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Ransom County, North Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Ransom County, North Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Ransom County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (102,665 acres), corn (60,266 acres) and hay (30,902 acres). Its farms sold $198 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 27th of 53 counties in North Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$198 million829th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
502522,982 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
73% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1915 published, 3 withheld, 1 under half a unit
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+
Ransom County
$198 million
2% of North Dakota farm sales. No. 27 of 53 counties reporting.

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

What does Ransom County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans17th in North Dakota102,665 acres
  2. 2Corn12th in North Dakota60,266 acres
  3. 3Hay19th in North Dakota30,902 acres
  4. 4Wheat48th in North Dakota26,619 acres
  5. 5Dry beans16th in North Dakota7,339 acres
  6. 6Canola36th in North Dakota*3,200 acres
  7. 7Sunflowers45th in North Dakota*1,570 acres
  8. 8Barley49th in North Dakota*689 acres
  9. 9Oats48th in North Dakota*251 acres
  10. 10Hops1st in North Dakota3 acres

How does Ransom 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.

Ransom County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Hops4,800 pounds128*100%production
Hogs16,075 hogs4*468*10%head on farms
Corn10.4 million bushels124643%production
Cattle46,530 cattle13530*3%head on farms
Goats214 goats12*2,071*2%head on farms
Soybeans4.2 million bushels17390*2%production
Hay75,378 tons19290*2%production
Dry beans16.9 million pounds1638*2%production
Sheep459 sheep28*1,555*under 1%head on farms
Wheat1.5 million bushels48267under 1%production
Eggs260 laying hens24*2,402*under 1%head on farms
Sunflowers3.6 million pounds45*97*under 1%production
Canola6.4 million pounds36*62*under 1%production
Oats19,136 bushels48*501*under 1%production
Barley41,963 bushels49*238*under 1%production

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

Reported at less than half a unit (for example, under half an acre): raspberries.

What livestock does Ransom County raise?

Ransom County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle46,53013head on farms
Hogs16,0754*head on farms
Sheep45928*head on farms
Laying hens26024*head on farms
Goats21412*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.