Counties in Minnesota by land in farms, 2022

Polk County had the highest land in farms of 87 counties in 2022, at 1,083,394 acres. Ramsey County had the lowest, at 799 acres. The median was 266,866 acres and the figure for Minnesota was 25,442,625 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,083,394Polk County
Lowest799Ramsey County
Median266,86687 counties
Minnesota25,442,625History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 120,748 acresAnoka County: 30,064 acresBecker County: 381,537 acresBeltrami County: 173,158 acresBenton County: 134,358 acresBig Stone County: 263,888 acresBlue Earth County: 478,133 acresBrown County: 302,331 acresCarlton County: 125,420 acresCarver County: 156,676 acresCass County: 134,449 acresChippewa County: 364,695 acresChisago County: 81,038 acresClay County: 556,161 acresClearwater County: 159,856 acresCook County: 1,940 acresCottonwood County: 392,494 acresCrow Wing County: 92,791 acresDakota County: 208,517 acresDodge County: 280,440 acresDouglas County: 268,096 acresFaribault County: 383,231 acresFillmore County: 470,312 acresFreeborn County: 351,174 acresGoodhue County: 421,698 acresGrant County: 338,754 acresHennepin County: 32,406 acresHouston County: 223,021 acresHubbard County: 98,144 acresIsanti County: 101,666 acresItasca County: 96,375 acresJackson County: 384,337 acresKanabec County: 99,182 acresKandiyohi County: 494,447 acresKittson County: 602,709 acresKoochiching County: 60,919 acresLac qui Parle County: 410,959 acresLake County: 1,422 acresLake of the Woods County: 109,394 acresLe Sueur County: 205,774 acresLincoln County: 212,420 acresLyon County: 424,591 acresMcLeod County: 246,163 acresMahnomen County: 217,882 acresMarshall County: 912,128 acresMartin County: 454,025 acresMeeker County: 308,376 acresMille Lacs County: 96,684 acresMorrison County: 361,789 acresMower County: 380,070 acresMurray County: 351,476 acresNicollet County: 278,870 acresNobles County: 366,330 acresNorman County: 491,694 acresOlmsted County: 308,004 acresOtter Tail County: 770,922 acresPennington County: 258,956 acresPine County: 164,801 acresPipestone County: 227,976 acresPolk County: 1,083,394 acresPope County: 310,041 acresRamsey County: 799 acresRed Lake County: 196,716 acresRedwood County: 560,222 acresRenville County: 626,065 acresRice County: 249,881 acresRock County: 261,220 acresRoseau County: 537,341 acresSt. Louis County: 162,061 acresScott County: 99,629 acresSherburne County: 85,044 acresSibley County: 373,628 acresStearns County: 643,463 acresSteele County: 245,834 acresStevens County: 330,936 acresSwift County: 374,933 acresTodd County: 321,168 acresTraverse County: 309,539 acresWabasha County: 235,417 acresWadena County: 123,335 acresWaseca County: 266,866 acresWashington County: 50,806 acresWatonwan County: 263,479 acresWilkin County: 401,044 acresWinona County: 295,658 acresWright County: 224,831 acresYellow Medicine County: 383,404 acres
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acres, 2022. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Polk County: 1,083,394 acresPolk County1,083,394Marshall County: 912,128 acresMarshall County912,128Otter Tail County: 770,922 acresOtter Tail County770,922Stearns County: 643,463 acresStearns County643,463Renville County: 626,065 acresRenville County626,065Kittson County: 602,709 acresKittson County602,709Redwood County: 560,222 acresRedwood County560,222Clay County: 556,161 acresClay County556,161Roseau County: 537,341 acresRoseau County537,341Kandiyohi County: 494,447 acresKandiyohi County494,447Norman County: 491,694 acresNorman County491,694Blue Earth County: 478,133 acresBlue Earth County478,133Fillmore County: 470,312 acresFillmore County470,312Martin County: 454,025 acresMartin County454,025Lyon County: 424,591 acresLyon County424,591Goodhue County: 421,698 acresGoodhue County421,698Lac qui Parle County: 410,959 acresLac qui Parle County410,959Wilkin County: 401,044 acresWilkin County401,044Cottonwood County: 392,494 acresCottonwood County392,494Jackson County: 384,337 acresJackson County384,337Yellow Medicine County: 383,404 acresYellow Medicine County383,404Faribault County: 383,231 acresFaribault County383,231Becker County: 381,537 acresBecker County381,537Mower County: 380,070 acresMower County380,070Swift County: 374,933 acresSwift County374,933Sibley County: 373,628 acresSibley County373,628Nobles County: 366,330 acresNobles County366,330Chippewa County: 364,695 acresChippewa County364,695Morrison County: 361,789 acresMorrison County361,789Murray County: 351,476 acresMurray County351,476Freeborn County: 351,174 acresFreeborn County351,174Grant County: 338,754 acresGrant County338,754Stevens County: 330,936 acresStevens County330,936Todd County: 321,168 acresTodd County321,168Pope County: 