Total population (1990 census): 102874
County seat: Fargo
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 247 | 69562 | 6963415 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 695 | 405205 | 12661505 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 14 | 6497 | 195299 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 685 | 397931 | 12445563 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 6 | 777 | 20643 bu | |
| Barley | 252 | 50737 | 2657815 bu | |
| Canola | 3 | 182 | 170280 lbs | |
| Flaxseed | 3 | 190 | 2947 bu | |
| Oats | 27 | 1443 | 68399 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 201 | 42881 | 45810807 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 649 | 329129 | 10167811 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 91 | 17922 | 257772 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 9 | 1281 | 1550588 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 192 | 12507 | 31057 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 163 | 8855 | 25904 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 9 | 246 | 430 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 33 | 1293 | D | |
| Wild Hay | 61 | 1898 | 2493 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 3 | 215 | D | |
| Corn for Silage | 50 | 2991 | 30153 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 90 | 24027 | 418792 tons | |
| Cucumbers & Pickles | 4 | 4 | ||
| Potatoes | 3 | D | D | |
| Pumpkins | 3 | D | ||
| Squash | 4 | 3 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 3 | 10 | ||
| Tomatoes | 4 | 5 | ||
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 9 | 159100 | 8 | 1491 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 3 | X | 5 | X |
| Florculture Crops | 9 | 159100 | 5 | D |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 8 | D | D | 1012 |
| Nursery Crops | 3 | D | 3 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.