Total population (1990 census): 60131
County seat: Bismarck
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 | 38 | 3730 | 209040 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 334 | 148135 | 2783260 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 59 | 19205 | 417504 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 317 | 128930 | 2365756 bu | |
| Barley | 87 | 11342 | 377387 bu | |
| Buckwheat | 5 | 443 | 4752 bu | |
| Canola | 9 | 1266 | 1468200 lbs | |
| Flaxseed | 14 | 1236 | 11835 bu | |
| Oats | 141 | 12686 | 398600 bu | |
| Proso Millet | 4 | 194 | 1632 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 38 | 11944 | 12327941 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 7 | 486 | 13109 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 19 | 4028 | 37843 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 4 | 561 | 760000 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 541 | 112422 | 142268 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 435 | 60796 | 82412 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 155 | 13809 | 14216 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 166 | 16070 | 22941 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 229 | 21279 | 22350 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 4 | 468 | 1047 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 57 | 6176 | 40016 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 3 | 122 | 786 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Broccoli | 1 | D | ||
| Potatoes | 4 | D | D | |
| Pumpkins | 5 | D | ||
| Sweet Corn | 6 | 15 | ||
| 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 | 187920 | 86 | 2776 |
| Florculture Crops | 4 | 149920 | D | D |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 4 | 80360 | D | D |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 3 | D | D | 60 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.