Counties in North Dakota by land in farms

Morton County had the highest land in farms of 53 counties in 2002, at 1,276,269 acres. Eddy County had the lowest, at 348,786 acres. The median was 702,493 acres and the figure for North Dakota was 39,294,879 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,276,269Morton County
Lowest348,786Eddy County
Median702,49353 counties
North Dakota39,294,879History

Map of counties, 2002

Adams County: 604,839 acresBarnes County: 856,976 acresBenson County: 732,870 acresBillings County: 810,924 acresBottineau County: 948,475 acresBowman County: 759,082 acresBurke County: 600,141 acresBurleigh County: 865,524 acresCass County: 1,126,851 acresCavalier County: 818,829 acresDickey County: 599,450 acresDivide County: 760,699 acresDunn County: 1,105,912 acresEddy County: 348,786 acresEmmons County: 838,075 acresFoster County: 382,932 acresGolden Valley County: 580,461 acresGrand Forks County: 755,592 acresGrant County: 1,056,729 acresGriggs County: 379,022 acresHettinger County: 680,557 acresKidder County: 794,465 acresLaMoure County: 676,966 acresLogan County: 577,823 acresMcHenry County: 1,125,831 acresMcIntosh County: 568,544 acresMcKenzie County: 1,192,999 acresMcLean County: 1,094,748 acresMercer County: 536,339 acresMorton County: 1,276,269 acresMountrail County: 1,068,002 acresNelson County: 531,591 acresOliver County: 403,619 acresPembina County: 613,795 acresPierce County: 530,623 acresRamsey County: 636,109 acresRansom County: 500,512 acresRenville County: 527,181 acresRichland County: 891,133 acresRolette County: 507,658 acresSargent County: 505,021 acresSheridan County: 468,745 acresSioux County: 702,493 acresSlope County: 762,519 acresStark County: 777,118 acresSteele County: 401,035 acresStutsman County: 1,215,190 acresTowner County: 548,774 acresTraill County: 529,647 acresWalsh County: 759,381 acresWard County: 1,108,988 acresWells County: 668,049 acresWilliams County: 1,180,986 acres
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acres, 2002. 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, 2002

