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Lincoln County, Minnesota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Lincoln County, Minnesota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Lincoln County's biggest by acreage are corn (74,109 acres), soybeans (67,229 acres) and hay (4,266 acres). Its farms sold $230 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 54th of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Farm sales, 2022
$230 million714th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
598212,420 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
54% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1513 published, 2 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+
Lincoln County
$230 million
under 1% of Minnesota farm sales. No. 54 of 87 counties reporting.

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

What does Lincoln County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn48th in Minnesota74,109 acres
  2. 2Soybeans54th in Minnesota67,229 acres
  3. 3Hay63rd in Minnesota4,266 acres
  4. 4Wheat26th in Minnesota1,977 acres
  5. 5Oats16th in Minnesota1,367 acres
  6. 6Grapes5th in Minnesota*42 acres

How does Lincoln 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.

Lincoln County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Grapes42 acres5*233*4%bearing acres
Sheep2,775 sheep11297*3%head on farms
Oats160,046 bushels1683*2%production
Hogs131,627 hogs26139*1%head on farms
Corn13.2 million bushels48365under 1%production
Cattle17,734 cattle371,353*under 1%head on farms
Soybeans2.9 million bushels54547*under 1%production
Milk2,848 milk cows32*394*under 1%head on farms
Goats260 goats56*1,919*under 1%head on farms
Hay12,395 tons631,955*under 1%production
Wheat103,898 bushels261,206*under 1%production
Honey3,236 pounds39*1,402*under 1%production
Eggs166 laying hens76*2,534*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: tomatoes and asparagus.

What livestock does Lincoln County raise?

Lincoln County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs131,62726head on farms
Cattle17,73437head on farms
Milk cows2,84832*head on farms
Sheep2,77511head on farms
Goats26056*head on farms
Laying hens16676*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.