Osceola County, Iowa · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Osceola County, Iowa grow?
Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Osceola County, Iowa (72% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 476,361 hogs and 69,635 cattle. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are corn (94,562 acres), soybeans (76,315 acres) and hay (1,134 acres). Its farms sold $700 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 13th of 99 counties in Iowa.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $700 million105th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 559198,039 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 28% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 179 published, 8 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Osceola County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Osceola 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 | 476,361 hogs | 13 | 20* | 2% | head on farms |
| Cattle | 69,635 cattle | 10 | 261* | 2% | head on farms |
| Milk | 3,921 milk cows | 13* | 347* | 2% | head on farms |
| Sheep | 2,561 sheep | 13 | 325* | 2% | head on farms |
| Soybeans | 4.4 million bushels | 68 | 365* | under 1% | production |
| Corn | 19.5 million bushels | 67 | 210 | under 1% | production |
| Oats | 13,880 bushels | 51* | 586* | under 1% | production |
| Goats | 241 goats | 77 | 1,971* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Hay | 3,289 tons | 98 | 2,682* | under 1% | production |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: potatoes, sweet corn, strawberries, tart cherries, turkeys, chickens, eggs and honey.
What livestock does Osceola 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.