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Bowman County, North Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Bowman County, North Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Bowman County's biggest by acreage are hay (95,627 acres), wheat (88,230 acres) and corn (17,828 acres). Its farms sold $101 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 47th of 53 counties in North Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$101 million1389th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
307740,954 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
62% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1513 published, 2 withheld
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $1.2M$1.2M to $4.9M$4.9M to $18M$18M to $61M$61M to $180M$180M+
Bowman County
$101 million
under 1% of North Dakota farm sales. No. 47 of 53 counties reporting.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

What does Bowman County grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1Hay10th in North Dakota95,627 acres
  2. 2Wheat33rd in North Dakota88,230 acres
  3. 3Corn43rd in North Dakota17,828 acres
  4. 4Sunflowers20th in North Dakota15,971 acres
  5. 5Canola25th in North Dakota10,512 acres
  6. 6Barley37th in North Dakota7,429 acres
  7. 7Oats31st in North Dakota2,835 acres
  8. 8Lentils8th in North Dakota*1,064 acres
  9. 9Soybeans51st in North Dakota603 acres

How does Bowman 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.

Bowman County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Sheep5,261 sheep1*143*9%head on farms
Hay125,010 tons101053%production
Honey1 million pounds13*29*3%production
Cattle38,395 cattle17677*2%head on farms
Sunflowers23.7 million pounds2035*2%production
Lentils1.5 million pounds8*33*1%production
Wheat3.7 million bushels331171%production
Oats112,089 bushels31121*under 1%production
Barley309,995 bushels37110*under 1%production
Canola16.9 million pounds2536*under 1%production
Corn1.1 million bushels431,248*under 1%production
Eggs112 laying hens42*2,600*under 1%head on farms
Soybeans17,576 bushels511,744*under 1%production

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: hogs and goats.

What livestock does Bowman County raise?

Bowman County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle38,39517head on farms
Sheep5,2611*head on farms
Laying hens11242*head on farms

Other farm counties in North Dakota

Top North Dakota counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm 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.