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Counties in North Dakota by land in farms, 2022

McKenzie County had the highest land in farms of 53 counties in 2022, at 1,359,174 acres. Foster County had the lowest, at 362,426 acres. The median was 697,019 acres and the figure for North Dakota was 38,537,022 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,359,174McKenzie County
Lowest362,426Foster County
Median697,01953 counties
North Dakota38,537,022History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 593,005 acresBarnes County: 899,654 acresBenson County: 640,303 acresBillings County: 730,876 acresBottineau County: 962,403 acresBowman County: 740,954 acresBurke County: 617,662 acresBurleigh County: 782,183 acresCass County: 941,171 acresCavalier County: 874,459 acresDickey County: 610,307 acresDivide County: 613,694 acresDunn County: 1,118,382 acresEddy County: 381,638 acresEmmons County: 961,340 acresFoster County: 362,426 acresGolden Valley County: 638,147 acresGrand Forks County: 761,755 acresGrant County: 1,057,984 acresGriggs County: 386,215 acresHettinger County: 651,019 acresKidder County: 764,998 acresLaMoure County: 697,530 acresLogan County: 482,603 acresMcHenry County: 1,126,626 acresMcIntosh County: 456,957 acresMcKenzie County: 1,359,174 acresMcLean County: 1,049,482 acresMercer County: 451,663 acresMorton County: 1,228,831 acresMountrail County: 1,165,469 acresNelson County: 557,763 acresOliver County: 419,606 acresPembina County: 616,835 acresPierce County: 471,211 acresRamsey County: 618,109 acresRansom County: 522,982 acresRenville County: 507,942 acresRichland County: 795,490 acresRolette County: 470,525 acresSargent County: 469,900 acresSheridan County: 542,192 acresSioux County: 697,019 acresSlope County: 757,635 acresStark County: 723,041 acresSteele County: 384,113 acresStutsman County: 1,201,132 acresTowner County: 554,730 acresTraill County: 530,509 acresWalsh County: 734,006 acresWard County: 1,014,320 acresWells County: 724,757 acresWilliams County: 1,114,295 acres
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acres, 2022. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

