Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Minnesota

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Minnesota

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Minnesota

Rank	Practice	Acres	Percent
1	Wetland restoration - non-floodplain	318,986	31.2%
2	Filter strips	108,377	10.6%
3	State acres for wildlife enhancement	95,357	9.3%
4	Rare and declining habitat	81,993	8.0%
5	Wildlife habitat	70,760	6.9%
6	Grass plantings - introduced	61,532	6.0%
7	Grass plantings - native	39,601	3.9%
8	Existing grass	35,928	3.5%
9	Wetland restoration - floodplain	28,857	2.8%
10	Wetland restoration	26,718	2.6%
11	Farmable wetland program - buffer	25,633	2.5%
12	Duck nesting habitat	24,499	2.4%
13	Riparian buffers	22,825	2.2%
14	Pollinator habitat	14,980	1.5%
15	Farmable wetland program - wetland	12,371	1.2%
16	Tree plantings - hardwoods	12,279	1.2%
17	Tree plantings - softwoods	6,844	0.7%
18	Field windbreaks	4,946	0.5%
19	Marginal pasture buffers - wetland	4,832	0.5%
20	Salinity reducing Vegetation	4,240	0.4%
21	Existing trees	4,005	0.4%
22	Grass waterways	3,141	0.3%
23	Wildlife food plots	2,803	0.3%
24	Shelterbelts	2,581	0.3%
25	Living snow fences	2,130	0.2%
26	CRP grasslands - native grasses	1,723	0.2%
27	Farmable wetland program - flooded prairie wetlands	1,052	0.1%
28	Bottomland hardwood trees	835	< 0.1%
29	CRP grasslands - introduced grasses	752	< 0.1%
30	Contour grass strips	704	< 0.1%
31	Upland bird habitat buffers	480	< 0.1%
32	Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife	140	< 0.1%
33	Shallow water for wildlife	135	< 0.1%
34	Wildlife corridors	97	< 0.1%
35	Farmable wetland program - constructed wetlands	90	< 0.1%
36	Diversions and erosion control structures	70	< 0.1%
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	Total Acres	1,022,288

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

Rank	State	CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022
1	Marshall County, Minnesota	$41,783,482
2	Lincoln County, Minnesota	$30,603,751
3	Kittson County, Minnesota	$29,919,268
4	East Polk County, Minnesota	$28,365,841
5	Kandiyohi County, Minnesota	$27,461,594
6	Le Sueur County, Minnesota	$24,705,629
7	Fillmore County, Minnesota	$23,504,868
8	East Otter Tail County, Minnesota	$22,604,208
9	Lyon County, Minnesota	$21,598,222
10	Grant County, Minnesota	$20,724,393
11	Swift County, Minnesota	$19,491,592
12	Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota	$19,153,893
13	Redwood County, Minnesota	$18,664,704
14	Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota	$18,101,109
15	Traverse County, Minnesota	$17,967,582
16	Roseau County, Minnesota	$17,309,941
17	Meeker County, Minnesota	$16,520,579
18	Renville County, Minnesota	$15,633,893
19	Freeborn County, Minnesota	$15,558,443
20	Sibley County, Minnesota	$15,017,296
21	Mower County, Minnesota	$14,627,560
22	Murray County, Minnesota	$13,851,368
23	Steele County, Minnesota	$13,820,784
24	Stearns County, Minnesota	$13,680,920
25	Brown County, Minnesota	$13,075,629
26	Pope County, Minnesota	$12,732,865
27	Olmsted County, Minnesota	$12,232,953
28	Rice County, Minnesota	$10,891,105
29	Becker County, Minnesota	$10,663,719
30	Waseca County, Minnesota	$10,531,869
31	Houston County, Minnesota	$10,000,623
32	Chippewa County, Minnesota	$9,785,660
33	Jackson County, Minnesota	$9,725,059
34	Douglas County, Minnesota	$9,638,022
35	Cottonwood County, Minnesota	$9,616,266
36	Nobles County, Minnesota	$9,415,320
37	Clay County, Minnesota	$9,343,167
38	McLeod County, Minnesota	$8,952,934
39	Stevens County, Minnesota	$8,791,162
40	Blue Earth County, Minnesota	$8,723,514
41	Wabasha County, Minnesota	$7,201,514
42	Pennington County, Minnesota	$7,174,006
43	Winona County, Minnesota	$7,068,268
44	Wilkin County, Minnesota	$7,060,595
45	Watonwan County, Minnesota	$6,982,037
46	Martin County, Minnesota	$6,652,512
47	Goodhue County, Minnesota	$6,004,657
48	Dodge County, Minnesota	$5,825,173
49	Norman County, Minnesota	$5,813,846
50	Nicollet County, Minnesota	$5,555,565
51	Faribault County, Minnesota	$5,316,185
52	Pipestone County, Minnesota	$5,274,286
53	Big Stone County, Minnesota	$5,235,904
54	Carver County, Minnesota	$5,013,509
55	Todd County, Minnesota	$4,905,326
56	Wright County, Minnesota	$4,902,933
57	Red Lake County, Minnesota	$3,813,740
58	Rock County, Minnesota	$3,271,948
59	Mahnomen County, Minnesota	$2,817,380
60	Scott County, Minnesota	$2,713,055
61	Dakota County, Minnesota	$2,096,155
62	Morrison County, Minnesota	$1,354,696
63	Benton County, Minnesota	$1,011,978
64	Beltrami County, Minnesota	$599,731
65	Clearwater County, Minnesota	$442,815
66	Hennepin County, Minnesota	$429,266
67	Wadena County, Minnesota	$359,490
68	Sherburne County, Minnesota	$288,307
69	Isanti County, Minnesota	$270,592
70	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	$261,563
71	Mille Lacs County, Minnesota	$227,331
72	Washington County, Minnesota	$157,470
73	Chisago County, Minnesota	$157,215
74	Cass County, Minnesota	$70,969
75	Hubbard County, Minnesota	$53,341
76	Itasca County, Minnesota	$40,931
77	Aitkin County, Minnesota	$39,241
78	Anoka County, Minnesota	$35,316
79	Kanabec County, Minnesota	$32,018
80	Pine County, Minnesota	$23,871
81	Carlton County, Minnesota	$18,912
82	Koochiching County, Minnesota	$11,831
83	North St. Louis County, Minnesota	$6,668
84	Crow Wing County, Minnesota	$2,043
85	Cook County, Minnesota	$691
86	Lake County, Minnesota	$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Minnesota, 2022

Land in Minnesota, 2022

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	65,531
Total Acres in Farms:	25,442,625
Cropland Acres:	21,544,060
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	1,031,215
Woodland Acres:	1,446,600

Livestock in Minnesota, 2022

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	41,793,592
Layers inventory	14,553,497
Hogs and pigs inventory	8,873,776
Cattle and calves inventory	2,121,625
Sheep and lambs inventory	109,592

Crops in Minnesota, 2022

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