Counties in North Dakota by land in farms

Stutsman County had the highest land in farms of 53 counties in 2007, at 1,193,231 acres. Eddy County had the lowest, at 376,620 acres. The median was 720,756 acres and the figure for North Dakota was 39,674,586 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,193,231Stutsman County
Lowest376,620Eddy County
Median720,75653 counties
North Dakota39,674,586History

Map of counties, 2007

Adams County: 626,663 acresBarnes County: 907,184 acresBenson County: 759,341 acresBillings County: 724,532 acresBottineau County: 1,028,699 acresBowman County: 720,756 acresBurke County: 570,560 acresBurleigh County: 879,542 acresCass County: 1,038,930 acresCavalier County: 873,377 acresDickey County: 697,526 acresDivide County: 708,034 acresDunn County: 1,043,932 acresEddy County: 376,620 acresEmmons County: 871,766 acresFoster County: 399,912 acresGolden Valley County: 570,210 acresGrand Forks County: 825,552 acresGrant County: 1,058,178 acresGriggs County: 406,115 acresHettinger County: 707,833 acresKidder County: 753,284 acresLaMoure County: 688,012 acresLogan County: 577,086 acresMcHenry County: 1,082,911 acresMcIntosh County: 549,685 acresMcKenzie County: 1,074,656 acresMcLean County: 1,162,923 acresMercer County: 509,552 acresMorton County: 1,165,098 acresMountrail County: 1,036,572 acresNelson County: 550,121 acresOliver County: 377,904 acresPembina County: 649,281 acresPierce County: 581,146 acresRamsey County: 714,525 acresRansom County: 527,276 acresRenville County: 554,345 acresRichland County: 905,922 acresRolette County: 567,850 acresSargent County: 505,015 acresSheridan County: 500,070 acresSioux County: 730,306 acresSlope County: 768,938 acresStark County: 837,143 acresSteele County: 401,959 acresStutsman County: 1,193,231 acresTowner County: 607,330 acresTraill County: 543,650 acresWalsh County: 795,415 acresWard County: 1,066,242 acresWells County: 757,008 acresWilliams County: 1,144,868 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Stutsman County: 1,193,231 acresStutsman County1,193,231Morton County: 1,165,098 acresMorton County1,165,098McLean County: 1,162,923 acresMcLean County1,162,923Williams County: 1,144,868 acresWilliams County1,144,868McHenry County: 1,082,911 acresMcHenry County1,082,911McKenzie County: 1,074,656 acresMcKenzie County1,074,656Ward County: 1,066,242 acresWard County1,066,242Grant County: 1,058,178 acresGrant County1,058,178Dunn County: 1,043,932 acresDunn County1,043,932Cass County: 1,038,930 acresCass County1,038,930Mountrail County: 1,036,572 acresMountrail County1,036,572Bottineau County: 1,028,699 acresBottineau County1,028,699Barnes County: 907,184 acresBarnes County907,184Richland County: 905,922 acresRichland County905,922Burleigh County: 879,542 acresBurleigh County879,542Cavalier County: 873,377 acresCavalier County873,377Emmons County: 871,766 acresEmmons County871,766Stark County: 837,143 acresStark County837,143Grand Forks County: 825,552 acresGrand Forks County825,552Walsh County: 795,415 acresWalsh County795,415Slope County: 768,938 acresSlope County768,938Benson County: 759,341 acresBenson County759,341Wells County: 757,008 acresWells County757,008Kidder County: 753,284 acresKidder County753,284Sioux County: 730,306 acresSioux County730,306Billings County: 724,532 acresBillings County724,532Bowman County: 720,756 acresBowman County720,756Ramsey County: 714,525 acresRamsey County714,525Divide County: 708,034 acresDivide County708,034Hettinger County: 707,833 acresHettinger County707,833Dickey County: 697,526 acresDickey County697,526LaMoure County: 688,012 acresLaMoure County688,012Pembina County: 649,281 acresPembina County649,281Adams County: 626,663 acresAdams County626,663Towner County: 607,330 acresTowner County607,330Pierce County: 581,146 acresPierce County581,146Logan County: 577,086 acresLogan County577,086Burke County: 570,560 acresBurke County570,560Golden Valley County: 570,210 acresGolden Valley County570,210Rolette County: 567,850 acresRolette County567,850Renville County: 554,345 acresRenville County554,345Nelson County: 550,121 acresNelson County550,121McIntosh County: 549,685 acresMcIntosh County549,685Traill County: 543,650 acresTraill County543,650Ransom County: 527,276 acresRansom County527,276Mercer County: 509,552 acresMercer County509,552Sargent County: 505,015 acresSargent County505,015Sheridan County: 500,070 acresSheridan County500,070Griggs County: 406,115 acresGriggs County406,115Steele County: 401,959 acresSteele County401,959Foster County: 399,912 acresFoster County399,912Oliver County: 377,904 acresOliver County377,904Eddy County: 376,620 acresEddy County376,620Stutsman County: 1,193,231 acresStutsman County1,193,231Morton County: 1,165,098 acresMorton County1,165,098McLean County: 1,162,923 acresMcLean County1,162,923Williams County: 1,144,868 acresWilliams County1,144,868McHenry County: 1,082,911 acresMcHenry County1,082,911McKenzie County: 1,074,656 acresMcKenzie County1,074,656Ward County: 1,066,242 acresWard County1,066,242Grant County: 1,058,178 acresGrant County1,058,178Dunn County: 1,043,932 acresDunn County1,043,932Cass County: 1,038,930 acresCass County1,038,930Mountrail County: 1,036,572 acresMountrail County1,036,572Bottineau County: 1,028,699 acresBottineau County1,028,699Barnes County: 907,184 acresBarnes County907,184Richland County: 905,922 acresRichland County905,922Burleigh County: 879,542 acresBurleigh County879,542Cavalier County: 873,377 acresCavalier County873,377Emmons County: 871,766 acresEmmons County871,766Stark County: 837,143 acresStark County837,143Grand Forks County: 825,552 acresGrand Forks County825,552Walsh County: 795,415 acresWalsh County795,415Slope County: 768,938 acresSlope County768,938Benson County: 759,341 acresBenson County759,341Wells County: 757,008 acresWells County757,008Kidder County: 753,284 acresKidder County753,284Sioux County: 730,306 acresSioux County730,306Billings County: 724,532 acresBillings County724,532Bowman County: 720,756 acresBowman County720,756Ramsey County: 714,525 acresRamsey County714,525Divide County: 708,034 acresDivide County708,034Hettinger County: 707,833 acresHettinger County707,833Dickey County: 697,526 acresDickey County697,526LaMoure County: 688,012 acresLaMoure County688,012Pembina County: 649,281 acresPembina County649,281Adams County: 626,663 acresAdams County626,663Towner County: 607,330 acresTowner County607,330Pierce County: 581,146 acresPierce County581,146Logan County: 577,086 acresLogan County577,086Burke County: 570,560 acresBurke County570,560Golden Valley County: 570,210 acresGolden Valley County570,210Rolette County: 567,850 acresRolette County567,850Renville County: 554,345 acresRenville County554,345Nelson County: 550,121 acresNelson County550,121McIntosh County: 549,685 acresMcIntosh County549,685Traill County: 543,650 acresTraill County543,650Ransom County: 527,276 acresRansom County527,276Mercer County: 509,552 acresMercer County509,552Sargent County: 505,015 acresSargent County505,015Sheridan County: 500,070 acresSheridan County500,070Griggs County: 406,115 acresGriggs County406,115Steele County: 401,959 acresSteele County401,959Foster County: 399,912 acresFoster County399,912Oliver County: 377,904 acresOliver County377,904Eddy County: 376,620 acresEddy County376,620
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

