Counties in North Dakota by farms

Ward County had the highest farms of 53 counties in 1997, at 1,262. Sioux County had the lowest, at 196. The median was 554 and the figure for North Dakota was 32,348. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest1,262Ward County

Lowest196Sioux County

Median55453 counties

North Dakota32,348History

Map of counties, 1997

Under 380
380 to 500
500 to 550
550 to 690
690 to 870
870 and over

count, 1997. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 1997

count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	1997 count
1	Ward County	1,262
2	McLean County	1,043
3	Stutsman County	1,040
4	Cass County	1,008
5	Richland County	962
6	Morton County	954
7	McHenry County	953
8	Burleigh County	937
9	Williams County	891
10	Bottineau County	859
11	Stark County	853
12	Grand Forks County	847
13	Barnes County	815
14	Mountrail County	807
15	Walsh County	805
16	Emmons County	777
17	McKenzie County	705
18	Cavalier County	702
19	Pembina County	653
20	LaMoure County	646
21	Benson County	634
21	Dunn County	634
23	Wells County	624
24	Grant County	615
25	Divide County	566
26	Ramsey County	562
27	Dickey County	554
28	Rolette County	547
29	Kidder County	531
29	McIntosh County	531
31	Ransom County	527
32	Pierce County	513
33	Burke County	506
33	Nelson County	506
35	Traill County	504
36	Mercer County	497
37	Sargent County	485
38	Hettinger County	461
39	Towner County	451
40	Logan County	415
41	Renville County	409
42	Sheridan County	392
43	Adams County	381
43	Griggs County	381
45	Bowman County	371
46	Oliver County	341
47	Eddy County	310
48	Steele County	305
49	Foster County	297
50	Slope County	274
51	Golden Valley County	258
52	Billings County	251
53	Sioux County	196

Other periods

About this ranking

Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, 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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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in North Dakota by farms, 1997) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in North Dakota by farms, 1997. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/north-dakota-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in North Dakota by farms, 1997. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/north-dakota-counties?period=1997.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in North Dakota by farms, 1997 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/north-dakota-counties?period=1997 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest farms?

Ward County, with 1,262 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Sioux County, with 196 in 1997.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11.