Burke County, North Dakota
Burke County, ND: non-irrigated cash rent $37 an acre (2026); land and buildings $1,445 an acre in the 2022 census; crop insurance loss ratio 1.04 since 1989. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 38013. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Burke County averages $37 per acre for 2026, up 8.8 percent from 2014. Census land value stands at $1,445 per acre, with a change of 37.1 percent from 2017 to 2022, or 6.5 percent a year. The 2022 cash rent figure equals 2.8 percent of that census value. Water risk shows up in the record: 209 of 1357 weeks since 2000 landed in severe drought or worse, and 101 of those weeks fall within 2021-2025 alone, with 2021 itself reaching 52 weeks. Crop insurance history points to excess moisture and flood as the largest cause of indemnities at 59 percent, ahead of heat and drought, which peaked at 27 percent in 2000-2009.
ND median $65 · tied for 3rd lowest of 53
ND median $1,885 · tied for 10th lowest of 53
ND median $12.77 · 5th highest of 53
ND median 55% · 14th lowest of 53
Cash rent
Dollars per acre, USDA NASS county survey. A break in a line is a year with no published survey; nothing is drawn across it.
Land value
Corn yield
Crop insurance record
Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 1989. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in. 2026, still open, is left out.
Drought and weather
Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.
Land, water and programs
Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.
Next door
| County | Dry rent | Irr. rent | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke County | $37 | — | $1,445 | — | $16.53 |
| Divide County | $41 | — | $1,378 | — | $13.49 |
| Mountrail County | $42 | — | $1,445 | — | $11.90 |
| Renville County | $65 | — | $2,334 | — | $16.49 |
| Ward County | $60 | — | $2,272 | 100.4 | $11.37 |
| Williams County | $38 | $165 | $1,383 | — | $12.49 |
| Median next door | $42 | $165 1 co. | $1,445 | 100.4 1 co. | $12.49 |
Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.
Cite this page
AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Burke County, North Dakota. Figures as of 2026-09-20, from USDA NASS, USDA RMA, USDA FSA, the U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA. https://agsist.com/farmland-atlas/north-dakota/burke-countyEvery figure is a county average from the sources named below. Ranks count counties with 10,000 acres or more in farms, in the same survey year for rent, within the state. Methods: how each figure is built. Downloads: all counties, CSV.
Sources, dates and arithmetic
"Figures as of" is the date this page's numbers last changed; it moves only when a figure on the page does. Source files and their retrieval dates are listed on the data page.
Rent: USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey, county. Land value: Census of Agriculture, operators' estimate of land and buildings. Yield: NASS county corn yields, trend fitted here over every published year since 2008. Loss ratio: claims (indemnity) divided by total premium, USDA RMA Summary of Business, 1989 on, open crop year left out. Drought: U.S. Drought Monitor, weeks with half the county or more in D2 or worse. July lows: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly minimum temperature. A dash means the record does not carry the figure or the source withheld it; the reason is printed beside it.