Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
418,382 |
234,335 |
652,717 |
| 1990 |
381,412 |
257,388 |
638,800 |
| 2000 |
358,234 |
283,966 |
642,200 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
330,034 |
311,447 |
641,481 |
More information on North Dakota population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
31,085 |
35,424 |
33,151 |
| 2007 |
35,585 |
36,619 |
36,082 |
| Percent change |
29.0 |
6.7 |
17.7 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
31,702 |
38,556 |
35,199 |
| 2007 |
37,324 |
39,476 |
38,430 |
| Percent change |
35.5 |
4.8 |
18.4 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
14.4 |
9.5 |
12.6 |
| 1989 |
16.3 |
11.5 |
14.4 |
| 1999 |
13.3 |
10.0 |
11.9 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
12.4 |
11.2 |
11.8 |
More information on North Dakota poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
38.2 |
24.6 |
33.6 |
| 1990 |
28.0 |
15.9 |
23.3 |
| 2000 |
19.7 |
11.3 |
16.1 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
31.0 |
31.6 |
31.3 |
| 1990 |
29.6 |
25.6 |
28.0 |
| 2000 |
30.5 |
24.3 |
27.9 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
19.1 |
22.6 |
20.3 |
| 1990 |
28.6 |
33.8 |
30.6 |
| 2000 |
32.5 |
35.9 |
34.0 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
11.5 |
21.2 |
14.8 |
| 1990 |
13.9 |
24.8 |
18.1 |
| 2000 |
17.2 |
28.5 |
22.0 |
More information on North Dakota education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
61,441,588 |
44,144,595 |
44,161,773 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
39,678,169 |
39,294,879 |
39,674,586 |
| Percent of total land area |
89.9 |
89.0 |
89.8 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
27,384,403 |
26,506,477 |
27,527,180 |
| Percent of total farmland |
69.0 |
67.5 |
69.4 |
| Percent in pasture |
5.3 |
4.9 |
3.0 |
| Percent irrigated |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
20,674,991 |
19,908,697 |
22,035,717 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
282,426 |
235,927 |
233,883 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
49.4 |
53.2 |
48.2 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
10,292,729 |
10,984,441 |
10,418,885 |
| Percent of total farmland |
25.9 |
28.0 |
26.3 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
1,718,611 |
1,568,034 |
1,494,638 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.3 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
2,701,515 |
3,043,439 |
3,434,036 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
1,227 |
1,283 |
1,241 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
11.5 |
12.6 |
15.0 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
27.3 |
30.5 |
33.3 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
19.1 |
16.1 |
14.7 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
23.3 |
19.6 |
16.8 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
18.7 |
21.2 |
20.3 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
27.8 |
38.5 |
42.1 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
28.4 |
20.1 |
12.9 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
16.8 |
12.6 |
9.0 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
24.9 |
24.8 |
24.6 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
11.3 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
12,002 |
14,499 |
16,303 |
| Percent of total |
37.1 |
47.4 |
51.0 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
15,373 |
13,070 |
12,796 |
| Percent of total |
47.5 |
42.7 |
40.0 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
4,973 |
3,050 |
2,871 |
| Percent of total |
15.4 |
10.0 |
9.0 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
28,323 |
27,578 |
28,079 |
| Percent of total |
87.6 |
90.1 |
87.8 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
530 |
418 |
519 |
| Percent of total |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
3,218 |
2,289 |
2,834 |
| Percent of total |
9.9 |
7.5 |
8.9 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
30 |
28 |
41 |
| Percent of total |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
247 |
306 |
497 |
| Percent of total |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
51.4 |
54.4 |
56.5 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
72.3 |
70.7 |
57.9 |
| Men |
30,863 |
28,125 |
28,314 |
| Women |
1,485 |
2,494 |
3,656 |
| |
More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
32,000 |
32,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
5,029,090 |
6,722,728 |
| + Final animal output |
939,673 |
852,961 |
| + Services and forestry |
476,903 |
694,829 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
6,445,666 |
8,270,517 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
3,645,265 |
4,552,070 |
| + Net government transactions |
133,520 |
216,677 |
| = Gross value added |
2,933,921 |
3,935,124 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
581,242 |
622,466 |
| |
| = Net value added |
2,352,679 |
3,312,658 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
890,404 |
963,696 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
235,801 |
275,052 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
318,368 |
372,134 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
336,235 |
316,510 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
1,462,275 |
2,348,962 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
| |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2008
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Wheat |
2,514,691 |
33.0 |
14.4 |
| 2. Soybeans |
1,095,688 |
14.4 |
3.8 |
| 3. Corn |
1,089,492 |
14.3 |
2.1 |
| 4. Cattle and calves |
705,903 |
9.3 |
1.5 |
| 5. Barley |
383,031 |
5.0 |
37.7 |
| |
| All commodities |
7,629,356 |
|
2.4 |
| |
More information on North Dakota's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Wheat and products |
2 |
1,663.2 |
| 2. Soybeans and products |
11 |
687.8 |
| 3. Feed grains and products |
10 |
559.4 |
| 4. Feeds and fodders |
3 |
341.8 |
| 5. Vegetables and preparations |
4 |
332.6 |
| |
| Overall rank |
8 |
3,949.5 |
| |
More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Cass County |
4.4 |
267,898 |
| 2. Richland County |
4.3 |
261,499 |
| 3. Grand Forks County |
4.2 |
255,594 |
| 4. Pembina County |
3.9 |
235,621 |
| 5. Walsh County |
3.7 |
222,534 |
| |
| State total |
|
6,084,218 |
| |
More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2008, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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