Total population (1990 census): 6528
County seat: Towner
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 | 27 | 3268 | 175645 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 469 | 204038 | 4753262 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 103 | 27374 | 666065 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 441 | 175664 | 4072797 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 9 | 1000 | 14400 bu | |
| Barley | 280 | 54760 | 2376267 bu | |
| Buckwheat | 3 | 367 | 1999 bu | |
| Canola | 51 | 7369 | 8416740 lbs | |
| Flaxseed | 36 | 3440 | 53238 bu | |
| Oats | 210 | 18541 | 825987 bu | |
| Rye | 6 | 604 | 15189 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 165 | 42774 | 55074831 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 7 | 1295 | 2056272 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 535 | 158191 | 204912 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 373 | 50256 | 80411 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 68 | 6559 | 9650 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 201 | 36968 | 45884 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 344 | 62041 | 64825 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 16 | 2367 | 12425 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 61 | 5689 | 38626 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 4 | 255 | 810 tons, grn | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.