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Mountrail County, North Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Mountrail County, North Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Mountrail County's biggest by acreage are wheat (216,611 acres), canola (127,322 acres) and soybeans (90,900 acres). Its farms sold $251 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 21st of 53 counties in North Dakota.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for canola (4th of 118 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$251 million644th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
5121,165,469 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
83% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2017 published, 3 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+
Mountrail County
$251 million
2% of North Dakota farm sales. No. 21 of 53 counties reporting.

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

What does Mountrail County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Wheat9th in North Dakota216,611 acres
  2. 2Canola4th in North Dakota127,322 acres
  3. 3Soybeans35th in North Dakota90,900 acres
  4. 4Hay8th in North Dakota84,113 acres
  5. 5Barley24th in North Dakota14,976 acres
  6. 6Sunflowers28th in North Dakota8,816 acres
  7. 7Corn49th in North Dakota5,375 acres
  8. 8Lentils6th in North Dakota*2,534 acres
  9. 9Dry beans30th in North Dakota*1,737 acres
  10. 10Oats32nd in North Dakota*1,651 acres

How does Mountrail 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.

Mountrail County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of ND
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Canola200 million pounds44*7%production
Wheat10.3 million bushels9223%production
Hay128,836 tons8953%production
Cattle46,806 cattle12522*3%head on farms
Lentils3.3 million pounds6*25*3%production
Barley785,542 bushels2458*2%production
Sunflowers16.3 million pounds2851*1%production
Hogs1,910 hogs5*624*1%head on farms
Goats91 goats23*2,531*1%head on farms
Soybeans1.8 million bushels35716*under 1%production
Oats96,610 bushels32*139*under 1%production
Eggs449 laying hens14*2,185*under 1%head on farms
Dry beans2.6 million pounds30*110*under 1%production
Corn506,771 bushels491,500*under 1%production
Milk13 milk cows11*1,247*under 1%head on farms
Show all 17 items
Mountrail County rankings, items 16 to 17
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Sheep6 sheep40*2,622*under 1%head on farms
Turkeys7 turkeys13*1,691*under 1%head on farms

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

What livestock does Mountrail County raise?

Mountrail County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle46,80612head on farms
Hogs1,9105*head on farms
Laying hens44914*head on farms
Goats9123*head on farms
Milk cows1311*head on farms
Turkeys713*head on farms
Sheep640*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.