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Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Lake of the Woods County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (21,884 acres), wheat (11,175 acres) and hay (6,179 acres). Its farms sold $32.8 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 76th of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Farm sales, 2022
$32.8 million2209th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
186109,394 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
95% 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+
Lake of the Woods County
$32.8 million
under 1% of Minnesota farm sales. No. 76 of 87 counties reporting.

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

What does Lake of the Woods County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans66th in Minnesota21,884 acres
  2. 2Wheat13th in Minnesota11,175 acres
  3. 3Hay65th in Minnesota6,179 acres
  4. 4Barley8th in Minnesota2,807 acres
  5. 5Oats8th in Minnesota2,790 acres
  6. 6Canola5th in Minnesota2,581 acres
  7. 7Sunflowers8th in Minnesota*2,037 acres
  8. 8Corn79th in Minnesota1,125 acres

How does Lake of the Woods 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.

Lake of the Woods County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Barley196,425 bushels8140*5%production
Canola6.5 million pounds561*4%production
Oats290,213 bushels831*3%production
Sunflowers4.1 million pounds8*94*3%production
Wheat725,625 bushels13460*under 1%production
Hay11,427 tons652,021*under 1%production
Soybeans794,930 bushels66968*under 1%production
Cattle1,693 cattle832,716*under 1%head on farms
Corn176,125 bushels791,777*under 1%production
Eggs412 laying hens67*2,227*under 1%head on farms
Turkeys26 turkeys34*1,320*under 1%head on farms
Hogs6 hogs76*2,360*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: dry beans, potatoes, apples, strawberries, chickens, goats, honey and maple syrup.

What livestock does Lake of the Woods County raise?

Lake of the Woods County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle1,69383head on farms
Laying hens41267*head on farms
Turkeys2634*head on farms
Hogs676*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.