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Taylor County, Iowa · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Taylor County, Iowa grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Taylor County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (90,469 acres), corn (86,765 acres) and hay (16,507 acres). Its farms sold $253 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 73rd of 99 counties in Iowa.

Farm sales, 2022
$253 million635th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
596296,690 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
60% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1713 published, 4 withheld
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $4.7M$4.7M to $19M$19M to $70M$70M to $230M$230M to $700M$700M+
Taylor County
$253 million
under 1% of Iowa farm sales. No. 73 of 99 counties reporting.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

What does Taylor County grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1Soybeans62nd in Iowa90,469 acres
  2. 2Corn75th in Iowa86,765 acres
  3. 3Hay20th in Iowa16,507 acres
  4. 4Oats66th in Iowa*124 acres
  5. 5Pumpkins24th in Iowa*5 acres
  6. 6Watermelon13th in Iowa*1 acre
  7. 7Cantaloupe9th in Iowa*1 acre
  8. 8Honeydew1st in Iowa*1 acre

How does Taylor 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.

Taylor County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of IAMeasure
Honeydew1 acre1*69*33%acres harvested
Hay43,512 tons20731*2%production
Soybeans4.7 million bushels62333*under 1%production
Cattle27,268 cattle41971*under 1%head on farms
Cantaloupe1 acre9*531*under 1%acres harvested
Pumpkins5 acres24*825*under 1%acres harvested
Corn15.1 million bushels75305under 1%production
Watermelon1 acre13*824*under 1%acres harvested
Oats8,538 bushels66*697*under 1%production
Hogs54,827 hogs80*277*under 1%head on farms
Honey3,230 pounds42*1,403*under 1%production
Sheep220 sheep92*2,018*under 1%head on farms
Goats29 goats96*2,753*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: wheat, sweet corn, chickens and eggs.

What livestock does Taylor County raise?

Taylor County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs54,82780*head on farms
Cattle27,26841head on farms
Sheep22092*head on farms
Goats2996*head on farms

Other farm counties in Iowa

Top Iowa counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm 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

What does Iowa grow? State overview and county map →

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.