Top Ten Rankings

Top 10 Rankings - By County
2023 Corn Production
County (1,000 bushels)
Pottawattamie 47,144
Plymouth 43,608
Webster 41,007
Sioux 40,462
Franklin 39,679
Hamilton 38,661
Pocahontas 38,429
Hardin 38,053
Hancock 37,312
Fayette 37,103
2023 Soybean Production
County (1,000 bushels)
Plymouth 11,671
Webster 9,540
Jasper 9,225
O’Brien 9,097
Pocahontas 8,928
Buena Vista 8,678
Cherokee 8,705
Wright 8,427
Tama 8,273
Calhoun 8,214
January 1, 2024, Cattle (including Calves) Inventory
County (head)
Sioux 375,000
Lyon 175,000
Dubuque 120,000
Plymouth 105,000
Delaware 99,000
Jackson 83,000
Winneshiek 79,000
Allamakee 71,000
Woodbury 69,000
Clayton 68,000
The following commodities are available by County through the Census only:
2022 Hogs & Pigs Marketed
County (head)
Washington 4,223,134
Sioux 3,802,338
Lyon 3,753,842
Plymouth 2,646,577
Hardin 2,202,923
Palo Alto 1,727,656
Howard 1,632,903
Buena Vista 1,567,544
Osceola 1,487,762
Hamilton 1,483,161
2022 Cattle & Calves Sold for Slaughter
County (head)
Sioux 344,902
Lyon 85,728
Dubuque 76,107
Delaware 68,766
Carroll 66,999
Plymouth 55,406
Jackson 47,446
Woodbury 46,358
Sac 45,901
Mitchell 44,979
2022 Sheep & Lambs Marketed
County (head)
Sioux 18,616
Washington 5,066
Lyon 5,001
Plymouth 4,715
Davis 4,359
Jasper 4,199
Clay 3,682
Osceola 3,616
Johnson 3,571
O’Brien 3,148

Last Modified: 07/02/2024