Counties in Minnesota by farms

Stearns County had the highest farms of 87 counties in 2007, at 3,368. Cook County had the lowest, at 13. The median was 888 and the figure for Minnesota was 80,992. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest3,368Stearns County
Lowest13Cook County
Median88887 counties
Minnesota80,992History

Top 40 counties, 2007

Stearns County: 3,368 countStearns County3,368Otter Tail County: 3,296 countOtter Tail County3,296Todd County: 1,910 countTodd County1,910Morrison County: 1,867 countMorrison County1,867Fillmore County: 1,667 countFillmore County1,667Goodhue County: 1,644 countGoodhue County1,644Polk County: 1,609 countPolk County1,609Wright County: 1,531 countWright County1,531Rice County: 1,494 countRice County1,494Marshall County: 1,405 countMarshall County1,405Kandiyohi County: 1,386 countKandiyohi County1,386Olmsted County: 1,384 countOlmsted County1,384Freeborn County: 1,257 countFreeborn County1,257Blue Earth County: 1,247 countBlue Earth County1,247Redwood County: 1,215 countRedwood County1,215Winona County: 1,203 countWinona County1,203Becker County: 1,202 countBecker County1,202Douglas County: 1,199 countDouglas County1,199Roseau County: 1,182 countRoseau County1,182Meeker County: 1,146 countMeeker County1,146Brown County: 1,129 countBrown County1,129Renville County: 1,119 countRenville County1,119Nobles County: 1,094 countNobles County1,094Le Sueur County: 1,091 countLe Sueur County1,091Mower County: 1,088 countMower County1,088Dakota County: 1,065 countDakota County1,065Pope County: 1,055 countPope County1,055Houston County: 1,041 countHouston County1,041Sibley County: 1,029 countSibley County1,029Murray County: 1,023 countMurray County1,023McLeod County: 1,021 countMcLeod County1,021Lyon County: 1,011 countLyon County1,011Yellow Medicine County: 986 countYellow Medicine County986Wabasha County: 976 countWabasha County976Jackson County: 969 countJackson County969Martin County: 960 countMartin County960Faribault County: 952 countFaribault County952Pine County: 945 countPine County945Steele County: 934 countSteele County934Lac qui Parle County: 932 countLac qui Parle County932
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

RankCounties2007
count
1Stearns County3,368
2Otter Tail County3,296
3Todd County1,910
4Morrison County1,867
5Fillmore County1,667
6Goodhue County1,644
7Polk County1,609
8Wright County1,531
9Rice County1,494
10Marshall County1,405
11Kandiyohi County1,386
12Olmsted County1,384
13Freeborn County1,257
14Blue Earth County1,247
15Redwood County1,215
16Winona County1,203
17Becker County1,202
18Douglas County1,199
19Roseau County1,182
20Meeker County1,146
21Brown County1,129
22Renville County1,119
23Nobles County1,094
24Le Sueur County1,091
25Mower County1,088
26Dakota County1,065
27Pope County1,055
28Houston County1,041
29Sibley County1,029
30Murray County1,023
31McLeod County1,021
32Lyon County1,011
33Yellow Medicine County986
34Wabasha County976
35Jackson County969
36Martin County960
37Faribault County952
38Pine County945
39Steele County934
40Lac qui Parle County932
41Clay County921
42Benton County919
43Isanti County910
44Swift County888
45Chisago County867
46Cottonwood County865
47Waseca County848
48Nicollet County827
49Carver County800
50Scott County795
51Lincoln County784
52Mille Lacs County762
53St. Louis County761
54Washington County729
55Dodge County723
56Chippewa County720
57Kanabec County701
58Rock County696
59Norman County692
60Kittson County677
61Pipestone County676
62Grant County675
63Beltrami County674
64Wadena County657
65Stevens County639
66Pennington County630
67Crow Wing County609
68Watonwan County604
69Clearwater County601
70Hennepin County582
71Cass County563
72Sherburne County549
73Aitkin County538
74Carlton County485
75Traverse County479
76Anoka County475
77Hubbard County468
78Big Stone County452
79Wilkin County428
80Itasca County419
81Red Lake County382
82Mahnomen County374
83Lake of the Woods County225
84Koochiching County214
85Lake County34
86Ramsey County30
87Cook County13

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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.

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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, 2007) [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, 2007. 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?period=2007. 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, 2007. 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?period=2007.

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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, 2007 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/minnesota-counties?period=2007 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Stearns County, with 3,368 in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Cook County, with 13 in 2007.

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