North Dakota (ND) received $7.70B across 1,190,142 USDA Farm Service Agency payments from 2017 to 2025.
Total Subsidies
$7.70B
Payments
1,190,142
Counties
85
Avg Payment
$6K
40% above national avg
How North Dakota Compares
National Rank
#7 of 59 states
Subsidy Per Capita
$10K
Share of National Total
5.2%
💡 Key Insight
North Dakota's peak subsidy year was 2020 at $1.83B. COVID-era spending in 2020 ($1.83B) was 4.9× the 2017 baseline.
Yearly Trends
Top Programs in North Dakota
| # | Program | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emergency Relief Program | $1.08B |
| 2 | Price Loss Coverage Program | $996.0M |
| 3 | Market Facilitation Program 2019 | $691.4M |
| 4 | Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $666.0M |
| 5 | CRP Annual Rental | $533.3M |
| 6 | CFAP Round 2 | $498.6M |
| 7 | Agriculture Risk Coverage (County) | $470.9M |
| 8 | Market Facilitation Program (Crops) | $447.9M |
| 9 | Cfap3 — Tup | $358.0M |
| 10 | Whip Plus 3 Assistance | $348.6M |
Top Recipients in North Dakota
| # | Recipient | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative | $46.4M |
| 2 | Agcountry Farm Credit Services | $25.7M |
| 3 | Bank Forward | $13.9M |
| 4 | Farm Service Agency/Commodity Cre | $13.4M |
| 5 | Farm Service Agency/Commodity Credit Corporation | $11.0M |
| 6 | Farm Credit Services | $10.5M |
| 7 | Hoverson Brothers | $10.4M |
| 8 | Farm Credit Services Of North Dak | $7.9M |
| 9 | Farm Service Agency/Commodity Cre | $7.1M |
| 10 | Weinreis Brothers | $7.0M |
| 11 | Reimers General Partnership | $6.3M |
| 12 | Aberle Farms | $5.5M |
| 13 | Black Gold Farms Inc | $5.2M |
| 14 | Choice Financial Group | $5.0M |
| 15 | National Sunflower Association | $4.9M |
| 16 | T-T Ranch | $4.6M |
| 17 | Ballantyne Agri | $4.6M |
| 18 | Welstad Farms | $4.4M |
| 19 | Winter Farms Family Ptnr | $4.4M |
| 20 | Horizon Financial Bank | $4.4M |
| 21 | Eaton Farms | $4.2M |
| 22 | Mill Farms | $4.1M |
| 23 | Ktm Farm | $4.1M |
| 24 | American Bank Center | $4.1M |
| 25 | Mcmillan Farms | $4.0M |
Counties in North Dakota
| # | County | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cavalier | 33,540 | $304.5M |
| 2 | Stutsman | 36,797 | $295.1M |
| 3 | Cass | 31,926 | $269.8M |
| 4 | Ward | 41,054 | $255.3M |
| 5 | McLean | 42,652 | $240.2M |
| 6 | Barnes | 29,334 | $236.6M |
| 7 | Walsh | 32,122 | $225.8M |
| 8 | Richland | 31,444 | $222.3M |
| 9 | Grand Forks | 38,685 | $218.9M |
| 10 | Bottineau | 37,358 | $206.5M |
| 11 | LaMoure | 27,080 | $205.5M |
| 12 | McHenry | 37,353 | $190.7M |
| 13 | Wells | 23,347 | $188.1M |
| 14 | Traill | 18,445 | $165.6M |
| 15 | Pembina | 16,362 | $164.0M |
| 16 | Renville | 25,089 | $163.9M |
| 17 | Ramsey | 22,054 | $162.1M |
| 18 | Williams | 21,208 | $161.2M |
| 19 | Towner | 24,407 | $160.7M |
| 20 | Benson | 23,970 | $156.4M |
