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Grant County, Minnesota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Grant County, Minnesota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Grant County's biggest by acreage are corn (133,860 acres), soybeans (119,553 acres) and sugar beets (8,337 acres). Its farms sold $314 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 44th of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Farm sales, 2022
$314 million465th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
529338,754 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
81% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2810 published, 18 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+
Grant County
$314 million
1% of Minnesota farm sales. No. 44 of 87 counties reporting.

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

What does Grant County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn31st in Minnesota133,860 acres
  2. 2Soybeans34th in Minnesota119,553 acres
  3. 3Sugar beets13th in Minnesota8,337 acres
  4. 4Wheat15th in Minnesota7,963 acres
  5. 5Dry beans12th in Minnesota*3,799 acres
  6. 6Hay76th in Minnesota2,420 acres

How does Grant 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.

Grant County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Dry beans14.3 million pounds12*43*3%production
Corn24.7 million bushels311552%production
Sugar beets191,836 tons13432%production
Soybeans5.3 million bushels34259*1%production
Goats553 goats32*1,152*1%head on farms
Cattle12,644 cattle481,645*under 1%head on farms
Wheat471,155 bushels15597*under 1%production
Hay8,129 tons762,261*under 1%production
Eggs796 laying hens56*1,880*under 1%head on farms
Chickens160 broiler chickens59*1,380*under 1%head sold

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley, oats, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, sweet corn, pumpkins, squash, cucumbers, bell peppers, chile peppers, garlic, grapes, turkeys, milk, hogs, sheep and honey.

What livestock does Grant County raise?

Grant County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle12,64448head on farms
Laying hens79656*head on farms
Goats55332*head on farms
Broiler chickens16059*head sold

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.