Counties in Minnesota by land in farms

Polk County had the highest land in farms of 87 counties in 2007, at 1,099,761 acres. Ramsey County had the lowest, at 941 acres. The median was 273,981 acres and the figure for Minnesota was 26,917,962 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,099,761Polk County
Lowest941Ramsey County
Median273,98187 counties
Minnesota26,917,962History

Map of counties, 2007

Aitkin County: 132,672 acresAnoka County: 45,987 acresBecker County: 395,858 acresBeltrami County: 210,833 acresBenton County: 185,994 acresBig Stone County: 252,291 acresBlue Earth County: 415,326 acresBrown County: 354,725 acresCarlton County: 97,897 acresCarver County: 169,397 acresCass County: 169,160 acresChippewa County: 367,926 acresChisago County: 115,280 acresClay County: 613,819 acresClearwater County: 194,190 acresCook County: 2,402 acresCottonwood County: 381,249 acresCrow Wing County: 121,716 acresDakota County: 246,026 acresDodge County: 248,125 acresDouglas County: 262,695 acresFaribault County: 453,761 acresFillmore County: 446,331 acresFreeborn County: 388,488 acresGoodhue County: 396,743 acresGrant County: 321,501 acresHennepin County: 66,558 acresHouston County: 244,404 acresHubbard County: 126,198 acresIsanti County: 126,202 acresItasca County: 93,274 acresJackson County: 400,531 acresKanabec County: 141,896 acresKandiyohi County: 417,138 acresKittson County: 542,062 acresKoochiching County: 55,109 acresLac qui Parle County: 412,051 acresLake County: 3,429 acresLake of the Woods County: 96,932 acresLe Sueur County: 250,696 acresLincoln County: 286,255 acresLyon County: 428,693 acresMcLeod County: 243,958 acresMahnomen County: 190,902 acresMarshall County: 910,687 acresMartin County: 449,655 acresMeeker County: 321,781 acresMille Lacs County: 124,956 acresMorrison County: 431,346 acresMower County: 419,889 acresMurray County: 428,869 acresNicollet County: 273,981 acresNobles County: 422,300 acresNorman County: 512,922 acresOlmsted County: 296,039 acresOtter Tail County: 898,703 acresPennington County: 325,292 acresPine County: 207,629 acresPipestone County: 244,670 acresPolk County: 1,099,761 acresPope County: 360,095 acresRamsey County: 941 acresRed Lake County: 223,469 acresRedwood County: 553,855 acresRenville County: 619,734 acresRice County: 253,094 acresRock County: 279,088 acresRoseau County: 591,316 acresSt. Louis County: 148,689 acresScott County: 117,551 acresSherburne County: 106,127 acresSibley County: 345,738 acresStearns County: 708,284 acresSteele County: 266,199 acresStevens County: 340,347 acresSwift County: 388,442 acresTodd County: 378,734 acresTraverse County: 327,627 acresWabasha County: 262,263 acresWadena County: 151,212 acresWaseca County: 254,531 acresWashington County: 81,237 acresWatonwan County: 269,094 acresWilkin County: 424,976 acresWinona County: 305,560 acresWright County: 265,376 acresYellow Medicine County: 409,223 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Polk County: 1,099,761 acresPolk County1,099,761Marshall County: 910,687 acresMarshall County910,687Otter Tail County: 898,703 acresOtter Tail County898,703Stearns County: 708,284 acresStearns County708,284Renville County: 619,734 acresRenville County619,734Clay County: 613,819 acresClay County613,819Roseau County: 591,316 acresRoseau County591,316Redwood County: 553,855 acresRedwood County553,855Kittson County: 542,062 acresKittson County542,062Norman County: 512,922 acresNorman County512,922Faribault County: 453,761 acresFaribault County453,761Martin County: 449,655 acresMartin County449,655Fillmore County: 446,331 acresFillmore County446,331Morrison County: 431,346 acresMorrison County431,346Murray County: 428,869 acresMurray County428,869Lyon County: 428,693 acresLyon County428,693Wilkin County: 424,976 acresWilkin County424,976Nobles County: 422,300 acresNobles County422,300Mower County: 419,889 acresMower County419,889Kandiyohi County: 417,138 acresKandiyohi County417,138Blue Earth County: 415,326 acresBlue Earth County415,326Lac qui Parle County: 412,051 acresLac qui Parle County412,051Yellow Medicine County: 409,223 acresYellow Medicine County409,223Jackson County: 400,531 acresJackson County400,531Goodhue County: 396,743 acresGoodhue County396,743Becker County: 395,858 acresBecker County395,858Freeborn County: 388,488 acresFreeborn County388,488Swift County: 388,442 acresSwift County388,442Cottonwood County: 381,249 acresCottonwood County381,249Todd County: 378,734 acresTodd County378,734Chippewa County: 367,926 acresChippewa County367,926Pope County: 360,095 acresPope County360,095Brown County: 354,725 acresBrown County354,725Sibley County: 345,738 acresSibley County345,738Stevens County: 340,347 acresStevens County340,347Traverse County: 327,627 acresTraverse County327,627Pennington County: 325,292 acresPennington County325,292Meeker County: 321,781 acresMeeker County321,781Grant County: 321,501 acresGrant County321,501Winona County: 305,560 acresWinona County305,560Polk County: 1,099,761 acresPolk County1,099,761Marshall County: 910,687 acresMarshall County910,687Otter Tail County: 898,703 acresOtter Tail County898,703Stearns County: 708,284 acresStearns County708,284Renville County: 619,734 acresRenville County619,734Clay County: 613,819 acresClay County613,819Roseau County: 591,316 acresRoseau County591,316Redwood County: 553,855 acresRedwood County553,855Kittson County: 542,062 acresKittson County542,062Norman County: 512,922 acresNorman County512,922Faribault County: 453,761 acresFaribault County453,761Martin County: 449,655 acresMartin County449,655Fillmore County: 446,331 acresFillmore County446,331Morrison County: 431,346 acresMorrison County431,346Murray County: 428,869 acresMurray County428,869Lyon County: 428,693 acresLyon County428,693Wilkin County: 424,976 acresWilkin County424,976Nobles County: 422,300 acresNobles County422,300Mower County: 419,889 acresMower County419,889Kandiyohi County: 417,138 acresKandiyohi County417,138Blue Earth County: 415,326 acresBlue Earth County415,326Lac qui Parle County: 412,051 acresLac qui Parle County412,051Yellow Medicine County: 409,223 acresYellow Medicine County409,223Jackson County: 400,531 acresJackson County400,531Goodhue County: 396,743 acresGoodhue County396,743Becker County: 395,858 acresBecker County395,858Freeborn County: 388,488 acresFreeborn County388,488Swift County: 388,442 acresSwift County388,442Cottonwood County: 381,249 acresCottonwood County381,249Todd County: 378,734 acresTodd County378,734Chippewa County: 367,926 acresChippewa County367,926Pope County: 360,095 acresPope County360,095Brown County: 354,725 acresBrown County354,725Sibley County: 345,738 acresSibley County345,738Stevens County: 340,347 acresStevens County340,347Traverse County: 327,627 acresTraverse County327,627Pennington County: 325,292 acresPennington County325,292Meeker County: 321,781 acresMeeker County321,781Grant County: 321,501 acresGrant County321,501Winona County: 305,560 acresWinona County305,560
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

