Total population (1990 census): 5864
County seat: Fessenden
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 | 41 | 4835 | 310806 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 429 | 263465 | 6311487 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 80 | 24116 | 548983 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 410 | 238455 | 5739112 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 7 | 894 | 23392 bu | |
| Barley | 312 | 79076 | 3858847 bu | |
| Canola | 107 | 15495 | 18141489 lbs | |
| Flaxseed | 22 | 2065 | 33607 bu | |
| Oats | 93 | 7874 | 367897 bu | |
| Rye | 4 | 490 | 16805 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 229 | 73979 | 96505632 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 16 | 1774 | 28850 bu | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 104 | 33674 | 450470 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 23 | 2648 | 5490080 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 267 | 40660 | 57972 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 143 | 12234 | 19644 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 49 | 2838 | 5804 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 103 | 9637 | 12530 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 176 | 14816 | 18777 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 10 | 1135 | 3648 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage | 53 | 3500 | 26400 tons, grn | |
| Fruits | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Raspberries | 3 | D | D | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.