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Counties in North Dakota by farms

Stutsman County had the highest farms of 53 counties in 2012, at 1,028. Sioux County had the lowest, at 176. The median was 548 and the figure for North Dakota was 30,961. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,028Stutsman County
Lowest176Sioux County
Median54853 counties
North Dakota30,961History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 392 countBarnes County: 855 countBenson County: 563 countBillings County: 197 countBottineau County: 863 countBowman County: 348 countBurke County: 488 countBurleigh County: 1,014 countCass County: 968 countCavalier County: 667 countDickey County: 543 countDivide County: 452 countDunn County: 628 countEddy County: 331 countEmmons County: 609 countFoster County: 310 countGolden Valley County: 251 countGrand Forks County: 970 countGrant County: 508 countGriggs County: 456 countHettinger County: 494 countKidder County: 559 countLaMoure County: 642 countLogan County: 379 countMcHenry County: 911 countMcIntosh County: 471 countMcKenzie County: 574 countMcLean County: 868 countMercer County: 422 countMorton County: 887 countMountrail County: 670 countNelson County: 603 countOliver County: 290 countPembina County: 584 countPierce County: 521 countRamsey County: 573 countRansom County: 548 countRenville County: 304 countRichland County: 854 countRolette County: 649 countSargent County: 537 countSheridan County: 370 countSioux County: 176 countSlope County: 221 countStark County: 837 countSteele County: 355 countStutsman County: 1,028 countTowner County: 529 countTraill County: 468 countWalsh County: 962 countWard County: 961 countWells County: 543 countWilliams County: 758 count
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count, 2012. 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, 2012

Stutsman County: 1,028 countStutsman County1,028Burleigh County: 1,014 countBurleigh County1,014Grand Forks County: 970 countGrand Forks County970Cass County: 968 countCass County968Walsh County: 962 countWalsh County962Ward County: 961 countWard County961McHenry County: 911 countMcHenry County911Morton County: 887 countMorton County887McLean County: 868 countMcLean County868Bottineau County: 863 countBottineau County863Barnes County: 855 countBarnes County855Richland County: 854 countRichland County854Stark County: 837 countStark County837Williams County: 758 countWilliams County758Mountrail County: 670 countMountrail County670Cavalier County: 667 countCavalier County667Rolette County: 649 countRolette County649LaMoure County: 642 countLaMoure County642Dunn County: 628 countDunn County628Emmons County: 609 countEmmons County609Nelson County: 603 countNelson County603Pembina County: 584 countPembina County584McKenzie County: 574 countMcKenzie County574Ramsey County: 573 countRamsey County573Benson County: 563 countBenson County563Kidder County: 559 countKidder County559Ransom County: 548 countRansom County548Dickey County: 543 countDickey County543Wells County: 543 countWells County543Sargent County: 537 countSargent County537Towner County: 529 countTowner County529Pierce County: 521 countPierce County521Grant County: 508 countGrant County508Hettinger County: 494 countHettinger County494Burke County: 488 countBurke County488McIntosh County: 471 countMcIntosh County471Traill County: 468 countTraill County468Griggs County: 456 countGriggs County456Divide County: 452 countDivide County452Mercer County: 422 countMercer County422Adams County: 392 countAdams County392Logan County: 379 countLogan County379Sheridan County: 370 countSheridan County370Steele County: 355 countSteele County355Bowman County: 348 countBowman County348Eddy County: 331 countEddy County331Foster County: 310 countFoster County310Renville County: 304 countRenville County304Oliver County: 290 countOliver County290Golden Valley County: 251 countGolden Valley County251Slope County: 221 countSlope County221Billings County: 197 countBillings County197Sioux County: 176 countSioux County176Stutsman County: 1,028 countStutsman County1,028Burleigh County: 1,014 countBurleigh County1,014Grand Forks County: 970 countGrand Forks County970Cass County: 968 countCass County968Walsh County: 962 countWalsh County962Ward County: 961 countWard County961McHenry County: 911 countMcHenry County911Morton County: 887 countMorton County887McLean County: 868 countMcLean County868Bottineau County: 863 countBottineau County863Barnes County: 855 countBarnes County855Richland County: 854 countRichland County854Stark County: 837 countStark County837Williams County: 758 countWilliams County758Mountrail County: 670 countMountrail County670Cavalier County: 667 countCavalier County667Rolette County: 649 countRolette County649LaMoure County: 642 countLaMoure County642Dunn County: 628 countDunn County628Emmons County: 609 countEmmons County609Nelson County: 603 countNelson County603Pembina County: 584 countPembina County584McKenzie County: 574 countMcKenzie County574Ramsey County: 573 countRamsey County573Benson County: 563 countBenson County563Kidder County: 559 countKidder County559Ransom County: 548 countRansom County548Dickey County: 543 countDickey County543Wells County: 543 countWells County543Sargent County: 537 countSargent County537Towner County: 529 countTowner County529Pierce County: 521 countPierce County521Grant County: 508 countGrant County508Hettinger County: 494 countHettinger County494Burke County: 488 countBurke County488McIntosh County: 471 countMcIntosh County471Traill County: 468 countTraill County468Griggs County: 456 countGriggs County456Divide County: 452 countDivide County452Mercer County: 422 countMercer County422Adams County: 392 countAdams County392Logan County: 379 countLogan County379Sheridan County: 370 countSheridan County370Steele County: 355 countSteele County355Bowman County: 348 countBowman County348Eddy County: 331 countEddy County331Foster County: 310 countFoster County310Renville County: 304 countRenville County304Oliver County: 290 countOliver County290Golden Valley County: 251 countGolden Valley County251Slope County: 221 countSlope County221Billings County: 197 countBillings County197Sioux County: 176 countSioux County176
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

RankCounties2012
count
1Stutsman County1,028
2Burleigh County1,014
3Grand Forks County970
4Cass County968
5Walsh County962
6Ward County961
7McHenry County911
8Morton County887
9McLean County868
10Bottineau County863
11Barnes County855
12Richland County854
13Stark County837
14Williams County758
15Mountrail County670
16Cavalier County667
17Rolette County649
18LaMoure County642
19Dunn County628
20Emmons County609
21Nelson County603
22Pembina County584
23McKenzie County574
24Ramsey County573
25Benson County563
26Kidder County559
27Ransom County548
28Dickey County543
28Wells County543
30Sargent County537
31Towner County529
32Pierce County521
33Grant County508
34Hettinger County494
35Burke County488
36McIntosh County471
37Traill County468
38Griggs County456
39Divide County452
40Mercer County422
41Adams County392
42Logan County379
43Sheridan County370
44Steele County355
45Bowman County348
46Eddy County331
47Foster County310
48Renville County304
49Oliver County290
50Golden Valley County251
51Slope County221
52Billings County197
53Sioux County176

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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.

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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=2012. 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, 2012. 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=2012.

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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, 2012 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/north-dakota-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Stutsman County, with 1,028 in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Sioux County, with 176 in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.

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