Billings County, North Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Billings County, North Dakota grow?
Of the crops tracked here, Billings County's biggest by acreage are hay (46,571 acres), wheat (25,899 acres) and corn (3,638 acres). Its farms sold $38.5 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 53rd of 53 counties in North Dakota.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $38.5 million2117th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 170730,876 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- Withheldshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 139 published, 4 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Billings County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Billings County rank?
Each item's rank among counties in North Dakota and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.
| Item | Amount | State rank | US rank | Share of ND | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay | 63,642 tons | 28 | 402* | 2% | production |
| Cattle | 25,096 cattle | 27 | 1,052* | 1% | head on farms |
| Wheat | 1 million bushels | 50 | 368 | under 1% | production |
| Barley | 144,225 bushels | 45 | 162* | under 1% | production |
| Eggs | 254 laying hens | 26* | 2,413* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Oats | 36,267 bushels | 43* | 349* | under 1% | production |
| Hogs | 116 hogs | 11* | 1,581* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Corn | 224,943 bushels | 52 | 1,720* | under 1% | production |
| Chickens | 3 broiler chickens | 11* | 1,601* | under 1% | head sold |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sunflowers, canola, milk and goats.
What livestock does Billings County raise?
| Animal | Head | State rank | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | 25,096 | 27 | head on farms |
| Laying hens | 254 | 26* | head on farms |
| Hogs | 116 | 11* | head on farms |
| Broiler chickens | 3 | 11* | head sold |
Other farm counties in North Dakota
| County | Farm sales |
|---|---|
| Cass County | $613 million |
| Richland County | $473 million |
| Walsh County | $469 million |
| Pembina County | $447 million |
| Grand Forks County | $440 million |
| Stutsman County | $420 million |
| Cavalier County | $410 million |
| Bottineau County | $358 million |
| Traill County | $354 million |
| Ward County | $354 million |
| McLean County | $345 million |
| Barnes County | $323 million |
What does North Dakota grow? State overview and county map →
About this data
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.