RankCounties2007
acres
1Polk County1,099,761
2Marshall County910,687
3Otter Tail County898,703
4Stearns County708,284
5Renville County619,734
6Clay County613,819
7Roseau County591,316
8Redwood County553,855
9Kittson County542,062
10Norman County512,922
11Faribault County453,761
12Martin County449,655
13Fillmore County446,331
14Morrison County431,346
15Murray County428,869
16Lyon County428,693
17Wilkin County424,976
18Nobles County422,300
19Mower County419,889
20Kandiyohi County417,138
21Blue Earth County415,326
22Lac qui Parle County412,051
23Yellow Medicine County409,223
24Jackson County400,531
25Goodhue County396,743
26Becker County395,858
27Freeborn County388,488
28Swift County388,442
29Cottonwood County381,249
30Todd County378,734
31Chippewa County367,926
32Pope County360,095
33Brown County354,725
34Sibley County345,738
35Stevens County340,347
36Traverse County327,627
37Pennington County325,292
38Meeker County321,781
39Grant County321,501
40Winona County305,560
41Olmsted County296,039
42Lincoln County286,255
43Rock County279,088
44Nicollet County273,981
45Watonwan County269,094
46Steele County266,199
47Wright County265,376
48Douglas County262,695
49Wabasha County262,263
50Waseca County254,531
51Rice County253,094
52Big Stone County252,291
53Le Sueur County250,696
54Dodge County248,125
55Dakota County246,026
56Pipestone County244,670
57Houston County244,404
58McLeod County243,958
59Red Lake County223,469
60Beltrami County210,833
61Pine County207,629
62Clearwater County194,190
63Mahnomen County190,902
64Benton County185,994
65Carver County169,397
66Cass County169,160
67Wadena County151,212
68St. Louis County148,689
69Kanabec County141,896
70Aitkin County132,672
71Isanti County126,202
72Hubbard County126,198
73Mille Lacs County124,956
74Crow Wing County121,716
75Scott County117,551
76Chisago County115,280
77Sherburne County106,127
78Carlton County97,897
79Lake of the Woods County96,932
80Itasca County93,274
81Washington County81,237
82Hennepin County66,558
83Koochiching County55,109
84Anoka County45,987
85Lake County3,429
86Cook County2,402
87Ramsey County941

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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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Polk County, with 1,099,761 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Ramsey County, with 941 acres in 2007.

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