Farm Census

Bottineau County, North Dakota

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

719 farms962,403 acres in farms$358 million in farm sales

Among US counties with published figures, Bottineau County ranks second for oats and third for canola.

Its largest product group with a published figure, grains and oilseeds, makes up 91.2% of farm sales, against 79.8% across North Dakota.

Grains and oilseeds: 91.2%Grains and oilseeds91.2%Withheld groups: 3.0%3.0%Cattle and calves: 2.5%2.5%Hay and other crops: 1.7%1.7%Other animals: 1.5%1.5%Horses and mules: 0.2%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Vegetables and melons: under 0.1%Fruit and nuts: under 0.1%Grains and oilseeds: 91.2%Grains and oilseeds91.2%Withheld groups: 3.0%3.0%Cattle and calves: 2.5%2.5%Hay and other crops: 1.7%1.7%Other animals: 1.5%1.5%Horses and mules: 0.2%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Vegetables and melons: under 0.1%Fruit and nuts: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: nursery and greenhouse crops, Christmas trees, hogs and pigs and poultry and eggs.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$327 million6th of 53
Cattle and calves$8.9 million39th of 49
Hay and other crops$5.9 million13th of 36
Other animals and animal products$5.2 million5th of 31
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$693,0004th of 34
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$52,00023rd of 30
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$20,00011th of 13
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$7,0004th of 5

What the fields held

Bottineau County harvested 729,430 acres of cropland in 2022, fifth of 53 counties in North Dakota. Wheat covered acreage equal to 36% of that, soybeans 24%.

CropAcresShare of US
Wheat260,5050.70%
Soybeans178,6160.21%
Canola132,0586.1%
Hay and haylage54,9820.10%
Barley32,0001.3%
Corn for grain26,892under 0.1%
Oats22,2912.4%
Sunflower6,7640.43%
Corn for silage1,294under 0.1%
Vegetables5under 0.1%
of which potatoes1under 0.1%
Orchard land2under 0.1%
Berries2under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: dry edible beans and apples.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms90.1%

Bottineau County ranks 20th of 53 counties in North Dakota on this measure.

  • 842,067 acres of cropland, 87% of farmland
  • 92,164 acres of pastureland, 10% of farmland
  • 13,249 acres of woodland, 1% of farmland
  • 4 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

Farms in Bottineau County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 480 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 1,339 acres, 36th-largest of 53 in North Dakota. The most common size class is 2,000+ acres, with 23.2% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 36.9% of the total.

1–91%10–498%50–17920%180–49920%500–99913%1,000–1,99914%2,000+23%
Bottineau County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Horses and ponies1,7750.07%
Hogs and pigs24,134under 0.1%
Cattle and calves16,109under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs576under 0.1%
Goats32under 0.1%
Laying hens486under 0.1%
Turkeys15under 0.1%

Withheld: beef cows, milk cows and broilers sold.

Who farms here

Decisions on Bottineau County's 719 farms are made by 1,178 producers. Their average age is 59.0, 2.2 years above the North Dakota average. Women are 32.0% of them.

Under 359%35–4414%45–5413%55–6419%65–7429%75+16%
Bottineau County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms684+5.1%
Land in farms, acres958,377+0.4%
Average farm size, acres1,401−4.4%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$216 million+66.3%
Canola, acres96,249+37.2%
Oats, acres3,655+100%
Barley, acres20,219+58.3%
Wheat, acres275,185−5.3%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Bottineau County accounts for 3.0% of farm sales in North Dakota and 2.9% of the farms in North Dakota. Rank North Dakota counties for canola.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.