Total population (1990 census): 12681
County seat: Devils Lake
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 | 20 | 1999 | 137373 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 353 | 206973 | 4543835 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 128 | D | D | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 329 | 170074 | 3704376 bu | |
| Barley | 348 | 118944 | 5086347 bu | |
| Canola | 133 | 28600 | 31755242 lbs | |
| Flaxseed | 46 | 6366 | 103553 bu | |
| Mustard Seed | 12 | 2525 | 1944588 lbs | |
| Oats | 32 | 3490 | 168282 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 212 | 60630 | 68041770 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 25 | 2471 | 61479 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 62 | 13017 | 172483 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 5 | 750 | 1525150 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 117 | 10276 | 16962 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 62 | 3651 | 7679 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 7 | D | 752 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 43 | 2782 | D | |
| Wild Hay | 64 | 3161 | 4791 tons dry | |
| Corn for Silage | 11 | 791 | 8507 tons, grn | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Other | 5 | 630 | X | |
| 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 | 3 | D | 9 | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.