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Mercer County, North Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Mercer County, North Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Mercer County's biggest by acreage are hay (59,010 acres), wheat (41,774 acres) and corn (16,027 acres). Its farms sold $73.9 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 50th of 53 counties in North Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$73.9 million1648th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
296451,663 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
64% 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+
Mercer County
$73.9 million
under 1% of North Dakota farm sales. No. 50 of 53 counties reporting.

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

What does Mercer County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Hay14th in North Dakota59,010 acres
  2. 2Wheat46th in North Dakota41,774 acres
  3. 3Corn39th in North Dakota16,027 acres
  4. 4Soybeans42nd in North Dakota10,986 acres
  5. 5Barley27th in North Dakota10,204 acres
  6. 6Canola26th in North Dakota9,611 acres
  7. 7Sunflowers30th in North Dakota8,122 acres
  8. 8Oats20th in North Dakota3,321 acres

How does Mercer 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.

Mercer County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Sheep1,783 sheep9*496*3%head on farms
Hay93,087 tons14200*2%production
Cattle36,751 cattle19726*2%head on farms
Oats233,214 bushels2043*2%production
Barley719,790 bushels2762*2%production
Sunflowers15.7 million pounds3053*1%production
Goats66 goats26*2,627*under 1%head on farms
Wheat1.9 million bushels46234under 1%production
Honey236,250 pounds21*124*under 1%production
Canola15.6 million pounds2637*under 1%production
Corn1.2 million bushels391,200*under 1%production
Eggs224 laying hens31*2,456*under 1%head on farms
Soybeans297,020 bushels421,238*under 1%production

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: tomatoes, sweet corn, apples and milk.

What livestock does Mercer County raise?

Mercer County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle36,75119head on farms
Sheep1,7839*head on farms
Laying hens22431*head on farms
Goats6626*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.