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Williams County, North Dakota · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Williams County, North Dakota grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Williams County's biggest by acreage are wheat (324,129 acres), canola (103,975 acres) and hay (58,626 acres). Its farms sold $267 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 16th of 53 counties in North Dakota.

Among US counties with published figures, it ranks near the top for lentils (2nd of 42 counties), canola (9th of 118 counties) and chickpeas (14th of 42 counties).

Farm sales, 2022
$267 million585th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
5391,114,295 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
93% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2117 published, 4 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+
Williams County
$267 million
2% of North Dakota farm sales. No. 16 of 53 counties reporting.

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

What does Williams County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Wheat5th in North Dakota324,129 acres
  2. 2Canola9th in North Dakota103,975 acres
  3. 3Hay18th in North Dakota58,626 acres
  4. 4Lentils1st in North Dakota49,869 acres
  5. 5Soybeans38th in North Dakota39,787 acres
  6. 6Barley13th in North Dakota21,835 acres
  7. 7Sunflowers15th in North Dakota17,313 acres
  8. 8Corn47th in North Dakota9,391 acres
  9. 9Chickpeas1st in North Dakota6,802 acres
  10. 10Oats18th in North Dakota4,701 acres

How does Williams 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.

Williams County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15 by share of ND
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Lentils65 million pounds12*54%production
Chickpeas9.4 million pounds114*46%production
Goats520 goats5*1,225*6%head on farms
Canola132 million pounds99*4%production
Wheat12.4 million bushels5154%production
Honey1.3 million pounds11*20*3%production
Barley1.3 million bushels1337*3%production
Sunflowers26.9 million pounds1529*2%production
Hay76,219 tons18284*2%production
Oats243,150 bushels1840*2%production
Cattle20,746 cattle321,207*1%head on farms
Eggs329 laying hens21*2,325*under 1%head on farms
Soybeans715,813 bushels381,006*under 1%production
Dry beans2.7 million pounds29*108*under 1%production
Sheep131 sheep35*2,269*under 1%head on farms
Show all 17 items
Williams County rankings, items 16 to 17
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of NDMeasure
Corn582,008 bushels471,445*under 1%production
Turkeys17 turkeys7*1,484*under 1%head on farms

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

What livestock does Williams County raise?

Williams County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle20,74632head on farms
Goats5205*head on farms
Laying hens32921*head on farms
Sheep13135*head on farms
Turkeys177*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.