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Brown County, Minnesota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Brown County, Minnesota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Brown County's biggest by acreage are corn (131,214 acres), soybeans (111,584 acres) and hay (5,343 acres). Its farms sold $485 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 22nd of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Farm sales, 2022
$485 million212th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
973302,331 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
51% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2519 published, 6 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+
Brown County
$485 million
2% of Minnesota farm sales. No. 22 of 87 counties reporting.

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

What does Brown County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn24th in Minnesota131,214 acres
  2. 2Soybeans28th in Minnesota111,584 acres
  3. 3Hay47th in Minnesota5,343 acres
  4. 4Sweet corn16th in Minnesota1,906 acres
  5. 5Wheat39th in Minnesota*930 acres
  6. 6Green peas11th in Minnesota*877 acres
  7. 7Oats37th in Minnesota806 acres
  8. 8Dry beans27th in Minnesota*401 acres
  9. 9Barley25th in Minnesota*31 acres
  10. 10Raspberries11th in Minnesota*1 acre

How does Brown 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.

Brown County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of MN
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Hogs244,365 hogs1365*3%head on farms
Sweet corn1,906 acres1647*2%acres harvested
Green peas877 acres11*30*2%acres harvested
Corn26.7 million bushels241302%production
Soybeans6.1 million bushels28187*2%production
Cattle33,601 cattle21801*2%head on farms
Sheep1,240 sheep26*727*1%head on farms
Milk4,697 milk cows24*313*1%head on farms
Oats76,450 bushels37186*under 1%production
Raspberries1 acre11*290*under 1%bearing acres
Hay18,397 tons471,566*under 1%production
Turkeys103,255 turkeys16*119*under 1%head on farms
Goats213 goats60*2,078*under 1%head on farms
Dry beans2.1 million pounds27*119*under 1%production
Barley2,604 bushels25*427*under 1%production
Show all 19 items
Brown County rankings, items 16 to 19
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Wheat44,762 bushels39*1,485*under 1%production
Eggs2,231 laying hens30*1,087*under 1%head on farms
Honey1,270 pounds47*1,843*under 1%production
Chickens455 broiler chickens43*1,131*under 1%head sold

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sugar beets, carrots, pumpkins, kale, apples and plums.

What livestock does Brown County raise?

Brown County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs244,36513head on farms
Turkeys103,25516*head on farms
Cattle33,60121head on farms
Milk cows4,69724*head on farms
Laying hens2,23130*head on farms
Sheep1,24026*head on farms
Broiler chickens45543*head sold
Goats21360*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.