Crop-loss band · North Dakota
Morton County, North Dakota — crop-loss band
- 1.58Low end of the filed band
- 1.98Middle of the filed band
- 2.59High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (3.91)
- 10Years filed
Every year the Risk Management Agency has filed for Morton County is in the series below, from 2015 to 2023. Read across those years the county’s annual loss ratio — indemnity divided by premium — runs from 1.58 at the low end to 2.59 at the high end, with 1.98 in the middle. The worst year filed is 2021, at 3.91. The band points are years the county actually ran, never a figure interpolated between two of them.
The county’s year-by-year record
| Year | Premium | Indemnity | Liability | Policies | Policies with a loss | Loss ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,330,224 | $2,152,590 | $5,037,908 | 275 | 275 | 1.62 |
| 2016 | $2,125,863 | $4,234,766 | $9,812,912 | 321 | 318 | 1.99 |
| 2017 | $8,652,961 | $22,442,760 | $39,599,652 | 1,328 | 1,323 | 2.59 |
| 2018 | $1,440,449 | $2,562,628 | $6,950,102 | 379 | 378 | 1.78 |
| 2019 | $3,823,588 | $9,599,684 | $18,704,240 | 595 | 593 | 2.51 |
| 2020 | $3,755,832 | $7,559,817 | $19,481,413 | 600 | 600 | 2.01 |
| 2021 | $13,819,139 | $54,062,228 | $74,297,225 | 1,759 | 1,757 | 3.91 |
| 2022 | $4,468,275 | $8,827,566 | $22,099,476 | 753 | 753 | 1.98 |
| 2023 | $2,258,122 | $3,556,828 | $10,931,813 | 489 | 489 | 1.58 |
| 2024 | $2,962,442 | $5,106,208 | $14,976,289 | 652 | 652 | 1.72 |
Commodities insured in Morton County
10 commodities here clear the desk’s floors — at least five filed years and a quarter of a million dollars of filed premium. Each carries its own band, so a reader can read the commodity they actually farm rather than the county average.
Wheat 10 years filed
- 1.09Low end of the filed band
- 2.04Middle of the filed band
- 2.73High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (4.03)
- 10Years filed
- $17,479,444Premium filed
- $48,254,726Indemnity paid
- $80,397,534Liability insured
- 446,893Quantity planted
- 447,259Quantity lost
- 1,645Policies
- 1,644Policies with a loss
- 2.76Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- Drought $34,787,324 indemnity · 9 years
- Hail $6,394,348 indemnity · 9 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $3,230,363 indemnity · 9 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $1,249,535 indemnity · 5 years
- Plant Disease $733,735 indemnity · 7 years
- Cold Wet Weather $638,133 indemnity · 6 years
Corn 10 years filed
- 1.41Low end of the filed band
- 1.91Middle of the filed band
- 2.44High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (4.97)
- 10Years filed
- $9,015,882Premium filed
- $28,659,911Indemnity paid
- $48,315,937Liability insured
- 155,677Quantity planted
- 156,449Quantity lost
- 1,077Policies
- 1,076Policies with a loss
- 3.18Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- Drought $23,342,973 indemnity · 9 years
- Hail $1,721,901 indemnity · 9 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $1,254,266 indemnity · 6 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $733,527 indemnity · 4 years
- Heat $407,047 indemnity · 5 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $396,710 indemnity · 3 years
Soybeans 9 years filed
- 1.46Low end of the filed band
- 1.99Middle of the filed band
- 3.87High end of the filed band
- 2019Worst year filed (3.87)
- 9Years filed
- $6,867,443Premium filed
- $18,413,772Indemnity paid
- $37,225,107Liability insured
- 151,560Quantity planted
- 151,974Quantity lost
- 737Policies
- 737Policies with a loss
- 2.68Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- Drought $14,978,513 indemnity · 7 years
- Hail $1,303,110 indemnity · 8 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $852,914 indemnity · 7 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP/HIP WI Crops Only $406,570 indemnity · 4 years
- Heat $343,739 indemnity · 5 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $158,532 indemnity · 5 years
Sunflowers 10 years filed
- 1.07Low end of the filed band
- 1.84Middle of the filed band
- 2.62High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (3.27)
- 10Years filed
- $2,758,854Premium filed
- $6,497,423Indemnity paid
- $13,571,459Liability insured
- 57,412Quantity planted
- 57,098Quantity lost
- 368Policies
- 368Policies with a loss
- 2.36Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- Drought $3,556,770 indemnity · 7 years
- Hail $1,092,437 indemnity · 7 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $936,467 indemnity · 8 years