310,041 acresPope County310,041Traverse County: 309,539 acresTraverse County309,539Meeker County: 308,376 acresMeeker County308,376Olmsted County: 308,004 acresOlmsted County308,004Brown County: 302,331 acresBrown County302,331Winona County: 295,658 acresWinona County295,658Polk County: 1,083,394 acresPolk County1,083,394Marshall County: 912,128 acresMarshall County912,128Otter Tail County: 770,922 acresOtter Tail County770,922Stearns County: 643,463 acresStearns County643,463Renville County: 626,065 acresRenville County626,065Kittson County: 602,709 acresKittson County602,709Redwood County: 560,222 acresRedwood County560,222Clay County: 556,161 acresClay County556,161Roseau County: 537,341 acresRoseau County537,341Kandiyohi County: 494,447 acresKandiyohi County494,447Norman County: 491,694 acresNorman County491,694Blue Earth County: 478,133 acresBlue Earth County478,133Fillmore County: 470,312 acresFillmore County470,312Martin County: 454,025 acresMartin County454,025Lyon County: 424,591 acresLyon County424,591Goodhue County: 421,698 acresGoodhue County421,698Lac qui Parle County: 410,959 acresLac qui Parle County410,959Wilkin County: 401,044 acresWilkin County401,044Cottonwood County: 392,494 acresCottonwood County392,494Jackson County: 384,337 acresJackson County384,337Yellow Medicine County: 383,404 acresYellow Medicine County383,404Faribault County: 383,231 acresFaribault County383,231Becker County: 381,537 acresBecker County381,537Mower County: 380,070 acresMower County380,070Swift County: 374,933 acresSwift County374,933Sibley County: 373,628 acresSibley County373,628Nobles County: 366,330 acresNobles County366,330Chippewa County: 364,695 acresChippewa County364,695Morrison County: 361,789 acresMorrison County361,789Murray County: 351,476 acresMurray County351,476Freeborn County: 351,174 acresFreeborn County351,174Grant County: 338,754 acresGrant County338,754Stevens County: 330,936 acresStevens County330,936Todd County: 321,168 acresTodd County321,168Pope County: 310,041 acresPope County310,041Traverse County: 309,539 acresTraverse County309,539Meeker County: 308,376 acresMeeker County308,376Olmsted County: 308,004 acresOlmsted County308,004Brown County: 302,331 acresBrown County302,331Winona County: 295,658 acresWinona County295,658
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
acres
1Polk County1,083,394
2Marshall County912,128
3Otter Tail County770,922
4Stearns County643,463
5Renville County626,065
6Kittson County602,709
7Redwood County560,222
8Clay County556,161
9Roseau County537,341
10Kandiyohi County494,447
11Norman County491,694
12Blue Earth County478,133
13Fillmore County470,312
14Martin County454,025
15Lyon County424,591
16Goodhue County421,698
17Lac qui Parle County410,959
18Wilkin County401,044
19Cottonwood County392,494
20Jackson County384,337
21Yellow Medicine County383,404
22Faribault County383,231
23Becker County381,537
24Mower County380,070
25Swift County374,933
26Sibley County373,628
27Nobles County366,330
28Chippewa County364,695
29Morrison County361,789
30Murray County351,476
31Freeborn County351,174
32Grant County338,754
33Stevens County330,936
34Todd County321,168
35Pope County310,041
36Traverse County309,539
37Meeker County308,376
38Olmsted County308,004
39Brown County302,331
40Winona County295,658
41Dodge County280,440
42Nicollet County278,870
43Douglas County268,096
44Waseca County266,866
45Big Stone County263,888
46Watonwan County263,479
47Rock County261,220
48Pennington County258,956
49Rice County249,881
50McLeod County246,163
51Steele County245,834
52Wabasha County235,417
53Pipestone County227,976
54Wright County224,831
55Houston County223,021
56Mahnomen County217,882
57Lincoln County212,420
58Dakota County208,517
59Le Sueur County205,774
60Red Lake County196,716
61Beltrami County173,158
62Pine County164,801
63St. Louis County162,061
64Clearwater County159,856
65Carver County156,676
66Cass County134,449
67Benton County134,358
68Carlton County125,420
69Wadena County123,335
70Aitkin County120,748
71Lake of the Woods County109,394
72Isanti County101,666
73Scott County99,629
74Kanabec County99,182
75Hubbard County98,144
76Mille Lacs County96,684
77Itasca County96,375
78Crow Wing County92,791
79Sherburne County85,044
80Chisago County81,038
81Koochiching County60,919
82Washington County50,806
83Hennepin County32,406
84Anoka County30,064
85Cook County1,940
86Lake County1,422
87Ramsey County799

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Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, 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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Polk County, with 1,083,394 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Ramsey County, with 799 acres in 2022.

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