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Roseau County, Minnesota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Roseau County, Minnesota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Roseau County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (131,263 acres), wheat (89,637 acres) and hay (29,365 acres). Its farms sold $212 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 56th of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Farm sales, 2022
$212 million773rd of 3,050 US counties
Farms
751537,341 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
84% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
3516 published, 5 withheld, 14 under half a unit
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+
Roseau County
$212 million
under 1% of Minnesota farm sales. No. 56 of 87 counties reporting.

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

What does Roseau County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans37th in Minnesota131,263 acres
  2. 2Wheat5th in Minnesota89,637 acres
  3. 3Hay16th in Minnesota29,365 acres
  4. 4Canola2nd in Minnesota13,808 acres
  5. 5Corn71st in Minnesota12,134 acres
  6. 6Sunflowers4th in Minnesota8,098 acres
  7. 7Oats3rd in Minnesota6,502 acres
  8. 8Barley2nd in Minnesota6,436 acres
  9. 9Lettuce22nd in Minnesota*1 acre

How does Roseau 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.

Roseau County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of MN
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Canola33.8 million pounds225*23%production
Sunflowers19 million pounds443*13%production
Barley490,002 bushels276*12%production
Wheat5.8 million bushels5637%production
Oats535,248 bushels313*6%production
Hay52,488 tons16567*2%production
Soybeans4.9 million bushels37300*1%production
Lettuce1 acre22*543*1%acres harvested
Goats494 goats36*1,289*under 1%head on farms
Sheep1,016 sheep33*905*under 1%head on farms
Cattle16,286 cattle401,434*under 1%head on farms
Hogs13,262 hogs46*495*under 1%head on farms
Corn1.7 million bushels711,103*under 1%production
Milk342 milk cows55*766*under 1%head on farms
Eggs1,076 laying hens48*1,657*under 1%head on farms
Show all 16 items
Roseau County rankings, items 16 to 16
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Chickens572 broiler chickens39*1,065*under 1%head sold

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: dry beans, sugar beets, apples, turkeys and honey.

Reported at less than half a unit (for example, under half an acre): potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, pumpkins, squash, bell peppers, chile peppers, cabbage, spinach, watermelon and cantaloupe.

What livestock does Roseau County raise?

Roseau County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle16,28640head on farms
Hogs13,26246*head on farms
Laying hens1,07648*head on farms
Sheep1,01633*head on farms
Broiler chickens57239*head sold
Goats49436*head on farms
Milk cows34255*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.