Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Stearns County, Minnesota
The county-level CSP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a county for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the county pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the state or national pages.
CSP payments by fiscal year in Stearns County, Minnesota
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Stearns County, Minnesota
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $4,350,200 |
| 2 | Farmstead | $153,103 |
| 3 | Associated Ag Land | $113,863 |
| 4 | Pasture Annual Payment | $109,510 |
| 5 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $22,500 |
| 6 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $21,265 |
| 7 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $19,919 |
| 8 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $17,772 |
| 9 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $8,219 |
| 10 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $8,116 |
| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 4,824,467 |
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CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP 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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The county-level CSP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a county for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the county pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the state or national pages.
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Stearns County, Minnesota, 2022
Land in Stearns County, Minnesota, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 2,695 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 643,463 |
| Cropland Acres: | 512,194 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 30,938 |
| Woodland Acres: | 43,154 |
Livestock in Stearns County, Minnesota, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 11,989,349 |
| Layers inventory | 897,819 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 187,176 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 65,897 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 3,665 |
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