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Marshall County, Minnesota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Marshall County, Minnesota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Marshall County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (254,815 acres), wheat (217,709 acres) and sugar beets (49,535 acres). Its farms sold $420 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 30th of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for oats (6th of 910 counties) and sugar beets (6th of 81 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$420 million276th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
1,072912,128 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
97% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2618 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+
Marshall County
$420 million
1% of Minnesota farm sales. No. 30 of 87 counties reporting.

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

What does Marshall County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans7th in Minnesota254,815 acres
  2. 2Wheat2nd in Minnesota217,709 acres
  3. 3Sugar beets2nd in Minnesota49,535 acres
  4. 4Corn60th in Minnesota28,255 acres
  5. 5Hay14th in Minnesota21,264 acres
  6. 6Sunflowers1st in Minnesota13,662 acres
  7. 7Canola3rd in Minnesota13,466 acres
  8. 8Barley1st in Minnesota13,099 acres
  9. 9Dry beans7th in Minnesota10,752 acres
  10. 10Oats1st in Minnesota9,096 acres

How does Marshall 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.

Marshall County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of MN
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Barley934,242 bushels151*23%production
Sunflowers31.5 million pounds127*21%production
Canola26.8 million pounds326*18%production
Wheat13.6 million bushels21317%production
Sugar beets1.3 million tons2612%production
Oats840,276 bushels16*9%production
Dry beans25.9 million pounds729*5%production
Soybeans9.6 million bushels740*3%production
Hay57,129 tons14502*2%production
Tomatoes4 acres16*828*1%acres harvested
Potatoes352 acres9*92*under 1%acres harvested
Cattle10,835 cattle551,782*under 1%head on farms
Sheep427 sheep59*1,614*under 1%head on farms
Corn4.2 million bushels60781under 1%production
Goats63 goats74*2,637*under 1%head on farms
Show all 18 items
Marshall County rankings, items 16 to 18
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Milk570 milk cows49*681*under 1%head on farms
Eggs497 laying hens65*2,135*under 1%head on farms
Hogs9 hogs75*2,341*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: onions, sweet corn, pumpkins, squash, bell peppers, chile peppers, chickens and honey.

What livestock does Marshall County raise?

Marshall County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle10,83555head on farms
Milk cows57049*head on farms
Laying hens49765*head on farms
Sheep42759*head on farms
Goats6374*head on farms
Hogs975*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.