Morton County: 1,276,269 acresMorton County1,276,269Stutsman County: 1,215,190 acresStutsman County1,215,190McKenzie County: 1,192,999 acresMcKenzie County1,192,999Williams County: 1,180,986 acresWilliams County1,180,986Cass County: 1,126,851 acresCass County1,126,851McHenry County: 1,125,831 acresMcHenry County1,125,831Ward County: 1,108,988 acresWard County1,108,988Dunn County: 1,105,912 acresDunn County1,105,912McLean County: 1,094,748 acresMcLean County1,094,748Mountrail County: 1,068,002 acresMountrail County1,068,002Grant County: 1,056,729 acresGrant County1,056,729Bottineau County: 948,475 acresBottineau County948,475Richland County: 891,133 acresRichland County891,133Burleigh County: 865,524 acresBurleigh County865,524Barnes County: 856,976 acresBarnes County856,976Emmons County: 838,075 acresEmmons County838,075Cavalier County: 818,829 acresCavalier County818,829Billings County: 810,924 acresBillings County810,924Kidder County: 794,465 acresKidder County794,465Stark County: 777,118 acresStark County777,118Slope County: 762,519 acresSlope County762,519Divide County: 760,699 acresDivide County760,699Walsh County: 759,381 acresWalsh County759,381Bowman County: 759,082 acresBowman County759,082Grand Forks County: 755,592 acresGrand Forks County755,592Benson County: 732,870 acresBenson County732,870Sioux County: 702,493 acresSioux County702,493Hettinger County: 680,557 acresHettinger County680,557LaMoure County: 676,966 acresLaMoure County676,966Wells County: 668,049 acresWells County668,049Ramsey County: 636,109 acresRamsey County636,109Pembina County: 613,795 acresPembina County613,795Adams County: 604,839 acresAdams County604,839Burke County: 600,141 acresBurke County600,141Dickey County: 599,450 acresDickey County599,450Golden Valley County: 580,461 acresGolden Valley County580,461Logan County: 577,823 acresLogan County577,823McIntosh County: 568,544 acresMcIntosh County568,544Towner County: 548,774 acresTowner County548,774Mercer County: 536,339 acresMercer County536,339Nelson County: 531,591 acresNelson County531,591Pierce County: 530,623 acresPierce County530,623Traill County: 529,647 acresTraill County529,647Renville County: 527,181 acresRenville County527,181Rolette County: 507,658 acresRolette County507,658Sargent County: 505,021 acresSargent County505,021Ransom County: 500,512 acresRansom County500,512Sheridan County: 468,745 acresSheridan County468,745Oliver County: 403,619 acresOliver County403,619Steele County: 401,035 acresSteele County401,035Foster County: 382,932 acresFoster County382,932Griggs County: 379,022 acresGriggs County379,022Eddy County: 348,786 acresEddy County348,786Morton County: 1,276,269 acresMorton County1,276,269Stutsman County: 1,215,190 acresStutsman County1,215,190McKenzie County: 1,192,999 acresMcKenzie County1,192,999Williams County: 1,180,986 acresWilliams County1,180,986Cass County: 1,126,851 acresCass County1,126,851McHenry County: 1,125,831 acresMcHenry County1,125,831Ward County: 1,108,988 acresWard County1,108,988Dunn County: 1,105,912 acresDunn County1,105,912McLean County: 1,094,748 acresMcLean County1,094,748Mountrail County: 1,068,002 acresMountrail County1,068,002Grant County: 1,056,729 acresGrant County1,056,729Bottineau County: 948,475 acresBottineau County948,475Richland County: 891,133 acresRichland County891,133Burleigh County: 865,524 acresBurleigh County865,524Barnes County: 856,976 acresBarnes County856,976Emmons County: 838,075 acresEmmons County838,075Cavalier County: 818,829 acresCavalier County818,829Billings County: 810,924 acresBillings County810,924Kidder County: 794,465 acresKidder County794,465Stark County: 777,118 acresStark County777,118Slope County: 762,519 acresSlope County762,519Divide County: 760,699 acresDivide County760,699Walsh County: 759,381 acresWalsh County759,381Bowman County: 759,082 acresBowman County759,082Grand Forks County: 755,592 acresGrand Forks County755,592Benson County: 732,870 acresBenson County732,870Sioux County: 702,493 acresSioux County702,493Hettinger County: 680,557 acresHettinger County680,557LaMoure County: 676,966 acresLaMoure County676,966Wells County: 668,049 acresWells County668,049Ramsey County: 636,109 acresRamsey County636,109Pembina County: 613,795 acresPembina County613,795Adams County: 604,839 acresAdams County604,839Burke County: 600,141 acresBurke County600,141Dickey County: 599,450 acresDickey County599,450Golden Valley County: 580,461 acresGolden Valley County580,461Logan County: 577,823 acresLogan County577,823McIntosh County: 568,544 acresMcIntosh County568,544Towner County: 548,774 acresTowner County548,774Mercer County: 536,339 acresMercer County536,339Nelson County: 531,591 acresNelson County531,591Pierce County: 530,623 acresPierce County530,623Traill County: 529,647 acresTraill County529,647Renville County: 527,181 acresRenville County527,181Rolette County: 507,658 acresRolette County507,658Sargent County: 505,021 acresSargent County505,021Ransom County: 500,512 acresRansom County500,512Sheridan County: 468,745 acresSheridan County468,745Oliver County: 403,619 acresOliver County403,619Steele County: 401,035 acresSteele County401,035Foster County: 382,932 acresFoster County382,932Griggs County: 379,022 acresGriggs County379,022Eddy County: 348,786 acresEddy County348,786
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

RankCounties2002
acres
1Morton County1,276,269
2Stutsman County1,215,190
3McKenzie County1,192,999
4Williams County1,180,986
5Cass County1,126,851
6McHenry County1,125,831
7Ward County1,108,988
8Dunn County1,105,912
9McLean County1,094,748
10Mountrail County1,068,002
11Grant County1,056,729
12Bottineau County948,475
13Richland County891,133
14Burleigh County865,524
15Barnes County856,976
16Emmons County838,075
17Cavalier County818,829
18Billings County810,924
19Kidder County794,465
20Stark County777,118
21Slope County762,519
22Divide County760,699
23Walsh County759,381
24Bowman County759,082
25Grand Forks County755,592
26Benson County732,870
27Sioux County702,493
28Hettinger County680,557
29LaMoure County676,966
30Wells County668,049
31Ramsey County636,109
32Pembina County613,795
33Adams County604,839
34Burke County600,141
35Dickey County599,450
36Golden Valley County580,461
37Logan County577,823
38McIntosh County568,544
39Towner County548,774
40Mercer County536,339
41Nelson County531,591
42Pierce County530,623
43Traill County529,647
44Renville County527,181
45Rolette County507,658
46Sargent County505,021
47Ransom County500,512
48Sheridan County468,745
49Oliver County403,619
50Steele County401,035
51Foster County382,932
52Griggs County379,022
53Eddy County348,786

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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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Morton County, with 1,276,269 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Eddy County, with 348,786 acres in 2002.

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