Total population (1990 census): 9238
County seat: Cavalier
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 | 48 | 4743 | 423354 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 412 | 265733 | 7903381 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 8 | D | D | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 410 | 264144 | 7863986 bu | |
| Barley | 250 | 58645 | 2910553 bu | |
| Canola | 23 | 3550 | 3763140 lbs | |
| Flaxseed | 5 | 698 | 12925 bu | |
| Mustard Seed | 3 | D | D | |
| Oats | 15 | 841 | 39472 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 80 | 13410 | 16134251 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 114 | 17293 | 443597 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 228 | 57196 | 717125 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 120 | 11224 | 19349 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 94 | 5454 | 13023 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 18 | 756 | 1051 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 21 | 1359 | 1578 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 48 | 3187 | 3176 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 6 | 468 | 1565 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 17 | 743 | 5906 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 228 | 61564 | 1082579 tons | |
| Potatoes | 55 | 25266 | 4160011 cwt | |
| 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 | 6 | D | D | 130 |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 4 | X | 33 | 23 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.