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Faribault County, Minnesota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Faribault County, Minnesota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Faribault County's biggest by acreage are corn (177,166 acres), soybeans (171,786 acres) and sweet corn (3,726 acres). Its farms sold $588 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 14th of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Farm sales, 2022
$588 million144th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
773383,231 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
65% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2012 published, 8 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+
Faribault County
$588 million
2% of Minnesota farm sales. No. 14 of 87 counties reporting.

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

What does Faribault County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn5th in Minnesota177,166 acres
  2. 2Soybeans6th in Minnesota171,786 acres
  3. 3Sweet corn9th in Minnesota3,726 acres
  4. 4Hay83rd in Minnesota1,246 acres
  5. 5Green peas13th in Minnesota*724 acres
  6. 6Oats73rd in Minnesota195 acres

How does Faribault 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.

Faribault County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Sweet corn3,726 acres926*4%acres harvested
Hogs278,094 hogs1054*3%head on farms
Soybeans10.6 million bushels633*3%production
Corn38.1 million bushels5453%production
Green peas724 acres13*35*2%acres harvested
Goats336 goats49*1,684*under 1%head on farms
Sheep506 sheep53*1,478*under 1%head on farms
Cattle6,228 cattle702,174*under 1%head on farms
Oats16,487 bushels73537*under 1%production
Hay2,874 tons832,720*under 1%production
Eggs785 laying hens57*1,889*under 1%head on farms
Chickens694 broiler chickens35*1,010*under 1%head sold

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: wheat, potatoes, carrots, pumpkins, garlic, grapes, milk and honey.

What livestock does Faribault County raise?

Faribault County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs278,09410head on farms
Cattle6,22870head on farms
Laying hens78557*head on farms
Broiler chickens69435*head sold
Sheep50653*head on farms
Goats33649*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.