Lyon County, Minnesota · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Lyon County, Minnesota grow?
Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Lyon County, Minnesota (59% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 506,333 turkeys and 444,988 hogs. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are corn (180,786 acres), soybeans (165,332 acres) and hay (6,275 acres). Its farms sold $763 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 6th of 87 counties in Minnesota.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $763 million86th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 869424,591 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 41% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 1812 published, 6 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Lyon County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Lyon 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.
| Item | Amount | State rank | US rank | Share of MN | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep | 8,724 sheep | 1 | 91* | 8% | head on farms |
| Hogs | 444,988 hogs | 4 | 24* | 5% | head on farms |
| Turkeys | 506,333 turkeys | 7* | 47* | 3% | head on farms |
| Cattle | 57,000 cattle | 11 | 389* | 3% | head on farms |
| Corn | 32.3 million bushels | 16 | 81 | 2% | production |
| Soybeans | 7.8 million bushels | 13 | 78* | 2% | production |
| Goats | 641 goats | 26* | 1,008* | 1% | head on farms |
| Oats | 119,334 bushels | 23 | 113* | 1% | production |
| Hay | 21,966 tons | 43 | 1,399* | under 1% | production |
| Wheat | 80,045 bushels | 30 | 1,298* | under 1% | production |
| Milk | 411 milk cows | 52* | 735* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Chickens | 780 broiler chickens | 34* | 984* | under 1% | head sold |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: dry beans, sugar beets, sweet corn, grapes, eggs and honey.
What livestock does Lyon County raise?
Other farm counties in Minnesota
| County | Farm sales |
|---|---|
| Stearns County | $1 billion |
| Martin County | $943 million |
| Blue Earth County | $838 million |
| Renville County | $810 million |
| Redwood County | $804 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 |
| Goodhue County | $596 million |
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.