McKenzie County: 1,359,174 acresMcKenzie County1,359,174Morton County: 1,228,831 acresMorton County1,228,831Stutsman County: 1,201,132 acresStutsman County1,201,132Mountrail County: 1,165,469 acresMountrail County1,165,469McHenry County: 1,126,626 acresMcHenry County1,126,626Dunn County: 1,118,382 acresDunn County1,118,382Williams County: 1,114,295 acresWilliams County1,114,295Grant County: 1,057,984 acresGrant County1,057,984McLean County: 1,049,482 acresMcLean County1,049,482Ward County: 1,014,320 acresWard County1,014,320Bottineau County: 962,403 acresBottineau County962,403Emmons County: 961,340 acresEmmons County961,340Cass County: 941,171 acresCass County941,171Barnes County: 899,654 acresBarnes County899,654Cavalier County: 874,459 acresCavalier County874,459Richland County: 795,490 acresRichland County795,490Burleigh County: 782,183 acresBurleigh County782,183Kidder County: 764,998 acresKidder County764,998Grand Forks County: 761,755 acresGrand Forks County761,755Slope County: 757,635 acresSlope County757,635Bowman County: 740,954 acresBowman County740,954Walsh County: 734,006 acresWalsh County734,006Billings County: 730,876 acresBillings County730,876Wells County: 724,757 acresWells County724,757Stark County: 723,041 acresStark County723,041LaMoure County: 697,530 acresLaMoure County697,530Sioux County: 697,019 acresSioux County697,019Hettinger County: 651,019 acresHettinger County651,019Benson County: 640,303 acresBenson County640,303Golden Valley County: 638,147 acresGolden Valley County638,147Ramsey County: 618,109 acresRamsey County618,109Burke County: 617,662 acresBurke County617,662Pembina County: 616,835 acresPembina County616,835Divide County: 613,694 acresDivide County613,694Dickey County: 610,307 acresDickey County610,307Adams County: 593,005 acresAdams County593,005Nelson County: 557,763 acresNelson County557,763Towner County: 554,730 acresTowner County554,730Sheridan County: 542,192 acresSheridan County542,192Traill County: 530,509 acresTraill County530,509Ransom County: 522,982 acresRansom County522,982Renville County: 507,942 acresRenville County507,942Logan County: 482,603 acresLogan County482,603Pierce County: 471,211 acresPierce County471,211Rolette County: 470,525 acresRolette County470,525Sargent County: 469,900 acresSargent County469,900McIntosh County: 456,957 acresMcIntosh County456,957Mercer County: 451,663 acresMercer County451,663Oliver County: 419,606 acresOliver County419,606Griggs County: 386,215 acresGriggs County386,215Steele County: 384,113 acresSteele County384,113Eddy County: 381,638 acresEddy County381,638Foster County: 362,426 acresFoster County362,426McKenzie County: 1,359,174 acresMcKenzie County1,359,174Morton County: 1,228,831 acresMorton County1,228,831Stutsman County: 1,201,132 acresStutsman County1,201,132Mountrail County: 1,165,469 acresMountrail County1,165,469McHenry County: 1,126,626 acresMcHenry County1,126,626Dunn County: 1,118,382 acresDunn County1,118,382Williams County: 1,114,295 acresWilliams County1,114,295Grant County: 1,057,984 acresGrant County1,057,984McLean County: 1,049,482 acresMcLean County1,049,482Ward County: 1,014,320 acresWard County1,014,320Bottineau County: 962,403 acresBottineau County962,403Emmons County: 961,340 acresEmmons County961,340Cass County: 941,171 acresCass County941,171Barnes County: 899,654 acresBarnes County899,654Cavalier County: 874,459 acresCavalier County874,459Richland County: 795,490 acresRichland County795,490Burleigh County: 782,183 acresBurleigh County782,183Kidder County: 764,998 acresKidder County764,998Grand Forks County: 761,755 acresGrand Forks County761,755Slope County: 757,635 acresSlope County757,635Bowman County: 740,954 acresBowman County740,954Walsh County: 734,006 acresWalsh County734,006Billings County: 730,876 acresBillings County730,876Wells County: 724,757 acresWells County724,757Stark County: 723,041 acresStark County723,041LaMoure County: 697,530 acresLaMoure County697,530Sioux County: 697,019 acresSioux County697,019Hettinger County: 651,019 acresHettinger County651,019Benson County: 640,303 acresBenson County640,303Golden Valley County: 638,147 acresGolden Valley County638,147Ramsey County: 618,109 acresRamsey County618,109Burke County: 617,662 acresBurke County617,662Pembina County: 616,835 acresPembina County616,835Divide County: 613,694 acresDivide County613,694Dickey County: 610,307 acresDickey County610,307Adams County: 593,005 acresAdams County593,005Nelson County: 557,763 acresNelson County557,763Towner County: 554,730 acresTowner County554,730Sheridan County: 542,192 acresSheridan County542,192Traill County: 530,509 acresTraill County530,509Ransom County: 522,982 acresRansom County522,982Renville County: 507,942 acresRenville County507,942Logan County: 482,603 acresLogan County482,603Pierce County: 471,211 acresPierce County471,211Rolette County: 470,525 acresRolette County470,525Sargent County: 469,900 acresSargent County469,900McIntosh County: 456,957 acresMcIntosh County456,957Mercer County: 451,663 acresMercer County451,663Oliver County: 419,606 acresOliver County419,606Griggs County: 386,215 acresGriggs County386,215Steele County: 384,113 acresSteele County384,113Eddy County: 381,638 acresEddy County381,638Foster County: 362,426 acresFoster County362,426
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
acres
1McKenzie County1,359,174
2Morton County1,228,831
3Stutsman County1,201,132
4Mountrail County1,165,469
5McHenry County1,126,626
6Dunn County1,118,382
7Williams County1,114,295
8Grant County1,057,984
9McLean County1,049,482
10Ward County1,014,320
11Bottineau County962,403
12Emmons County961,340
13Cass County941,171
14Barnes County899,654
15Cavalier County874,459
16Richland County795,490
17Burleigh County782,183
18Kidder County764,998
19Grand Forks County761,755
20Slope County757,635
21Bowman County740,954
22Walsh County734,006
23Billings County730,876
24Wells County724,757
25Stark County723,041
26LaMoure County697,530
27Sioux County697,019
28Hettinger County651,019
29Benson County640,303
30Golden Valley County638,147
31Ramsey County618,109
32Burke County617,662
33Pembina County616,835
34Divide County613,694
35Dickey County610,307
36Adams County593,005
37Nelson County557,763
38Towner County554,730
39Sheridan County542,192
40Traill County530,509
41Ransom County522,982
42Renville County507,942
43Logan County482,603
44Pierce County471,211
45Rolette County470,525
46Sargent County469,900
47McIntosh County456,957
48Mercer County451,663
49Oliver County419,606
50Griggs County386,215
51Steele County384,113
52Eddy County381,638
53Foster County362,426

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Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, 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: land in farms, acres, 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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

McKenzie County, with 1,359,174 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Foster County, with 362,426 acres in 2022.

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