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Red Lake County, Minnesota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Red Lake County, Minnesota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Red Lake County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (65,417 acres), wheat (55,005 acres) and corn (13,891 acres). Its farms sold $110 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 62nd of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Farm sales, 2022
$110 million1326th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
274196,716 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
83% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1613 published, 3 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+
Red Lake County
$110 million
under 1% of Minnesota farm sales. No. 62 of 87 counties reporting.

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

What does Red Lake County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans57th in Minnesota65,417 acres
  2. 2Wheat7th in Minnesota55,005 acres
  3. 3Corn64th in Minnesota13,891 acres
  4. 4Hay51st in Minnesota5,777 acres
  5. 5Dry beans25th in Minnesota*2,008 acres
  6. 6Oats12th in Minnesota1,812 acres
  7. 7Barley10th in Minnesota*1,425 acres
  8. 8Sunflowers9th in Minnesota*1,288 acres

How does Red Lake 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.

Red Lake County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Wheat3.5 million bushels71284%production
Barley94,975 bushels10*185*2%production
Oats204,850 bushels1255*2%production
Sunflowers2.7 million pounds9*106*2%production
Goats349 goats47*1,647*under 1%head on farms
Soybeans2.5 million bushels57611*under 1%production
Dry beans3.5 million pounds25*96*under 1%production
Hay17,016 tons511,641*under 1%production
Cattle10,937 cattle541,775*under 1%head on farms
Milk1,272 milk cows39*542*under 1%head on farms
Corn2.3 million bushels641,009*under 1%production
Sheep161 sheep72*2,172*under 1%head on farms
Eggs85 laying hens79*2,634*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sugar beets, hogs and honey.

What livestock does Red Lake County raise?

Red Lake County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle10,93754head on farms
Milk cows1,27239*head on farms
Goats34947*head on farms
Sheep16172*head on farms
Laying hens8579*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.