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McHenry County, North Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does McHenry County, North Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, McHenry County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (122,197 acres), hay (118,316 acres) and wheat (104,876 acres). Its farms sold $259 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 18th of 53 counties in North Dakota.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for oats (5th of 910 counties), honey (6th of 2,254 counties) and canola (16th of 118 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$259 million616th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
6641,126,626 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
72% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
3117 published, 14 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+
McHenry County
$259 million
2% of North Dakota farm sales. No. 18 of 53 counties reporting.

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

What does McHenry County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans21st in North Dakota122,197 acres
  2. 2Hay4th in North Dakota118,316 acres
  3. 3Wheat27th in North Dakota104,876 acres
  4. 4Corn17th in North Dakota55,266 acres
  5. 5Canola15th in North Dakota41,796 acres
  6. 6Barley23rd in North Dakota12,991 acres
  7. 7Oats4th in North Dakota9,263 acres
  8. 8Dry beans20th in North Dakota*4,861 acres
  9. 9Sunflowers49th in North Dakota*1,580 acres

How does McHenry 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.

McHenry County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of ND
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Milk1,775 milk cows2*487*13%head on farms
Goats605 goats4*1,064*7%head on farms
Oats872,110 bushels45*6%production
Honey2.4 million pounds4*6*6%production
Hay183,334 tons4485%production
Cattle77,179 cattle3201*5%head on farms
Sheep2,017 sheep8*425*3%head on farms
Canola76.3 million pounds1516*3%production
Soybeans4 million bushels21407*2%production
Barley862,434 bushels2352*2%production
Wheat5.2 million bushels27732%production
Corn5.5 million bushels176822%production
Dry beans9.4 million pounds20*55*under 1%production
Eggs534 laying hens10*2,092*under 1%head on farms
Sunflowers2.1 million pounds49*114*under 1%production
Show all 17 items
McHenry County rankings, items 16 to 17
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Hogs6 hogs21*2,360*under 1%head on farms
Turkeys15 turkeys9*1,516*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, cauliflower, celery, sweet corn, green beans, green peas, squash, cucumbers, bell peppers, chile peppers, cabbage and cantaloupe.

What livestock does McHenry County raise?

McHenry County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle77,1793head on farms
Sheep2,0178*head on farms
Milk cows1,7752*head on farms
Goats6054*head on farms
Laying hens53410*head on farms
Turkeys159*head on farms
Hogs621*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.