Total population (1990 census): 70683
County seat: Grand Forks
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 | 98 | 17214 | 1538902 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 483 | 268467 | 8285866 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 10 | 1574 | 48072 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 479 | 266481 | 8229043 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 6 | 412 | 8751 bu | |
| Barley | 322 | 79057 | 3984154 bu | |
| Canola | 47 | 6750 | 7621024 lbs | |
| Flaxseed | 9 | 1220 | 18632 bu | |
| Oats | 42 | 2443 | 125051 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 161 | 26622 | 25100843 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 279 | 68544 | 1721223 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 321 | 103604 | 1187758 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 7 | 429 | 497720 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 179 | 15043 | 27452 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 124 | 7416 | 16064 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 7 | 158 | 255 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 44 | 2188 | 3886 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 97 | 5109 | 7088 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 6 | 172 | 475 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 28 | 1589 | 12089 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 94 | 27043 | 524503 tons | |
| Potatoes | 45 | 18572 | 4248643 cwt | |
| Squash | 3 | 10 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 3 | 32 | ||
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.