Counties in North Dakota by land in farms

Dunn County had the highest land in farms of 53 counties in 1997, at 1,316,143 acres. Eddy County had the lowest, at 353,458 acres. The median was 711,733 acres and the figure for North Dakota was 39,678,169 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,316,143Dunn County
Lowest353,458Eddy County
Median711,73353 counties
North Dakota39,678,169History

Map of counties, 1997

Adams County: 625,225 acresBarnes County: 882,210 acresBenson County: 762,398 acresBillings County: 792,854 acresBottineau County: 975,706 acresBowman County: 698,619 acresBurke County: 621,554 acresBurleigh County: 892,847 acresCass County: 1,141,121 acresCavalier County: 881,588 acresDickey County: 588,122 acresDivide County: 748,577 acresDunn County: 1,316,143 acresEddy County: 353,458 acresEmmons County: 816,359 acresFoster County: 373,498 acresGolden Valley County: 580,571 acresGrand Forks County: 793,119 acresGrant County: 948,415 acresGriggs County: 395,382 acresHettinger County: 713,892 acresKidder County: 711,733 acresLaMoure County: 679,021 acresLogan County: 526,311 acresMcHenry County: 1,062,935 acresMcIntosh County: 507,991 acresMcKenzie County: 1,159,775 acresMcLean County: 1,168,410 acresMercer County: 545,052 acresMorton County: 1,216,490 acresMountrail County: 1,019,110 acresNelson County: 541,245 acresOliver County: 392,117 acresPembina County: 639,860 acresPierce County: 567,274 acresRamsey County: 667,304 acresRansom County: 523,010 acresRenville County: 524,461 acresRichland County: 863,104 acresRolette County: 503,789 acresSargent County: 499,498 acresSheridan County: 492,116 acresSioux County: 695,611 acresSlope County: 751,672 acresStark County: 806,979 acresSteele County: 424,121 acresStutsman County: 1,265,550 acresTowner County: 580,779 acresTraill County: 515,273 acresWalsh County: 725,826 acresWard County: 1,244,472 acresWells County: 748,044 acresWilliams County: 1,207,578 acres
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acres, 1997. 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, 1997

