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Jackson County, Minnesota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Jackson County, Minnesota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Jackson County's biggest by acreage are corn (176,899 acres), soybeans (167,355 acres) and hay (3,683 acres). Its farms sold $501 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 20th of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Farm sales, 2022
$501 million197th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
845384,337 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
70% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1810 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+
Jackson County
$501 million
2% of Minnesota farm sales. No. 20 of 87 counties reporting.

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

What does Jackson County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn11th in Minnesota176,899 acres
  2. 2Soybeans8th in Minnesota167,355 acres
  3. 3Hay73rd in Minnesota3,683 acres
  4. 4Wheat60th in Minnesota*250 acres
  5. 5Oats69th in Minnesota215 acres

How does Jackson 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.

Jackson County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Hogs229,617 hogs1676*3%head on farms
Corn36.3 million bushels11572%production
Soybeans9.1 million bushels843*2%production
Sheep1,816 sheep24*482*2%head on farms
Cattle15,036 cattle431,499*under 1%head on farms
Hay8,943 tons732,205*under 1%production
Oats21,130 bushels69475*under 1%production
Goats90 goats70*2,536*under 1%head on farms
Wheat13,405 bushels60*1,747*under 1%production
Chickens145 broiler chickens61*1,415*under 1%head sold

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: dry beans, sweet corn, asparagus, grapes, turkeys, eggs, milk and honey.

What livestock does Jackson County raise?

Jackson County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs229,61716head on farms
Cattle15,03643head on farms
Sheep1,81624*head on farms
Broiler chickens14561*head sold
Goats9070*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.