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<ownershipDocument> |
| <schemaVersion> X0306 </schemaVersion> |
| <documentType> 4 </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2017-08-04 </periodOfReport> |
| <notSubjectToSection16> 1 </notSubjectToSection16> |
| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0000917251 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> AGREE REALTY CORP </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> ADC </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001663789 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> PARTRIDGE MATTHEW MORRIS </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 70 E. LONG LAKE </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> BLOOMFIELD HILLS </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> MI </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 48304 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 0 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 1 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle> CFO, Executive VP, Secretary </officerTitle> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
| <nonDerivativeTable> |
| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Shares </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2017-08-04 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> D </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionTimeliness> |
| <value></value> |
| </transactionTimeliness> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 10149 </value> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 0 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 1082 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | </nonDerivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> Represents the forfeiture of time-based restricted shares granted to the reporting person on January 13, 2016 and February 23, 2017 that were eligible to vest based on the reporting person's continued service as an employee of the issuer or an affiliate. On July 5, 2017 the reporting person notified the issuer of their voluntary resignation, which became effective August 4, 2017. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <remarks></remarks> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/Cheryl A. Hamilton, as attorney-in-fact for Matthew Morris Partridge </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2017-08-08 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |