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Sargent County, North Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Sargent County, North Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Sargent County's biggest by acreage are soybeans (138,061 acres), corn (97,960 acres) and hay (14,248 acres). Its farms sold $216 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 24th of 53 counties in North Dakota.

Farm sales, 2022
$216 million762nd of 3,050 US counties
Farms
470469,900 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
89% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2210 published, 8 withheld, 4 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+
Sargent County
$216 million
2% of North Dakota farm sales. No. 24 of 53 counties reporting.

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

What does Sargent County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Soybeans13th in North Dakota138,061 acres
  2. 2Corn7th in North Dakota97,960 acres
  3. 3Hay38th in North Dakota14,248 acres
  4. 4Wheat52nd in North Dakota11,229 acres
  5. 5Dry beans24th in North Dakota*3,584 acres
  6. 6Barley50th in North Dakota*636 acres
  7. 7Bell peppers1st in North Dakota*1 acre

How does Sargent 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.

Sargent County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Bell peppers1 acre1*774*10%acres harvested
Corn15.2 million bushels73024%production
Goats242 goats10*1,964*3%head on farms
Soybeans5.3 million bushels13258*3%production
Cattle23,392 cattle291,117*1%head on farms
Hay37,392 tons38862*under 1%production
Dry beans6.2 million pounds24*74*under 1%production
Wheat569,966 bushels52537*under 1%production
Barley19,878 bushels50*301*under 1%production
Turkeys60 turkeys1*908*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: oats, sunflowers, potatoes, onions, eggs, milk, sheep and honey.

Reported at less than half a unit (for example, under half an acre): tomatoes, sweet corn, pumpkins and squash.

What livestock does Sargent County raise?

Sargent County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle23,39229head on farms
Goats24210*head on farms
Turkeys601*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.