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Big Stone County, Minnesota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Big Stone County, Minnesota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Big Stone County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (111,535 acres), corn (89,282 acres) and hay (5,547 acres). Its farms sold $195 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 57th of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Farm sales, 2022
$195 million844th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
392263,888 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
81% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
239 published, 14 withheld
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $2M$2M to $8.2M$8.2M to $31M$31M to $100M$100M to $310M$310M+
Big Stone County
$195 million
under 1% of Minnesota farm sales. No. 57 of 87 counties reporting.

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

What does Big Stone County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans43rd in Minnesota111,535 acres
  2. 2Corn44th in Minnesota89,282 acres
  3. 3Hay46th in Minnesota5,547 acres
  4. 4Wheat23rd in Minnesota2,492 acres
  5. 5Oats78th in Minnesota*86 acres

How does Big Stone County rank?

Each item's rank among counties in Minnesota 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.

Big Stone County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Soybeans4.6 million bushels43343*1%production
Corn15.2 million bushels443031%production
Hay18,494 tons461,553*under 1%production
Hogs45,114 hogs36310*under 1%head on farms
Goats106 goats68*2,474*under 1%head on farms
Cattle4,375 cattle772,380*under 1%head on farms
Wheat133,362 bushels231,110*under 1%production
Oats4,863 bushels78*781*under 1%production
Eggs273 laying hens74*2,385*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: dry beans, sugar beets, onions, garlic, apples, grapes, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, pears, turkeys, chickens, sheep and honey.

What livestock does Big Stone County raise?

Big Stone County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs45,11436head on farms
Cattle4,37577head on farms
Laying hens27374*head on farms
Goats10668*head on farms

Other farm counties in Minnesota

Top Minnesota counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
Stearns County$1 billion
Martin County$943 million
Blue Earth County$838 million
Renville County$810 million
Redwood County$804 million
Lyon County$763 million
Nobles County$761 million
Kandiyohi County$716 million
Polk County$697 million
Rock County$624 million
Cottonwood County$602 million
Nicollet County$596 million

What does Minnesota 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.