Farm operations
153
Avg 4,556 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ND · FIPS 38085 Bottom quartile by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Sioux County, North Dakota - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Sioux County. Ranked #51 of 53 counties in North Dakota.
697,019 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 22.8% 158,636 acres
- Other land
- 77.2% 538,383 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Sioux County received $10.02 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.4× the North Dakota county median of $28.16.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $10.02
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $28.16
- North Dakota county median per acre
- 0.36×
- 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, Sioux County, North Dakota is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$72.4M
0.37× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$7.0M
9.6% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$18.0M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Sioux County's net farm income sits at the 47th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Sioux County Farm Data Shows
Sioux County, North Dakota reads as a PASTURE-LED county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land 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 Sioux County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Sioux (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Marion County, OR · DENSE
$7.0M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Sioux; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Stephenson County, IL · DENSE
$7.0M federal receipts is lower by $12K than Sioux; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Wright County, IA · DENSE
$7.0M federal receipts is higher by $14K than Sioux; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Bureau County, IL · HEAVY
$7.0M federal receipts is lower by $21K than Sioux; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Dawson County (MID $/acre pole)
Dawson sits near Sioux on payments-per-acre ($10.11) while total receipts differ.
Morgan County (MID $/acre pole)
Morgan sits near Sioux on payments-per-acre ($10.17) while total receipts differ.
North Dakota ERS state roll-up
Sioux stamps MID · PASTURE-LED 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 Sioux under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Sioux 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 Sioux County, North Dakota?
Sioux County, North Dakota has 153 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 4,556 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Sioux County?
Sioux County's total commodity sales are $72.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #51 among 53 counties in North Dakota.
How much federal farm assistance does Sioux County receive?
Sioux County received $7.0M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($10.02/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Sioux County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Sioux County is $18.0M (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 MID · land stamp PASTURE-LED (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.