Grown Where

Grant County, North Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Grant County, North Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Grant County's biggest by acreage are hay (127,793 acres), wheat (90,736 acres) and corn (58,469 acres). Its farms sold $178 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 33rd of 53 counties in North Dakota.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for sunflowers (10th of 227 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$178 million937th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
4501,057,984 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
65% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1813 published, 5 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+
Grant County
$178 million
1% of North Dakota farm sales. No. 33 of 53 counties reporting.

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

What does Grant County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Hay1st in North Dakota127,793 acres
  2. 2Wheat34th in North Dakota90,736 acres
  3. 3Corn23rd in North Dakota58,469 acres
  4. 4Sunflowers5th in North Dakota41,130 acres
  5. 5Soybeans40th in North Dakota25,778 acres
  6. 6Barley33rd in North Dakota8,214 acres
  7. 7Canola33rd in North Dakota6,325 acres
  8. 8Oats15th in North Dakota4,138 acres

How does Grant 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.

Grant County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Goats648 goats3*996*7%head on farms
Hay258,330 tons1266%production
Sunflowers70.6 million pounds510*5%production
Cattle82,360 cattle2173*5%head on farms
Sheep1,540 sheep11*576*3%head on farms
Oats290,824 bushels1530*2%production
Corn4.3 million bushels237681%production
Wheat3.7 million bushels341181%production
Honey467,028 pounds19*71*1%production
Barley432,600 bushels3387*under 1%production
Soybeans577,284 bushels401,067*under 1%production
Eggs239 laying hens29*2,437*under 1%head on farms
Canola8.1 million pounds3355*under 1%production

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: dry beans, spearmint, chickens, milk and hogs.

What livestock does Grant County raise?

Grant County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle82,3602head on farms
Sheep1,54011*head on farms
Goats6483*head on farms
Laying hens23929*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.