Dunn County: 1,316,143 acresDunn County1,316,143Stutsman County: 1,265,550 acresStutsman County1,265,550Ward County: 1,244,472 acresWard County1,244,472Morton County: 1,216,490 acresMorton County1,216,490Williams County: 1,207,578 acresWilliams County1,207,578McLean County: 1,168,410 acresMcLean County1,168,410McKenzie County: 1,159,775 acresMcKenzie County1,159,775Cass County: 1,141,121 acresCass County1,141,121McHenry County: 1,062,935 acresMcHenry County1,062,935Mountrail County: 1,019,110 acresMountrail County1,019,110Bottineau County: 975,706 acresBottineau County975,706Grant County: 948,415 acresGrant County948,415Burleigh County: 892,847 acresBurleigh County892,847Barnes County: 882,210 acresBarnes County882,210Cavalier County: 881,588 acresCavalier County881,588Richland County: 863,104 acresRichland County863,104Emmons County: 816,359 acresEmmons County816,359Stark County: 806,979 acresStark County806,979Grand Forks County: 793,119 acresGrand Forks County793,119Billings County: 792,854 acresBillings County792,854Benson County: 762,398 acresBenson County762,398Slope County: 751,672 acresSlope County751,672Divide County: 748,577 acresDivide County748,577Wells County: 748,044 acresWells County748,044Walsh County: 725,826 acresWalsh County725,826Hettinger County: 713,892 acresHettinger County713,892Kidder County: 711,733 acresKidder County711,733Bowman County: 698,619 acresBowman County698,619Sioux County: 695,611 acresSioux County695,611LaMoure County: 679,021 acresLaMoure County679,021Ramsey County: 667,304 acresRamsey County667,304Pembina County: 639,860 acresPembina County639,860Adams County: 625,225 acresAdams County625,225Burke County: 621,554 acresBurke County621,554Dickey County: 588,122 acresDickey County588,122Towner County: 580,779 acresTowner County580,779Golden Valley County: 580,571 acresGolden Valley County580,571Pierce County: 567,274 acresPierce County567,274Mercer County: 545,052 acresMercer County545,052Nelson County: 541,245 acresNelson County541,245Logan County: 526,311 acresLogan County526,311Renville County: 524,461 acresRenville County524,461Ransom County: 523,010 acresRansom County523,010Traill County: 515,273 acresTraill County515,273McIntosh County: 507,991 acresMcIntosh County507,991Rolette County: 503,789 acresRolette County503,789Sargent County: 499,498 acresSargent County499,498Sheridan County: 492,116 acresSheridan County492,116Steele County: 424,121 acresSteele County424,121Griggs County: 395,382 acresGriggs County395,382Oliver County: 392,117 acresOliver County392,117Foster County: 373,498 acresFoster County373,498Eddy County: 353,458 acresEddy County353,458Dunn County: 1,316,143 acresDunn County1,316,143Stutsman County: 1,265,550 acresStutsman County1,265,550Ward County: 1,244,472 acresWard County1,244,472Morton County: 1,216,490 acresMorton County1,216,490Williams County: 1,207,578 acresWilliams County1,207,578McLean County: 1,168,410 acresMcLean County1,168,410McKenzie County: 1,159,775 acresMcKenzie County1,159,775Cass County: 1,141,121 acresCass County1,141,121McHenry County: 1,062,935 acresMcHenry County1,062,935Mountrail County: 1,019,110 acresMountrail County1,019,110Bottineau County: 975,706 acresBottineau County975,706Grant County: 948,415 acresGrant County948,415Burleigh County: 892,847 acresBurleigh County892,847Barnes County: 882,210 acresBarnes County882,210Cavalier County: 881,588 acresCavalier County881,588Richland County: 863,104 acresRichland County863,104Emmons County: 816,359 acresEmmons County816,359Stark County: 806,979 acresStark County806,979Grand Forks County: 793,119 acresGrand Forks County793,119Billings County: 792,854 acresBillings County792,854Benson County: 762,398 acresBenson County762,398Slope County: 751,672 acresSlope County751,672Divide County: 748,577 acresDivide County748,577Wells County: 748,044 acresWells County748,044Walsh County: 725,826 acresWalsh County725,826Hettinger County: 713,892 acresHettinger County713,892Kidder County: 711,733 acresKidder County711,733Bowman County: 698,619 acresBowman County698,619Sioux County: 695,611 acresSioux County695,611LaMoure County: 679,021 acresLaMoure County679,021Ramsey County: 667,304 acresRamsey County667,304Pembina County: 639,860 acresPembina County639,860Adams County: 625,225 acresAdams County625,225Burke County: 621,554 acresBurke County621,554Dickey County: 588,122 acresDickey County588,122Towner County: 580,779 acresTowner County580,779Golden Valley County: 580,571 acresGolden Valley County580,571Pierce County: 567,274 acresPierce County567,274Mercer County: 545,052 acresMercer County545,052Nelson County: 541,245 acresNelson County541,245Logan County: 526,311 acresLogan County526,311Renville County: 524,461 acresRenville County524,461Ransom County: 523,010 acresRansom County523,010Traill County: 515,273 acresTraill County515,273McIntosh County: 507,991 acresMcIntosh County507,991Rolette County: 503,789 acresRolette County503,789Sargent County: 499,498 acresSargent County499,498Sheridan County: 492,116 acresSheridan County492,116Steele County: 424,121 acresSteele County424,121Griggs County: 395,382 acresGriggs County395,382Oliver County: 392,117 acresOliver County392,117Foster County: 373,498 acresFoster County373,498Eddy County: 353,458 acresEddy County353,458
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

RankCounties1997
acres
1Dunn County1,316,143
2Stutsman County1,265,550
3Ward County1,244,472
4Morton County1,216,490
5Williams County1,207,578
6McLean County1,168,410
7McKenzie County1,159,775
8Cass County1,141,121
9McHenry County1,062,935
10Mountrail County1,019,110
11Bottineau County975,706
12Grant County948,415
13Burleigh County892,847
14Barnes County882,210
15Cavalier County881,588
16Richland County863,104
17Emmons County816,359
18Stark County806,979
19Grand Forks County793,119
20Billings County792,854
21Benson County762,398
22Slope County751,672
23Divide County748,577
24Wells County748,044
25Walsh County725,826
26Hettinger County713,892
27Kidder County711,733
28Bowman County698,619
29Sioux County695,611
30LaMoure County679,021
31Ramsey County667,304
32Pembina County639,860
33Adams County625,225
34Burke County621,554
35Dickey County588,122
36Towner County580,779
37Golden Valley County580,571
38Pierce County567,274
39Mercer County545,052
40Nelson County541,245
41Logan County526,311
42Renville County524,461
43Ransom County523,010
44Traill County515,273
45McIntosh County507,991
46Rolette County503,789
47Sargent County499,498
48Sheridan County492,116
49Steele County424,121
50Griggs County395,382
51Oliver County392,117
52Foster County373,498
53Eddy County353,458

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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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Dunn County, with 1,316,143 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Eddy County, with 353,458 acres in 1997.

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