Stoddard County, Missouri · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Stoddard County, Missouri grow?
Of the crops tracked here, Stoddard County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (151,712 acres), corn (70,462 acres) and rice (24,421 acres). Its farms sold $369 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 5th of 114 counties in Missouri.
Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for popcorn (14th of 75 counties).
- Farm sales, 2022
- $369 million359th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 637417,349 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 85% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 2919 published, 10 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Stoddard County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Stoddard 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.
| Item | Amount | State rank | US rank | Share of MO | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popcorn | 23.8 million pounds | 1 | 14* | 64% | production |
| Rice | 186 million pounds | 3 | 33* | 16% | production |
| Peanuts | 8.6 million pounds | 2 | 135* | 15% | production |
| Sorghum | 132,264 bushels | 4* | 205* | 5% | production |
| Plums | 1 acre | 3* | 170* | 5% | bearing acres |
| Wheat | 1.1 million bushels | 7 | 343 | 4% | production |
| Soybeans | 6.9 million bushels | 5 | 124* | 3% | production |
| Chickens | 8 million broiler chickens | 10 | 270* | 3% | head sold |
| Corn | 11.5 million bushels | 8 | 424 | 2% | production |
| Tomatoes | 2 acres | 27* | 1,159* | under 1% | acres harvested |
| Sheep | 568 sheep | 74 | 1,359* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Goats | 224 goats | 90 | 2,038* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Honey | 2,165 pounds | 66* | 1,604* | under 1% | production |
| Sweet corn | 3 acres | 26* | 1,019* | under 1% | acres harvested |
| Hay | 11,775 tons | 103 | 2,000* | under 1% | production |
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Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: barley, potatoes, onions, green beans, pumpkins, cucumbers, blackberries, pecans, turkeys and eggs.
What livestock does Stoddard County raise?
Other farm counties in Missouri
| County | Farm sales |
|---|---|
| Newton County | $588 million |
| Barry County | $561 million |
| Morgan County | $409 million |
| Saline County | $400 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 |
| Johnson County | $235 million |
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.