Renville County, North Dakota
Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture
253 farms507,942 acres in farms$194 million in farm sales
Among US counties with published figures, Renville County ranks fifth for oats and sixth for canola.
Its soybean acreage shrank between 2017 and 2022, the second-steepest decline among the 100 leading soybean counties of 2017 with figures in both years.
Sales by product group
| Product group | Sales | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|
| Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas | $192 million | 22nd of 53 |
| Cattle and calves | $1.1 million | 49th of 49 |
| Hay and other crops | $590,000 | 35th of 36 |
| Other animals and animal products | $123,000 | 26th of 31 |
What the fields held
Renville County harvested 404,328 acres of cropland in 2022, 25th of 53 counties in North Dakota. Wheat covered acreage equal to 40% of that, canola 23%.
| Crop | Acres | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 160,905 | 0.43% |
| Canola | 90,978 | 4.2% |
| Soybeans | 82,227 | 0.10% |
| Barley | 20,521 | 0.84% |
| Corn for grain | 11,216 | under 0.1% |
| Oats | 10,304 | 1.1% |
| Sunflower | 7,559 | 0.48% |
| Hay and haylage | 5,570 | under 0.1% |
Withheld to protect individual farms: dry edible beans.
How much of the county is farmland
Share of the county land in farms90.5%
Renville County ranks 19th of 53 counties in North Dakota on this measure.
- 480,047 acres of cropland, 95% of farmland
- 27,578 acres of pastureland, 5% of farmland
- 327 acres of woodland, 0% of farmland
Barns, pens and pastures
| Animals | Head | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Cattle and calves | 1,891 | under 0.1% |
| Horses and ponies | 39 | under 0.1% |
Withheld: beef cows, milk cows, laying hens, broilers sold, sheep and lambs and goats.
Who farms here
Decisions on Renville County's 253 farms are made by 431 producers. Their average age is 57.5, 0.7 years above the North Dakota average. Women are 23.0% of them.
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 269 | −5.9% |
| Land in farms, acres | 554,267 | −8.4% |
| Average farm size, acres | 2,060 | −2.5% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $125 million | +54.8% |
| Canola, acres | 77,958 | +16.7% |
| Oats, acres | 3,523 | +100% |
| Barley, acres | 25,532 | −19.6% |
| Sunflower, acres | 10,342 | −26.9% |
Nearest rivals
- Canola between Williams County, ND and McLean County, ND
- Oats between Stearns County, MN and McHenry County, ND
- Barley between Emmons County, ND and Burleigh County, ND
- Sunflower between McIntosh County, ND and Spink County, SD
Counties with a similar sales mix
- Tunica County, Mississippi largest group: grains and oilseeds; mix match 99%
- Tipton County, Indiana largest group: grains and oilseeds; mix match 99%
- Piatt County, Illinois largest group: grains and oilseeds; mix match 99%
Renville County accounts for 1.6% of farm sales in North Dakota and 1.0% of the farms in North Dakota. Rank North Dakota counties for canola.
Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.