Van Buren County, Iowa · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Van Buren County, Iowa grow?
Of the crops tracked here, Van Buren County's biggest by acreage are corn (46,337 acres), soybeans (44,556 acres) and hay (14,585 acres). Its farms sold $150 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 90th of 99 counties in Iowa.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $150 million1053rd of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 732225,161 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 52% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 3113 published, 18 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Van Buren County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Van Buren 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 44,810 bushels | 5* | 1,484* | 5% | production |
| Goats | 1,648 goats | 11 | 281* | 2% | head on farms |
| Sheep | 1,847 sheep | 28* | 470* | 1% | head on farms |
| Hay | 29,563 tons | 35 | 1,110* | 1% | production |
| Cattle | 19,164 cattle | 65 | 1,281* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Hogs | 116,157 hogs | 56 | 155* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Oats | 15,084 bushels | 49* | 567* | under 1% | production |
| Soybeans | 2.1 million bushels | 92 | 669* | under 1% | production |
| Corn | 7.3 million bushels | 93 | 569 | under 1% | production |
| Milk | 483 milk cows | 28* | 708* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Honey | 2,007 pounds | 58* | 1,647* | under 1% | production |
| Eggs | 1,981 laying hens | 31* | 1,175* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Turkeys | 25 turkeys | 35* | 1,340* | under 1% | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: potatoes, onions, green beans, pumpkins, squash, cucumbers, kale, apples, grapes, strawberries, raspberries, sweet cherries, tart cherries, peaches, pears, plums, apricots and chickens.
What livestock does Van Buren 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.