Farm operations
688
Avg 1,786 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ND · FIPS 38059 Upper-middle by state sales DENSE MIXED
Morton County, North Dakota - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Morton County. Ranked #19 of 53 counties in North Dakota.
1,228,831 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 45.8% 563,055 acres
- Other land
- 54.2% 665,776 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Morton County received $19.13 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.
- $19.13
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $28.16
- North Dakota county median per acre
- 0.68×
- 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, Morton 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
$255.4M
1.3× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$23.5M
9.2% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$99.0M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Morton County's net farm income sits at the 85th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Morton County Farm Data Shows
Morton 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 Morton County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Morton (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Grant County, WA · DENSE
$23.4M federal receipts is lower by $133K than Morton; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Lincoln County, WA · DENSE
$23.3M federal receipts is lower by $238K than Morton; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Kit Carson County, CO · HEAVY
$23.1M federal receipts is lower by $402K than Morton; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Lamb County, TX · DENSE
$24.0M federal receipts is higher by $483K than Morton; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Deaf Smith County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Deaf Smith sits near Morton on payments-per-acre ($19.25) while total receipts differ.
Grant County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Grant sits near Morton on payments-per-acre ($18.60) while total receipts differ.
North Dakota ERS state roll-up
Morton 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 Morton under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Morton 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 Morton County, North Dakota?
Morton County, North Dakota has 688 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,786 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Morton County?
Morton County's total commodity sales are $255.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #19 among 53 counties in North Dakota.
How much federal farm assistance does Morton County receive?
Morton County received $23.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($19.13/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Morton County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Morton County is $99.0M (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 DENSE · 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.