Farm operations
215
Avg 1,952 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ND · FIPS 38065 Bottom quartile by state sales DENSE MIXED
Oliver County, North Dakota - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Oliver County. Ranked #48 of 53 counties in North Dakota.
419,606 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 39.1% 163,987 acres
- Other land
- 60.9% 255,619 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Oliver County received $21.52 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the North Dakota county median of $28.16.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $21.52
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $28.16
- North Dakota county median per acre
- 0.76×
- 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, Oliver County, North Dakota is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$97.0M
0.49× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$9.0M
9.3% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$40.5M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Oliver County's net farm income sits at the 64th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Oliver County Farm Data Shows
Oliver 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 Oliver County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Oliver (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Garvin County, OK · DENSE
$9.0M federal receipts is lower by $31K than Oliver; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Iroquois County, IL · HEAVY
$9.1M federal receipts is higher by $36K than Oliver; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Jefferson Davis County, LA · DENSE
$9.1M federal receipts is higher by $43K than Oliver; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Martin County, TX · HEAVY
$9.1M federal receipts is higher by $43K than Oliver; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Cedar County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Cedar sits near Oliver on payments-per-acre ($21.50) while total receipts differ.
Wilkin County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Wilkin sits near Oliver on payments-per-acre ($21.56) while total receipts differ.
North Dakota ERS state roll-up
Oliver 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 Oliver under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Oliver 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 Oliver County, North Dakota?
Oliver County, North Dakota has 215 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,952 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Oliver County?
Oliver County's total commodity sales are $97.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #48 among 53 counties in North Dakota.
How much federal farm assistance does Oliver County receive?
Oliver County received $9.0M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($21.52/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Oliver County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Oliver County is $40.5M (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).
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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.