Total population (1990 census): 8011
County seat: Bottineau
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 | 13 | 575 | 35498 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 560 | 354277 | 7735790 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 332 | D | D | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 443 | 218986 | 4994734 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 3 | D | D | |
| Barley | 419 | 126941 | 5119470 bu | |
| Canola | 151 | 36752 | 34971681 lbs | |
| Flaxseed | 65 | 9652 | 183712 bu | |
| Mustard Seed | 22 | 6224 | 4813564 lbs | |
| Oats | 147 | 14392 | 741795 bu | |
| Rye | 6 | 696 | 15921 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 112 | 27845 | 33889240 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 5 | 1218 | 13930 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 4 | 1813 | 31662 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 38 | 7241 | 16052263 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 346 | 50372 | 62317 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 225 | 20332 | 25483 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 62 | 4556 | 7079 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 116 | 9919 | 12991 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 177 | 15293 | 16594 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 5 | 272 | 509 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 6 | 200 | 1060 tons, grn | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Other | 27 | 5924 | X | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.