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Ramsey County, North Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Ramsey County, North Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Ramsey County's biggest by acreage are wheat (153,851 acres), soybeans (116,568 acres) and canola (70,715 acres). Its farms sold $251 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 20th of 53 counties in North Dakota.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for canola (6th of 118 counties), barley (7th of 467 counties) and dry beans (10th of 190 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$251 million641st of 3,050 US counties
Farms
512618,109 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
95% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1715 published, 2 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+
Ramsey County
$251 million
2% of North Dakota farm sales. No. 20 of 53 counties reporting.

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

What does Ramsey County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Wheat12th in North Dakota153,851 acres
  2. 2Soybeans23rd in North Dakota116,568 acres
  3. 3Canola6th in North Dakota70,715 acres
  4. 4Barley1st in North Dakota45,806 acres
  5. 5Dry beans6th in North Dakota29,453 acres
  6. 6Corn26th in North Dakota29,111 acres
  7. 7Hay47th in North Dakota8,958 acres
  8. 8Sunflowers50th in North Dakota*888 acres
  9. 9Oats41st in North Dakota*456 acres

How does Ramsey 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.

Ramsey County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Barley3.6 million bushels17*8%production
Dry beans64.3 million pounds610*6%production
Canola152 million pounds66*5%production
Honey1.4 million pounds10*19*3%production
Wheat8.5 million bushels12283%production
Soybeans3.8 million bushels23420*2%production
Goats95 goats22*2,518*1%head on farms
Corn3.6 million bushels26836*1%production
Sheep556 sheep25*1,373*under 1%head on farms
Eggs395 laying hens19*2,246*under 1%head on farms
Hay15,880 tons471,715*under 1%production
Oats39,400 bushels41*335*under 1%production
Sunflowers2 million pounds50*115*under 1%production
Cattle1,789 cattle522,702*under 1%head on farms
Turkeys21 turkeys4*1,410*under 1%head on farms

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

What livestock does Ramsey County raise?

Ramsey County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle1,78952head on farms
Sheep55625*head on farms
Laying hens39519*head on farms
Goats9522*head on farms
Turkeys214*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.