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Nodaway County, Missouri · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Nodaway County, Missouri grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Nodaway County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (107,428 acres), corn (95,029 acres) and hay (29,263 acres). Its farms sold $223 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 18th of 114 counties in Missouri.

Farm sales, 2022
$223 million735th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
1,034380,179 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
87% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2312 published, 10 withheld, 1 under half a unit
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $1.2M$1.2M to $4.7M$4.7M to $18M$18M to $59M$59M to $180M$180M+
None reported
Nodaway County
$223 million
2% of Missouri farm sales. No. 18 of 114 counties reporting.

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

What does Nodaway County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans10th in Missouri107,428 acres
  2. 2Corn4th in Missouri95,029 acres
  3. 3Hay36th in Missouri29,263 acres
  4. 4Wheat58th in Missouri*1,459 acres
  5. 5Oats1st in Missouri*269 acres
  6. 6Pumpkins35th in Missouri*2 acres

How does Nodaway County rank?

Each item's rank among counties in Missouri 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.

Nodaway County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of MOMeasure
Oats28,856 bushels1*398*7%production
Corn17.2 million bushels42544%production
Goats1,927 goats5215*3%head on farms
Sheep2,983 sheep5278*2%head on farms
Soybeans5.6 million bushels10237*2%production
Hay58,627 tons36470*1%production
Cattle37,833 cattle42694*under 1%head on farms
Wheat94,702 bushels58*1,247*under 1%production
Pumpkins2 acres35*954*under 1%acres harvested
Hogs1,532 hogs45*644*under 1%head on farms
Eggs3,880 laying hens32*755*under 1%head on farms
Turkeys39 turkeys49*1,141*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sorghum, sweet potatoes, squash, asparagus, grapes, sweet cherries, pears, chickens, milk and honey.

Reported at less than half a unit (for example, under half an acre): lettuce.

What livestock does Nodaway County raise?

Nodaway County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle37,83342head on farms
Laying hens3,88032*head on farms
Sheep2,9835head on farms
Goats1,9275head on farms
Hogs1,53245*head on farms
Turkeys3949*head on farms

Other farm counties in Missouri

Top Missouri counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
Newton County$588 million
Barry County$561 million
Morgan County$409 million
Saline County$400 million
Stoddard County$369 million
Pettis County$363 million
Audrain County$298 million
Dunklin County$293 million
New Madrid County$265 million
Vernon County$259 million
Lawrence County$255 million
McDonald County$252 million

What does Missouri 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.