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Regional development is a multidimensional process, which includes various actions that lead to the reorganization and comprehensive reorientation of the economic and social system of society. Realization of regional economic development goals requires development policies that are endogenous development (based on regional uniqueness). Each region has a superior economic sector that is considered as the engine of growth (the main driver) in economic growth. This research was conducted in 25 districts in the province of North Sumatera from 2013-2017. The research methodology used is LQ analysis, RCA and OLS (Ordinary Least Square) linear regression method. The purpose of this study was to determine the leading commodity in the agricultural sector in each district and its influence on the growth of the province of North Sumatra. The results obtained by the district of Nias: pigs, sweet potatoes, areca nut, mandailing cocoa: cinnamon, sugar palm, rubber, tapila manila ducks: horses, coffee, sugar palm, Central tapanuli soybeans: kapok, sea fish, pork, pepper. North Tapanuli: peanuts, tobacco, cinnamon, horses Toba samosir: buffalo, manila ducks (eggs and meat), pork labuhanbatu: palm oil, cattle, hindered rubber: sea fish, oil palm, common water fish, simalungun chicken eggs: coffee, pepper, sugar palm, goat, cassava dairi: candlenut, coffee, free-range chicken, chicken karo: tobacco, sugar palm, chicken meat, Deli serdang field rice: sugar cane, areca nut, chicken, egg, lamb