| Corn | 24.6 million bushels | 53 | 156 | under 1% | production |
| Goats | 355 goats | 63 | 1,633* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Hay | 8,459 tons | 82 | 2,232* | under 1% | production |
| Oats | 6,434 bushels | 71* | 740* | under 1% | production |
| Honey | 564 pounds | 77* | 2,069* | under 1% | production |
| Popcorn | 3,000 pounds | 6* | 64* | under 1% | production |
| Chickens | 470 broiler chickens | 41* | 1,114* | under 1% | head sold |
| Turkeys | 22 turkeys | 38* | 1,395* | under 1% | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: wheat, pumpkins, squash, strawberries, raspberries, eggs and milk.
What livestock does O'Brien County raise?
Other farm counties in Iowa
| County | Farm sales |
|---|---|
| Sioux County | $2.3 billion |
| Lyon County | $1.3 billion |
| Plymouth County | $1.1 billion |
| Washington County | $953 million |
| Kossuth County | $925 million |
| Buena Vista County | $869 million |
| Hardin County | $806 million |
| Hamilton County | $794 million |
| Palo Alto County | $783 million |
| Delaware County | $771 million |
| Carroll County | $740 million |
| Wright County | $719 million |
About this data
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.