- Cold Wet Weather $198,092 indemnity · 2 years
- Other (Snow, Lightning, Etc.) $172,210 indemnity · 1 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $156,480 indemnity · 2 years
Pasture,Rangeland,Forage 10 years filed
- 0.77Low end of the filed band
- 1.42Middle of the filed band
- 2.73High end of the filed band
- 2017Worst year filed (2.80)
- 10Years filed
- $3,023,679Premium filed
- $5,409,652Indemnity paid
- $16,341,055Liability insured
- 665,340Quantity planted
- 0Quantity lost
- 1,756Policies
- 1,756Policies with a loss
- 1.79Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- ARPI/SCO/STAX Crops Only $5,409,652 indemnity · 10 years
Apiculture 10 years filed
- 0.63Low end of the filed band
- 1.31Middle of the filed band
- 2.75High end of the filed band
- 2016Worst year filed (3.01)
- 10Years filed
- $2,530,031Premium filed
- $4,442,576Indemnity paid
- $12,874,190Liability insured
- 61,975Quantity planted
- 0Quantity lost
- 408Policies
- 408Policies with a loss
- 1.76Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- ARPI/SCO/STAX Crops Only $4,442,576 indemnity · 10 years
Barley 10 years filed
- 1.81Low end of the filed band
- 2.12Middle of the filed band
- 3.38High end of the filed band
- 2021Worst year filed (3.50)
- 10Years filed
- $1,048,039Premium filed
- $3,032,064Indemnity paid
- $4,620,214Liability insured
- 29,368Quantity planted
- 29,368Quantity lost
- 284Policies
- 284Policies with a loss
- 2.89Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- Drought $2,240,768 indemnity · 8 years
- Hail $231,895 indemnity · 6 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $168,927 indemnity · 2 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $153,559 indemnity · 6 years
- Heat $82,367 indemnity · 5 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $67,107 indemnity · 3 years
Oats 10 years filed
- 0.92Low end of the filed band
- 2.39Middle of the filed band
- 3.36High end of the filed band
- 2018Worst year filed (3.41)
- 10Years filed
- $759,323Premium filed
- $2,230,420Indemnity paid
- $3,046,747Liability insured
- 30,127Quantity planted
- 30,134Quantity lost
- 413Policies
- 413Policies with a loss
- 2.94Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- Drought $1,872,697 indemnity · 8 years
- Hail $230,776 indemnity · 7 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $59,159 indemnity · 6 years
- Heat $30,941 indemnity · 5 years
- Wind/Excess Wind $11,027 indemnity · 2 years
- Insects $7,954 indemnity · 3 years
Forage Production 10 years filed
- 0.33Low end of the filed band
- 2.12Middle of the filed band
- 3.73High end of the filed band
- 2015Worst year filed (4.61)
- 10Years filed
- $675,979Premium filed
- $1,825,926Indemnity paid
- $3,292,905Liability insured
- 41,890Quantity planted
- 41,984Quantity lost
- 392Policies
- 383Policies with a loss
- 2.70Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- Drought $1,626,115 indemnity · 9 years
- Hail $69,215 indemnity · 6 years
- Freeze $58,544 indemnity · 2 years
- Cold Winter $13,182 indemnity · 2 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $12,568 indemnity · 2 years
- Insects $9,679 indemnity · 2 years
Canola 9 years filed
- 0.68Low end of the filed band
- 2.78Middle of the filed band
- 3.69High end of the filed band
- 2019Worst year filed (3.69)
- 9Years filed
- $478,219Premium filed
- $1,338,605Indemnity paid
- $2,205,882Liability insured
- 10,245Quantity planted
- 10,245Quantity lost
- 71Policies
- 69Policies with a loss
- 2.80Loss ratio, whole span
Causes that carried the indemnity in Morton County
- Drought $974,572 indemnity · 5 years
- Excess Moisture/Precipitation/Rain $86,185 indemnity · 4 years
- Cold Wet Weather $79,872 indemnity · 1 years
- ARPI/SCO/STAX/MP Crops Only $60,854 indemnity · 2 years
- Insects $50,745 indemnity · 2 years
- Heat $21,600 indemnity · 2 years
Every county-crop the agency files in North Dakota →
Figures from the federal source files: EPA’s ECHO downloads, CMS provider files and the FMCSA census.
County cause-of-loss figures from the USDA Risk Management Agency’s Cause of Loss Summary of Business, county files, filed by the agency as a United States Government work. The loss ratio is the agency’s own published column: indemnity divided by premium, re-derived at the summed county-crop grain.
What this page shows
The page presents the Crop-loss band for Morton County, North Dakota, with a low end of 1.58, a middle of 1.98, and a high end of 2.59. It lists 2021 as the worst year filed, at 3.91, across 10 years filed, from 2015 to 2023.
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