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Traverse County, Minnesota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Traverse County, Minnesota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Traverse County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (118,079 acres), corn (115,605 acres) and sugar beets (4,248 acres). Its farms sold $260 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 50th of 87 counties in Minnesota.

Farm sales, 2022
$260 million611th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
358309,539 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
77% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1710 published, 7 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+
Traverse County
$260 million
under 1% of Minnesota farm sales. No. 50 of 87 counties reporting.

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

What does Traverse County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans38th in Minnesota118,079 acres
  2. 2Corn37th in Minnesota115,605 acres
  3. 3Sugar beets18th in Minnesota*4,248 acres
  4. 4Hay50th in Minnesota4,221 acres
  5. 5Wheat18th in Minnesota3,762 acres
  6. 6Dry beans20th in Minnesota*1,862 acres
  7. 7Sunflowers11th in Minnesota*912 acres
  8. 8Oats46th in Minnesota600 acres

How does Traverse 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.

Traverse County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MNMeasure
Dry beans7.2 million pounds20*68*1%production
Soybeans4.9 million bushels38305*1%production
Corn18.6 million bushels372241%production
Sunflowers1.8 million pounds11*117*1%production
Sugar beets86,066 tons18*55*under 1%production
Hay17,144 tons501,635*under 1%production
Oats60,000 bushels46236*under 1%production
Cattle12,129 cattle501,689*under 1%head on farms
Wheat189,957 bushels18977*under 1%production
Hogs12,478 hogs47*499*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: pumpkins, watermelon, grapes, eggs, milk, sheep and honey.

What livestock does Traverse County raise?

Traverse County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs12,47847*head on farms
Cattle12,12950head 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.