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Morton County, North Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Morton County, North Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Morton County's biggest by acreage are wheat (155,379 acres), hay (135,430 acres) and soybeans (50,529 acres). Its farms sold $255 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 19th of 53 counties in North Dakota.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for sunflowers (3rd of 227 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$255 million623rd of 3,050 US counties
Farms
6881,228,831 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
58% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
3819 published, 19 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+
Morton County
$255 million
2% of North Dakota farm sales. No. 19 of 53 counties reporting.

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

What does Morton County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Wheat15th in North Dakota155,379 acres
  2. 2Hay2nd in North Dakota135,430 acres
  3. 3Soybeans37th in North Dakota50,529 acres
  4. 4Corn29th in North Dakota46,154 acres
  5. 5Sunflowers2nd in North Dakota43,570 acres
  6. 6Barley26th in North Dakota12,254 acres
  7. 7Oats7th in North Dakota9,208 acres
  8. 8Canola31st in North Dakota7,580 acres
  9. 9Tomatoes4th in North Dakota*1 acre
  10. 10Cucumbers3rd in North Dakota*1 acre

How does Morton 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.

Morton County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of ND
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Asparagus1 acre1*275*33%acres harvested
Bell peppers1 acre1*774*10%acres harvested
Milk1,358 milk cows3*532*10%head on farms
Cattle116,822 cattle191*7%head on farms
Sunflowers84.3 million pounds23*6%production
Hay237,507 tons2326%production
Cucumbers1 acre3*834*6%acres harvested
Tomatoes1 acre4*1,363*5%acres harvested
Sheep2,677 sheep6*311*4%head on farms
Oats590,595 bushels710*4%production
Goats343 goats7*1,663*4%head on farms
Honey1.5 million pounds7*15*4%production
Wheat7.6 million bushels15352%production
Barley775,613 bushels2660*2%production
Corn3.4 million bushels29867*under 1%production
Show all 19 items
Morton County rankings, items 16 to 19
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Soybeans1.4 million bushels37813*under 1%production
Chickens120 broiler chickens8*1,445*under 1%head sold
Canola10.8 million pounds3150*under 1%production
Turkeys6 turkeys14*1,700*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: chickpeas, potatoes, sweet potatoes, lettuce, onions, carrots, sweet corn, green beans, green peas, squash, chile peppers, cabbage, garlic, watermelon, apples, grapes, pears, eggs and hogs.

What livestock does Morton County raise?

Morton County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle116,8221head on farms
Sheep2,6776*head on farms
Milk cows1,3583*head on farms
Goats3437*head on farms
Broiler chickens1208*head sold
Turkeys614*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.