Farm operations
450
Avg 2,351 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ND · FIPS 38037 Lower-middle by state sales DENSE MIXED
Grant County, North Dakota - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Grant County. Ranked #33 of 53 counties in North Dakota.
1,057,984 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 43.2% 456,876 acres
- Other land
- 56.8% 601,108 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Grant County, North Dakota is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows high federal dependence.
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 reads as a MIXED county with DENSE 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 highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed base.
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 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
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Grant under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Grant 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 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).
State Overview
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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 DENSE · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.