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Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Lac qui Parle County's biggest by acreage are corn (165,302 acres), soybeans (164,409 acres) and hay (4,633 acres). Its farms sold $394 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 36th of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Farm sales, 2022
$394 million318th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
735410,959 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
73% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2811 published, 17 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+
Lac qui Parle County
$394 million
1% of Minnesota farm sales. No. 36 of 87 counties reporting.

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

What does Lac qui Parle County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn18th in Minnesota165,302 acres
  2. 2Soybeans14th in Minnesota164,409 acres
  3. 3Hay57th in Minnesota4,633 acres
  4. 4Dry beans17th in Minnesota*1,961 acres
  5. 5Wheat38th in Minnesota*970 acres
  6. 6Oats47th in Minnesota955 acres

How does Lac qui Parle 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.

Lac qui Parle County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Soybeans7.7 million bushels1479*2%production
Corn30.4 million bushels18992%production
Hogs159,369 hogs22117*2%head on farms
Dry beans9.4 million pounds17*54*2%production
Oats58,536 bushels47238*under 1%production
Hay14,072 tons571,835*under 1%production
Cattle8,186 cattle611,974*under 1%head on farms
Sheep270 sheep66*1,899*under 1%head on farms
Goats32 goats76*2,741*under 1%head on farms
Wheat45,939 bushels38*1,472*under 1%production
Eggs281 laying hens72*2,371*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley, sugar beets, sunflowers, popcorn, potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins, squash, asparagus, apples, grapes, raspberries, pears, turkeys, chickens, milk and honey.

What livestock does Lac qui Parle County raise?

Lac qui Parle County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs159,36922head on farms
Cattle8,18661head on farms
Laying hens28172*head on farms
Sheep27066*head on farms
Goats3276*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.