| 21 | Sargent | 18,990 | $150.7M |
| 22 | Hettinger | 27,932 | $146.6M |
| 23 | Dickey | 17,879 | $142.7M |
| 24 | Mountrail | 26,144 | $142.5M |
| 25 | Emmons | 23,055 | $139.2M |
| 26 | Pierce | 26,235 | $132.2M |
| 27 | Ransom | 20,115 | $130.8M |
| 28 | Morton | 25,988 | $130.7M |
| 29 | Steele | 19,213 | $126.7M |
| 30 | Nelson | 23,666 | $124.8M |
| 31 | Burleigh | 21,237 | $123.5M |
| 32 | Stark | 22,169 | $115.8M |
| 33 | Foster | 12,242 | $111.7M |
| 34 | Rolette | 19,172 | $106.9M |
| 35 | Divide | 17,961 | $106.0M |
| 36 | Grant | 19,672 | $103.1M |
| 37 | Burke | 18,527 | $100.2M |
| 38 | Kidder | 17,549 | $98.0M |
| 39 | Logan | 17,410 | $97.9M |
| 40 | Griggs | 17,267 | $95.1M |
| 41 | McIntosh | 16,856 | $94.4M |
| 42 | Sheridan | 18,108 | $89.8M |
| 43 | Dunn | 16,137 | $88.7M |
| 44 | Bowman | 13,846 | $86.0M |
| 45 | Eddy | 12,754 | $80.9M |
| 46 | McKenzie | 12,062 | $80.1M |
| 47 | Slope | 8,975 | $66.5M |
| 48 | Golden Valley | 10,596 | $65.7M |
| 49 | Adams | 12,373 | $62.9M |
| 50 | Mercer | 13,478 | $61.9M |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 64 | $51.3M |
| 52 | Oliver | 10,160 | $51.3M |
| 53 | Sioux | 5,580 | $33.9M |
| 54 | Billings | 5,019 | $30.3M |
| 55 | McPherson | 1,527 | $14.2M |
| 56 | Perkins | 2,147 | $13.8M |
| 57 | Roberts | 2,231 | $11.0M |
| 58 | Marshall | 2,136 | $10.8M |
| 59 | Kittson | 1,625 | $10.2M |
| 60 | Wilkin | 1,794 | $8.1M |
| 61 | Norman | 1,085 | $8.1M |
| 62 | Brown | 1,105 | $6.7M |
| 63 | Corson | 1,131 | $5.4M |
| 64 | West Polk | 940 | $4.7M |
| 65 | Wibaux | 1,246 | $4.6M |
| 66 | Traverse | 757 | $3.4M |
| 67 | Clay | 773 | $3.3M |
| 68 | Becker | 550 | $2.3M |
| 69 | Harding | 221 | $2.0M |
| 70 | Cuming | 32 | $2.0M |
| 71 | Roosevelt | 368 | $1.7M |
| 72 | Carter | 42 | $1.3M |
| 73 | Dawson | 218 | $1.2M |
| 74 | Campbell | 301 | $1.2M |
| 75 | Roseau | 333 | $1.0M |
| 76 | Fallon | 150 | $855K |
| 77 | Red Lake | 111 | $794K |
| 78 | Payette | 6 | $753K |
| 79 | Pennington | 243 | $596K |
| 80 | Polk | 29 | $564K |
| 81 | Day | 80 | $547K |
| 82 | East Otter Tail | 367 | $542K |
| 83 | East Polk | 178 | $516K |
| 84 | West Otter Tail | 293 | $505K |
| 85 | Butte | 75 | $482K |
📊 Understanding North Dakota's Farm Subsidies
From 2017 to 2025, North Dakota received $7.70B in USDA farm subsidy payments — ranking #7 out of 59 states and territories. The state's largest program was Emergency Relief Program at $1.08B, followed by Price Loss Coverage Program at $996.0M. Payments flowed to recipients across 85 counties.
The average payment in North Dakota ($6K) is close to the national average of $5K.
This data comes from USDA FSA payment files covering 2017–2025. Compare North Dakota with other states using our comparison tool, see state rankings, or explore why some states get more.