Farm operations
307
Avg 2,414 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ND · FIPS 38011 Bottom quartile by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Bowman County, North Dakota - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Bowman County. Ranked #47 of 53 counties in North Dakota.
740,954 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 43.3% 320,727 acres
- Other land
- 56.7% 420,227 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Bowman County received $15.68 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the North Dakota county median of $28.16.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $15.68
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $28.16
- North Dakota county median per acre
- 0.56×
- North Dakota median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Bowman County, North Dakota is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$101.4M
0.51× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$11.6M
11.5% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$38.5M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Bowman County's net farm income sits at the 63th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Bowman County Farm Data Shows
Bowman County, North Dakota reads as a MIXED county with HEAVY federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
The state comparisons on this page use the 53 of 53 North Dakota counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 53 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 53 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of North Dakota.
Read with Bowman County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Bowman (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Hardin County, IA · DENSE
$11.6M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Bowman; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Pennington County, SD · MID
$11.6M federal receipts is higher by $21K than Bowman; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Meeker County, MN · DENSE
$11.6M federal receipts is lower by $24K than Bowman; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Cedar County, IA · DENSE
$11.6M federal receipts is higher by $30K than Bowman; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Golden Valley County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Golden Valley sits near Bowman on payments-per-acre ($15.66) while total receipts differ.
Harper County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Harper sits near Bowman on payments-per-acre ($15.57) while total receipts differ.
North Dakota ERS state roll-up
Bowman stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside North Dakota's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Bowman under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Bowman County, North Dakota:
- See how North Dakota compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. North Dakota state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Bowman County, North Dakota?
Bowman County, North Dakota has 307 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 2,414 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Bowman County?
Bowman County's total commodity sales are $101.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #47 among 53 counties in North Dakota.
How much federal farm assistance does Bowman County receive?
Bowman County received $11.6M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($15.68/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Bowman County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Bowman County is $38.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
North Dakota
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp HEAVY · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.