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Towner County, North Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Towner County, North Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Towner County's biggest by acreage are wheat (160,039 acres), soybeans (110,001 acres) and canola (74,277 acres). Its farms sold $224 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 23rd of 53 counties in North Dakota.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for canola (10th of 118 counties) and dry beans (23rd of 190 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$224 million731st of 3,050 US counties
Farms
377554,730 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
89% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2014 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+
Towner County
$224 million
2% of North Dakota farm sales. No. 23 of 53 counties reporting.

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

What does Towner County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Wheat11th in North Dakota160,039 acres
  2. 2Soybeans19th in North Dakota110,001 acres
  3. 3Canola10th in North Dakota74,277 acres
  4. 4Dry beans11th in North Dakota13,725 acres
  5. 5Barley28th in North Dakota10,497 acres
  6. 6Corn40th in North Dakota8,920 acres
  7. 7Hay48th in North Dakota7,295 acres
  8. 8Sunflowers42nd in North Dakota3,224 acres
  9. 9Oats46th in North Dakota*220 acres
  10. 10Tart cherries1st in North Dakota12 acres

How does Towner 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.

Towner County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Tart cherries12 acres127*86%bearing acres
Hogs36,087 hogs1*352*22%head on farms
Canola131 million pounds1010*4%production
Dry beans30 million pounds1123*3%production
Wheat8.6 million bushels11273%production
Soybeans4.1 million bushels19402*2%production
Barley699,314 bushels2863*2%production
Honey540,000 pounds16*61*1%production
Sunflowers5.9 million pounds4285*under 1%production
Corn1.2 million bushels401,202*under 1%production
Hay13,130 tons481,903*under 1%production
Cattle3,578 cattle502,476*under 1%head on farms
Oats22,000 bushels46*457*under 1%production
Eggs44 laying hens46*2,675*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sugar beets, potatoes, blueberries, plums, apricots and sheep.

What livestock does Towner County raise?

Towner County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs36,0871*head on farms
Cattle3,57850head on farms
Laying hens4446*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.