Total population (1990 census): 18148
County seat: Wahpeton
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 | 476 | 159573 | 17166457 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 564 | 191389 | 6482568 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 12 | 1844 | 60445 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 554 | 188737 | 6404643 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 8 | 808 | 17480 bu | |
| Barley | 83 | 9915 | 606308 bu | |
| Oats | 44 | 1574 | 82150 bu | |
| Rye | 4 | 196 | 6660 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 84 | 14483 | 18658203 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 632 | 245045 | 7568012 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 56 | 11920 | 192672 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 293 | 23984 | 50111 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 224 | 11408 | 33290 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 17 | 440 | 557 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 70 | 3788 | 5159 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 141 | 7586 | 9873 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 13 | 762 | 3701 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 93 | 5065 | 55241 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Snap Bean | 3 | D | ||
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 118 | 33538 | 583268 tons | |
| Pumpkins | 6 | 7 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 3 | D | ||
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Dried | 1 | D | D | |
| 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 | 7 | 19220 | D | 136 |
| Florculture Crops | 4 | D | D | 128 |
| Bedding/Garden Plants | 3 | 19200 | D | D |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.