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Emmons County, North Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Emmons County, North Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Emmons County's biggest by acreage are corn (121,961 acres), soybeans (101,162 acres) and sunflowers (61,152 acres). Its farms sold $265 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 17th of 53 counties in North Dakota.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for sunflowers (2nd of 227 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$265 million591st of 3,050 US counties
Farms
510961,340 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
83% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1713 published, 4 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+
Emmons County
$265 million
2% of North Dakota farm sales. No. 17 of 53 counties reporting.

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

What does Emmons County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn11th in North Dakota121,961 acres
  2. 2Soybeans28th in North Dakota101,162 acres
  3. 3Sunflowers1st in North Dakota61,152 acres
  4. 4Wheat36th in North Dakota60,794 acres
  5. 5Hay13th in North Dakota56,230 acres
  6. 6Barley11th in North Dakota20,521 acres
  7. 7Dry beans15th in North Dakota15,216 acres
  8. 8Oats13th in North Dakota4,388 acres
  9. 9Canola34th in North Dakota3,822 acres

How does Emmons 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.

Emmons County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Sunflowers134 million pounds12*10%production
Cattle72,869 cattle5238*4%head on farms
Corn11.7 million bushels114183%production
Barley1.4 million bushels1134*3%production
Hay94,961 tons13192*2%production
Oats314,208 bushels1327*2%production
Dry beans18.7 million pounds1536*2%production
Soybeans2.9 million bushels28555*1%production
Goats105 goats21*2,480*1%head on farms
Wheat2.6 million bushels36173under 1%production
Sheep285 sheep31*1,865*under 1%head on farms
Canola7.8 million pounds3456*under 1%production
Eggs184 laying hens37*2,515*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: lentils, potatoes, chickens and honey.

What livestock does Emmons County raise?

Emmons County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle72,8695head on farms
Sheep28531*head on farms
Laying hens18437*head on farms
Goats10521*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.