Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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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 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
331,908 |
307,807 |
639,715 |
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
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
31,421 |
34,568 |
32,899 |
2006 |
30,865 |
34,852 |
32,763 |
Percent change |
-1.8 |
0.8 |
-0.4 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
32,724 |
37,543 |
35,159 |
2006 |
30,514 |
37,216 |
33,921 |
Percent change |
-7.2 |
-0.9 |
-3.6 |
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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 Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
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|
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
Total land area (million acres) |
44.16 |
44.16 |
44.14 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
39.44 |
39.68 |
39.29 |
Percent of total land area |
89.3 |
89.9 |
89.0 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
27.47 |
27.38 |
26.51 |
Percent of total farmland |
69.7 |
69.0 |
67.5 |
Percent in pasture |
6.2 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
Percent irrigated |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
|
Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
19.22 |
20.67 |
19.91 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
0.34 |
0.28 |
0.24 |
Percent of total farmland |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
Percent in pasture |
60.4 |
49.4 |
53.2 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
10.28 |
10.29 |
10.98 |
Percent of total farmland |
26.1 |
25.9 |
28.0 |
|
Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
1.34 |
1.72 |
1.57 |
Percent of total farmland |
3.4 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
|
Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
2.12 |
2.70 |
3.04 |
Percent of total farmland |
5.4 |
6.8 |
7.7 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
1,267 |
1,227 |
1,283 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
9.6 |
11.5 |
12.6 |
100 to 499 acres |
22.5 |
27.3 |
30.5 |
500 to 999 acres |
21.6 |
19.1 |
16.1 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
28.1 |
23.3 |
19.6 |
2,000 or more acres |
18.3 |
18.7 |
21.2 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
18.3 |
27.8 |
38.5 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
33.0 |
28.0 |
20.1 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
20.9 |
16.8 |
12.6 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
26.2 |
24.9 |
24.8 |
More than $500,000 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
|
Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
9,898 |
12,002 |
14,499 |
Percent of total |
31.8 |
37.1 |
47.4 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
16,058 |
15,373 |
13,070 |
Percent of total |
51.6 |
47.5 |
42.7 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
5,167 |
4,973 |
3,050 |
Percent of total |
16.6 |
15.4 |
10.0 |
|
Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
27,093 |
28,323 |
27,578 |
Percent of total |
87.1 |
87.6 |
90.1 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
325 |
530 |
418 |
Percent of total |
1.0 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
3,504 |
3,218 |
2,289 |
Percent of total |
11.3 |
9.9 |
7.5 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
24 |
30 |
28 |
Percent of total |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
177 |
247 |
306 |
Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
50.0 |
51.4 |
54.4 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
80.9 |
72.3 |
70.7 |
Men (persons) |
30,184 |
30,863 |
28,125 |
Women (persons) |
939 |
1,485 |
2,494 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
Farm income and value added data |
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
Number of farms |
30,300 |
30,100 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
2,950,207 |
5,001,739 |
+ Final animal output |
1,053,310 |
918,309 |
+ Services and forestry |
471,669 |
421,807 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
4,475,186 |
6,341,855 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
2,625,197 |
3,061,014 |
+ Net government transactions |
223,257 |
161,120 |
= Gross value added |
2,073,246 |
3,441,960 |
|
- Capital consumption |
561,090 |
569,740 |
|
= Net value added |
1,512,156 |
2,872,220 |
|
- Factor payments |
832,367 |
880,315 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
156,392 |
175,339 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
368,695 |
368,880 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
307,280 |
336,096 |
|
= Net farm income |
679,789 |
1,991,905 |
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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
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
|
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
1. Wheat |
1,582,288 |
28.8 |
14.8 |
2. Soybeans |
790,095 |
14.4 |
3.7 |
3. Cattle and calves |
741,066 |
13.5 |
1.5 |
4. Corn |
537,828 |
9.8 |
1.6 |
5. Sugar beets |
279,023 |
5.1 |
19.5 |
|
All commodities |
5,490,337 |
|
1.9 |
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More information on North Dakota's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value million $ |
1. Wheat and products |
1 |
1,030.8 |
2. Soybeans and products |
9 |
446.4 |
3. Feed grains and products |
12 |
311.3 |
4. Vegetables and preparations |
4 |
240.3 |
5. Other |
12 |
217.3 |
|
Overall rank |
9 |
2,564.6 |
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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 2002 |
|
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
1. Cass County |
6.5 |
209.0 |
2. Richland County |
6.2 |
201.4 |
3. Walsh County |
4.6 |
149.9 |
4. Grand Forks County |
4.5 |
144.8 |
5. Pembina County |
4.4 |
142.1 |
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State total |
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3,233.4 |
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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 2006, 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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