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Renville County, North Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Renville County, North Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Renville County's biggest by acreage are wheat (160,905 acres), canola (90,978 acres) and soybeans (82,227 acres). Its farms sold $194 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 28th of 53 counties in North Dakota.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for oats (4th of 910 counties) and canola (5th of 118 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$194 million846th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
253507,942 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
over 99% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1610 published, 6 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+
Renville County
$194 million
2% of North Dakota farm sales. No. 28 of 53 counties reporting.

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

What does Renville County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Wheat13th in North Dakota160,905 acres
  2. 2Canola5th in North Dakota90,978 acres
  3. 3Soybeans30th in North Dakota82,227 acres
  4. 4Barley7th in North Dakota20,521 acres
  5. 5Corn38th in North Dakota11,216 acres
  6. 6Oats3rd in North Dakota10,304 acres
  7. 7Sunflowers33rd in North Dakota7,559 acres
  8. 8Hay52nd in North Dakota5,570 acres
  9. 9Chickpeas3rd in North Dakota*656 acres

How does Renville 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.

Renville County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Oats926,536 bushels34*7%production
Canola170 million pounds55*6%production
Chickpeas841,800 pounds3*36*4%production
Barley1.6 million bushels728*4%production
Wheat8.5 million bushels13293%production
Soybeans2.6 million bushels30600*1%production
Sunflowers13.9 million pounds3359*1%production
Corn1.4 million bushels381,171*under 1%production
Hay8,330 tons522,245*under 1%production
Cattle1,891 cattle512,688*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: dry beans, chickens, eggs, milk, sheep and goats.

What livestock does Renville County raise?

Renville County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle1,89151head 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.