Farm operations
450
Avg 2,351 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ND · FIPS 38037 450 farms Lower-middle (#33/53) 43% cropland DENSE MIXED
Grant County, North Dakota - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Grant County. Ranked #33 of 53 counties in North Dakota.
1.06M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 43.2% 457K acres
- Other land
- 56.8% 601K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Grant County received $18.60 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the North Dakota county median of $28.16.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $18.60
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $28.16
- North Dakota county median per acre
- 0.66×
- 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.
450 farms · $178.4M sales
Grant County, North Dakota reports 450 farms and $178.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #62 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #33 of 53 counties in North Dakota; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #33 of 53
- National payments rank #62 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 11.0%
Commodity sales
$178.4M
0.90× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$19.7M
11.0% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$78.1M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Grant County's net farm income sits at the 79th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Grant County Farm Data Shows
Grant County, North Dakota reported 450 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $178.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $19.7M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp DENSE ($18.60/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $78.1M. In-state sales rank #33 of 53 in North Dakota.
Of 1,057,984 acres agricultural land, cropland is 456,876 acres (43.2%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 2,351 acres. Federal intensity is DENSE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of North Dakota.
Land Use
$18.60 per acre of agricultural land · the median North Dakota county receives $28.16. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
1,057,984 acres
Cropland
456,876 acres
Avg Farm Size
2,351 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 43.2%
456,876 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,057,984 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 456,876 | 43.2% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 601,108 | 56.8% |
| Average farm size | 2,351 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Grant County, North Dakota?
Grant County, North Dakota has 450 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 2,351 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Grant County?
Grant County's total commodity sales are $178.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #33 among 53 counties in North Dakota.
How much federal farm assistance does Grant County receive?
Grant County received $19.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($18.60/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Grant County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Grant County is $78.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Grant County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Grant (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Spink County, SD · DENSE
$19.7M federal receipts is higher by $45K than Grant; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Swisher County, TX · DENSE
$19.6M federal receipts is lower by $127K than Grant; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Sonoma County, CA · DENSE
$19.5M federal receipts is lower by $168K than Grant; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Adams County, WA · DENSE
$19.4M federal receipts is lower by $302K than Grant; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Morton County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Morton sits near Grant on payments-per-acre ($19.13) while total receipts differ.
Deaf Smith County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Deaf Smith sits near Grant on payments-per-acre ($19.25) while total receipts differ.
North Dakota ERS state roll-up
Grant stamps DENSE · MIXED inside North Dakota's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#62)
Grant ranks #62 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the DENSE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Grant County, North Dakota stamps DENSE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #62 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.