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North Dakota Data and Statistics

Welcome to the North Dakota Statistics page. Here you will find frequently requested data specific to this state from AFT's Farms Under Threat: The State of the States report, the National Resources Inventory and the Census of Agriculture. You also can link to additional information and data sources.

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Farms Under Threat

National Resources Inventory

Census of Agriculture

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Farms Under Threat: The State of the States

All estimates represent figures for the Conterminous U.S.

Total and Agricultural Land Cover/Use

Data Item Acres
Total land area in 2016 45,243,300
Agricultural land in 2016 36,870,300
Cropland in 2016 23,976,700
Pastureland in 2016 2,360,500
Rangeland  in 2016 10,426,400
Woodland in 2016 106,800
Agricultural land in 2001 35,081,500

High-quality Agricultural Land

Data Item Acres
Nationally Significant agricultural land in 2016 19,490,500
Nationally Significant agricultural land in 2001 19,054,500
Best agricultural land in 2016 17,963,000
Best agricultural land in 2001 17,580,000

Nationally Significant agricultural land is the land best-suited to long-term, intensive crop production within the Conterminous United States; and each state’s “best land” is approximately the better half of all agricultural land in each state. For more information about these categories of high-quality agricultural land and how they were identified, see the interactive website for Farms Under Threat: The State of the States, and the fact sheet about AFT’s Productivity, Versatility, and Resiliency (PVR) Analysis.

Agricultural Land Converted from 2001-2016

Data Item Acres
Agricultural land developed or compromised 106,400
Agricultural land converted to urban and highly-developed land use (UHD) 61,100
Agricultural land converted to low-density residential land use (LDR) 45,300
Nationally Significant agricultural land developed or compromised 43,000
Nationally Significant agricultural land converted to UHD 23,500
Nationally Significant agricultural land converted to LDR 19,500
Best agricultural land developed or compromised 21,300
Best agricultural land converted to UHD 3,700
Best agricultural land converted to LDR 17,600

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2012 National Resources Inventory

1997-2002 2002-2007 2007-2012 1982-2012
Agricultural land converted to devleoped land (acres) 19,100 13,400 44,500 134,700
Agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 39,536,700 39,483,600 39,418,400 39,762,200
Prime agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 11,296,700 11,289,800 11,262,300 11,373,200
Forest land converted to developed land (acres) NA NA NA 4,700
Othe rrural land converted to developed land (acres) NA NA NA 2,800
Total surface area (acres) 45,250,700 45,250,700 45,250,700 45,250,700

Census of Agriculture

Data Item 2007 2012 2017
Farms 31,970 30,961 26,364
Land in Farms (acres) 39,674,586 39,262,613 39,341,591
Cropland (acres) 27,527,180 27,147,240 27,951,676
Permanent Pasture and Rangeland (acres) 10,418,885 10,247,184 9,871,762
Woodland (acres) 233,883 271,799 202,789
Land in Buildings (acres) 1,494,638 1,596,390 1,315,364
Total Land Area (acres) 45,243,272 45,243,272 45,243,272
All operators/All producers 45,114 45,015 42,523
All operators/All producers 34 and younger 4,272 4,756 4,644
All operators/All producers 65 and older 11,161 11,721 12,411
All producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 27,953
Principal producers 34,411
Principal producers 34 and younger 3,758
Principal producers 65 and older 10,750
Principal producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 6,458
Principal operators / Primary producers 31,970 30,961 26,364
Principal operators / Primary producers 34 and younger 2,415 2,762 2,613
Principal operators / Primary producers 65 and older 9,237 9,398 8,729
Primary producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 4,603
Market value of agricultural products sold $6,084,218,000 $10,950,680,000 $8,234,102,000
Average market value of agricultural products sold per operation $190,310 $353,693 $312,324
Market value of agricultural products sold directly to consumers $2,429,000 $1,936,000 $3,331,000
Market value of agricultural products sold directly to retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for local or regionally branded products $18,739,000

Notes on Changes to the 2017 Census of Agriculture

  • Producer characteristic data were collected for a maximum of four producers on each farm, up from a maximum of three producers in prior years.
  • Principal producer is a new term that identifies up to two main decision-makers on each farm, up from one principal operator in prior years.
  • Market value of agricultural products sold directly to consumers expanded to include value-added products.
  • Market value of agricultural products sold directly to retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for local or regionally branded products is a new data item.

 


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