Counties in Minnesota by farms, 2022

Stearns County had the highest farms of 87 counties in 2022, at 2,695. Cook County had the lowest, at 25. The median was 721 and the figure for Minnesota was 65,531. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest2,695Stearns County
Lowest25Cook County
Median72187 counties
Minnesota65,531History

Top 40 counties, 2022

Stearns County: 2,695 countStearns County2,695Otter Tail County: 2,497 countOtter Tail County2,497Morrison County: 1,571 countMorrison County1,571Todd County: 1,529 countTodd County1,529Fillmore County: 1,458 countFillmore County1,458Goodhue County: 1,406 countGoodhue County1,406Redwood County: 1,323 countRedwood County1,323Wright County: 1,310 countWright County1,310Kandiyohi County: 1,252 countKandiyohi County1,252Polk County: 1,223 countPolk County1,223Rice County: 1,111 countRice County1,111Olmsted County: 1,102 countOlmsted County1,102Marshall County: 1,072 countMarshall County1,072Blue Earth County: 1,019 countBlue Earth County1,019Mower County: 999 countMower County999Winona County: 993 countWinona County993Meeker County: 991 countMeeker County991Douglas County: 980 countDouglas County980Brown County: 973 countBrown County973Becker County: 952 countBecker County952Nobles County: 938 countNobles County938Renville County: 931 countRenville County931Freeborn County: 908 countFreeborn County908Le Sueur County: 896 countLe Sueur County896Lyon County: 869 countLyon County869Sibley County: 860 countSibley County860Yellow Medicine County: 847 countYellow Medicine County847Jackson County: 845 countJackson County845Dakota County: 841 countDakota County841Martin County: 823 countMartin County823Pope County: 821 countPope County821St. Louis County: 821 countSt. Louis County821Isanti County: 814 countIsanti County814McLeod County: 801 countMcLeod County801Houston County: 797 countHouston County797Murray County: 789 countMurray County789Faribault County: 773 countFaribault County773Roseau County: 751 countRoseau County751Wabasha County: 743 countWabasha County743Cottonwood County: 742 countCottonwood County742
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
1Stearns County2,695
2Otter Tail County2,497
3Morrison County1,571
4Todd County1,529
5Fillmore County1,458
6Goodhue County1,406
7Redwood County1,323
8Wright County1,310
9Kandiyohi County1,252
10Polk County1,223
11Rice County1,111
12Olmsted County1,102
13Marshall County1,072
14Blue Earth County1,019
15Mower County999
16Winona County993
17Meeker County991
18Douglas County980
19Brown County973
20Becker County952
21Nobles County938
22Renville County931
23Freeborn County908
24Le Sueur County896
25Lyon County869
26Sibley County860
27Yellow Medicine County847
28Jackson County845
29Dakota County841
30Martin County823
31Pope County821
31St. Louis County821
33Isanti County814
34McLeod County801
35Houston County797
36Murray County789
37Faribault County773
38Roseau County751
39Wabasha County743
40Cottonwood County742
41Chisago County740
42Lac qui Parle County735
43Pine County728
44Steele County721
45Swift County708
46Benton County687
47Nicollet County660
48Clay County655
49Scott County624
50Waseca County622
51Dodge County614
52Kittson County613
53Beltrami County608
54Carver County606
55Mille Lacs County603
56Lincoln County598
57Rock County573
58Chippewa County563
59Kanabec County531
60Grant County529
60Pipestone County529
62Washington County525
63Watonwan County512
64Hennepin County511
65Stevens County500
66Sherburne County494
67Cass County488
68Carlton County463
69Aitkin County449
70Wadena County442
71Norman County435
72Crow Wing County426
73Itasca County424
74Clearwater County404
75Big Stone County392
76Traverse County358
76Wilkin County358
78Anoka County355
79Hubbard County336
80Pennington County322
81Red Lake County274
82Mahnomen County268
83Koochiching County190
84Lake of the Woods County186
85Ramsey County47
86Lake County34
87Cook County25

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Minnesota by farms, 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Minnesota by farms, 2022. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/minnesota-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Minnesota by farms, 2022. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/minnesota-counties.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Minnesota by farms, 2022 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Stearns County, with 2,695 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Cook County, with 25 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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