Total population (1990 census): 6383
County seat: Watford City
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 | 9 | 665 | 66130 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 381 | 185758 | 3851473 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 152 | 69809 | 1373174 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 289 | 114135 | 2436337 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 8 | 1814 | 41962 bu | |
| Barley | 99 | 12912 | 384311 bu | |
| Canola | 14 | 1926 | 1163345 lbs | |
| Oats | 96 | 5649 | 204884 bu | |
| Rye | 3 | 194 | D | |
| Safflower | 7 | 2317 | 2544194 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 4 | 325 | 5415 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 4 | 427 | 511589 lbs | |
| Lentils | 3 | 309 | 380150 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 425 | 84027 | 82557 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 320 | 32704 | 34824 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 203 | 23147 | 22350 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 199 | 18878 | 18440 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 122 | 8276 | 5873 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 10 | 1022 | 3215 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 26 | 1891 | 24034 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 3 | 105 | D | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 48 | 10032 | 183802 tons | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.