RankCounties2007
acres
1Stutsman County1,193,231
2Morton County1,165,098
3McLean County1,162,923
4Williams County1,144,868
5McHenry County1,082,911
6McKenzie County1,074,656
7Ward County1,066,242
8Grant County1,058,178
9Dunn County1,043,932
10Cass County1,038,930
11Mountrail County1,036,572
12Bottineau County1,028,699
13Barnes County907,184
14Richland County905,922
15Burleigh County879,542
16Cavalier County873,377
17Emmons County871,766
18Stark County837,143
19Grand Forks County825,552
20Walsh County795,415
21Slope County768,938
22Benson County759,341
23Wells County757,008
24Kidder County753,284
25Sioux County730,306
26Billings County724,532
27Bowman County720,756
28Ramsey County714,525
29Divide County708,034
30Hettinger County707,833
31Dickey County697,526
32LaMoure County688,012
33Pembina County649,281
34Adams County626,663
35Towner County607,330
36Pierce County581,146
37Logan County577,086
38Burke County570,560
39Golden Valley County570,210
40Rolette County567,850
41Renville County554,345
42Nelson County550,121
43McIntosh County549,685
44Traill County543,650
45Ransom County527,276
46Mercer County509,552
47Sargent County505,015
48Sheridan County500,070
49Griggs County406,115
50Steele County401,959
51Foster County399,912
52Oliver County377,904
53Eddy County376,620

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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?

Stutsman County, with 1,193,231 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Eddy County, with 376,620 acres in 2007.

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